I help teams build amazing things
My passion is bringing people and technology together to solve problems in scalable ways.
Product Guy
Hello, I'm Ollie
I have a passion for tech and a history of getting excited, getting involved and getting things done. My journey started in SaaS 15+ years ago, led to building FinTech platforms, Web2 Payments, then I drank the Web3 kool-aid back in 2016:
- Led delivery of Qredo v2 (Custodian) in 12 months, boosting TPS from 2 to 100, launching Staking, and growing AUC 95% to 390m
- Guided early stage DeFi portfolio manager Thane through defining Product strategy and discovering product-market fit
- Advised to SocialFi project Panjea through to TestNet launch, producing Panjcast, a podcast exploring the project
- At FORM3, built a Platform team of 89 people (14 direct reports, 75 engineers) and scaled transaction throughput 32X to 1,000 TPS
- Consulting via 101 Ways (currently Platform PM for M&S)
I love the buzz of new ideas and the thrill of getting things done quickly. My approach is to discover problems worth solving, identify greatest value, then deliver. I’m looking for the next big thing and to do my part to finish the internet.
Things I can do
Here are just some areas I can help you and your team.
Delivering faster
A track record of working hands-on to unblock velocity of POCs, MVPs, features and full re-platforming.
Rapid discovery
Implementing continuous discovery, testing and validating ideas though right-sized research and analysis.
Becoming Product-led
Setting strategic direction, identifying key outcomes, right-sizing processes, building healthy cross-team relationships.
Scaling up
Baselining and leading Product teams of up to 14 direct reports, establishing ways of working, indexing for speed and predictability.
Harnessing Data & AI
Defining metrics that matter, gathering data and implementing ML and GenAI to accelerate growth.
Delivering confidence
Reducing risk by through transparency and delivery cadence predictability.
Partners I've worked with.
Some of the partner teams I’ve collaborated with.
Testimonials
Here are what a few of my former colleagues have to say.
“When Ollie joined Qredo, taking on our pre-existing re-platforming project, things started to make sense. The structure, organisation, insight and humility that he brought to the table was very much appreciated and without his guiding hand, I don’t believe that V2 of our product would have ever seen the light of day.”
“I like to think I know what a good product manager looks like. Oliver is a great product manager. He is able to balance the strategic imperatives of the company with the detailed minutiae of the product. Oliver’s style is inclusive, respectful but decisive. He understands that the greatest skill of the best product managers is the ability to communicate – and he does this consummately well.”
“Oliver is one of the few Product Managers I’ve met that really get platforms and the multiplicative value they offer. The thing I enjoyed most about working with Oliver was his passion, enthusiasm and energy. Like the best Engineers, Oliver just likes to build cool things.”
“Working with Oliver was a pleasure, always happy to discuss the rationale for any proposal and take your opinion into account. The QA team were able to produce high quality tests because Oliver was able to create high quality tickets and was happy to clarify where we were unsure of what the requirement was in real time, often under great commercial pressure. Recommended.”
Podcasting.
I’ve been podcasting since 2016, notably on Distributed, where I explore the people and vision behind Web3. I have several other shows and also write widely on Product and Technology.
Customers I've helped.
A sample of the businesses I’ve enjoyed working closely with.
