Managed by Q fmr CEO on The Importance of Customer-Focused Product Management

Ron Feldman

On Deck, ODF4 Fellow

Ron Feldman is the CEO of Managed by Q, the first tool designed for workplace teams. Feldman joined in November of 2018 as the Vice President of Product and was promoted to CEO in the Spring of 2019. As VP of Product, Ron led the team to focus on simplifying existing features and adding new tools for workplace teams. Since becoming CEO - Ron has led the transformation of the business - defining a new category of workplace tools and and a new SaaS go-to-market. Prior to Q, he was both Chief Product Officer at TSHQ by Dick’s Sporting Goods and Vice President of Product at GameChanger Media (acquired by DSG in 2016) for 3.5 years, where he led product, design, product marketing, and customer experience teams. Ron led the efforts at GameChanger to focus on the mobile app experience. This resulted in sustained record growth for the business. Previously, Feldman spent 3.5 years at Quidsi, an Amazon subsidiary, as Director of Product Management & Technology and eventually Senior Director of Product Management. He led the creation, development, and launch of dozens of mobile applications, owned the full product roadmap and product processes, and managed product work for major re-platforming and integration with Amazon technology, including navigation and keyword search. Feldman has over 20 years of functional experience in product development and management, strategic planning, marketing, business development, fundraising, press relations and recruitment/management of lean, scrappy teams. He received his BA in Finance & International Business from Georgetown University and his MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.

About the host

Thomas Daly

Principal Product Manager

Thomas Daly is Principal Product Manager at Samsung NEXT leading zero to one initiatives. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Product Officer for Spacious.com, which was later acquired by The We Company (WeWork). Before that, Daly was at Samsung Electronics by way of an acquisition of BOXEE, a TV-connected streaming device. He has worked in various product roles for nearly 15 years.