Mironov Consulting
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Let’s carefully define a “Head of Product” as someone who directly supervises a team of product managers including hiring, work assignments, mentoring, and resolving cross-product disputes. Here’s what I’ve seen when we put a non-product subject expert in as Head of Product: They focus on power users and complex new features.
Intercom, Inc.
AUGUST 15, 2018
Find a sponsor , not a mentor — someone who is in the room when opportunities arise and makes sure your name comes up. The biggest project I’m working on is the website redesign, but I also created a machine-learning data science, data engineering organization, and an ad platform. It’s good for building a network.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Mixpanel
MARCH 7, 2021
“I’m currently the founder of LevelUp, a startup aiming to revolutionize mentorship by creating a platform connecting women mentors and mentees based on role, industry, career interests, and goals. I’ve personally struggled a lot with finding an appropriate professional mentor and started LevelUp to fix this problem.
Izenda
APRIL 29, 2019
These may be gained through experience, education, or mentoring. Learning from user testing. If a product manager is fixated on a feature because it fixes their own pain points, for example, they may favor it when it doesn’t necessarily benefit the primary user. Conducting customer research. Spearheading design.
Intercom, Inc.
JULY 9, 2020
Kevin Indig leads SEO & Content Marketing as VP at G2 and mentors startups in Marketing at GermanAccelerator. I’m also mentoring startups in terms of marketing SEO go-to market at the German Accelerator, which is the official startup program in the Silicon Valley of Germany. Kevin: Absolutely. And the pleasure is all mine.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
145 
Let's personalize your content