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 — Henry's contact info: • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henrylatham/ — 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 — 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 🌐 Subscribe for free on Substack 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts 🎧 Listen on Spotify 🌐 Follow the host on LinkedIn 🌐 Follow the host on X
