Starting a tech startup is an incredible challenge and founders that know how to understand their customers, identify big problems to solve and build great products have a distinct advantage. If you don’t have a product background this isn’t an easy thing to do. In this masterclass, I will take you through the tools and frameworks I use to get rapid deep insight into customers, identify the right problems to solve and how to think and identify product solutions.

This interactive workshop will take us through customer development techniques, evaluating ideas and how the experts think about product.

This workshop has limited spaces intentionally kept small so we can have more interaction with the presenter and yourselves. Also there are very limited additional coaching tickets where Dharmesh will give personal feedback on your idea on a suitable day after the workshop.

Who is it for:

This masterclass is for founders just starting out on their journey of evaluating ideas and defining their product. It’s especially relevant to founders that don’t have a product background.

About the instructor:

Dharmesh Raithatha is ex- Chief Product Officer and Founding Partner at Forward Partners, London’s leading early stage venture firm and now supports startups as a Product and Venture Consultant. He has over 20 years experience working in tech startups and product. Over his career he has helped over 20 founders launch their startups, with many going on to raise significant investment rounds. He has also founded 2 startups, closed one, sold one and got the scars from both.

Some founder testimonials

“Dharmesh is a visionary and user-led product owner who has great experience at bringing strong concepts to life and working on them to ensure excellence in their execution. He helped Patch enormously during our 12-month stint at Forward and he continues to always have our back and offer great timely advice.” - Freddie Blackett, CEO Patch

“I worked intensively with Dharmesh during the early stages of Lexoo. I’ve yet to meet someone who knows as much as he does about such a wide range of early stage startup disciplines. His expertise really runs the gamut from product, to UX, design, wire framing, customer interviews, early stage marketing, business model generation, I could go on.

"What I also like about Dharmesh is that he can be incredibly hands-on without losing sight of the bigger picture. If Dharmesh joins your team, you basically just 10X’d your chances of winning. In addition to all that, he’s an incredibly nice and generous guy.” - Daniel Van Binsberg , CEO Lexoo.

"I found the product workshop really useful. It has given me a navigable roadmap to follow from idea through prototyping to product-market fit. I’d recommend to anyone starting out on their product development journey"