Product, technology, and strategy expertise for boards, CEOs, and execs.

Product is becoming more mainstream (hurrah), and today’s leadership teams know how critical it is to maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. As a leading product expert, non-exec board member, and strategic advisor, I help organisations use product and technology to drive transformation and success.

As a Non-Executive Director or Advisor, I can help you:

  • Understand the rapidly evolving product and technology landscape 

  • Gain a competitive edge by spotting patterns and opportunities

  • Hone your vision and strategy, build alignment internally, and empower your teams to execute faster

  • Design your organisation for scale while minimising friction

  • Build a strong product team, fill skills gaps, and recruit the leadership talent you need

  • Map, manage and move through friction points for faster scaling

  • Empower your leadership, with coaching that builds knowledge and confidence

Board-level expertise

As well as my deep product leadership experience as an operator, I have also been a founder, an investor, a board chair, and a director over my 30-year career. This gives me a unique perspective and the ability to bridge the conversation from operators to executives, through to the board and investors. 

As Product Partner at EQT Ventures and EQT, I served on two boards, have observed dozens more, and advised 150+ boards. I was Executive Chairman of Mind the Product Ltd for 12 years, guiding the company from its inception as a community to a thriving, profitable business and eventual sale to Pendo Inc.

As an operator I have also had the opportunity to observe some of the best investors in the world; as CPO of Covestor, I was a board observer alongside our investors Amadeus, Union Square Ventures, and Spark Capital, and as VP Product of Huddle I presented progress at all board meetings with our investors Eden Ventures and Matrix Partners.

I currently serve as a Board Advisor for three start-ups. 

Work with me

I am interested in working with organisations that want to disrupt the status quo. Work with me as a board member or advisor and capitalise on my industry-spanning expertise.

Get in touch on LinkedIn or email me through the form:

“When Martin joined Huddle our product management was a total mess - he swiftly brought critical thinking and process into the equation, turning decision-making in this area from a black box into something the entire company could understand, appreciate, and feed into. ”

Andy McLoughlin, OBE
Managing Partner at Uncork Capital

“I have had the absolute joy and privilege of being coached by Martin for several years through the highs and lows - listening and guiding me from VP to CPO whilst sharing his wisdom from over 25 years of building successful products.”

“His coaching has enabled me to be a better product person and leader, and in doing so guide the development of our product strategy and org design through the rollercoaster of scaling a start-up.”

Gavin Wade, CPO at Unmind