Luca Criscuolo
Ex-Head of Regional Product Europe, Ebay
With over 25 years of experience in the tech and product management worlds, Luca has been a part of Berlin's tech movement since its early days. In 2006, he joined VisageImaging, one of the first tech startups in Berlin. He then transitioned to Nokia Maps, one of the pioneering tech companies in Berlin, now known as Here. Throughout the years, he has held various product leadership roles in successful startups such as Populis, Bonial, and Outfittery. In 2019, he ventured into consulting and advisory roles, providing support to entrepreneurs and tech talents. In 2020, he joined eBay to spearhead and manage the European product team.
His story revolves around a few core principles: the importance of continuous learning for future growth, prioritizing people-centric approaches, valuing leadership over mere management, and embracing the excitement of working on innovative projects. Luca holds a PhD from the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology. Additionally, he is fluent in five languages and has a passion for wines and performance sports, including triathlons and marathons.
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PLG Disrupt Summit 2023
Team Management
[Panel Discussion] Product Excellence: A Myth, a Reality or an Investment Gone Bad?
You created a scalable tech team that generates impact internally. You enhanced your strategy with innovative products that will (hopefully) deliver the expected ROI.
Did you at the same time invest in the role of product or just bypass this new hire, due to the rising costs and budget cuts? Even if you did, did you offer your product organization a seat at the table? Did you anticipate user experience as one of the key growth drivers?
These are just some of the questions we will answer in this fireside chat where we will delve into why a strong product team can be the heart of an innovative company along with how to we ensure that they have the resources and influence needed to succeed.
Did you at the same time invest in the role of product or just bypass this new hire, due to the rising costs and budget cuts? Even if you did, did you offer your product organization a seat at the table? Did you anticipate user experience as one of the key growth drivers?
These are just some of the questions we will answer in this fireside chat where we will delve into why a strong product team can be the heart of an innovative company along with how to we ensure that they have the resources and influence needed to succeed.
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Personal Development
Charting Your Course: Thriving in the PM Career Journey as a Company' State Evolves
The evolution of a company can be roughly drafted into four stages: Discovery, Growth, Maturity, Decline. Each stage requires different product management skills and activities. Therefore, being aware of the company’s stage can help make better decisions and, especially, set our own expectations about our product leadership role.
Having worked in booming start-ups in the Growth phase, product led organizations in companies in the Maturity and in the Decline phases and mentored early-stage entrepreneurs in the Discovery Luca will reflect his own learnings and provide recommendations on how product leaders can better shape their own role and their team in each phase.
Having worked in booming start-ups in the Growth phase, product led organizations in companies in the Maturity and in the Decline phases and mentored early-stage entrepreneurs in the Discovery Luca will reflect his own learnings and provide recommendations on how product leaders can better shape their own role and their team in each phase.
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