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Paul Young (ptyoung)

@ptyoung

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Product Management and Marketing Executive, Instructor for Pragmatic, Founder of ProductCamp Austin and cheerleader for product professionals everywhere

Austin, TX
Joined May 2008
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Paul Young (ptyoung)
2 years
.@universitycoop Can we please get this in burnt-orange???
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Paul Young (ptyoung)
2 years
.@Nike @nikestore We've searched every corner of the internet and can't find Air Max Dawn White/Mantra Orange/Sail in Women's 13. Where can we find it????
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Paul Young (ptyoung)
2 years
A thread about the warping of the ProductCamp brand. @productmarketer @donnaimamTX @cheubaum @rcauvin @sehlhorst @thomsinger @RichMironov @haigtweets @StewartRogers tag others who might be interested in this conversation...
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Paul Young (ptyoung)
2 years
If you're in the EU check out your local ProductCamp or start your own! I'm happy to provide help with that process, it's not hard. @DGTLCast I encourage you to develop your own brand for your conference, not use ProductCamp in a way it was never intended to be used.
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Paul Young (ptyoung)
2 years
In Austin, after I stepped away from leadership of @PCAustin we put in place a non-profit 501c(3) structure with a Board of Directors to ensure the local community could continue to benefit long past the original leadership. I'm proud that @PCAustin has continued for 15 years!
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Paul Young (ptyoung)
2 years
Cont'd: 4) Organized by and for the participants, almost always locally, 5) "No-pitch zone" meaning sponsors are welcomed to share in sessions but not pitch their offerings.
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Paul Young (ptyoung)
2 years
Core tenants of ProductCamp include: 1) There are no attendees, only participants, 2) Cost is FREE to all participants and the camp keeps costs super-low to support this, 3) No guaranteed speaking slots, the agenda is participant-driven
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Paul Young (ptyoung)
2 years
For reference, I founded @PCAustin (inspired by @RichMironov and @ProductCampSV) and had a hand in working with founders of several dozen ProductCamps WW including: @pcampatl @RMPcamp @PCampBoston @pcampberlin @pcampchicago and many others.
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Paul Young (ptyoung)
2 years
I'm all for an ecosystem of different conference options for product professionals, like @MindtheProduct and INDUSTRY. But if you're going to be a for-fee conference, embrace that. Don't draft on the ProductCamp brand. ProductCamps are done by and for the participants.
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Paul Young (ptyoung)
2 years
Free however for volunteers! What's worst is they're wrapping this in "un-conference" language and branding developed over a decade for BarCamp and ProductCamp worldwide.
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Paul Young (ptyoung)
2 years
It was bound to happen eventually. Someone was going to take the @ProductCamp brand and try to turn it into a traditional commercial conference. @DGTLCast @DGTLCastHQ are doing exactly that with ProductCampEU. Ticket prices from €199 to €899 (!!!). Gross.
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Product DevDays
5 years
In this session, we will learn and discuss the key concepts of how to price your products based on what your market is truly willing to pay with Executive Leader in Product Management and Marketing @Pragmaticmkting - @ptyoung Register for the workshop https://t.co/VaskPTCvNP
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Paul Young (ptyoung)
5 years
In 2 hours I’ll be giving a @Pragmaticmkting session on Why Your Product Doesn’t Sell - Building a Product Team that Works with Sales. Join me here: https://t.co/v2Ljq9aOBC @ProductDevDays #daretoshift #productdevdays #iampragmatic
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Paul Young (ptyoung)
5 years
I will be @ProductDevDays virtual conference on Oct 27-30, presenting on #pricing and #prodmgmt topics! Hope to see you there! #productdevdays #daretoshift @Pragmaticmkting
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Paul Young (ptyoung)
6 years
#PragmaticInstitute has launched our Pragmatic Alumni Community - the PAC! It's a great place to network with others in the Pragmatic community. https://t.co/pifvoBh8aJ #IAmPragmatic @Pragmaticmkting
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Paul Young (ptyoung)
6 years
.@hawthornelab again, love your stuff, but I travel for a living. Can’t take these sizes on the plane without transferring to different containers (messy). Can you ship a travel size alongside existing products? 2/2
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Paul Young (ptyoung)
6 years
.@hawthornelab love your product, I have the work scent, and just got the bar soap, facial cleanser, lotion, etc. 2 issues: the subscription suggests the bar soap will last 4 weeks, but I’m only getting about 2 from it. I don’t take long showers either! Suggestions? 1/2
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Paul Young (ptyoung)
6 years
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Paul Young (ptyoung)
6 years
Best wishes to all my friends at #pcatx24. I’m sad that I can’t be with you today, but with my Father’s recent passing it wasn’t a good time. Appreciate all the good wishes from those that reached out. See you next time.
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