Product. People. Learning.
I help organisations inspire and empower teams to build educational products with purpose.
About me
I coach and advise edTech startups and scale ups, including OpenClassrooms, London Interdisciplinary School and Academy. I’m also faculty lead for Emerge Education’s Product-Market Fit Academy. Previously, I was one of the founding team and Chief Product Officer at FutureLearn, one of Europe’s biggest edTech companies. More.
Writing
What is product market fit in EdTech? How do you know if you have it?
What a product mindset means and why I think organisations struggle to adopt it.
How to cultivate a culture of collaboration across a multi-team product organisation.
How to grow and evolve drawing from tried and tested product development practices.
A case study for how to manage seismic moments of change.
How to use team, project and personal retros to reflect and improve.
The job of a product leader, reflecting on my role after three years at FutureLearn.
Talks etc.
How to grow a high performing product organisation.
Building a culture of continuous improvement using retrospectives.
An interview with Alice Newton Rex for her great newsletter on Big Bets.
“Matt is without doubt one of the best product leaders and innovators I have ever had the pleasure of working with. If you’re looking to add some amazing talent to your team, Matt’s one of the best additions you’ll ever make.”
Martin Bean CBE Founding Chairman, FutureLearn