Debunking the actual truth of what Brian Chesky said and meant to say in his recent talk at CONFIG, Figma's annual conference. Also, understanding how product management role is evolving.
As for the 80/20 vs 20/80. I think its the same thing - its whatever experiment can get you the evidence you need to be confident enough to invest further (or not) while trying to minimize the resources needed to get that evidence. Interested to hear what others think. Thanks for the great article!
Thank you for sharing this type of content. I think this mindset is also very aligned with Product Led organizations and I do think that if the role does not evolve it will become obsolete. Part of the problem is companies not understanding the PM role and fomenting only for them to be writing US or managing the roadmap of their feature factory.
In my previous role i was hired to be a product manager but the title was product marketing... I’m starting to feel that only now it makes sense. Obviously hindsight is 20/20 but if i had thought about this then I would not have felt the disconnect i had then.
It’s fascinating because people tend to hate ‘micromanagement’. I actually think it’s a superpower and, in fact, most highly successful companies have had micromanagers at their helm (Apple, Tesla). If you have strong leadership and a strong sense of what you want your business to achieve, you should micromanage. It’s the way to success imo. There’s a stigma, but screw it; if it creates a highly successful business, you’ve done your job.
As for the 80/20 vs 20/80. I think its the same thing - its whatever experiment can get you the evidence you need to be confident enough to invest further (or not) while trying to minimize the resources needed to get that evidence. Interested to hear what others think. Thanks for the great article!
Thank you for sharing this type of content. I think this mindset is also very aligned with Product Led organizations and I do think that if the role does not evolve it will become obsolete. Part of the problem is companies not understanding the PM role and fomenting only for them to be writing US or managing the roadmap of their feature factory.
In my previous role i was hired to be a product manager but the title was product marketing... I’m starting to feel that only now it makes sense. Obviously hindsight is 20/20 but if i had thought about this then I would not have felt the disconnect i had then.
It’s very weird to me to picture a decent product manager without a clear understanding of marketing dynamics.
It’s fascinating because people tend to hate ‘micromanagement’. I actually think it’s a superpower and, in fact, most highly successful companies have had micromanagers at their helm (Apple, Tesla). If you have strong leadership and a strong sense of what you want your business to achieve, you should micromanage. It’s the way to success imo. There’s a stigma, but screw it; if it creates a highly successful business, you’ve done your job.