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Product Management
JAN 15, 2025

Understanding Product Equity in Tech – Glenn Block (Founder and CEO, ProdSense)

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In our latest podcast episode on The Product Experience, Glenn Block, Founder and CEO of ProdSense, discusses the concept of product equity. He emphasizes the importance of creating fair and equitable products in the tech industry, especially amid advances in AI. He shares his journey from a software developer to a product leader and the motivations behind launching his own business focused on product equity.

About Glenn

Glenn Block is a trailblazing product changemaker and equity advocate, known for reshaping how companies think about product development. With leadership roles at industry giants like Microsoft, Splunk, Auth0, and Uplevel, Glenn has built a career on creating products that are not only powerful and scalable but also intentionally equitable and user-centric. He has led product development for enterprise products used by hundreds of millions of users and platforms used by millions of developers.

Through his work, Glenn has championed strategies that prioritize diverse user needs and ensure that product experiences are accessible and empowering to those who are often overlooked. His unique approach, grounded in years of cross-functional leadership, bridges the gap between engineering and product, advocating for a balanced, people-centered design.

As the founder of ProdSense, Glenn is transforming SaaS companies to build products that align business goals with meaningful and equitable outcomes. 

Featured Links: Follow Glenn on LinkedIn | Work with Glenn at ProdSense | Product Equity at Adobe What is Product Equity | Product Equity 101 | Design Justice | Building For Everyone | Cash App and their work to support the un/underbanked |

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