“Enterprise PM work can take 18 months. Startup PM work takes days.”

How do you bridge this gap?

Scott Jones has done it at HPE, Lenovo, and now as VP of Product at AI startup Realeyes.

In this episode, he shares how he brought startup speed to Fortune 500 companies, turned an RFI into a multi-million dollar product line in 14 months, and how to navigate your career with multiple job hops.

Scott is one of the most senior PMs in the Triangle area, and another one of my friends. He has 15 years of PM at places like HP, Lenovo, Digital Turbine, and now RealEyes. So, it goes without saying that he has a ton of lessons to share with us.

In today's episode, we cover:

The Computer Vision AI Space and Using AI as a VP of Product | 14:41

Effective Ways of Product and Sales Collaboration | 54:11

Approach Towards De-Risking Features | 57:08

“Try-before-you-buy”: The New Way of Hiring? | 01:01:44

Career Topics in PM: Job Search, Interviews, and Homework | 01:21:36

Scott’s Previous Tenures and Thoughts on Job Hopping | 01:31:21

Brought to you by:

Zeda.io: Discovery platform to turn your Voice of Customer into product insights

WorkOS: Your App, Enterprise Ready

Statsig: The complete platform for Product Growth

Where to find Scott:

LinkedIn

Instagram

To advertise in the podcast, email productgrowthppp at gmail dot com.

We have some great podcasts coming from Maria Cuasay, Shubham Khoker, and Henry Schuck. I’m so excited to share them with all of you.