About

Hubert Palan is the Founder and CEO of Productboard, a leading product management system that helps product teams to get the right products to market faster. With over 18 years of relevant experience in the tech industry, he has built a strong reputation as a seasoned entrepreneur and startup mentor. Prior to founding Productboard, Hubert Palan worked at GoodData as the VP of Product Management, where he played a significant role in growing the company from a team of six employees to almost 300 employees with $100M in funding. At GoodData, he built the whole front-end product management, user experience, developer community, and documentation teams from the ground up. He also managed the whole GoodData's platform business, including product strategy, P&L, go-to-market, sales enablement, positioning, messaging, and pricing. Hubert Palan is a strong advocate of high-performance, honest, open, transparent, and trust-based culture with clear company vision and mission. He is also a frequent public speaker and company advocate, with exposure to investors, board members, and C-level executives of Fortune 500 companies. In addition to his work at Productboard and GoodData, Hubert Palan is also a startup mentor and advisor. He has mentored and advised several startups, including those in the CzechAccelerator and Wayra CEE Accelerator in Prague. He is also a frequent speaker at Berkeley and Stanford universities, as well as a judge for various business plan competitions and startup weekends. Hubert Palan holds a M.Sc. in Computer Science, Software Engineering & Database systems from Czech Technical University in Prague, where he also obtained his undergraduate degree. He also holds a High School Diploma in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science from GVP High School in Prague. Overall, Hubert Palan is a highly experienced entrepreneur and startup mentor with a strong track record of success. He is passionate about helping product teams to build successful products and companies, and he continues to be a driving force behind the success of Productboard.