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When is the right time to add a growth product manager on the product management team?

Sreenath Kizhakkedath
Uber Uber Head of Growth Programs, RidersJanuary 27

During the initial stages of the product (launch/product-market fit), the product manager is responsible for Growth. If you broadly think about the different product stages - as MVP, then Product-market fit and then scale. I would recommend adding a Growth product manager when you are ready to scale. 

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Nicolas Liatti
Adobe Senior Director of Product Management, 3D CategoryDecember 7

The right time is when you feel you are stretched too thin to grow without it. A good signal is when the product is growing super fast, and stakeholders start to be misaligned on the different topics to tackle.

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