Emmanuel Neret
Product Manager
1 event
CRAP Talks
CRAP Talks 20 - Emmanuel Neret: Surfing the Recession Wave as a Product Manager
Emmanuel Neret, a Staff Product Manager at Hopin, discusses how product managers can adapt to the shift from growth-at-all-costs to profitability-focused environments during economic downturns. He uses the surfing metaphor to explain how external conditions have fundamentally changed the role of PMs, introducing new challenges around cost visibility and transparency. He provides practical strategies including dashboard tracking, observability, data-driven decision making, communication, and team motivation to navigate this transitional period.
Emmanuel Neret
Notable quotes
“I find that product management is quite similar.”
CRAP Talks 20 - Emmanuel Neret: Surfing the Recession Wave as a Product Manager · 2:07 “There's a huge change and we're all Moving from hyper growth, growth at all costs to more of a profitability mindset.”
CRAP Talks 20 - Emmanuel Neret: Surfing the Recession Wave as a Product Manager · 2:44 “You still know what a wave is. You still have your surfboard, your skills. You just need to, I guess, I think, stop for a while, understand the new conditions that you operate in, and just ride the wave.”
CRAP Talks 20 - Emmanuel Neret: Surfing the Recession Wave as a Product Manager · 11:10