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About Michael Novack - Product Leader, Builder, and Operator

About Michael
Novack - Senior Product Leader

Building useful, intuitive, and scalable products that solve real problems for real people.

Michael Novack - Product Leader

Builder • Operator • Leader

EXPERIENCE WITH LEADING COMPANIES

Just Eat logo
Just Eat
Dropbox logo
Dropbox
Uber logo
Uber
Serve Robotics logo
Serve Robotics
Postmates logo
Postmates
Hims logo
Hims
Stripe logo
Stripe
SkiptheDishes logo
SkiptheDishes
WWF logo
WWF
Agtonomy logo
Agtonomy
PwC logo
PwC
Just Eat logo
Just Eat
Dropbox logo
Dropbox
Uber logo
Uber
Serve Robotics logo
Serve Robotics
Postmates logo
Postmates
Hims logo
Hims
Stripe logo
Stripe
SkiptheDishes logo
SkiptheDishes
WWF logo
WWF
Agtonomy logo
Agtonomy
PwC logo
PwC

Why the Wilderness Matters

Growing up, I spent summers portaging through Algonquin Park and the remote channels of Temagami. Those expeditions taught me everything I know about leadership: how teams start disjointed but come together through shared challenges, how to stay focused when conditions get tough, and how to make it work with whatever resources you have.

There's something magical about a team laughing together while rain pours down on your campsite. That's the same energy I bring to product teams when we're facing impossible deadlines or pivoting strategy.

Areas of Expertise

Five core areas where I drive impact and create value for growing companies.

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Product Strategy

Transforming market opportunities into winning product roadmaps that drive business outcomes

My approach starts with ruthless customer obsession. I dig deep into user pain points through direct interviews, behavioral data analysis, and competitive gap assessment to uncover unmet needs. Then I translate these insights into clear product hypotheses and prioritized feature sets. I believe great strategy emerges from the intersection of user value, technical feasibility, and business viability—and I excel at making the hard tradeoffs between competing priorities when resources are finite.

Key Skills

User ResearchStrategic PrioritizationMarket Analysis

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