Challenging Zuckerberg, Firing a CTO, & Crashing on Launch Day | Lessons from Product Leader Michael Cerdá (Disney+, Facebook)
What happens when you push back on Mark Zuckerberg? Or launch Disney+… and it crashes on Day One? Michael Cerdá has the answers and the scars to prove it.
With 25+ years leading product, design, and tech at companies like Disney+, Facebook, Goldman Sachs, and TelevisaUnivision, Michael has built platforms used by hundreds of millions and learned hard lessons along the way.
From firing a CTO he hired himself to pitching a $1B revenue-generating idea at Disney, Michael’s stories are as real as they are instructive.
Now author of Build Something, Michael joins us to share the leadership, product, and resilience lessons that only come from living them firsthand.
Format: Fireside chat + audience Q&A
What to expect:
How to align bold product ideas with business outcomes
Leading through failure, pivots, and high-stakes launches
Creating a culture of trust, innovation, and execution
What he wishes more product leaders would stop doing
Who Should Attend: Product and engineering leaders, founders, and tech executives looking to sharpen their product strategy and learn from someone who’s done it at the highest level.
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