Founder-Led Product Thinking: Building Ventures, Not Just Features
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Founder-Led Product Thinking: Building Ventures, Not Just Features
14 May, 1:50 pm - 2:25 pm (America/New_York) - Stage 2
14 May, 17:50 - 18:25 (UTC)
Product Direction
UXDX USA 2026
This session explores how adopting a Founder-Led Product Thinking approach helps teams validate ideas, align early sales efforts with product strategy, and create scalable ventures. Key Discussion Points:
- How to integrate validation, market signals, and scalability into product decisions.
- What it means to approach product development with a venture-building mindset.
- How to navigate stakeholder buy-in, early sales efforts, and funding conversations even inside an established company.
- Shifting from an execution role to making strategic, business-impacting decisions.

Rory Madden, Founder,UXDX