Repeat PM turned first-time founder Ryan Glasgow addresses the tough product questions every founder faces, from segmenting the market and iterating on early MVPs, to finding product/market fit and spinning up a second product.
Credit Karma's Colleen McCreary views her role not as the CEO of culture or happiness, but rather the product manager of the systems and tools that run the company. Here's her advice for approaching compensation, rewards and recognition, performance management, and internal comms with a fresh perspe
Repeat founder Waseem Daher, co-founder and CEO of Pilot, has founded three startups with the same group of co-founders. He pays particular attention to Pilot’s first year — including validating the idea, choosing an ICP, and outlining the product roadmap for a company that can go the distance.
As our new podcast crosses the 30-episode mark, we've listened back to each one and plucked out our favorite pieces of advice shared by startup leaders at companies like Notion, Lambda School, Plaid, and Segment. Whether you're a long-time listener or haven't pressed play yet, we hope you find a new
From the importance of founder naivety, to seeking out the doubters, to rigorously assessing founder/market fit, Irving Fain shares his lessons from building a company in a space he wasn't an expert in, as well as other takeaways from the earliest days at his startup, Bowery Farming.
From all the ways a candidate might fail, to how a commonly-used framework might not be a good fit, to where a go-to-market strategy might fall apart, Rick Song shares the pre-mortem technique he relies on, as well as other company building lessons from Square and his startup, Persona.
After more than 20 years in tech, eight companies, and thousands of hires, Shopify's Farhan Thawar shares his go-to-framework for snagging a VP of Engineering. From the skills that are most important to the questions to ask and red flags to watch out for, his advice will help founders dive several l
