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Brandon Green

Brandon Green

Staff Product Manager, Buffer

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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids4y
"0-1 product development" is the idea of building something from nothing. That is, you have an abstract customer or business problem you need to solve and no solution for...
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids3y
Everywhere! Users themselves, colleagues, market research, competitors, randomly in the shower. Generally, I like to consider each idea seriously and work through a few q...
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids4y
This is hard! For me, it's a mix of having a good understanding and confidence that you have (1) a clear hypothesis that you can test with a minimally viable product tha...
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids3y
A PM's job is to take in a lot of inputs (including the 3 listed in this question) and articulate a compelling strategy and roadmap around achieving the best outcomes for...
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids4y
I think the two most common mistakes in building 0-to-1 products are: Not acknowledging or checking some assumptions about the problem your product is meant to solve Ove...
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids4y
So, in my experience of building 0-to-1, I've never had to do this before exploring a potential new product 😅 and candidly, I really don't like doing it because any proje...
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids3y
I'll speak to commonalities in IC PMs since I have less experience hiring other product leaders. It's really just 4 things in my view: A clear ability to break down comp...
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids4y
I don't think I have a great answer for this; I think there are a few possible points to consider though, and I think it ultimately comes down to how you understand the u...
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids3y
I personally bias toward PMs (or aspiring PMs) with a creative mind, whether that's shown through actual background experience in a creative field, or a highly creative o...
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids3y
I think going "above and beyond" is a totally subjective thing; it is up to each individual what is above their baseline of preparation for an interview. But - here are a...
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Credentials & Highlights
Staff Product Manager at Buffer
Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids
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Studied at BS Music Technology, Northeastern University
Lives In Central MA
Hobbies include music, writing, coffee, automation, my daughter, my doggo
Knows About Product Roadmap & Prioritization, Building 0-1 Products, Technical Product Management...more