Julia Austin
Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at Harvard Business School
Biography
Harvard Business School
Julia Austin is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School’s Rock Center for Entrepreneurship where she currently teaches Startup Operations. Julia is also a certified Executive Coach, board member, startup advisor and angel investor as well as the founder of Good For Her, a non-profit community for women founders that fosters their growth as they navigate their entrepreneurial journeys.
Prior to her current endeavors, Julia was the CTO at DigitalOcean, VP of Innovation for VMware, Inc., the VP of Engineering at Akamai Technologies and has held technical management and consulting positions at several other startups and mature companies. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from Boston University.
## Education
- MS Boston University (1991 — 1992)
- BA University of Massachusetts (1985.01 — 1989.06)
- Framingham High
Companies
- Senior Lecturer Harvard Business School (2021)
- Board Member hackNY.org (2019)
- Founder Good For Her (2015)
- Executive Coach Self-employed (2013)
- Advisor & Investor Various (2011)
- Executive Fellow Harvard Business School (2020 — 2021)
- Senior Lecturer Harvard Business School (2016 — 2020)
- CTO & Advisor DigitalOcean (2016 — 2017)
- Executive In Residence Harvard Business School (2015 — 2015)
Skills
- CRM
- Web Design
- Business Operations
Videos
Product Market Fit - Interviews - Julia Austin - After Interview Debrief
Product Market Fit - Interviews - Julia Austin - Ask Specific Questions
Product Market Fit - Interviews - Julia Austin - Listening
Julia Austin on the Making of a Great PM – Lessons from HBS, Digital Ocean, VMWare & Akamai
Julia Austin, Advisor & Investor, Austinfish
Julia Austin on Working at Big Companies vs. Startups | The One Thing By Seeking Wisdom
Product Julia Austin on Creating Personas use template
Product Market Fit - Julia Austin on Identifying Target Customers
Investigate the Unmet Need - Julia Austin - Problem & Customer Fit
Product Market Fit - Julia Austin on Competitive Benchmarking
Innovation at VMware with Steve Herrod and Julia Austin
Product Market Fit - Interviews - Julia Austin - Interview Essentials
Mentor Spotlight - Julia Austin
Product Market Fit - Interviews - Julia Austin - How Many Interviews and Planning
Conduct Better Customer Interviews: Quick Tips from Julia Austin
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