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Hiring a Head of Product | Rich Mironov | BoS USA Online 2020

Business of Software Conference

If you don’t have a Head of Product you may suffer from: narrow focus on engineer/development productivity; underpowered product management teams; customer benefits misaligned with actual features; and lack of a realistic product strategy. Rich Mironov // Mironov Consulting. But it’s hard to hire a Head of Product.

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“The Modern World We Live In Was Designed and Executed From An Office.”

The Product Coalition

In a LinkedIn post, CTO of Basecamp David Heinemeier Hansson in the face of possible chagrin, challenges notions that offices represent outmoded ways of working, according to telecommuting advocates. When it comes to having choices between working in offices or remotely, we’ve arguably made significant strides.

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Product Manager Career Path In Google, Amazon, Facebook & Microsoft

The Basics of Product Management

Not every company has the position of a Chief Product Officer (CPO). In some companies, product management roles up to the CTO (Chief Technology Officer). In some other companies, product management (along with project management), roles up to the CIO (Chief Information Officer).

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2021 in conversation: Learnings from the podcast

Intercom, Inc.

Will Larson , CTO of Calm. Des Traynor , Co-founder and CTO of Intercom. There are plenty of resources and advice on unlocking the secrets of the engineering management career path. The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo finally took place. Karen Peacock: In college, I studied math and computer science and engineering.

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How Executives can Empower Great Design

Modus Create

The February 2020 McKinsey Quarterly article Are You Asking Enough From Your Design Leaders? Depending on your organization, you may have more than 100 times as many engineers as designers. indicates the struggle is real. About 90% of companies in their 2018 research aren’t fully realizing the full potential of their design teams.

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Drata’s CEO Adam Markowitz on creating a culture of cyber security

Intercom, Inc.

There are enough stories of data breaches and cyber attacks to chill even the savviest security engineer to the core. An aerospace engineer turned entrepreneur, Adam learned early the best way to earn trust was proving you deserve it. Evernote’s CTO on Your Biggest Security Worries From 3 to 300 Employees. Caught your interest?

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The 5 Most Watched BoS Talks of the Decade

Business of Software Conference

– David Heinemeier Hansson (Founder/CTO, Basecamp). 4 // The Product-Market Fit Engine – Rahul Vohra (Founder/CEO, Superhuman). BoS Europe 2020 BoS USA 2020. I think it’s fair to say that Gail has authority when talking about negotiating how to grow and scale a business. A must watch. Watch Gail's Talk.