With Impact in Mind

Strategy
with impact in mind

Helping startups and businesses focus on what matters. Solving real problems, validating value, and delivering products that create measurable outcomes. Big picture, small steps, positive impact.

A Focused Approach to Product Strategy

Every engagement follows a proven methodology that ensures we solve the right problems and deliver real impact.

Problem

Validate the real problem through research and customer insights

Value

Quantify business impact and customer value before building

Strategy

Create focused roadmaps with clear priorities and milestones

Solution

Execute and deliver products that create lasting impact

Where Are You On Your Journey?

Select your stage to see common challenges and how I can help

Idea Stage
Pre-MVP
Building
Scaling
Growth

Idea Stage

You have a concept but need to validate if it's worth pursuing before investing time and resources.

Common Challenges

  • Unsure if the problem is real or significant enough
  • Don't know if people will actually pay for a solution
  • Limited understanding of the competitive landscape
  • Need evidence to convince co-founders or investors

How I Can Help

Problem Discovery & Validation

Customer interviews, research, and market analysis to confirm your idea addresses a genuine problem worth solving

Opportunity Assessment

Competitive landscape analysis and market sizing to understand the potential and viability

Concept Testing

Early validation with target customers through prototypes or landing pages before building anything

Pre-MVP / Validation

Problem is validated, now you need a clear strategy and plan for what to build first.

Common Challenges

  • Unclear what features to prioritize in the first version
  • No clear product vision or positioning strategy
  • Unsure how to approach the market or reach early customers
  • Need to align team on priorities and trade-offs

How I Can Help

Product Strategy Development

Define your vision, value proposition, and strategic positioning to guide all product decisions

MVP Planning & Scoping

Determine the minimum set of features that deliver real value and enable key learnings

Go-to-Market Strategy

Plan your launch approach, early customer acquisition, and validation metrics

Building / Pre-Revenue

You're actively developing your product and need hands-on support to ship effectively.

Common Challenges

  • Scope creep and feature bloat delaying launch
  • Balancing quality with speed to market
  • Technical team needs clear priorities and direction
  • Managing stakeholder expectations and feedback

How I Can Help

Embedded Product Management

Fractional PM working directly with your team on prioritization, user stories, and delivery

Roadmap Development & Planning

Create focused, achievable roadmaps that keep the team aligned on what matters

Launch Preparation

Beta testing strategy, customer onboarding flows, and go-to-market execution

Scaling / Early Revenue

You have traction and early customers, now you need to mature your offering and scale sustainably.

Common Challenges

  • Ad-hoc processes becoming bottlenecks
  • Team growing but lacking clear product frameworks
  • Reactive feature requests overwhelming the roadmap
  • Need data-driven decision making and metrics

How I Can Help

Product Operations & Frameworks

Establish processes, metrics, and decision-making frameworks for sustainable growth

Team Development & Coaching

Build internal product capability through training, mentoring, and hands-on coaching

Strategic Planning & Roadmapping

Multi-quarter roadmaps that balance growth, technical debt, and customer needs

Growth / Maturity

You're established in your market and exploring new opportunities or optimising what exists.

Common Challenges

  • Core product maturing, need new growth vectors
  • Exploring adjacent markets or customer segments
  • Product portfolio becoming complex to manage
  • Balancing innovation with maintaining existing products

How I Can Help

New Product Development

Explore and validate adjacent opportunities with the same rigor as your first product

Market Expansion Strategy

Strategic guidance for entering new markets, geographies, or customer segments

Portfolio Strategy & Optimization

Optimise resource allocation across products and rationalise your product portfolio

Products & Ventures I've Helped Build

Real examples of strategic engagements across healthcare, education, and startups

Paul Cannavan

Product Consultant with 20 years building digital solutions that make a difference

Paul Cannavan

Making Impact Through Products

With 20 years of experience developing digital products across Australia and the UK, I've been dedicated to making a positive impact by building solutions that make a real difference. I work closely with clients at all levels to understand problems, form strategies, and create products that deliver outcomes for both organizations and end users.

I have a passion for developing digital solutions that improve lives by making healthcare more personalised and preventative. My journey has taken me from working with clinicians in UK hospitals to following clinical staff in First Nations clinics in the Northern Territory. I've built apps for patients, grown marketplaces, and enabled better connections between healthcare providers and patients.

Beyond healthcare, I've mentored over 50 founders through startup accelerator programs, delivered product masterclasses to hundreds of professionals, and helped businesses across technology, education, and social impact sectors build products that create lasting value.

20+
Years Experience
50+
Founders Mentored
200+
Professionals Trained
100%
Impact Focused

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