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Mastering product strategy and growing as a PM | Maggie Crowley (Toast, Drift, Tripadvisor)

Lenny's Podcast: Product | Growth | Career

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Avoiding Unnecessary Rewrites and Being Data-Driven

In this chapter, they discuss their experiences with rewriting and redesigning products, emphasizing the importance of avoiding unnecessary rewrites. They share their belief that being overly data-driven in product management can be a red flag, as it may indicate a lack of emphasis on qualitative data and understanding users. They suggest that talking to users can provide better insights than relying solely on dashboards.

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Maggie Crowley is VP of product at Toast and previously vice president and head of product at Charlie Health, senior director of product management at Drift, and a PM at TripAdvisor. She’s also the host of Build, a podcast dedicated to product and product management. In today’s conversation, Maggie shares:

• The value of building a broad-based PM skill set

• Three qualities of the best product managers

• A step-by-step guide for crafting a product strategy

• How to break into PM

• Why great writing is often just simplifying your writing

• Why being too data-driven is a red flag

• The impact of content creation on Maggie’s career

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Find the full transcript at: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/mastering-product-strategy-and-growing-as-a-pm-maggie-crowley-toast-drift-tripadvisor/

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggie-crowley-42a97112/

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