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Dan Robinson
Tonight’s Speaker
Finding the Right Product Role
for You
Dan Robinson
Briefly: My Product Journey
Finding the Right Product Role
for You
Finding the Right Product Role for You
What Interests You About Product
Management?
UX
Tech
Biz
PM
No Such Thing As the Perfect Role
UX
Tech
Biz
● Gather Data
● Understand Tradeoffs
● Optimize for Best Possible Outcome
● Feedback/Iterate
5 Person Company Experience
Benefits
● Your Hands Touch
Everything
● Wide Breadth of Learning
● Maximum Speed of
Iterations
● Extremely Passionate
Team
● Control Your Own Destiny
Watch Outs
● “Can I Pay Rent?” Stress
● Mind Never Shuts Off
● High highs and Low lows
Questions for Yourself
Am I being honest with
myself and family/friends
about the commitment
level?
Do I feel passionate
about the problem I’m
solving and the market
I’m attacking?
Is my financial situation in a
place that I could sustain the
worst case scenario?
Can I do this part-time as
a volunteer to gain
experience?
50 Person Company Experience
Benefits
● Processes exist, without
being too rigid
● Able to learn directly from
executive leaders
● Open to “risk” in new hires
● Quicker decision making
Watch Outs
● Opinions multiply 10x
● Are the business
fundamentals sustainable?
● Less room for internal
movement. Personal
growth tied to company.
Questions for Your Interviewer
Is your current business
goal growth or
profitability?
How do your design and
engineering teams
interact?
How does the leadership
team delegate decisions?
Questions for Your Interviewer
Is your current business
goal growth or
profitability?
How do your design and
engineering teams
interact?
How does the leadership
team delegate decisions?
Growth: how long ago was
there last raise? Are
they fundraising now?
Profit: is the PM directly
responsible for
revenue or indirect
metrics?
Questions for Your Interviewer
Is your current business
goal growth or
profitability?
How do your design and
engineering teams
interact?
How does the leadership
team delegate decisions?
Want to see equal
importance given to
both
Want to hear design
integrated with
engineering
scrum/process
Questions for Your Interviewer
Is your current business
goal growth or
profitability?
How do your design and
engineering teams
interact?
How does the leadership
team delegate decisions?
Hoping to hear ownership
of metrics with regular
oversight
Background of CEO will
play into their focus
50,000 Person Company Experience
Benefits
● Deep and Focused
Learning in an Industry
● Greater resources
● Generally clear definition
of Product Ownership
● More Opportunities for
Internal Rotations
Watch Outs
● Less Ability to Change
● Slower Pace
● Corporate Politics
Questions for Your Interviewer
What’s the product
decision making process
like?
How are you planning to
measure success for this
role?
How much time will I
spend with tech/design
vs. others?
Questions for Your Interviewer
What’s the product
decision making process
like?
How are you planning to
measure success for this
role?
How much time will I
spend with tech/design
vs. others?
Don’t be afraid to give an
example based on the
business.
Stakeholder input:
absolutely. But you’re
looking for
responsibility of
product success.
Learn the interaction
between product and
sales teams.
Questions for Your Interviewer
What’s the product
decision making process
like?
How are you planning to
measure success for this
role?
How much time will I
spend with tech/design
vs. others?
You want to hear a
specific product or
business metrics
“Managing a process” will
feel stale quick
Questions for Your Interviewer
What’s the product
decision making process
like?
How are you planning to
measure success for this
role?
How much time will I
spend with tech/design
vs. others?
Early in your career is
best to spend with
tech/design
What other departments
will you be working
with?
If marketing/sales, is
ownership clear?
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