TechEmpower - Product Management

AUGUST 7, 2023

What does it mean to be a CTO for a startup? Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? Here’s a graphic from Socal CTO that illustrates the roles as they change over time: In its earliest days, a startup’s top need is often to produce a product. Founder-Developer Gap How big is your startup’s Founder-Developer Gap?

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Maximillian Bevan (Director of Product) and Alex Yang (VP of Engineering) joined us to talk about how and why they’ve made these changes. Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. Quote of the Episode. Quote of the Episode.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

What started as a nimble startup had evolved into a complex organization with multiple layers of management and rigid departmental silos. The VPs, too, loved the idea and promise of the squad model : autonomous, cross-functional teams aligned around specific missions indeed sounded like what they needed.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JUNE 9, 2020

Primarily, TPMs work extensively with the engineering teams in their organization. A typical TPM works alongside the VP of Engineering, the directors of engineering, and their engineering managers to establish and execute their technical programs.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 21, 2022

Engineering managers are expected to play a role in higher-level decision-making or cross-functional collaboration in their companies. Freelance or Contractor Finally, software engineers can also choose to go the way of freelancers or contract workers. Smaller or mid-range companies may not have a VP of Engineering position.

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Bryce York

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Sean Ellis is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and startup advisor. Three weeks later they finish putting out fires (this is startup after all). And inefficiency means your growth is going to stall … That’s the last thing you want as a startup. But he made sure to consult the VP before locking anything down.

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