Hi there 👋
I validate, launch and grow digital products for startups and global organisations.
The types of roles I play include:
- Interim Head of Product / Product Director
- Product advisor
- Product coach
Rob Calvert
Product specialist and advisor
Over the past 12 months, I've helped companies:
- Setup a product function from scratch
- Turnaround a struggling product function, and drastically improve the product development process
- Rationalise their product strategy, and navigate through a significant pivot
- Turn a vision into a customer-facing proposition, and launch an MVP
Most of my engagements start with a broad request for 'product help'.Â
In all cases I come in, rapidly identify the shape of the problem, and quickly get started on both short and long-term solutions.
In all cases I come in, rapidly identify the shape of the problem, and quickly get started on both short and long-term solutions.
My experience spans from the earliest stages (where I've launched 10+ startups), through to Series-B level funding and the leadership of a 30+ product development team.
From this, I've got three main parts to my professional self:
From this, I've got three main parts to my professional self:
- One part business and functional leadership
- One part delivery (including significant experience as a hands-on developer and UX designer)
- One part product and business strategy
Recent highlights have included:
- Led the successful delivery of a complex mobile MVP within 3 months, after three previous failed attempts over 18 months by the organisation
- Rapidly setup the product function of an established...
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"Although our time working together was brief, Rob was a significant influence during my first couple of months at Asto. Though he was with us on a short contract, he set in motion our journey to become a truly product-led organisation, an undertaking that will undoubtedly contribute to the long-term success of this business."
Joshua Queen: Senior Product Manager at Asto
"Rob is an all-round leader with strong decisive skills and the ability to connect with everyone in his team. Alongside his work as founder of the company, Rob is also one...
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"Although our time working together was brief, Rob was a significant influence during my first couple of months at Asto. Though he was with us on a short contract, he set in motion our journey to become a truly product-led organisation, an undertaking that will undoubtedly contribute to the long-term success of this business."
Joshua Queen: Senior Product Manager at Asto
"Rob is an all-round leader with strong decisive skills and the ability to connect with everyone in his team. Alongside his work as founder of the company, Rob is also one of the best product strategist/managers I know."
Bhavesh Mistry: Brand, Experience & Design at Founders Factory
"Rob is one of those very lucky people to have both an enormous intellect and a healthy dose of common sense and business nous - a rare combination indeed."
Julie Nerney: Transformation Director, CEO, Chair & Ned
My experience spans from the earliest stages (where I've launched 10+ startups), through to Series-B level funding and the leadership of a 30+ product development team.
From this, I've got three main parts to my professional self:
From this, I've got three main parts to my professional self:
- One part business and functional leadership
- One part delivery (including significant experience as a hands-on developer and UX designer)
- One part product and business strategy
Recent highlights have included:
- Led the successful delivery of a complex mobile MVP within 3 months, after three previous failed attempts over 18 months by the organisation
- Rapidly setup the product function of an established analytics company during a critical period
- Guided a HR tech startup through a key pivot, establishing clearer direction and product process
- Delivered a significant evolution of an eCommerce startup, launching in ten weeks and leading to a 10x growth in year one
I hold an MA from the University of Cambridge, and write semi-regularly on Medium.
Hi there 👋
I validate, launch and grow digital products for startups and global organisations.
The types of roles I play include:
- Interim Head of Product / Product Director
- Product advisor
- Product coach
Over the past 12 months, I've helped companies:
- Setup a product function from scratch
- Turnaround a struggling product function, and drastically improve the product development process
- Rationalise their product strategy, and navigate through a significant pivot
- Turn a vision into a customer-facing proposition, and launch an MVP
Most of my engagements start with a broad request for 'product help'.Â
In all cases I come in, rapidly identify the shape of the problem, and quickly get started on both short and long-term solutions.
In all cases I come in, rapidly identify the shape of the problem, and quickly get started on both short and long-term solutions.
I am currently available for small advisory or consultancy engagements
Rob Calvert
Product specialist and advisor