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Sep 2024
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Masterclass: Product Agencies by Mirela ...

Aakash Gupta
About this episode

As a PM, you must’ve wondered about working on new products every few months. Mirela had a similar story that inspired her to start a Product Agency for Interim Product Work.

In this episode, Mirela helps in breaking down everything about Interim and Fractional Product work, the Product Agency business and the key differences between working at such agencies compared to working as independent freelancers.

Mirela is the founder and CPO of Product People, the largest Fractional Product Agency. Mirela has 12+ years of Product Management experience at places such as WHO and Zalando.

In today’s episode, we cover:

Overview of Product Agency Market | 02:04How did Product People Scale so Quickly? | 25:06Working Fractionally Alone vs at an Agency | 32:15How to Succeed at a Fractional Product Agency | 39:31Who Should Hire a Fractional Product Agency | 48:13

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Where to find Mirela

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To advertise in the podcast, email productgrowthppp at gmail dot com.

We have some great podcasts coming from Maja Voje, Jaryd Hermann, and JJ Ramirez. I’m so excited to share them with all of you.

To hear more, visit www.news.aakashg.com



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