The LaunchNotes Podcast | Product Management, Product Marketing, Product Ops Why PMs make great founders with Dani Grant (Jam, Cloudflare)
Mar 16, 2023
44:04
Blake Thorne (@blakethorne - https://twitter.com/blakethorne) of LaunchNotes talks with Dani Grant (co-founder of Jam, previously of Cloudflare) about the transition from product manager to founder. Dani share’s some of the things you miss when you become a founder, and she explains how her small team works quickly by leveraging internal betas.
🔗 Links
- Dani’s company: https://jam.dev/
- Dani’s Tweet about transitioning from PM to founder: https://twitter.com/thedanigrant/status/1629147359883022337
- Startup school series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ-uHSnFig5M9fW16o2l35jrfdsxGknNB
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📝 Show notes
(00:00) - Introductions
(03:19) - Things Dani wishes she knew transitioning from PM to founder
(11:40) - Working faster with fewer people and internal betas
(20:52) - Some of the sacrifices of being a founder
(25:31) - What does a good founder / PM relationship look like?
(35:37) - What's happening at Jam?