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How to be more innovative | Sam Schillace (Microsoft deputy CTO, creator of Google Docs)

Lenny Rachitsky

Simplify security | Ahrefs —Improve your website’s SEO for free — Sam Schillace is deputy CTO and corporate vice president at Microsoft. Brought to you by Teal —Your personal career growth platform | Vanta —Automate compliance. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.

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User Personas, Buyer Personas, and the Missing Link in B2B

Product Management University

If you’re in product marketing or product management, you’re likely familiar with the concept of user personas and buyer personas. These terms might even be used interchangeably in your organization to describe a product’s customers. However, user personas and buyer personas are distinctly different. From the Bottom Up.

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Who is Lenny Rachitsky: Background, Newsletter, Podcast, and More

Userpilot

Differentiating your product – Lenny shares 7 ways companies can differentiate their products, including focusing on affordability, product quality, niche markets , and more. It’s crucial to understand their requirements and challenges to develop a product that truly connects with your target market.

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11 Key SaaS Roles and Responsibilities in 2023

Userpilot

Product Marketing Manager: This person is tasked with developing product marketing campaigns , crafting compelling marketing messages, and coming up with ideas to retain customers. Much of the success here depends on how competent and motivated the CTO and their team is. Oversee product design.

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Go-to-Market is Product Management

Feedback Loop

Karthik Suresh is the CTO and co-founder of Ignition.

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The essence of product management | Christian Idiodi (SVPG)

Lenny Rachitsky

Finding reference customers is the fastest path to achieving product-market fit. Find 6 to 8 B2B customers, or 15 to 25 B2C customers, and make something they are willing to recommend to other people. Also, consider their interest in engaging with you as a demand signal. Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed.

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Product management theater | Marty Cagan (Silicon Valley Product Group)

Lenny Rachitsky

Founders should be cautious about hiring product managers too early in the startup journey. Wait until after achieving product-market fit to avoid conflicts and unnecessary complexity in decision-making, especially if the founder remains the primary driver of product direction.