First Round Capital’s PMF framework consists of four levels: nascent, developing, strong, extreme
Level one: Nascent product-market fit. Likely a pre-seed or seed-stage company. The goal in this stage is to find three to five customers with a problem worth solving, engage with them, deliver a solution, and validate that solution. [examples: Vanta, L
Most PM career ladders are overly complex.
The PM career ladder only needs 3 dimensions:
- Insight
- Execution
- Impact
At entry level, a spike in 1 of these is usually enough to promote.
At mid level, need... See more
Product management is a career, not just a role you play on a team. The product manager deeply understands both the business and the customer to identify the right opportunities to produce value. They are responsible for synthesizing multiple pieces of data, including user analytics, customer feedback, market research, and stakeholder opinions, and... See more