What exactly if your Product Manager (CPO) do? And more importantly, how can you identify the right person for the job?
To find out, we asked six YEC entrepreneurs share what features they believe are most critical to the success of a CPO in a startup parameter.
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Their best answers are below:
1. Insatiable hard to improve things
1. Insatiable hard to improve things a great leader must be to have both a micro and macro focus on making things better. He or she should focus on getting important deliverable on short-term door while simultaneously inspiring people to find ways to improve the productsteadily core and substantially over time.
A large CPO always asks: "How can we improve"
- Brittany Hodak, ZinePak
2. Empathy
2. Empathy A? great CPO should be able to step into the shoes of their target customers and understand exactly how they will feel when using the product
-. Jeff Epstein, Ambassador
3. Tc
3. Tc given the globalization of the economy today, a characteristic of a CPO is great tact. You will probably have to deal with people from all over the world, so the ability to be diplomatic and respectful of other cultures is the key
. - Andrew Schrage, Money Crashers Personal Finance
4. Attention to detail
4. Attention to detail a large CPO needs to have a knack for the little things. It is critical that nothing is overlooked and every little detail is thought out and executed perfectly.
- Josh Weiss, Bluegala
5. Excellent communication skills
5. Excellent communication skills CPO must have technical knowledge well balanced. But because they work with many stakeholders, it is essential that CPO have great communication skills too.
According to our CTO Brad Falk, businesses on technology-based CPO can work on design, data and even sales. Most of the time, CPO have a key role in the planning of the function. It is crucial that CPO work well with others and can explain the roadmap and vision for CPO guide the way products are built.
- Doreen Bloch, Poshly Inc.
6. Influence
6. Influence As CPO, you must gather the various departments to work together efficiently and productively.
For example, many times, engineers are in conflict with the traders. You must be the one to mediate the situation and ensure the company's vision is still filled instead of frustrated because teams can not settle on a decision or get along.
- Firas Kittaneh, Amerisleep
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