VG’s Chief Product Officer: ‘If You Don’t Work on User Needs, You Won’t Succeed’

Posted Friday, April 2, 2021 3:00 pm

Brian Veseling | WAN-IFRA

That’s nearly 60 percent of Norway’s total population (5.4 million) and makes them even bigger than Facebook within the country.

Listening to Ola Stenberg, VG’s Chief Product Manager during WAN-IFRA’s recent Digital Media India virtual conference, it quickly became clear that while the Norwegian brand might well be proud of its top spot...

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VG’s Chief Product Officer: ‘If You Don’t Work on User Needs, You Won’t Succeed’

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