Comments on: Leaders in Product Management http://www.redcanary.ca/?p=648 Red Canary is an online publication that connects Canadian emerging technology professionals to what matters to them: intriguing companies, big ideas, the leading lights of their industry and the means to accelerate their careers. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:18:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Heather Holmes http://www.redcanary.ca/?p=648&cpage=1#comment-586 Heather Holmes Mon, 31 May 2010 15:39:11 +0000 http://74.220.219.72/~redcana1/?p=648#comment-586 Great meeting you in person as well! See you at the next event? Great meeting you in person as well! See you at the next event?

]]> By: Jeff Cohen http://www.redcanary.ca/?p=648&cpage=1#comment-582 Jeff Cohen Mon, 31 May 2010 00:36:25 +0000 http://74.220.219.72/~redcana1/?p=648#comment-582 Heather it was great to see you today and ProductCampToronto...keep in touch Heather it was great to see you today and ProductCampToronto…keep in touch

]]> By: Heather Holmes http://www.redcanary.ca/?p=648&cpage=1#comment-382 Heather Holmes Tue, 11 May 2010 15:52:29 +0000 http://74.220.219.72/~redcana1/?p=648#comment-382 Thanks for your response Miki! Thanks for your response Miki!

]]> By: Miki http://www.redcanary.ca/?p=648&cpage=1#comment-377 Miki Tue, 11 May 2010 12:48:40 +0000 http://74.220.219.72/~redcana1/?p=648#comment-377 <i>4. When to hire: Just before your first failure. A founder has a great idea for a product. He quits his day job and starts a company. Success! (Of course, we don’t often think about the 99 others who didn’t have success). But then, what’s the next product? And the one after that? That’s when you need a product manager, to bring market facts and patterns from the world as it is now, not how the founder saw it a decade ago, not how the developers imagine it to be, and not what the sales people can sell once to a deal they’re working.</i> +1 4. When to hire: Just before your first failure. A founder has a great idea for a product. He quits his day job and starts a company. Success! (Of course, we don’t often think about the 99 others who didn’t have success). But then, what’s the next product? And the one after that? That’s when you need a product manager, to bring market facts and patterns from the world as it is now, not how the founder saw it a decade ago, not how the developers imagine it to be, and not what the sales people can sell once to a deal they’re working.
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]]> By: Saeed Khan http://www.redcanary.ca/?p=648&cpage=1#comment-74 Saeed Khan Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:52:11 +0000 http://74.220.219.72/~redcana1/?p=648#comment-74 Thanks Heather. Thanks Heather.

]]> By: Heather Holmes http://www.redcanary.ca/?p=648&cpage=1#comment-67 Heather Holmes Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:51:20 +0000 http://74.220.219.72/~redcana1/?p=648#comment-67 Thanks Saeed! All great answers - especially your favourite interview question: "What one word best describes Product Management?" Thanks Saeed! All great answers – especially your favourite interview question: “What one word best describes Product Management?”

]]> By: Saeed Khan http://www.redcanary.ca/?p=648&cpage=1#comment-66 Saeed Khan Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:15:32 +0000 http://74.220.219.72/~redcana1/?p=648#comment-66 Hi, I've added my 12 cents -- 2 cents for each question -- to the discussion. Answers are available here: http://onproductmanagement.net/2010/03/17/questions-for-product-managers/ Saeed Hi,

I’ve added my 12 cents — 2 cents for each question — to the discussion. Answers are available here:

http://onproductmanagement.net/2010/03/17/questions-for-product-managers/

Saeed

]]> By: Questions for Product Managers « On Product Management http://www.redcanary.ca/?p=648&cpage=1#comment-57 Questions for Product Managers « On Product Management Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:01:19 +0000 http://74.220.219.72/~redcana1/?p=648#comment-57 [...] } It started with an interview on Red Canary, talking to Product Management leaders in Toronto, including Alan Armstrong, Stephen Pollack, Lee [...] [...] } It started with an interview on Red Canary, talking to Product Management leaders in Toronto, including Alan Armstrong, Stephen Pollack, Lee [...]

]]> By: Heather Holmes http://www.redcanary.ca/?p=648&cpage=1#comment-54 Heather Holmes Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:03:00 +0000 http://74.220.219.72/~redcana1/?p=648#comment-54 Great post Scott! We really appreciate you taking the time to answer the questions and encouraging others to take a crack at it as well! Great post Scott! We really appreciate you taking the time to answer the questions and encouraging others to take a crack at it as well!

]]> By: Scott Sehlhorst http://www.redcanary.ca/?p=648&cpage=1#comment-52 Scott Sehlhorst Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:14:18 +0000 http://74.220.219.72/~redcana1/?p=648#comment-52 Thanks for sharing this great Q&A! I hope we can get everyone to chime in with their answers like Steve did! I've also taken a crack at it at http://tynerblain.com/blog/2010/03/16/great-product-manager-questions/ I love the answers y'all put up here! Thanks for sharing this great Q&A! I hope we can get everyone to chime in with their answers like Steve did! I’ve also taken a crack at it at http://tynerblain.com/blog/2010/03/16/great-product-manager-questions/

I love the answers y’all put up here!

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