I am now CPO (Chief Product Officer) at Spearline. This means that there are going to be some changes here at BlogGeek.me. Here’s what you can expect
Almost a year ago, testRTC, the company I co-founded, got acquired by Spearline. During that time, I got to know the great team there and the huge opportunity that Spearline has.
Since the above feels corny and a cliché to me as I write it, I’ll stop here.
To make a long story short:
- Spearline acquired testRTC (Spearline has its HQ in Ireland)
- Now they had 2 separate product lines: Voice Assure and testRTC
- As time went by, it was apparent that 2 is just a beginning
- And also that someone needs to manage product management as a whole
- Which is where I came in – they asked, and I said yes
- So now I am CPO at Spearline 🕺
What does this mean?
First off, I am excited. Very.
It has been some time since I had a team to work with as their direct manager. It will also be the first time I get to manage product managers.
It also means that I am going to be investing a lot more of my time and attention at Spearline. Which is great, as I really love interacting with the people there already (I wouldn’t have accepted the role otherwise).
For my consulting business, it means that I will be shrinking it down considerably. I won’t be doing much consulting moving forward. It is somewhat sad, as I really loved helping people and hearing their stories and challenges. Hopefully, I will still get to do it in other ways.
What is going to stay, are all the initiatives that have taken place around BlogGeek.me over the years:
- My writing here on this blog will continue, though probably at a lower frequency
- The courses and reports will continue to be supported and updated. Me and Philipp Hancke are working to complete the new Low-level Protocols Course and we have plans for a few other courses after this one
- In the same token, WebRTC Insights is going to continue as a service
- And so will WebRTC Weekly and the Kranky Geek events
- From time to time, I’ll probably run an initiative or two here. Because I just can’t stop myself 😉
All in all, it is time to continue and grow, and in a direction I have never expected I’ll find myself again.