10 Minute Blitz with Melissa Perri: Why Product Leaders Make Phenomenal Angel Investors

​Product managers are obsessed with solving problems, understanding users, and identifying what makes products stick.

​Turns out, that's exactly what makes them exceptional angel investors.

​Melissa Perri is the founder of Produx Labs, author of Escaping the Build Trap, and one of the leading voices in product strategy. She's helped companies like Capital One, Walmart, and JP Morgan build better products - and now she's applying that same lens to early-stage investing.

​While most people think successful angels need finance backgrounds or decades of startup experience, Melissa proves otherwise. Turns out, the skills that make great product leaders are the exact skills that make you a sharp investor.

​In this 10 Minute Blitz, Melissa will break down:

• ​Why product thinking beats financial models: How evaluating startups through a product lens helps you spot winners that traditional investors miss

• ​How PMs can get started as angel investors: The frameworks for assessing whether a startup has real product-market fit or just vanity metrics

• ​How to add value beyond the check: Why product leaders often become the most valuable investors in their portfolios

​If you're a PM considering your first angel check and wondering how your product background gives you an edge, this session will show you why startups need more people who think like you do.

​A recording will be shared after the event with RSVPs.