PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 21, 2022

Want to know what your next steps are as an engineer as you make your way to CTO? Soft skills, such as communication, conflict management, and leadership, play a more vital role than hard, technical skills. They need both technical expertise and managerial soft skills like communication and leadership.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2018

At Reddit, he led a team of 35 – none of whom knew how to manage other engineers. He had to quickly determine which team members displayed a potential for leadership and teach them the fundamentals of management so they could make new hires and scale – without ruining the culture. Short on time? Managers and leaders are different.

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The Review by First Round

JANUARY 12, 2023

For our first episode of 2023, our guest is Mike Boufford , CTO of Greenhouse , an applicant tracking system and recruiting platform. The techniques he used to prepare himself for every next phase of growth and how his role would have to change in 18-24 months. Mike has a unique career as an engineering leader.

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Lenny Rachitsky

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Tom was previously the VP of Product at Snap and the chief technology officer of Pandora. He also held leadership positions at notable tech flops Pets.com and Quibi, giving him a unique perspective not only on what it takes to build a successful company but also on lessons from failure.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

If the people reporting to you know better how to do their job, what is your role as a manager? Here’s why and how. Photo by Pedro Figueras from Pexels As the importance of product management for business success becomes clearer, many startups give one of the founders the product leadership role. This is part one of this guide.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The role of the Chief Product Officer is different to that of a Chief Technology Officer or Chief Marketing Officer. CPOs require technical knowledge in their industry, they need to understand the needs of the customer and they need to possess leadership ability.

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Product Management University

DECEMBER 2, 2022

This manager will be the go-to person when end users have questions about how to use the product or frustrations about the product. Executive Leadership (The Ultimate Buyer). Executive leadership buyer personas need to know your product can impact the organization’s overall strategic goals. Examples of B2B Buyer Personas.

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Lenny Rachitsky

MARCH 7, 2024

Ray describes TikTok’s thinking as “How can I run the second half of my marathon faster than the first?” ” TikTok fosters a leadership culture of “context, not control” that encourages ownership and decentralized decision-making.

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The Basics of Product Management

JUNE 14, 2020

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). If you are new to the field, learn how to break into product. Learn the art of leadership.

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People-First Product Leadership

APRIL 24, 2024

Now that you know how to mentally calm yourself down, you are in a better frame of mind to bring people together. Dharmesh Shah, the co-founder/CTO of Hubspot shared on Lenny’s podcast , company culture is a product. Thanks for reading People-First Product Leadership! It builds up and up until someone or something breaks.

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Usersnap

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Finally, you’ll learn how to transform the voice of customers into ammo for winning over your users. The disruptive growth approach focuses on gaining market leadership with a lower-cost product, which will help capture new customers. Here are the five essential steps for any SaaS company seeking market leadership.

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Lenny Rachitsky

MARCH 10, 2024

In this conversation, we discuss: The rise of “product management theater” Changes in the PM role post-ZIRP and the shift from growth to build functions The disconnect between good product companies and online product advice How over-hiring has created challenges in the product industry The most important skills for PMs to build How to (..)

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

First off, product management is very communication and leadership oriented. In terms of demonstrating leadership, look to your extracurricular activities. It ended up being a great way to practice debate and leadership in many ways. How is the strategy here different for current MBA students?

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Daniel Elizalde IoT Blog

APRIL 24, 2018

My guests today are Deanna Shaw, Director of Design for the Internet of Things at IBM Watson IoT, and Roxy Stimpson, Vice President and CTO at IoT World Labs. The post How to Build Strong Partnerships with Design and Engineering appeared first on Daniel Elizalde.

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Userpilot

MAY 1, 2024

How to get into product management – This newsletter discusses whether a product management role is right for you, how to kickstart your career, and the essential skills you need to have. Lenny ’s Podcast: Top 5 episodes to listen to Lenny’s Podcast is no less successful than his newsletter.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Throughout the year, we’ve talked to business leaders, experts, and pioneers about all kinds of topics: from creating world-class customer experiences to the challenges of running a business during the pandemic, from being an ally and addressing gaps in diversity to building technical leadership careers. Will Larson , CTO of Calm.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 6, 2023

Do we need to escalate any critical issues to company leadership? How do product managers lead standups? I have an Engeenering degree and have been in the Israeli tech scene for the past fifteen years, from a research and development leader, to a co-founder and CTO, to product leader. Keren: Begin with the market voices.

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Mind the Product

MAY 21, 2019

But the lessons the team needs to learn are: how to make good decisions, how to make trade-offs, how to prioritize, and when to take on debt. When leadership asked them to make a decision they got stuck in spin cycles because they didn’t know what they were trying to achieve. Point Towards the Mountain.

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Business of Software Conference

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Following on from their talk at Business of Software Conference USA Online 2020 , Alex Osterwalder (Founder) and Tendayi Viki (Partner) joined BoS online for an interactive Q&A where they discussed how to evaluate your existing business model and how to find opportunities for innovation within it. Watch the session.

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Modus Create

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

What’s more, the research indicates organizations with established design practices struggle to know how senior design leaders can contribute, and suffer from uncertainty about how much to expect of them in their role. But with preparation and a plan, executives can create an environment where designers can thrive. Embrace Iteration.

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Mind the Product

MAY 29, 2018

Mind the Product returns to Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco on July 16-17 and promises to be one of our best product conferences yet, with a leadership forum, more workshops, more networking events around the conference, and more fun than ever before. He is the author of the bestselling book Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 17, 2022

How Customer Success Can Help Saas Companies Improve Their NRR. Kellie Capote, Chief Customer Officer at Gainsight, authors an actionable playbook on how to invest in and operationalize your customer success team. Get the latest thought leadership and best practices now. Durable growth changes the game.

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Business of Software Conference

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

She will explain: how she uses data-driven decision-making frameworks to identify profitable opportunities that can have a potentially transformational impact. how to know if you’re asking the right questions. Fresh talks on entrepreneurship, product, marketing, leadership, hiring, and more dropping each week.

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Business of Software Conference

DECEMBER 10, 2020

You will learn how to prioritise your goals and achievements in all aspects of your life by weighing up the effort necessary against the experience to be gained in pursuing them with more everyday, mainstream, examples. Fresh talks on entrepreneurship, product, marketing, leadership, hiring, and more dropping each week.

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Business of Software Conference

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This talk helps to break down a simple process on how to filter down your options and stick with the resource you choose for years to come. Fresh talks on entrepreneurship, product, marketing, leadership, hiring, and more dropping each week. Switching to-do list applications? Can’t make your mind up on a note-taker?

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Business of Software Conference

DECEMBER 17, 2020

She will share some of her experiences in helping to shape and scale a successful commercial strategy that has meant the company has grown incredibly quickly; from the outset, the intention was to establish a reputation in a key market before applying its AI know-how to other challenges, such as risk or compliance.

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 10, 2021

Purpose Landscape Climate Doctrine Leadership. Leadership. You need to be able to explain why you go in one direction and not another, you need to consider how you want to act in the market (context specific) as well as the more universal doctrines. Wardley maps map onto the same cycle. The Wardley map. Upcoming Events.

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 8, 2021

How to connect with Joel. In this interactive session Scott will show you how to: evaluate your usability effectively; tell if your business would benefit from better design; make it happen. Fresh talks on entrepreneurship, product, marketing, leadership, hiring, and more dropping each week. What will you learn? Upcoming Events.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

First off, product management is very communication and leadership oriented. In terms of demonstrating leadership, look to your extracurricular activities. It ended up being a great way to practice debate and leadership in many ways. How is the strategy here different for current MBA students?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 14, 2021

For instance, what objective metric is there to measure the weight of your leadership or communication skills? Their leadership abilities can either make or break the efforts of their engineers, and their success is compounded by their manager's competence in an often ambiguous position. Block out time to learn as much as you can.

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 11, 2021

Rahul Vohra, SuperHuman: The product market fit engine How to drive product strategy and growth by understanding who your most profitable customers are and what they value. April Dunford: Positioning for growth – How to make complex products obviously awesome Everyone thinks they know what positioning is.

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 11, 2021

In this brand new talk, April will show you how you can take your competitor’s biggest strengths and turn them into weaknesses. arm your sales people to teach customers how to think about the market – in a way that advantages you (at least for your real target customers). But it doesn’t have to be this way.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 12, 2021

You need to know how to ensure those “flashy” advancements can be tied back to revenue, and you will learn it here! Openview is arguably the first to coin the phrase “product-led growth,” and Operating Partner, Kyle Poyar , will present a model and examples of how to use usage-based pricing to rev up your PLG strategies. .

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 11, 2021

One of the most important things we consider is how to make events inspiring and energizing even when you are taking part from home. You still get amazing talks from the world’s leading entrepreneurs and thinkers, but from the comfort of your own home or office with huge time and financial savings.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

I remember that at some point, I was debating with the CTO and Co-Founder?—?one Partners who know how to define products. they simply don’t know how to do that since they usually don’t think this way. Feeling comfortable with making tough decisions was a different story though, and it took me a while to get there.

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