Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Now Senior Operating Partner at GV (we still slip up and call it Google Ventures), Ken was a CTO and CEO/founder before he joined Yahoo! When the opportunity came up to chat with him, we wanted to cover something new – the idea that startups are hiring too many product managers. Should you go work at a startup?

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Mixcloud CTO and co-founder Mat Clayton helped bootstrap his company from humble beginnings in an empty warehouse with no internet connection to more than 15 million active users over a 10-year period, all before they took their first round of funding. He joined us to talk about startup life, scaling, making hard decisions, and more.

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Andrew Chen

DECEMBER 1, 2021

My book aims to change that, systematically laying out concepts for startups and folks launching new products to consider. It’s a form of entertainment.[^1]. They use digital marketplaces as a side hustle, selling collectibles or coaching sessions, or otherwise. You could sign up without filling in a bunch of forms.

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Product Talk

DECEMBER 18, 2024

I remember working at a startup where we were striving to get to nightly builds so that we could ship software every day. As I coached teams on how to make better decisions about what to build, I often got feedback that it was messy. I identify as a coach and not a consultant. I think that was in 2004. Here’s the thing.

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