ProductCamp Chicago

It’s Summertime (sort of) and you know what that means – BBQ’s, Baseball and ProductCamp! Well, we can’t barbeque very well and nobody seems to be able to help save Chicago baseball, but we’ve got the ProductCamp part covered. We’re deviating from the typical ProductCamp format to bring you a mini-ProductCamp as part of TechWeek2011. [...]

In the next few weeks, there are several opportunities to attend a ProductCamp. Maybe this is your first? If so, there are several primer-type articles out here and here. Whether this is your first, third or tenth camping trip, you should ask yourself the same question – how do you prepare for a ProductCamp? Should you volunteer? Should [...]

ProductCamps have been around several years now, and plenty of words have been written about the experience from all sorts of perspectives.  ProductCamp Austin founder Paul Young wrote a frequently-referenced description of ProductCamp, so I won’t re-invent the wheel here. What I do want to touch on is the value ProductCamp provides to those attending [...]

I often joke that the longest 40 minutes of my day happens while I’m battling the elliptical.  The last two minutes can be like watching paint dry and sometimes, I jump off and create excuses like, “Well I’m walking a mile to meet someone so that will make up for it.”  Or I’ll say, “Two [...]

There I was on Friday catching up on email when, out of the blue, I saw this gem of an inspiration from @RevRunWisdom: Empty pockets never held anyone back only empty heads and empty hearts can do that -Norman Vincent Peale So rife with meaning generally but apropos to what’s been on my mind lately. [...]

ProductCamp Chicago is thrilled and honored to welcome Dr. Jim Anderson to its inaugural event.  It’s truly an honor and one from which all of those attending will learn and enjoy. Dr. Jim Anderson is the “Billion Dollar Product Manager” because the products that he’s managed have produced over US$1B in revenue. In reaching this [...]

We are getting closer to the first ProductCamp Chicago! Here is the agenda – we have sold out and we are expecting an excellent event!

We’re excited to announce that the inaugural ProductCamp Chicago will take place at the Illinois Technology Association (ITA) TechNexus on June 19th, 2010! It took longer than we wanted, but we’re thrilled with the result. We set the bar pretty high – hoping to find a facility that offers: Large conference rooms for sessions Gathering [...]

Have you started preparing a presentation for ProductCamp Chicago?  We have a few great product managers that are getting their presentations together, but we need a lot more to make this a roaring success! As you know, the presentations for the PCamp round tables are all generated by the un-conference attendees.  That means you!  This [...]

Despite the lack of specifics, we’ve received an incredible level of support from those looking to sponsor or participate in ProductCamp Chicago. Thank you! Your interest and enthusiasm has helped keep us motivated to sort out everything that needs to happen behind the scenes to make ProductCamp a reality. As you might imagine, we can’t nail [...]