Most CDOs talk about data products. Very few approach them the way a product manager would starting with customer need, validating demand, and building only what people will actually use.

📌 In this episode:

Why scalability without proven demand is a bridge to nowhere and how CDOs fall into that trap constantly

What "outside-in" product management looks like in a data function and why it changes everything about how you prioritize

How Jonathan Reeve's team at BetaNext links financial data assets to create insights clients didn't know they needed

Why influence and storytelling aren't soft skills for data leaders they're the job

💬 The takeaway: "You hold the keys to the kingdom. If you're managing data better, you've got the power to influence innovation, product direction, and where investment goes." — Jonathan Reeve

About the host and guest

Malcolm Hawker is a former Gartner analyst, Chief Data Officer at Profisee, Editor-in-Chief of CDO Matters on Substack, and host of the CDO Matters Podcast. Jonathan Reeve is Chief Product Officer at BetaNext, a financial services data company.

🔗 Watch + full transcript: profisee.com/podcast/data-as-a-product-summer-replay

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