We recently launched our new communities offering which unites people across different job function in the tech industry. Our first community is focused on Product Management.
In support of this new offering, we have been hosting event with product leaders. Last month's event was with Paul English, who discussed who he built and scaled companies like KAYAK, Lola Travel, and others.
This month, Matt Kaplan joined us a discussion around building billion dollar products. He is one of the top product leaders in the tech industry having been the SVP Product / CPO at companies like Toast, Acquia, LogMeIn, and startups. Needless to say, he had a lot to share!
We covered:
0:00 - Intro
3:30 - Matt’s background
4:46 - Working with Founders
7:30 - Role of a Product Leader when working with founders
9:24 - Advice for having a successful relationship with founders
13:29 - Navigating uncertainty
16:31 - Working with leaders from cross functional teams
22:57 - How to push back
24:33 - Strategy for building a Multi-Product Strategy
29:45 - Core elements of an effective product strategy
33:09 - Importance of being the Chief Storyteller
36:56 - Opportunity in vertical SaaS
41:38 - Advice on building your career to an executive product leadership role
49:30 - Figuring out chemistry with founders while interviewing
56:21 - Hiring for domain versus