Clara Lee

AMA: Automattic Director, Product Marketing, Clara Lee on Influencing the Product Roadmap

October 6 @ 10:00AM PT
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Clara Lee
PayPal VP, Product | Formerly Apple, Automattic, Deloitte5y
In the cases where a Product Manager has consistently challenged your work beyond regular constructive collaboration, I have found the following tactics useful: Realign ...
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Clara Lee
PayPal VP, Product | Formerly Apple, Automattic, Deloitte5y
Two approaches here, that may be used at the same time: Direct communication. If you have a strong framework for how you've seen PMM function strategically in other org...
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Clara Lee
PayPal VP, Product | Formerly Apple, Automattic, Deloitte5y
In most companies I've worked in, Product Marketing is often vastly outnumbered by Sales teams. The challenge is not usually in personalities or conflicting interests - b...
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Clara Lee
PayPal VP, Product | Formerly Apple, Automattic, Deloitte5y
Design and Marketing should ideally go hand-in-hand. If the Design team is very mature, experts in the area, and functioning on a world-class level, then Product Market...
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Clara Lee
PayPal VP, Product | Formerly Apple, Automattic, Deloitte5y
Great question, especially for Product Marketing organizations that are still scaling to meet the footprint of much larger Product and/or Sales teams. Although you may ...
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Clara Lee
PayPal VP, Product | Formerly Apple, Automattic, Deloitte5y
Ideally, your product roadmap reflects long-term strategy, narrative, and investment. If you are confident in your roadmap, you shouldn't need a rule that automatically p...
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