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What differentiates the highest-performing product teams | John Cutler (Amplitude, The Beautiful Mess)

Lenny's Podcast: Product | Growth | Career

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Building High-Performing Product Teams

This chapter explores the characteristics that set high-performing product teams apart from dysfunctional ones, emphasizing the alignment between company strategy and organizational structure. It delves into the critical roles of effective leadership, collaborative environments, and the complexity of nurturing talent within teams. Additionally, the discussion underscores the importance of company culture, strategic thinking, and adaptability in achieving success and overcoming challenges in dynamic product landscapes.

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John Cutler writes the popular and beloved product newsletter The Beautiful Mess. For many years, he was a Product Evangelist at Amplitude, which led him to meeting and working with a large number of product teams around the world. Through this role, he gained unique insight into how the best product teams operate. In today’s episode, John reflects on leaving his role at Amplitude, and explains the attributes that the top 1% of product teams share. We also go deep into some of his favorite frameworks and discuss the best way to apply these frameworks to your work. We also unpack skills like product sense and product mindset, and what he’s planning in his new role at Toast.

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