Luca Criscuolo studied initially environmental science and holds a Ph.D. in climate science. Next to all his work and research, he decided at some point to be closer connected to the real world and people building products. From that point on he started working in Product Management and moved his way up to several product leadership roles.

With more than 14 years of Product Management experience, he's currently working at eBay as Head of Regional Product Europe.

In this episode, Luca and the Product Bakers discuss the different dimensions that are important to hire a great Product Team vs. the skills a Product Team needs to succeed based on modern best practices and the current times of uncertainty.

  
Table of content:

• 0:28 - Intro Luca Criscuolo
• 5:10 - Product Managers with different Backgrounds
• 7:44 - Dimensions of Product Management
• 11:05 - Growth Hacking and Marketing
• 14:30 - Hiring for the right mindset
• 20:00 - Leadership and Product Understanding
• 23:42 - Leadership mindset
• 32:46 - Coaching for the right mindset
• 35:33 - Biggest mistakes Product Managers make
• 39:14 - Corporate vs. Startup
• 44:04 - Career development
• 55:17 - The future of Product Management
• 57:40 - Closing thoughts from Alex and Christian
  

  
Luca on the internet:

• Linkedin: @lucacriscuolo
• Twitter: @loloabe
• Website: https://www.lucacriscuolo.com

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