The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Krishna Madhuvarsu, lead a conversation around “Product Management in Startups vs. Enterprises”. He lives in London, currently working as Product Manager at Gumtree.com, an Ebay company, previously led product at international startups and large organisations.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

He lives in London, currently working as Product Manager at Gumtree.com, an Ebay company, previously led product at international startups and large organisations. He is passionate about Lean and Agile Product management, innovative business models and business and product strategies. Felix Sargent Product Manager, Bloomberg.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 5, 2017

He lives in London, currently working as Product Manager at Gumtree.com, an Ebay company, previously led product at international startups and large organisations. He is passionate about Lean and Agile Product management, innovative business models and business and product strategies. Felix Sargent Product Manager, Bloomberg.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

He lives in London, currently working as Product Manager at Gumtree.com, an Ebay company, previously led product at international startups and large organisations. He is passionate about Lean and Agile Product management, innovative business models and business and product strategies. Felix Sargent Product Manager, Bloomberg.

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Valerian Tech

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The role of a Fractional Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is to provide technical expertise and leadership to a company on a part-time or temporary basis. This can be a useful option for startups or small businesses that may not have the resources to hire a full-time CTO or may not need one on a permanent basis.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Her most recent startup, where she was CEO, was sold to Airbnb, and Ann then went on to work closely with Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia in a role where she led development for all new products at Airbnb. Our SF Product team is led by Ann Montgomery, leading product management & design, and Louis Bennett, leading engineering.

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Arkenea

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

2 Unique value proposition should be the major criterion for making decisions Roger Cauvin, founder at Dadnab Product strategy should drive all product decisions. Lean startup practitioners document these sorts of strategic hypotheses in a lean canvas. Should they proceed with making those changes?

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Mind the Product

JULY 9, 2018

But because it’s the most common title what’s important to consider is what product they manage – if they’re a product manager for Facebook’s News Feed and impact billions of users they’re probably more senior and experienced than a product manager at a brand new startup. Senior Product Manager. VP Product / Head of Product.

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Product Talk

DECEMBER 18, 2024

I remember working at a startup where we were striving to get to nightly builds so that we could ship software every day. Ideally, this outcome is a two-way negotiation between an executive at the company, often a chief product officer, a chief design officer, a CTO, and the cross-functional product team.

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Lenny Rachitsky

MARCH 7, 2024

Brought to you by: • WorkOS —The modern API for auth & user identity • Eppo —Run reliable, impactful experiments • OneSchema —Import CSV data 10x faster — Ray (Jiayi) Cao is the global head of product strategy and operations for monetization product at TikTok.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Whenever I talk to startup CEOs, especially first-timers, the discussion on product goes immediately to UX and wireframes. In the evolution of a startup, the founders initially do whatever they can themselves. Product Definition Itself Is Not Strategy So why do the CEOs say it is an important, strategic role?

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The Product Guy

MARCH 2, 2017

He lives in London, currently working as Product Manager at Gumtree.com, an Ebay company, previously led product at international startups and large organisations. He is passionate about Lean and Agile Product management, innovative business models and business and product strategies. Felix Sargent Product Manager, Bloomberg.

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Product Management Lessons from the Trenches

JULY 10, 2018

Two years ago this week, I started work as the first VP of Product Management at NTENT - a company with huge, rapidly growing market, world-famous CTO, seasoned executives and engineering team, and core technology that only a handful of companies in the world possess. all the ingredients of a great startup experience!

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

He lives in London, currently working as Product Manager at Gumtree.com, an Ebay company, previously led product at international startups and large organisations. He is passionate about Lean and Agile Product management, innovative business models and business and product strategies. Felix Sargent Product Manager, Bloomberg.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 31, 2017

He lives in London, currently working as Product Manager at Gumtree.com, an Ebay company, previously led product at international startups and large organisations. He is passionate about Lean and Agile Product management, innovative business models and business and product strategies. Felix Sargent Product Manager, Bloomberg.

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Product Innovation Educators

APRIL 2, 2018

Since then, he’s taken on product management, managing the marketing website, SEO strategy, and analytics. We were an unfunded startup. I really wanted to do it full-time and a friend of mine was Badger’s CTO so he brought me on. Early on, the CTO and I had a very close working relationship.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 19, 2018

We take care of most of Intercom’s backend technologies. That includes all of our cloud strategy, cloud operations, backend engineering, IT and security. Ciaran, our CTO , came up with this magical line. Not every startup is able to handle our throughput or reliability needs. Who do we outsource to?

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Lenny Rachitsky

JULY 2, 2024

.” — Elad Gil , technology entrepreneur and investor “ It’s actually easier and safer for startups to work on hard problems, problems that cannot quite be solved with today’s foundation models. We’re excited about riding the capability curve of improving models, instead of fighting that progress.”

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The Review by First Round

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Today’s episode is with Adrian McDermott, CTO of Zendesk. Our discussion digs into the challenges that come from scaling startups. Adrian goes much deeper than the “what got you here won’t get you there” advice you hear all the time in startups. Then we dive into another classic startup dilemma: whether to build or to buy.

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TechEmpower - Product Management

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Although noteworthy, working with large corporations differs remarkably from working with startups. cto , product , saas Are they publicly available? Beware of being swayed by big-name firms or impressive name-dropping. Understand exactly what the company contributed to each project. Or do you need help evaluating software firms?

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

I’ve enjoyed working in UX research , in startups, so I imagine what I’m doing for Amplitude as a product. So, as someone who lives and breathes product management and product thinking, how does he find playing a supporting role? “I I enjoy product. Let’s think of products as a differentiated delivery mechanism of some value exchange.

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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? Working in Big Tech vs. at a Startup | Day in the Life Trying to decide if you want to work at a big tech company like Google or Amazon, or if you’d be happier at a startup? Trying to better understand the software engineer career path?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JUNE 19, 2022

Typically, cloud architects are responsible for designing and building the cloud technologies of their firms. They are also expected to play a central role in developing and establishing a company's cloud computing strategy. Chief Technology Officer Truth be told, this position does not require much introduction.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 21, 2022

Along the way, we’ve interviewed trailblazers, business leaders, makers and doers to share their experience and insights on all things startup strategy, product management, design, marketing, customer experience, and much, much more. You’ll find everyone from HubSpot CEO Yamini Rangan to Calm CTO Will Larson.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

How is the strategy here different for current MBA students? Basically, the strategy is similar. Ultimately, this strategy works well when you're transferring roles within the same company because you have that built-in trust. You often see entrepreneurs move into a product management role after their startup.

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Userpilot

MAY 1, 2024

Renowned for his tenure on Airbnb’s product team, Lenny’s professional journey truly began in 2010 when he served as the CEO of a budding startup named “Localmind.” How did Lenny Rachitsky get started in product management?

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freshtrax

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

That is until BASE FOOD , a nutritionally balanced food Japan-based startup, successfully created a product that popularized the industries. market, localization strategy between Japan and the U.S., It’s not very common for startups in Japan to pursue the global market. Prior to BASE FOOD’s entry into the U.S. What is BASE FOOD?

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Lenny Rachitsky

MARCH 10, 2024

Seek individuals with deep expertise, coaching abilities, and a contribution to comprehensive product strategy. Marty advocates for a return to the traditional product model, where product leaders concentrate on strategy, and product managers drive discovery and deliver solutions that generate value for both customers and the business.

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TechEmpower - Product Management

AUGUST 21, 2023

A technical review can help your development team adopt new processes and strategies to maximize their speed and efficiency. Outgrowing your stack: Your tech stack was just right for your startup. But is that the right strategy for your business? cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JANUARY 9, 2019

I got there via an acquisition of a startup I founded. At that startup, I was arguably the CTO and head of product. One of the seminal books that opened my eyes to a lot of product management was The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win by Steve Blank.

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Bain Public

MAY 29, 2020

It is a known fact that startups which are accompanied or coached, view their chances of success as being much higher compared to those that are not. of accompanied startups assess their chances of survival as strong, especially during the current uncertain climate. of startups rate their chances of survival as high, 13.5%

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

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. It can be a full-blown CPO responsibility or a CTO who runs both product and technology.

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Lenny Rachitsky

APRIL 4, 2024

Simplify security • LinkedIn Ads —Reach professionals and drive results for your business — Dharmesh Shah is the co-founder and CTO of HubSpot (currently valued at $30 billion) and one of the most fascinating founders I’ve ever met. Champion simplicity amid complexity.

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Andrew Chen

JANUARY 9, 2020

Fascinating discussion about what it’s like for a serial entrepreneur to raise money, operate a startup, lessons learned, etc. Why startups are hard – the math of venture capital tells the story. Why startups are hard – the math of venture capital tells the story. Is your startup idea already taken?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JUNE 9, 2020

For example, imagine that a CTO is looking to develop and bring to market a software product. This program would be made up of several projects with similar goals at every phase of the program's lifecycle, from strategy creation to execution to delivery to completion.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Will Larson , CTO of Calm. Des Traynor , Co-founder and CTO of Intercom. Productboard founder and CEO Hubert Palan on mastering product strategy. Far too many businesses rely on early-on hunches to inform their product strategies. Later’s Farhan Virji on adapting B2C support strategies for B2B teams.

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Userpilot

JULY 27, 2023

The different roles in SaaS companies: Chief Executive Officer : As the highest-ranking executive, this person ensures the company runs smoothly and employees are happy and engaged. Chief Operating Officer: Responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations, providing strategic advice, and managing the company’s operations.

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