ProductVibes Jan Bělohlávek

Today’s guest is Michal Novovesky, also known as Mišo. Michal’s journey is fascinating, starting in sales and rising to become the Head of Product. He was crucial in scaling a B2B marketing automation platform called Exponea, today Bloomreach, from zero to 100 million dollars in annual recurring revenue. 

Along the way, Michal transformed traditional top-down product management into a culture of fully decentralized and empowered product teams. Let’s dive in!

Michal Novoveský:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michalnovovesky/

Jan Bělohlávek:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/honza-belo/

Chapters:
0:00 Episode Intro
0:43 Looking for a market-fit
5:34 Young leader is growing a team of 80 people while learning as he goes
11:50 How to build an honest feedback culture
15:07 Looking for new opportunities in a Growth team
21:00 Crisis and becoming efficient
32:53 Company acquisition via Zoom
42:14 Building empowered and decentralized product teams
44:44 How product team can help to Sales reps
47:55 How to find a balance between work and family life
49:26 How to deal with stress while scaling startup globally
52:55 Moments of appreciation and biggest learnings