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How do you start a product management team from scratch if you are the first PM hire expected to build and grow the team?

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Building a Product Management Team
  1. Natalia Baryshnikova
    Natalia Baryshnikova

    Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning • 1y

    The hardest part in this scenario is to accurately capture the moment when you tap out of your own capacity and need to bring on someone else. One potential framework for this: keep a list of things (as in, capabilities to explore/build) you would want to start today if you had bandwidth; the moment this list has five items on it is the time to hire another PM. Make sure you're honest with yourself and only list things that you 100% believe in and that are truly major, not small improvements. Th ...Read More

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  2. Preethy Vaidyanathan
    Preethy Vaidyanathan

    Matterport VP of Product • 1y

    It's better to have a small team of highly skilled and motivated PMs who align with company values and help meet company goals. Especially in an early-stage company, where ambiguity is high and agility across customer targeting, sales processes, product development, support, and more is key, ensure that your hires are comfortable with ambiguity yet capable of executing and making decisions based on available information. Plan your hiring needs based on projected company growth. Think holisticall ...Read More

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