Subu Baskaran

If you are an entry-level product manager or a first-time PM switching from a different function, executing a feature end-to-end is the best place to start. During execut...

The answer depends on the size of the company. But if I generalize, if you are a new grad or new to the function, then your first job would be Product Manager. Then, depe...

The strategy really depends on where you are in the journey. Competing with established players looks very different for a startup versus a scaled company.For startups, i...

Stakeholders for mature products are typically large customers, experienced field teams (sales, engineering, support in B2B), and long-term product team members.Managing ...

In short, have a long-term perspective on what you are building. As a senior PM, you are more inclined to ship faster. This might look great and temporarily get you the s...

There is no one silver bullet for a product management candidate. If I were to look for specific traits, definitely high up on the list would be how long a PM candidate e...

Technology can be a real competitive advantage. If your industry needs sub-second latency to monitor their systems, having a streaming architecture that delivers can make...

I evaluate the performance of the product team—IC PMs, GPMs, and product leads—across five core dimensions: customer satisfaction, quality of deliverables, clarity of str...

Strategic alignment is not a one-time activity—it’s a continuous operating rhythm. In an era of AI-driven acceleration and rapidly evolving customer expectations, agility...

If you are a new PM in an organization, my advice would be the following:Be curious - learn as much as possible about the customers, users, features, and the system. Talk...