Product Unleashed London: November Double Bill! 🔥

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Event Description:
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Welcome product enthusiasts!

We're a meet-up group that hosts regular speaking events for those interested in the world of digital products and doing things differently!

Each meet-up features new guests from some of the most influential product companies around the world, providing unique insights, tangible ideas, and new techniques to help drive change from the inside out.

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Event Format:
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🚨 This is an in-person event only. 🚨

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Venue:
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Our Product Unleashed London Event: We are in the event space @ Wise.

We're looking forward to seeing you there!

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SPEAKER 1
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Andy Budd
Design Leader, Speaker, Advisor and Coach + Venture Partner@ Seedcamp.

Andy is a Design Leader turned investor, advisor and coach. He's a Venture Partner at Seedcamp, one of the top ranked seed funds in Europe.

He's currently writing "The Growth Equation" to help startups land their first million in revenue and reach Product Market Fit.

A product person at heart, Andy previously founded Clearleft (the first UX agency in the UK), Leading Design and UX London. He's a founding member of the Adobe Design Circle and has appeared on both the Wired 100 and BIMA 100 lists. Andy once worked as a shark diver and recently qualified as a pilot.

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About the Talk:
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The Growth Equation: 7 Essential Steps to Finding Product-Market Fit

Renowned UK design leader-turned-VC Andy Budd outlines some of the common pitfalls that trip up early-stage founders, product managers, and designers alike when launching new projects—and what can be done to avoid them.

Drawing on his extensive experience, Andy will walk us through the 7 key factors at the core of his growth equation and explain how they guide startup success.

He’ll also share 9 actionable tactics to help you find early customers, build a go-to-market engine, secure your first million in revenue, and achieve Product-Market Fit. This talk is essential for startup founders, product leaders, designers, and anyone looking to turn ideas into successful products.

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SPEAKER 2
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Caio Orio

Caio Orio is a seasoned designer with a strong background in visual design and branding for digital experiences.

Currently working as a Design Lead at Wise, Caio Orio focuses on scaling engaging brand experiences by collaborating across diverse teams within the organisation. His work revolves around building cohesive brand systems that enhance customer interactions. Before joining Wise, Caio gained extensive experience working with brands like YouTube, Google, and Experian during his time as a designer at R/GA.

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About the Talk:
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Delight by Design:

In a highly competitive landscape where services are increasingly commoditised, many brands risk blending into a sea of sameness.

Standing out requires more than just functionality—it demands crafting emotional connections that resonate with customers. In this talk, I'll share key insights from the rebrand process at Wise, along with other initiatives we worked on, aimed at creating meaningful, lasting relationships with our customers.

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Sponsorship & Support from:
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We're super proud for our November event to be sponsored by the amazing team at Pixelated People. Pixelated People is a tech recruitment agency based in London that matches tech talent with companies so they can create beautiful digital products together.

The event is supported by our friends, the amazing team at Askable. Equip yourself with the best participants, on-demand researchers all in the ultimate research platform. That's Askable!

And we are kindly hosted by our friends at Wise. Wise was launched in 2011 with the vision of making international money transfers cheap, fair, and simple. Today, our multi-currency account helps millions of people and businesses manage their money across the world. For roles at wise visit: https://wise.jobs/

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About your hosts:
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Product Unleashed is brought to you by your hosts John Griffin and Dominic Port.

The duo has worked on the design of products of all shapes and sizes and bring their energy and enthusiasm to this unique meetup, packed with great guests and knowledge - for anyone interested in levelling up their game in the world of products.

The pair are helping to create a launchpad for design strategy and product shaping from the ground up, paving the way for new explorative ways to bring Design to the forefront of Ford Credit in Europe.