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Road to Product Consensus

The Product Guy

Guest Post by: Andraž Zvonar (Mentee, Session 11, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Dimitris Sotiriou ]. While startups need to move fast, getting everyone on board with the decisions that are being made is crucial to actually execute fast. I made a few proposals, talked to a few people and presented to the CEO.

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Startup CTO or Developer

TechEmpower - Product Management

What does it mean to be a CTO for a startup? Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? The role of a CTO varies as the company matures. Here’s a graphic from Socal CTO that illustrates the roles as they change over time: In its earliest days, a startup’s top need is often to produce a product.

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Lessons from a two-time unicorn builder, 50-time startup advisor, and 20-time company board member | Uri Levine (co-founder of Waze)

Lenny Rachitsky

” Uri is dedicated to creating impactful startups that solve real-world problems and has seen everything from failure to moderate success to big success. This is the biggest driver of startup success. Find the transcript at: [link] Some takeaways: You need to “fall in love with the problem” that you’re solving.

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Succeeding as an introvert, building zero-to-one, and why you should PM your career like you PM your product | Deb Liu (CEO of Ancestry, ex-Facebook, PayPal, eBay)

Lenny Rachitsky

Develop a plan to address these areas and present it to your team. Start by defining your long-term career goals and envision where you want to be in 5 or 10 years. 60 days (aligning and planning): Based on your learnings, identify one or two areas where you can make a tangible impact in the short term.

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Transitioning from Software Engineer to Engineering Manager

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Engineering managers will frequently consult with other product managers, engineers, and their teams while spending time in meetings, answering emails, and delivering presentations to upper management. However, it is possible for a talented tech lead, for instance, to land an engineering manager role at a smaller startup or company.

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11 Key SaaS Roles and Responsibilities in 2023

Userpilot

For example, a startup might not need a sales manager or a fully-fledged sales team in its early days, but a UX designer is an absolute necessity. Time to Market for New Products : Also known as velocity, this metric measures the CTO’s effectiveness and speed in rolling new products /features. Collecting customer feedback to improve.

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Best Countries To Outsource Software Development: Why India Reigns

Arkenea

Look to India, where an elite ecosystem of developers delivers world-class results at a fraction of domestic costs. As John Reynolds, CTO of a San Francisco-based fintech startup, noted: “ Arkenea’s team in India is more responsive and communicative than some local vendors we’ve worked with. The solution?