Product Innovation Series with Aram Melkoumov
Business:Management
About Jeroen Van Hautte
Jeroen Van Hautte is the co-founder and CTO/CPO of TechWolf, a startup with a laser focus on AI-based strategic workforce planning. Jeroen graduated from the University of Cambridge with a specialised natural language processing degree, Jeroen built the groundwork for TechWolf's Skill Engine technology and now heads the development within the company.
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 | Jeroen's journey building a product at TechWolf
4:02 | What the first technology Jeroen created was missing
5:22 | How Jeroen acquired his first clients after launching TechWolf solution
6:48 | When Jeroen realized that he needed to focus more on customer journey
08:27 | Jeroen’s tech solution early adopters and how they identify the gaps
11:09 | Strategies to determine the ROI or interest in your tech investment
12:38 | How to identify what to prioritize when developing new features
14:20 | Jeroen’s biggest milestones in the customers’ journey
17:31 | How Jeroen’s team works on the product and engineering side
19:07 | Defining the KPIs for your product and engineering teams
21:18 | What a North Star metric for clients’ success looks like for Jeroen
22:56 | How Jeroen role has evolved over the last couple of years
24:44 | Spending time with customers through workshops and discovery exercise
26:16 | If Jeroen had only five hours a week, how would he spend the time? Find out?
28:00 | What Jeroen would do if he were to start his company all over again
29:31 | Jeroen final message as a cofounder, CTO and CPO
QUOTES:
“Launching a tech solution can be challenging, but the trick is to be out there in the market because when you get the feedback, you can iterate.” [5:24]
“As you gain more customers, it’s important not to forget the value you provide to your early customers. Make sure they are coming along for the ride so that you can focus on serving the bigger population.” [10:10]
“As engineers, we’re often focused on solving technical problems, but we’ve to remember that we’re building a solution to change the world. A customer-centric attitude is very important. Focus on user experience rather than features.” [15:26]
“To solve a problem, you’ve got to be obsessed with it and surround yourself with people who can also find the same passion for the problem.” [29:35]
Follow Jeroen Van Hautte
Personal Website: https://www.vanhautte.be/
Company’s Website: https://techwolf.ai/
LinkedIn: https://be.linkedin.com/in/jeroenvanhautte
How to Run Successful Enterprise Discovery from Concept to Validation - BW Ventures, Maarten van Kroonenburg
How This Product Manager Uses AI In Her Day Job - Mounika Sanikommu, Zuora
Exploring the Impact of ChatGPT on Product Innovation - Jorge Sierra, Resilia
AI-Powered Product Management: Director at CleverTap talks implications
Impact of ChatGPT on Product & Customer Success - Laura & Danielle from Cascade
Product Direction And Keeping Things Simple - Marlon Hope, Netacea
Ask a Designer: principles of good product design - Monika Ocieczek, Primer
Effective Collaboration Between Product and Engineering - Tudor Munteanu, Aizon
How Enterprises Can Survive Economic Downturn. Shelly Bardai. Mohan Gulati. IBM, TheoremOne.
Building Effective Product Management Teams - Tadas Labudis, Playvox
Optimizing Your Product Using Customer Data - Ayal Cohen, MicroFocus
From Designer to Product Manager - Burak Kantarci, Thundra
The Real Product Market Fit - Manos Kyriakakis, Simpler
How To Create A Product Advisory Council - Tom O’Neill, Parallax
Amazon Product Lessons You Can Apply Today - Pierre Brunelle, Noteable
Intuition-driven vs. data-driven products - Ravi Swaminathan & Seth Barron, TaskHuman
Can You Be A Product Manager Without Learning To Code? - Mor AviHanan, ZoomInfo
Managing A Design Team Without Killing Creativity - Mike Townson, Order
Product Differentiation Strategies In A Competitive Market - Alex Zhezerov, Wrike
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Commercial Edge: Unleash the Power of People
The emPOWERed Half Hour
HCI Leadership Revolution
Human Capital Leadership
The Power of Music Thinking
BusinessWISE
Business Wars