Does a Product Manager at a High Growth Technology Startup Need To Be Technical?
Mike Belsito of Product Collective researches whether high-growth technology startups value technical backgrounds when hiring Product Managers. If not, he digs into other factors about a non-technical Product Manager’s background that becomes more important.
Here are the surprising research results.
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Weekly Digest: Top 10 Featured Posts
Steve Schlafman of RRE Ventures publishes a guide for how to create the most effective pitch deck when raising money from VCs in “Startup Pitch Decks” (42 slides)
Benedict Evans of Andreessen Horowitz thinks about the second and third order consequences of two foundational technology changes rolling through the car industry at the moment; electric and autonomy in “Cars and Second Order Consequences”
Alex Iskold of Techstars provides examples and insights on why taking the time to craft an awesome product demo and will pay off in “Why Product Demo is a Secret Weapon of Every Single Startup”
Michael Dearing of Harrison Metal expands on the cognitive distortions or “special founder goggles” he sees as superpowers in successful founders in “The Cognitive Distortions of Founders”
Sarah Tavel of Greylock Partners expands on what she learned from when she was involved with Pinterest from 5 employees through 650 in “Five Lessons from Scaling Pinterest”
Thomas Chen of theFOMO compiles a comprehensive guide including perspectives on career, relationships, and personal growth in “The Millennial's Guide to Personal Development”
Ben Tossell of Product Hunt outlines resources and insights to help people realize it’s easy to get something up and launched (no matter how small) in “The Non-Technical Guide to Launching Products & Side Projects”
Othmane Rahmouni offers a 9,000 word essay on the opportunities Classpass can capture and the risks they’d need to mitigate to achieve Unicorn-level growth in “An In-Depth Startup Analysis: Is Classpass the Next Unicorn or the Next Bust?”
Sofia Quintero of NomNom discusses how processes and methodologies are fundamental parts of scaling any business in “When Your Processes Fail: The Hard Truth Behind the Fluff”
Margaret Robertson of PlayDots recommends to check the language of your job listing for vocabulary that has gender bias, openly communicate your diversity policy, and more in “Things That Help You Hire More Diversely.”
How, Why, and When To Use Mobile Communication Channels To Enhance Your Sales
Salespeople have more options than ever when it comes to doing outreach to prospective clients. Between texting, email, social media and good old fashioned cold calls, there are lots of different ways to communicate with clients. Here’s a breakdown on mastering each of these outreach platforms.
Open Startup and VC Jobs
Nextdoor - Account Director - National/Regional Brands in San Francisco.
Snapdocs - "Data Wrangler" in San Francisco.
Student Loan Hero - Business Development Assoc., in Texas (remote).
Engagio - Customer Success, Sales, and Product in San Mateo, CA.
Flexport - Design, Software, Sales, Ops in Los Angeles, New York City & SF.
UpKeep Maintenance Mgmt. - Design, Eng., Mktg., Sales in Los Angeles.
Tenfold - Design, Software, Marketing, Sales, and Ops in Austin, Texas.
500 Startups - Public Relations Associate in San Francisco.
Salesforce - Manager, Salesforce Ventures in San Francisco.
