About us

ProdPad was created by two product managers who were frustrated at not having the best tools at hand for the job. Now that we’ve solved the problem for ourselves, we’d like to share it with you. Get in touch with your feedback on how we can make this better for you.

Janna Bastow - Co-founder of ProdPadJanna Bastow
Coming from a user-centric design background, she has extensive experience building social web experiences and is passionate about using new technologies to solve old problems. Janna is the founding organiser of ProductCamp London, a fast-growing community of product managers around a dynamic, attendee-centric conference, and now organises ProductTank events around the world as well as the MindTheProduct Conference.

Janna’s articles on the ProdPad blog | on MindTheProduct.com


Simon Cast - Co-founder of ProdPadSimon Cast
Simon has 10 years experience in building products ranging from satellite control software to online social capital tools. He also spent time in the Australian Army. In 2010 he co-founded ProductCamp London with Janna, and was until recently, Head of Product for PeerIndex. He now organises ProductTank events and the MindTheProduct Conference.

Simon’s articles on the ProdPad blog | on MindTheProduct.com