Brandon Green

AMA: ezCater Director of Product, Fulfillment, Brandon Green on Product Roadmap & Prioritization

August 16 @ 10:00AM PT
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids3y
It depends on the role and problem space, but I try to invite (1) virtually everyone I collaborate with on a regular basis, (2) their management/leadership, and (3) fell...
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids3y
I've had to manage a couple different pivots like in my product career. What's worked best in terms of communicating is the following: Making clear the "why" behind the ...
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids3y
I deal with this a fair emount in my current role - Delivery at ezCater to some degree touches all possible users of our multi-sided marketplace (customers, supply & ...
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids3y
I could give a really detailed answer about my process, but I don't really have one. I've found that my "prioritization process" is actually pretty simple and is about at...
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids3y
I don't have a specific framework I use for determining build vs buy, but I've typically used a series of questions to help evaluate the decision: - What is the problem ...
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids3y
This is an interesting question, because I think it highly depends on the leadership and culture of the company you work in. I've seen leadership figures have very strong...
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids3y
I consider product marketing managers (PMM) part of the core partner group working with Product in roadmap creation (also including engineers, design, analytics, research...
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids3y
I've found that there are basically 2 levels of detail that matter, with the goal of each being somewhat different: Executive summary (Director/VP/C-suite audience) - wh...
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids3y
Autonomy is certainly a desirable aspect of product work, but it comes with time. To gain autonomy, you need to first build trust. Start by not assuming your sales team i...
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids3y
Everywhere! Users themselves, colleagues, market research, competitors, randomly in the shower. Generally, I like to consider each idea seriously and work through a few q...
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids3y
A PM's job is to take in a lot of inputs (including the 3 listed in this question) and articulate a compelling strategy and roadmap around achieving the best outcomes for...
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