Product Growth Podcast How to PM with AI at Early Stage Startups | Fractional CPO and CTO, Sergio Pereira
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Jan 28, 2025 Sergio Pereira, a Fractional CTO and founder with 15 years of experience, shares insights on product leadership in early-stage startups. He discusses how AI tools empower non-technical founders and the importance of customer observation over surveys. Pereira emphasizes the evolving role of CTOs, navigating remote workforce challenges, and the right timing for hiring product managers. Listeners will learn practical strategies to enhance team collaboration, avoid metric misalignment, and effectively launch products while focusing on genuine value creation.
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Customer-Centric Product Development
- Start with customer interviews to gather insights for product development.
- Use surveys to identify potential power users and pain points for follow-up interviews.
Jobscopilot.ai Development
- Sergio Pereira launched Jobscopilot.ai based on user feedback from Twitter and LinkedIn.
- He used surveys and user shadowing sessions to identify power users and areas for improvement.
Auto-Application Feature
- User feedback led to the development of an auto-application feature for specific, unadvertised jobs in Jobscopilot.ai.
- This feature improved user retention for specific user demographics.