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Interview: A Chat with BPMA Mentor and Edx CTO, Mark Haseltine

bpma ProductHub

Being paired with my mentor Mark Haseltine, CTO at Edx, was a unique and valuable experience. Each has advised me in different ways and on different aspects of what I can bring to an organization both personally and professionally. As a CTO, I am asked to fulfill various needs depending on the particular circumstances of the company.

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Reddit’s Nick Caldwell on engineering leadership

Intercom, Inc.

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. I hosted Nick on the podcast, where we discussed the differences between management and leadership, fostering diversity in tech, and more.

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How To Break Into Product Management—Sachin Rekhi

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

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. I often don't advise that because you're never going to be the best at software engineering.

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Don’t Miss These Speakers at #mtpcon San Francisco

Mind the Product

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. Leadership Forum. Apply to the Leadership Forum. See you in July!

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How To Break Into Product Management—Sachin Rekhi

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

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. I often don't advise that because you're never going to be the best at software engineering.

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The Disproportionate Impact of Coaching on Startup Survival

Bain Public

A great CEO has the confidence and humility to ask for help, to rely on outside experts and to surround herself or himself with people that excel in other fields, such as product leadership. At Bain Public, we can help fast-track the development of your product management and leadership. Are you a product manager? Startup founder?

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An OKR Fable

Product Bookshelf

The story begins with the struggling founders meeting with their top advisor and board member who recommends OKRs. They hire a CTO and deal with a variety of team problems along the way. Inspiration is a critical part of leadership. The scenarios and characters are realistic and familiar. Language matters.