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| Page 1 of 28 | Previous | Next | INSTIGATOR BLOG JUNE 8, 2012 The Role of Product Managers I came across an interesting discussion on Branch about the role and future of product managers. Satya Patel , who recently left Twitter in a product-related role, wrote: “Product management isn’t a role or a function, it’s a set of skills. In that way, Product Managers are very similar to CEOs. Crappy doctors. | GENUINE VC JANUARY 23, 2012 Start Your Marketplace Engines Communities like those of uTest (software QA testers), as well as NextView portfolio companies GrabCAD (mechanical engineers) and thredUP (parents), which resulted in marketplaces had origins in this approach. And along the way we’ve met with or observed a larger number of seed-stage startups attempting to start them. | | | | | |
| CODE AS CRAFT JULY 9, 2010 Batch Processing Millions and Millions of Images Many of our job postings for Engineering positions describe the company as a place “where the word ‘millions’ is used frequently and in many contexts&#. By applying all of this learning, we managed to get a fairly consistent resize rate for each running machine. Tags: engineering Every single image. Ganglia. | A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY MAY 22, 2010 The Yin and Yang of Product and Engineering For a tech company, product and engineering are the heart and soul of the business. When I do a quick mental query of headcount across our entire portfolio of ~30 companies, I think at least 50% and maybe as much as 60% of the entire headcount of our portfolio is in either product or engineering. They will be managers. | STARTUP LESSONS LEARNED OCTOBER 20, 2008 Lessons Learned: The engineering manager's lament Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 20, 2008 The engineering managers lament I was inspired to write The product managers lament while meeting with a startup struggling to figure out what had gone wrong with their product development process. This engineering manager is a smart guy, and very experienced. | | | | | | | | |
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STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010  Why Product Managers Wear Sneakers
I gave a talk last night to the Silicon Valley Product Management Association. It’s a San Francisco Bay Area forum for networking, jobs and education for over 500 Product Management professionals. product managers in a startup can either be an asset or an albatross. Except they won’t be called Product Managers. MORE >> -
BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010  Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?
This time I thought I’d try and address engineering talent. Often I’m asked by startup CEO’s about how to best build an engineering team. I hope many will read this and have an answer for the question, “what’s the different between a CTO and a VP of Engineering?&#. Let’s start with the basics. MORE >> -
DESIGN STAFF | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011  Design Staff � How designers and engineers can play nice (and.
How designers and engineers can play nice (and still run with scissors). As a designer at engineering-centric companies for the last 10 years or so, I spend a lot of time working with engineers. I’ve worked in consulting, in academia, and at one of the top engineering companies in the world. Engineers! Tweet. MORE >> -
THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2011 Reverse Engineering a Career
It was an exercise in reverse engineering. Some product managers might be more technical, working on feature requirements and interfacing with the engineering team, while others might be more like brand managers who are the GM of their brands. I run into a lot of people trying to switch careers and join a startup. MORE >> -
ONLYONCE | MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2010 Why CEOs Shouldn’t Mess with Engineers
Why CEOs Shouldn’t Mess with Engineers. The sad story of its sinking seems to have several potential causes, but one is noteworthy both in terms of engineering and leadership. The ship became top-heavy and much less stable as a result, and while the engineers tried to compensate with more ballast below, it wasn’t enough. MORE >>
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John Morris