Preethy Vaidyanathan

Preethy Vaidyanathan

VP of Product, Matterport
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Product leader with a focus to scale start-up technology to enterprise platform and drive company transformation through product strategy and execution.

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Preethy Vaidyanathan
Preethy Vaidyanathan
Matterport VP of ProductOctober 25
If you are unable to have a longer term roadmap view: then proactively reset expectations while increasing the cadence of communication.  There may be a number of reasons why you are in this state: product pivot, external event like global pandemic happening that changes customer and market dyn......Read More
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Preethy Vaidyanathan
Preethy Vaidyanathan
Matterport VP of ProductOctober 25
There are three high-level options:  * Internal roadmap only * Fully public: roadmap published externally for all customers and prospects  * Customer-facing roadmap that your Sales, Customer success, Sales Engineering and field teams are trained on to share   The choice of roadmap d......Read More
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Preethy Vaidyanathan
Preethy Vaidyanathan
Matterport VP of ProductOctober 25
When deciding between dedicated vs. 3rd party engineering, consider the following factors: Final product experience:  Evaluate the final product experience delivery to customers. For example, with a 3rd party tech team, does your design decisions make it a longer workflow for customers becaus......Read More
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Preethy Vaidyanathan
Preethy Vaidyanathan
Matterport VP of ProductOctober 25
This can happen because your product growth potential is sufficiently broad across multiple customer segments or you may be operating a complex product surface that serves different segments (eg: multi-sided marketplace).  Turn this impossible situation around, instead of asking your execs to ......Read More
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Preethy Vaidyanathan
Preethy Vaidyanathan
Matterport VP of ProductOctober 25
What is your objective, who is your audience and what are their needs. An effective presentation of your roadmap addresses all three questions. The communication style you deploy is starting with the audience's needs and weaving in what you hope to achieve. For example:  Your audience: prospect......Read More
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Preethy Vaidyanathan
Preethy Vaidyanathan
Matterport VP of ProductJune 14
Use your product launches as a way to communicate how you are solving customer problems and driving company outcomes. Most companies these days employ communication platforms like slack, intranet boards or other standardized channels. Leverage these channels to start with the why (customer, bu......Read More
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Preethy Vaidyanathan
Preethy Vaidyanathan
Matterport VP of ProductJune 14
Your strength is being the leader in product and technology. Your superpower is connecting this to how they solve customer problems and drive business results. Top three things to consider:  * Start with the why including customer problem and business goals * Understand company priority (this ......Read More
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Preethy Vaidyanathan
Preethy Vaidyanathan
Matterport VP of ProductJune 14
IF YOUR COMPANY USES OBJECTIVE KEY RESULTS (OKRS) OR OTHER GOAL SETTING FRAMEWORK; THAT IS THE BEST GUIDE FOR A PM TO LEVERAGE. TIE YOUR PRODUCT/PROJECTS TO COMPANY PRIORITY AND USE THAT TO GUIDE WHAT ARE URGENT AND IMPORTANT TO PRIORITIZE. HOWEVER, THIS ALONE IS NOT GOING TO BE SUFFICIENT, AS......Read More
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Preethy Vaidyanathan
Preethy Vaidyanathan
Matterport VP of ProductJune 13
Start with the customer and business problem you are trying to solve and get alignment on the priority to solving this problem. Oftentimes, the root cause of the disconnect is the timing on when to solve the problem. 1. Get alignment on the business impact for solving the problem (revenue, ......Read More
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Preethy Vaidyanathan
Preethy Vaidyanathan
Matterport VP of ProductAugust 30
There are three broad categories of customer feedback: improvements to existing products, strategic customer problem areas when you zoom out for long-term planning and active customer engagement on existing roadmap.  Improvements to existing products:  * This is usually the most robust feedbac......Read More
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VP of Product at Matterport
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