#26 Stepping into product leadership, making time for discovery, building products collaboratively, and more | Frederik Hansen (CPO at Ignite)

Today's episode is with my friend Frederik Hansen - CPO at Ignite. Ignite is a leading sustainable procurement platform that enables companies to take control of their purchasing from suppliers, comply with regulations, and reduce costs, emissions, and risks - all in one place.Before Ignite, Frederik was CPO at Bookis. He is also the co-founder of Produktleder.no - the largest community for product managers in Norway - and a co-organizer of the ProductTank in Oslo. A true contributor to the product community in Norway. In this conversation, Frederik and I discussed: * Starting a CPO role with a 1-month grace period* Healthy principles in strong product teams* Cross-functional collaboration in practice * Making time for discovery at Ignite * Creating an environment for product teams to thrive* Examples from Frederik’s journey on how to test ideas fast using different techniques* What Frederik looks for in a PM (traits)* And moreEnjoy :) Hey there, Afonso here 👋I've interviewed more than 30 Product leaders in Scandinavia, and this is one of those conversations. Subscribe for free so you don’t miss out on future interviews! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit afonsofranco.substack.com