Intercom, Inc.
AUGUST 15, 2018
On day one as Reddit’s new VP of Engineering, Nick Caldwell faced a dilemma. He had just spent 13 years at Microsoft, most recently as the head of 300 engineers. At Reddit, he led a team of 35 – none of whom knew how to manage other engineers. Nick Caldwell: I’m VP of engineering at Reddit.
Mironov Consulting
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
After years of struggle, I’m advising all of my clients and product leader coachees to stop using the term “MVP”. Engineering and Product are written off as intellectual time-wasters. These (of course) don’t exist yet, since we’re still concept-testing problem statements and feature/function and technical requirements.
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The Product Guy
APRIL 9, 2019
The challenge to the product managers is to translate these into a more functional plan for our engineering team. I advise every product managers to focus on the customer outcome rather than the technical implementation. Specifically, a lot of “how” has been removed as those were more engineering and solutions focused details.
The Product Coalition
APRIL 2, 2023
Still, we have a duty to advise what’s best for the product. Let me do MY work without interfering with YOUR anxiety of meeting impossible deadlines. The upside is : doubt is the engine of progress. So if you’re thinking about hiring a PM-as-a-service here are a few pitfalls to avoid in order to reach effectiveness.
Gainsight
AUGUST 5, 2022
There is also cross-functional coordination and alignment with other teams and departments to meet sales objectives or deliver on customer needs. Solutions Consultant or Presales Engineer: The role of a Solutions Consultant or Presales Engineer is a Sales collaborative role. You can better advise on valid customer pain points.
BrainStation Product Management
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
Speak to a Learning Advisor. Self-styled ‘visionary’ Product Managers are dangerous – which is why I advise against hiring PM candidates who fire off (Steve Jobs) quotes during job interviews. Technical Skills for Product Management. Attend live classes and interact with Instructors and peers from anywhere in the world.
BrainStation Product Management
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
Self-styled ‘visionary’ Product Managers are dangerous – which is why I advise against hiring PM candidates who fire off (Steve Jobs) quotes during job interviews. Technical Skills for Product Management. A question that comes up often among would-be Product Managers is: “how technical do I have to be?”.
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