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Rodrigo Davies
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* I get frustrated whenever I hear business outcomes and customer outcomes described as two forces that are in tension, and that it’s necessary to choose between either building a fantastic product or having a fantastic business. It’s certainly possible to have a highly profitable busin......Read More
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1. Not validating the problem statement enough. Is this really a problem? 2. For a B2B product, I think its important to think through early on whether this is a problem they are willing to pay for. Often times, this is an after thought and expensive to pivot. 3. Giving up too soon. Its easier ......Read More
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Vasanth Arunachalam
Meta Director, Technical Program Management • February 3
I’ll try to answer this first question along with the question of - “What metrics do technical product teams look at to define success, what do you find to be the most important?“ because they are similar. KPIs or Metrics are essentially a way to measure how successful your program or product is......Read More
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Navin Ganeshan
Amazon Head of Driver Products, Amazon Relay • May 31
A technical product manager at Amazon is generally referred to as a Product-Manager-Technical (PM-T). A PMT can have ownership over a product, a functional area or even a program, but their primary focus is on formulating the vision, the strategy and roadmap for that area. They are also ultimatel......Read More
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Patrick Davis
Google Group Product Manager • August 18
Thank you for the question and I'm sure this is exactly not the answer you're looking for which is, "it depends" You're balancing building trust and relationships, understanding your users and the business, and likely an evolving company strategy. So the question you need to ask yourself is wh......Read More
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Suhas Manangi
Airbnb Group Product Manager • June 6
Being a good PM helps becoming a good manager of PMs, but is not a sufficient condition. I have seen below 3 as top challenges/opportunities unique to GPMs: 1. Deligating, and trusting your direct report PMs to care about Customers as much as you do, if not more. 2. Providing saftey net fo......Read More
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Ajay Waghray
Udemy Director of Product Management, Consumer Marketplace • August 25
I think the best way to break into the industry as a PM is to get after building tech products yourself. Personally, I left a well-paying job in the energy sector to work on a start-up with no reliable paycheck. Thinking back on that experience, it was crazy beneficial to learn how to work with d......Read More
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Marion Nammack
Braze Director of Product Management • February 8
Good framing is essential for effective prioritization, especially in cases where departments have different perspectives on what to prioritize. In many companies, including my own, the sales team is an important stakeholder in the product roadmap. When working with other departments or teams, y......Read More
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Deepti Srivastava
Head of Product, VP • December 12
When setting up any new line of business, revenue projection is an important step to understand the expected outcomes and viability of the business. For new a new product, you should have: * The basic market analysis including market sizing and TAM (total addressable market) * Competitor gr......Read More
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Apurva Garware
Upwork VP Product and GM • April 28
1. Ability to communicate well - Someone told me early in my career: The single most important PM skill he looks for when hiring a PM is communication. Communication is really a proxy for building trust, driving alignment, having healthy debates when there’s conflict and committing t......Read More
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