Bob Handlin

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Bob Handlin’s product management career started at Prominet and then had him move into the Systems Storage Group at Sun Microsystems. He was at Sun during the time that Oracle bought Sun and he continued at Oracle for just over 7 years. After Oracle, he moved on to Red Hat where he is a product manager for Red Hat Enterprise Linux covering in-place upgrades, conversions, and live patching. His breadth of experience on industry leading products makes him a valuable asset to Red Hat and brings a unique perspective on product market fit to the table.

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March 12, 2024

S1E2: Navigating the Challenge of Product Market Fit with Bob Handlin

What if being ten times better still is not enough? In this episode, Karl and Danielle talk with Bob Handlin about the hard lessons that only show up once a product meets the real world. Bob shares a story from his time working on a storage product that was undeniably fast, jaw‑dropping fast, the kind of performance that should have won the market on the spot. And yet, deal after deal fell apart when the people who had to use it every day realized it did not fit how they actually worked. Bob r...
Guest: Bob Handlin