< Speaker / Facilitator >
Prasad Gupte
tonies, Babbel, zycus, landmark, L&T
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Prasad is a Product and Tech leader with 18 years across a range of industries. At tonies, he owns the digital product portfolio - app, connected hardware platform, content, e-commerce, and CRM - serving 10M+ families globally. Before tonies, Prasad led growth and product organisations at Babbel (230M+ EUR EdTech) and Landmark Group (15M-member loyalty programme across the Middle East).
< About >
Most product leaders are trained to simplify. Reduce friction. Streamline the model. At tonies, that instinct would have been wrong. When your product is simultaneously a connected IoT device, a licensed content platform, a razor-blade subscription model, and a globally distributed toy brand - complexity isn't the problem. It's the point.
< Key learnings >
The gap between your user and your buyer is your richest discovery tool.
Complexity is a moat in disguise.
Channel conflict is product strategy in disguise.
< Tickets >
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