# Teresa Torres

> Teresa Torres is the founder of Product Talk and the author of 'Continuous Discovery Habits' (2021), the definitive book on modern product discovery. A Stanford Symbolic Systems graduate who transitioned from front-end engineering to product management to coaching, she pioneered the Opportunity Solution Tree framework and has trained more than 18,000 product professionals through Product Talk Academy. She coaches product teams at companies like Spotify, Tesco, CarMax, and Snagajob, and is widely recognized as one of the most influential people in global product management.

- **Role:** Founder & Product Discovery Coach at Product Talk
- **Organizations:** Product Talk, Product Talk Academy
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Symbolic Systems, Stanford University, M.S. in Learning and Organizational Change, Northwestern University
- **Known for:** Author of 'Continuous Discovery Habits' (2021), longlisted for Porchlight Business Book Awards, Trained over 18,000 product professionals through Product Talk Academy, Pioneered the Opportunity Solution Tree framework (2016)

## Career timeline

- **1999-2003** — Front-end Developer / Interaction Designer at HighWire Press
- **2004-2006** — Product/Design role at Become, Inc. (Become.com)
- **2006-2011** — Various roles rising to President & CEO at Affinity Circles
- **2011** — Founded Product Talk as a blog and coaching practice
- **2012-2013** — VP of Products at AfterCollege
- **2016** — Published the Opportunity Solution Tree framework
- **2021** — Published 'Continuous Discovery Habits' (April 14, 2021)
- **2025** — Built Product Talk's AI Interview Coach after ankle surgery recovery; launched 'Just Now Possible' podcast

## Achievements

- Author of 'Continuous Discovery Habits' (2021), longlisted for Porchlight Business Book Awards
- Trained over 18,000 product professionals through Product Talk Academy
- Pioneered the Opportunity Solution Tree framework (2016)
- Coached product teams at Spotify, Tesco, CarMax, and Snagajob
- Recognized as one of the top 5 people globally who have helped the most product managers (Lenny's Newsletter)
- Likely the first professional to hold the title 'Product Discovery Coach'
- 55,000+ Twitter/X followers
- Book rated 4.44 stars on Goodreads from 4,700+ ratings
- Speaking fee of $10,000-$20,000

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Recovering from ankle surgery (March 2025) and having used recovery time to build Product Talk's AI Interview Coach
- **2025-03** — Launched 'Just Now Possible' podcast about how AI products are built
- **2025-02** — Published 'Building My First AI Product: 6 Lessons from My 90-Day Deep Dive' on producttalk.org
- **2024-12** — Presented at Y Oslo 2024 conference
- **2024-01** — Product Talk Academy transitioned toward on-demand and AI-powered course formats
- **2021-04** — Published 'Continuous Discovery Habits' - April 14, 2021

## Links

- Website: https://www.producttalk.org
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresatorres
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ttorres
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@producttalkvideos

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