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# Jake Carlson

SaaS Product Development Leader | Fractional CPTO

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://jakecarlson.com/blog/)
- [Case Study: Establishing a Project Prioritization Framework](https://jakecarlson.com/case-study-establishing-a-project-prioritization-framework/) - The Problem At scrappy startups and megalithic enterprise companies alike, deciding what to prioritize with available engineering resources is always a challenge. Everyone has an opinion aligned with their own agenda. Stakeholders clamor for initiatives that will increase their visibility or will simply make the lives of the members of their department easier. All of
- [Case Study: Building a Sustainable Platform for Long-Term Growth](https://jakecarlson.com/case-study-building-a-sustainable-platform-for-long-term-growth/) - The Problem A B2B SaaS startup (henceforth referred to as the Company) had built their platform 4 times in 6 years (that's an average of a 1 version per 1.5 years). Each time a new version was built, new features and capabilities were baked in, but inevitably, some features and business logic were also lost.
- [Case Study: Scaling Agile for Enterprises and Startups](https://jakecarlson.com/case-study-scaling-agile-for-enterprises-and-startups/) - The Problem Oracle's social media marketing product suite was formed by the acquisition of several startups in the social media space. The overarching solution was cobbled together, re-packaged, then sold to enterprises as a comprehensive solution for social listening, engagement, analytics, and publishing. Team tribalism was rampant as there were contingents held over from the
- [Case Study: Improving an Offshore Team's Velocity](https://jakecarlson.com/case-study-improving-an-offshore-teams-velocity/) - The Problem A SaaS startup had a South Asian outsourced offshore team as its primary application development team. The team had a project leader, who, while very capable and reliable, was a bottleneck for communication with the rest of the team. Stakeholders simply threw requirements over the fence to the project leader and were not
- [Scrum is Like Training Wheels for an Agile Mindset](https://jakecarlson.com/scrum-is-like-training-wheels-for-an-agile-mindset/) - In the last few years there has been a growing but steady backlash against Scrum and some its corollary concepts such as using story points to estimate work and make projections. As a proponent and practitioner of agile product development methodologies, this bothered me at first. But upon further reflection, I have come to welcome
- [Rise of the CPTO (Chief Product & Technology Officer)](https://jakecarlson.com/rise-of-the-cpto-chief-product-technology-officer/) - I thrive as a cross-functional digital product development leader, where I can see the big picture and how each discipline integrates to make cohesive, integrated products that delight customers. Asking me to choose between engineering, product, UX, and project management is like asking me to choose between my kids. The title of "Chief Product &
- [Chrologony](https://jakecarlson.com/chrologony/) - Chrologony is an online historical trivia game where players sequence events into a timeline. I've been working on it as a side project since this past spring. The name "Chrologony" is an intentional misconfiguration of the letters in "chronology" ... because the game is about sequencing things. I've always been a fan of trivia games, especially
- [Intuition is Just  Internalized  Data](https://jakecarlson.com/intuition-is-just-internalized-data/) - How good is your gut? We make decisions without complete information every waking minute of our lives. When you roll out of bed in the morning and plant your feet beside your bed to stand up, do you first look down at the floor to verify it's still where you think it is, or that
- [Candy-Coated Apathy](https://jakecarlson.com/candy-coated-apathy/) - Don't you show me All your fake shining teeth Don't give me a reason to believe That you would ever care about me. Don't you wear that Sunshine mask anymore We both know that you dream devil dreams Under the angel face that you wear. You think pity Is such a noble thing You kill
- [Notes](https://jakecarlson.com/notes/) - Cold as a glacier macho slide Boutiques you've never tried Sweating travel strain Things I did for you in vain Do you try to be so mean? Lacking some blue caffeine I'll go away and let you rest Whatever suits you best. Hot as a supernova scream Dreaming a vacant dream Sunburn aftershave Tylenol and
- [A Personal Renaissance](https://jakecarlson.com/a-personal-renaissance/) - It's crazy how life chokes out one's artistic and intellectual pursuits. Secondary school was my first golden age of expression, a time when my emotions and intellectual curiosity bubbled over and found their outlet in sappy love poetry and prose about God and our place in this world. Like most protagonists in coming of age
- [An Unfortunate Process](https://jakecarlson.com/an-unfortunate-process/) - My process for writing poetry kind of sucks. The original poems were raw, flowing emotion with very little editorial changes. They usually had more or less strict meter and rhyme, but were very focused and short. Over time, I combined a lot of them with vague similarities and smoothed over the rough edges. I regret
- [Music Without Pretense](https://jakecarlson.com/music-without-pretense/) - Like everyone else, I have a certain taste in music. I have hangups that preclude me from liking certain popular artists, but nevertheless I listen to an eclectic assortment. I use the word "eclectic" here very reluctantly because it's the go-to word that music snobs use to lord over you the fact that they are
- [Not Another Sherlock Holmes Reference, Watson](https://jakecarlson.com/not-another-sherlock-holmes-reference-watson/) - I've been following the Jeopardy! IBM Challenge with interest over the past few days. Pitting man against machine in the arena of language comprehension and general knowledge is just good television. I can't claim to be an expert on Artificial Intelligence, but I am programmer, interface designer, and trivia buff. Let's get this out of the
- [Racial Linjustice (sorry)](https://jakecarlson.com/racial-linjustice-sorry/) - Apparently intentional, ESPN’s since-deleted headline about Jeremy Lin was distressing I woke up on Saturday to find Facebook and Twitter alight with cries for blood over the mobile ESPN article headline that was posted in the middle of the night for 35 minutes before being taken down. It had used the unfortunate idiom "chink in
- [WTF, Wells Fargo?! You're a Terrible Bank. (part 1)](https://jakecarlson.com/wtf-wells-fargo-youre-a-terrible-bank-part-1/) - I'm writing a series of posts about my experiences with Wells Fargo to document its unethical and/or incompetent business practices in handling my personal accounts over the past 3.5 years. We will be moving our 4 personal and 3 business accounts to one or more other banks very soon -- just as soon as this last
- [WTF, Wells Fargo?! You're a Terrible Bank. (part 2)](https://jakecarlson.com/wtf-wells-fargo-youre-a-terrible-bank-part-2/) - Go back to part 1. The story of how badly the mortgage on our first home was mishandled by Wells Fargo will make you weep. Well, maybe not, but it will probably make you not want to use Wells Fargo for your next home mortgage. If there is any semblance of an excuse on the
- [WTF, Wells Fargo?! You're a Terrible Bank. (part 3)](https://jakecarlson.com/wtf-wells-fargo-youre-a-terrible-bank-part-3/) - Go back to part 2. I'm not gonna lie: saying goodbye to the mortgage lender that screwed up our closing beyond belief felt pretty good. We found another lender with a much better rate that actually seemed to treat its customers pretty well. Kyla did all the legwork on this one. Based on recommendations from
- [I Am the In Between](https://jakecarlson.com/i-am-the-in-between/) - I have historically not been a very political person. I have always been (and still am) absolutely disgusted with politicians and the media's coverage of them. Until recently, my strategy had been for the most part just to ignore the rants of advocates and rhetoric of orators. Sure, I had opinions about the role of
- [Waste Your Vote with Me this Year](https://jakecarlson.com/waste-your-vote-with-me-this-year/) - Even if you have associated with a given party your entire life up until this point, you just may find that your party's positions no longer completely represent your values. Do you like the Democratic Party because of its social policies but dislike it because of its emphasis on a strong federal government? Do you
- [Depictions of the Dragon in Chinese Art](https://jakecarlson.com/depictions-of-the-dragon-in-chinese-art/) - The Chinese dragon (lóng; 龙) is one of the most recognizable emblems of any culture in world history, and it has enjoyed a long, rich tradition. In this paper, the depiction of the dragon in Chinese art will be explored. The mythological creature’s origin and evolution will be discussed in order to give the reader
- [Weird Stuff My Wife Said in Her Sleep when She Became a Nurse](https://jakecarlson.com/weird-stuff-my-wife-said-in-her-sleep-when-she-became-a-nurse/) - I stumbled upon a log I had kept of all the funny things Kyla used to say and do in her sleep when she first became a nurse. "J" = me, "K" = Kyla. #1: Secret Ambition K: "The green area is a lot." J: "What?" K: "There are a lot of people who are
- [Jack of All Trades, Master of "Done"](https://jakecarlson.com/jack-of-all-trades-master-of-done/) - I am an unabashed generalist. Sure, I'm more competent in some areas over others, and of course I enjoy some types of work over others — but I find that I am most comfortable in roles that allow me to bring my breadth of knowledge and experience to bear. Usually this works in my favor,
- [Know Thy [Work] Self](https://jakecarlson.com/know-thy-work-self/) - There are 3 types of roles that I think everyone should experience in order to learn more about themselves and how they work best: Working at a larger company or larger team where you are a 'grunt,' or have supervisors in your specialization. Working at a small company or small team where you are the domain expert.

## Pages

- [About Me](https://jakecarlson.com/) - Jake Carlson is a product management leader with deep experience in UX, engineering, and agile project management.
- [Resume](https://jakecarlson.com/resume/) - Professional Summary SaaS product development leader with deep experience in engineering, product management, data science, UX, and agile project management able to achieve amazing results for B2B / B2B2C / B2C SaaS products. Work Experience Stealth Startup Austin, TX 2023 – present Chief Product & Technology Officer, Founder (fractional) Established the product and technology vision
- [Fractional Chief Product & Technology Officer Services](https://jakecarlson.com/fractional-chief-product-and-technology-officer/) - I have over 20 years of learnings from working at scrappy startups as well as Big Tech (Apple, Oracle). I can get your idea from 0-1 with my extensive experience in engineering, product management, UX, and project management. I can also scale your SaaS offering to the next level if you already have an MVP
- [Contact Me](https://jakecarlson.com/contact/)

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