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392: How uncovering customer pains and unmet needs led to launching a rapidly growing product – with Matt Danna

Product Innovation Educators

At my last company, I was the VP of Product and the co-founder of Boulevard, Sean, was the VP of Engineering. One day Sean’s hair was a complete disaster, and I told him he was looking way too much like an engineer and needed to get a haircut. You can learn so much by meeting your customer and observing them.

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Your Audience’s Real Roadmap Questions

Mironov Consulting

Instead, I usually defer to the VPE/CTO on the bigger efficiency question, and focus on prioritization choices captured in the roadmap. ” The tension isn’t with which bugs we’re fixing, but the fraction of development/design effort spent on current user versus new features and new revenue.

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Insider Secrets for High Impact Growth with Sean Ellis

Bryce York

Sean estimated the project would take 30 days when he assigned it to the VP of Engineering. But he made sure to consult the VP before locking anything down. The VP suggest that 6 weeks was more realistic and there’s no way he could do it in 30 days. Prioritize in weekly growth meeting.

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What is the Role of a Technical Program Manager?

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Planning & Strategic Thinking Program Management positions are deeply strategic in nature, with their focus being on long-term, big picture initiatives intended to meet an organization's business goals. Primarily, TPMs work extensively with the engineering teams in their organization.