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Apr 17, 2024 Vickie Peng, Product Partner at Sequoia Capital and former product manager at Polyvore and Instagram, shares invaluable insights from her 15 years in product management. She discusses the crucial balance between storytelling and user needs, emphasizing why the best product leaders build less. Vickie reveals key components of a strong product mission and mistakes founders make in hiring product teams. Learn how product-market fit is a journey—understanding your users can redefine strategies and transform businesses.
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Building Belief
- Product leaders must build belief in their product's potential, both internally and externally.
- This involves convincing stakeholders and customers of the product's value and possibilities.
Customer-Centric Storytelling
- Focus on the customer's perspective and how the product improves their lives when telling stories.
- Emphasize the problem being solved, not just the solution's features.
Build Less, Learn More
- Build only the minimum necessary product to learn and iterate.
- A spreadsheet can suffice for early experiments, delaying complex systems.