Listen "Corey Pollock, Full-Stack Human"
Episode Synopsis
Corey Pollock is the Head of Product at Pixel Union and Co-Founder of numerous companies like Uptime (acquired by WeCommerce), ListingAI (acquired), Google Meet Enhancement Suite (acquired) and more.
In this episode, we discuss...
What he learned about building product from Robleh at Tiny Hearts
What made Tiny Hearts unique when building product and the acquisition by Shopify
His work at Shopify and helping launch the Arrive (now Shop) app
Going from an Apprentice role to Lead and what it takes to scale as a product person
Building solo, in small teams and large organizations
The importance of timing when launching a product
Why empathy is crucial as a product manager
Why ideas are becoming so saturated
My podcast supporter!
Fasken's Emerging Tech and Venture Capital practice is comprised of 80+ dedicated legal professionals across the Canadian market. We're deeply involved in the startup ecosystem and have worked closely with founders from startup to scale-up to exit. Our team is a leading Canadian law firm for VC financings and tech M&A and act for many of the best-in-class startup and scale-up innovation-based companies and entrepreneurs in Canada.
Given this experience we understand market trends and can assist in guiding your company forward as you scale – we take a holistic and strategic approach to helping our clients achieve their goals and provide the full suite of services including corporate, corporate finance, M&A, commercial, IP, data and compliance, employment, tax and beyond. We are excited to help the next generation of unicorns!
In this episode, we discuss...
What he learned about building product from Robleh at Tiny Hearts
What made Tiny Hearts unique when building product and the acquisition by Shopify
His work at Shopify and helping launch the Arrive (now Shop) app
Going from an Apprentice role to Lead and what it takes to scale as a product person
Building solo, in small teams and large organizations
The importance of timing when launching a product
Why empathy is crucial as a product manager
Why ideas are becoming so saturated
My podcast supporter!
Fasken's Emerging Tech and Venture Capital practice is comprised of 80+ dedicated legal professionals across the Canadian market. We're deeply involved in the startup ecosystem and have worked closely with founders from startup to scale-up to exit. Our team is a leading Canadian law firm for VC financings and tech M&A and act for many of the best-in-class startup and scale-up innovation-based companies and entrepreneurs in Canada.
Given this experience we understand market trends and can assist in guiding your company forward as you scale – we take a holistic and strategic approach to helping our clients achieve their goals and provide the full suite of services including corporate, corporate finance, M&A, commercial, IP, data and compliance, employment, tax and beyond. We are excited to help the next generation of unicorns!
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