A Smart Bear » The “Great” Product Manager, a.k.a. the Impossible Product Manager
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A Smart Bear » The “Great” Product Manager, a.k.a. the Impossible Product Manager
Good product managers err on the side of clarity vs. explaining the obvious. Bad product managers never explain the obvious. Good product managers define their job and their success. Bad product managers constantly want to be told what to do.
Andreessen Horowitz (AZ) • Good Product Manager/Bad Product Manager | Andreessen Horowitz
Like a CEO, the product manager must deeply understand all aspects of the business.
Marty Cagan • INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love (Silicon Valley Product Group)
In many startups the CEO may initially play the role VP product. At some point the organization and processes need to be professionalized and a VP product will need to be hired in. Many CEOs at this point are tempted to hire a “process person” to drive product management as the CEO feels she understands product and just needs someone to execute her
... See moreElad Gil • High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups From 10 to 10,000 People
The highlights of his memo to employees to help them become the best product managers are as follows"
Sriram Krishnan • Good PM vs Bad PM
Good product managers err on the side of clarity. Bad product managers never even explain the obvious. Good product managers define their job and their success. Bad product managers constantly want to be told what to do.
Ben Horowitz • The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
A PM that is good at nothing else but execution is valuable to a team, while a team with a PM that can’t execute is better off without that PM. Tactically this includes things like building a roadmap that everyone on your team is aligned behind, setting and hitting deadlines, and ruthlessly unblocking blockers. For new PMs, my advice is to begin pr... See more
Lenny Rachitsky • How to Get Into Product Management (And Thrive) ✨
The honest truth is that the product manager needs to be among the strongest talent in the company. If the product manager doesn't have the technology sophistication, doesn't have the business savvy, doesn't have the credibility with the key executives, doesn't have the deep customer knowledge, doesn't have the passion for the product, or doesn't h
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