Founding PM Circle (June)
- WHO IT IS FOR: Founding product managers, early PM hires, and product leaders at early-stage startups.
- WHAT IT IS ABOUT: Navigating the unique challenges of early-stage product management, including founder dynamics and the impact of agentic coding on shipping velocity.
- FORMAT: An intimate, vetted monthly roundtable focused on substantive peer exchange and candid conversation.
The Founding PM Circle is a dedicated community for product leaders operating in the high-pressure environment of early-stage startups. Being the first PM in a company requires balancing roadmap prioritization and user research with the increasing demand to prototype and ship code in an era of rapid AI-driven development. This monthly gathering provides the peer support and strategic network that founding PMs have historically lacked.
Our June session features insights from Jaron Parnala, a seasoned product leader with experience building products through acquisition at Bison Trails (acquired by Coinbase) and Distributional. Attendees will engage in a candid discussion about defining product direction without a playbook, managing technical founder dynamics, and building through extreme ambiguity.
Forget the typical networking theater; this is an intimate roundtable designed for real problem-solving and substantive exchange. Join a vetted group of your peers in San Francisco for coffee, breakfast, and a deep dive into the strategies that drive early-stage product success.