What is your process of setting a vision when you join a new company?
Typeform Chief Product Officer • 3y
Every new job I've taken has had a pretty specific challenge I was hired to solve, and I was fortunate to have that clarity (at least at a high level). When I start in ...
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Meta Director, Technical Program Management | Formerly Microsoft • 3y
I’m assuming the question is about setting a ‘team’ vision/mission and one doesn’t exist yet. The mission statement is the “What” and the vision statement is an ambitious...
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Boxford Capital Managing Partner | Formerly Barracuda, SilverSky, Digital Guardian, OpenPages, Cybertrust • 1y
Wow, this is a really interesting question. I hadn't really thought about this before. I love the bravado and the eagerness to jump right in. That's a really strong actio...
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Flexera Chief Product Officer | Formerly Rackspace, Dell • 2mo
If you're new or are attacking sacred cows in a vision update that is required, you need the org to buy into the change. It starts with you getting your thoughts together...
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JetBrains Head of Product | Formerly GitLab, Jit.io, Cellebrite, Anima • 1y
I joined Anima recently, and here’s the approach I used during onboarding: Understand the Product and Market: Review product features, the roadmap, customer feedback, a...
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Meta Senior Director of Product Management • 11mo
When joining a new company, I would start by aligning the vision with the company's mission and values, ensuring it supports broader strategic objectives. I’d engage key ...
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BILL VP of Product, Product Platform • 2y
The process that I go through when setting a vision when I join a new company is: Listen & Learn Research & OptionalityDraft & Edit Share Listen & Learn I...
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Carta Sr. Director of Product Management | Formerly Salesforce, MuleSoft, Apple • 3y
I like to start by understanding the historical context and how teams arrived at where they are. What decisions were made and why. What worked well and what didn't go acc...
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Right off the bat, the very first thing here to do would be a deep dive into market trends, competitive landscape, and internal data. You need a holistic view of where th...
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