Henry Latham is Founder of Break Free. He is a 2x bootstrapper and has coached over 280+ people through his Prod MBA.

In today's episode:

• Henry's product journey

• A deep dive into his manifesto for senior product people tired of the corporate grind.

• How to launch a micro-business

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Henry's contact info:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henrylatham/

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Where to find the host, Adam Wakeling:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamjwakeling

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-wakeling-26494b35/

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheProductDevelopmentPodcast

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In this episode, we cover:
(00:00) Preview

(00:51) Intro

(01:28) Henry's background

(03:00) Moving on from Prod MBA

(06:56) Theory versus practice

(08:07) The current state of product leadership

(14:10) Unmet expectations in product roles

(16:48) Promotions mean more stress and less fulfilment

(20:38) Stress in product roles

(25:17) Lack of passion

(27:13) Who should start a micro business

(30:03) How to improve your product skills

(34:00) Fundamentals in launching a product

(37:50) Finding the root problems

(41:40) The importance of product positioning

(43:56) How to start a business

(47:35) The will required

(50:30) Key takeaways

(51:50) Outro

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