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What do you find the most difficult in Platform Product Management?

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  1. Katherine Man
    Katherine Man

    HubSpot Group Product Manager, CRM Platform • 3y

    I’ve held roles as both platform and non-platform product managers and I’d say being a platform product manager is definitely the most challenging but rewarding. The most challenging part is your solutions are more abstract and less obvious. Instead of building solutions directly for customers, you’re buildings tools for customers to build the solutions themselves. Does your head hurt yet? Let me give an example.  Let’s say you’re trying to let customers customize the way their HubSpot UI looks. ...Read More

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  2. Pavan Kumar
    Pavan Kumar

    Gainsight Director, Product Management | Formerly Cisco • 2y

    One of the most challenging aspects of Platform Product Management is balancing the diverse needs of multiple stakeholders while maintaining a cohesive platform strategy. This involves navigating trade-offs between short-term tactical needs and long-term strategic goals, aligning roadmaps for individual products with the broader platform vision, driving adoption among internal teams and external customers, staying agile in a rapidly evolving ecosystem, and managing complex dependencies. Overcomi ...Read More

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