Real product amplification
Move Faster - Build Better
The Rampersand Product Counsel (RPC) is a high-calibre network of founders, product leaders, and operators who’ve built and scaled product-led companies - some to unicorn status.
It’s built to support Rampersand portfolio companies, and it's one of the most differentiated products we offer.
Featured Counsel members
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Virginia Murdoch
Product Weirdo
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Ken Brand
Co-Founder and CPO/CTO of Restoke
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Kirsten Mann
CEO, Founder of Vizory
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Adam Jacobs
Co-Founder of Hatch | Co-Founder of THE ICONIC
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Aaron Triantafyllidis
Co-Founder & Technical Product Lead of Mass Dynamics
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Sam Kroonenburg
CEO & Co-Founder of Cuttable | Co-Founder of A Cloud Guru
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Lauren Peate
Founder & CEO of Multitudes
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Sam Granleese
Head of Product at JigSpace
What is the Product Counsel?
The Rampersand Product Counsel is a curated group of product-minded leaders: unicorn founders, experienced operators, and product builders shaping the next wave.
We meet monthly (virtually) to tackle real product challenges, share hard-won insights, and connect with peers who get it because they’re living it too!
There are no slides. No fluff. Just conversations that move the needle.
Product counsel members get access to:
Founders who’ve built $100M+ businesses
Product leads at some of Australia and New Zealand’s fastest-growing companies
Early-stage builders solving similar problems in real time
Guest speakers from all over the world
What to expect:
Monthly 60-min remote sessions (curated by topic + guest)
Real talk - Chatham House Rules, no recordings
Quarterly in-person meetups with local members
WhatsApp community for real-time support and ongoing discussion
Join the mailing list to learn more:
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![Kirsten Mann - Vizory]()
"It's rare to find a group that shares the real product journey, not just the shiny bits. The Counsel is a place to test ideas, hear different perspectives, and know I'm not alone. Every session gives me at least one idea I can use straight away."
KIRSTEN MANN - VIZORY
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![Ken Brand - Restoke]()
"The Product Counsel has been invaluable as I step into the CPO role. Hearing candid experiences from others who've walked this path gives me both perspective and practical guidance. It's accelerated my growth and given me the confidence to lead at this level"
KEN BRAND - RESTOKE
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![Aaron Triantafyllidids - Mass Dynamics]()
"As a product lead with a technical background, the Product Counsel has been an awesome opportunity to learn from peers across diverse experiences and company stages, broadening how I think about building products."
AARON TRIANTAFYLLIDIS - MASS DYNAMICS
Why the product counsel exists
For Founders:
Many founders struggle to access mentors and peers who’ve faced similar challenges, investors who genuinely understand their product and can help drive traction, and valuable connections within the startup ecosystem for hiring, skills development, networking, and introductions.
For Investors:
Most funds claim to support founders. We built a system that proves it. The Product Counsel is just one part of our Capital-Plus platform - a founder-led network that gives product companies a true edge.
the rampersand CAPITAL-PLUS platform
A system that grows with you. cold start > conversion > capital.
Rampersand portfolio companies get access to:
Move faster - Build better
Great product doesn’t have to come from trial and error.
The Product Counsel is a high-calibre network of founders, product leaders, and operators who’ve scaled product-led companies.
Leapfrog the cold start problem
Build commercial momentum from Day 1 - not by chance, but by design.
The Sales Lead Generator delivers warm leads for your first wave of customers.
Network is no longer luck, it’s leverage.
The Connected Network eliminates the warm intro tax. Access to a global network of high-trust, high-value connections, along with a system of trusted doors opened at the right moment.
FAQs:
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A: The Product Counsel is purpose-built for Rampersand portfolio companies. It’s not strictly exclusive, but it’s designed around the challenges and needs of founders we back.
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A: The Product Counsel includes unicorn founders, senior product leaders at fast-growth startups, and early-stage builders navigating similar challenges to you - across Australia, New Zealand, and beyond. It’s a mix of experience and proximity: battle-tested wisdom meets in-the-trenches support.
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A: We focus on real product challenges and decisions: how to ship faster, prioritise better, scale product teams, deal with tech debt, navigate product/market fit, and more. Sessions are shaped by what members are facing right now - so the discussions are always relevant, practical, and founder-led.
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We meet virtually every month so members across Australia and New Zealand stay connected and supported. A few times a year, we also meet in person to go deeper and strengthen relationships.
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Join the Rampersand portfolio! The Product Counsel is one of the key ways we back product-led founders, not just with capital, but with real support where it counts.
If you’d like to stay up to date with Product Counsel events, sign up for the mailing list.