Alex Howard: From Founder to Product Leader: The Series A Blueprint & Why Outcomes Matter in the AI Era - Productized 2025 TalkInTen

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Welcome to a special Talk in Ten from the Product Agility Podcast, recorded live in Lisbon at Productized. In this rapid-fire episode, Alex Howard walks us through his Series A Blueprint, the idea of a fractional (and fractionalised) CPO, and why founders need product leadership skills now more than ever - especially in the generative AI era.

Key topics discussed

• The Series A Blueprint: scaling product and team from pre-seed to traction
• Fractional CPO vs. a do-it-with-you model that empowers founders
• The rise of the "product founder" era and product-led growth
• Why CEOs must be outcome-led in a world shaped by generative AI
• Feature commoditisation, AI tooling and the importance of curatorial ability

Guest bio:

Alex Howard is a product leader who helps founders and CEOs move from early-stage product work to Series A traction. He runs a cohort-based Series A Blueprint that mixes frameworks, recipes and mastermind sessions to scale product leadership without stepping into a full-time CPO role. Alex also runs remote workshops and coaching for founders aiming to build stronger product muscles. See Alex's Responsible AI Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/63PqRkJ9sk9RnZNjAuxDOf?si=ab826224c6cf4eb7

Want more? Alex is hosting a remote workshop on October 30th - https://www.regenerativeproducts.io/series-a-workshop?utm_campaign=as-npt116018533

Huge thanks to our sponsors, Bobcats Coding, for making this Lisbon series possible. Bobcats is a Budapest digital product studio specialising in AI engineering and end-to-end digital product development. Download their AI economics guidebook at bobcatscoding.com.

Host Bio

Ben is a seasoned expert in product agility coaching, unleashing the potential of people and products. With over a decade of experience, his focus now is product-led growth & agility in organisations of all sizes.

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