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SaaStr 742: The Top 5 Secrets for Building Great Products with Leaders at Slack, Rubrik, and Grammarly
Jun 19, 2024
Former CPO at Slack and Partner at IVP, Tamar Yehoshua, along with Anneka Gupta, CPO of Rubrik, share top secrets for building great products at SaaStr. They discuss building trust with CEOs, aligning on vision and strategy, staying focused on customer problems, navigating misalignment, and building great teams.
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- Building trust between CPO and CEOs is crucial for product success.
- Timing and defining the head of product role are key before hiring.
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Building Trust Between CPOs and CEOs/Founders
Building trust between a Chief Product Officer (CPO) and CEOs/Founders is crucial. The CPO must start by being a team note-taker and helping improve team efficiency. As trust builds, the CPO transitions to a team evangelist, then collaborates on setting strategy. It is essential to ask direct questions about the CEO's involvement in product decisions to align and add value gradually.
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