The Product Pivot: Real conversations with product people.
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The Product Pivot: Real conversations with product people.
The Product Pivot | Fractional PM Unpacked
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In this episode of The Product Pivot, we chat with Trevor Acy—a fractional product manager and coach—about his journey from marketing into product, how he broke in without the title, and what real product thinking looks like inside companies.
We also dig into:
- What founders and early-stage teams get wrong when scaling
- Why unscalable work is often the smartest work
- How Trevor built his fractional practice
- Trevor’s mission to grow Mississippi’s tech ecosystem
If you’re exploring fractional work, thinking about a pivot, or building in the early stages—this one’s for you.
Connect with Trevor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevoracy/
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Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro: Trevor Acy’s Pivot from Marketing to Product
03:00 – Early Exposure to Product Principles
13:00 – From Full-Time to Fractional: Trevor’s Transition
17:00 – Common Pitfalls in Product-Less Organizations
20:00 – Common Mistakes Early-Stage Startups Make
24:00 – Why Companies Are Turning to Fractional PMs
29:00 – Finding Clients & Building a Fractional Practice
37:00 – Building the Mississippi Tech Ecosystem
45:00 – Where to Find Trevor
Connect with Santiana: Santiana's LinkedIn
Connect with Meagan: Meagan's LinkedIn
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