Patrick Davis

Thank you for the question and I'm sure this is exactly not the answer you're looking for which is, "it depends" You're balancing building trust and relationships, und...Read More

This is a good one; and I'll admit that I've never been the first PM hire in a company, but I have worked to establish a new PM team within an existing structure. Here...Read More

This is a good one. I think there are two that often get missed and largely it is because they are hard to measure and expensive to move. Product excellence. How do yo...Read More

Oooohhhh, this is a good one and something I spend a lot of time balancing. Product owns the product and at the end of the day both gets unearned credit and unearned b...Read More

I'm lucky in that Google has a really rigorous interview process that I benefit from. Google is also known for taking a long time during that process but I promise you...Read More

Here's how I'd think about it: Some planning cadence where strategy and roadmap can be reviewed at different levels of fidelity. (Annual, Quarterly etc.) Product revie...Read More

I'm not sure it is the most effective because I've really only used one strategy, but it has been effective for me. Grow your own scope, take on more than you can hand...Read More

Let me give some guidance here on how I think about it.  It's critical to have a strong vision, strategy, roadmap, and success metrics for a team Your org structure sh...Read More

Absolutely, welcome to the discipline, you're in for quite a ride and I'm super excited for you.  Optimize for learning and honing your craft. There's a balance to hav...Read More

I like this question although more specifics would help as the answer varies. It certainly is a tough skill to master though but worthwhile because this will always be...Read More