Scale Your Product Organization with Fractional CPO Leadership
Turn your product team from "feature factory" to revenue driver
Strategic advisory for companies scaling from $10M to $100M+
Work Experience
Clients + In-house Leadership Roles
Meet Dave
Your next product leader, on your terms
- •Three-time CPO with expertise across consumer, SMB, and enterprise
- •Scaled multiple $100M+ software businesses; four to successful IPO or acquisition
- •Advisor to over 80 companies ranging from software start-ups to large enterprises like JPMorgan Chase, Disney, Intel, Microsoft, and Apple
- •Holder of patents in mobile, CRM, search, and financial services
- •Engineering undergrad and Chicago Booth MBA
- •Author of Product at a Distance (more here)
My clients face three major challenges
Strategic
Business vision is disconnected from engineering backlog. No compelling product strategy or outcome-driven roadmap to bridge the gap.
Operational
Application of AI barely exceeds GPT prompting. Capital burned on a "feature factory" that prioritizes velocity over value.
Organizational
Product teams act as tactical "order takers." Lacking seasoned leadership to champion a vision and mentor high-impact innovators.
Does any of this sound familiar?
Don't take my word!
(These experts know better)
"productleap had an immediate impact on our product efforts. We now make better decisions and execute faster thanks to their strategic leadership and practical frameworks."
"productleap delivered exactly what we needed during a key transition: clear product leadership, fast execution, and real momentum."
"Dave's an incredible mentor. Over the last 5 years, I've experienced his people-first leadership in building and empowering the very best teams."
"productleap drives design-led product innovation that delights customers. Dave combines strategic thinking with mentorship to help teams ship elegant, high-impact products faster."
"productleap develops design-thinking leaders. Dave's mentorship reshaped my approach to innovation and accelerated my growth through multiple career inflection points. He's the best!"
"productleap makes hard problems feel manageable. Dave is a trusted strategic sounding board, combining deep experience and sharp communication to make complex decisions simple, actionable, and even enjoyable!"
Is your product merely along for the ride?
Or worse: an anchor impeding your business aspirations?
Future-proof your business with a modern, product-forward operation.
Take the productleap today!
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