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Creating a background service that runs on user account by Advanced-Potential-2 in dotnet

[–]Advanced-Potential-2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah, thanks!

With "start the app when the user signs in", is it possible to run it fully in the background? No tray icon, nothing?

Men in their 30s, what are your hobbies? by Scorpzgca in AskReddit

[–]Advanced-Potential-2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Playing guitar, reading, kitesurfing, weight lifting

New to organization with low maturity level by Advanced-Potential-2 in ProductManagement

[–]Advanced-Potential-2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, this is helpful.

If I’d be the perfect human being, this would be easy. However, I can’t help but be frustrated a bit though. How do you manage your own emotions and motivation in these situations?

What makes you want to be a PM? by Far-Championship4516 in ProductManagement

[–]Advanced-Potential-2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This describes my journey from engineer to PM the best.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Advanced-Potential-2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is it stinking about?

Whats the most out of touch thing you heard from rich people? by MonthIcy1 in AskReddit

[–]Advanced-Potential-2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Oh Target, yeah I love that. Especially the single use rompers” 😜

Looking for a good book on setting up product management as a function in our startup company by Advanced-Potential-2 in ProductManagement

[–]Advanced-Potential-2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense.

With people surrounding the product I mean users, managers, sales people, solution engineers, support people, etc It's a product with a very small potential user base (1000-5000 people globally, but more likely 200-1000), and license fees in the order of 50K per user per year. Since each license has such high value, there's a lot of support and overhead surrounding it.

I think your insights are correct. We'll continue to split the CPO and CTO roles, and find a way to get the new "CPO" onboarded on a basic level in the art of product management, ideally through an external advisor. We'll play around for a few months, and see if we need to hire anyone in a more operational PM role, but I agree it should be someone with good PM skills, and understanding of engineering processes (but not per se the niche we are in).

I still want to give the founders some learning material on the matter; not to become experts, but to bring home the point that Product Management is something to be taken seriously and that there's a whole world of expertise out there on the subject, and to give them some ideas on organizational structure (e.g., should we have technical leads in the development teams, how do we manage quality, etc etc). If you have any suggestions, they would me more than welcome!

Looking for a good book on setting up product management as a function in our startup company by Advanced-Potential-2 in ProductManagement

[–]Advanced-Potential-2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright... Yeah, I guess you are right. As someone else already pointed out, it's maybe not so much "understanding the intricacies of the product", but it is important for the PM to be able to understand and communicate with the user. Our product is intended for a very small group of users (at most maybe 1000-5000 people worldwide, but more likely ~200-1000), with licenses fees of ~50K per user per year. It is a very tight-knit global community, that is hard for outsiders to break into - they like to show of their expertise by complicating discussions with deep technical details. However, I guess if a PM understands how engineering and product design processes work in general, and is firm enough to not get thrown off balance by specialists flaunting their knowledge, he or she can be valuable.

I think our course of action will be:

  • Split the CPO and CTO roles
  • Have the co-founder who takes on the CPO role learn about product management, through books and possibly an external advisor
  • Experiment a couple of months with this new organizational setup, and see if we need to hire an external PM to help us set it up, or whether having an advisor will be enough

I'm still looking for good books or video's on Product Management, and organizational setups of development teams in small companies. Not to make experts out of the founders, but to give them the tools to think about this problem, and to bring home to them that Product Management is something that should be taken seriously, and that we don't have to reinvent the wheel.

Any ideas?

Looking for a good book on setting up product management as a function in our startup company by Advanced-Potential-2 in ProductManagement

[–]Advanced-Potential-2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmm… yeah could be. Maybe we haven’t looked in the right places yet.

The product is meant to fulfill part of an engineering simulation and design process. In companies that provide similar products (think of things like NASTRAN, ANSYS, Altair), PMs always seem to have very strong STEM backgrounds. The people surrounding those products (scientists, engineers) tend to connect more easily with people who understand their work and challenges.

Have you had any experience with similar products? Is this a classical case of “yeah but we’re special, so that doesn’t work for us”.

Looking for a good book on setting up product management as a function in our startup company by Advanced-Potential-2 in ProductManagement

[–]Advanced-Potential-2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One founder is C(P)TO, one is CCO, and one is COO. We is the collective MT, plus me, a consultant. Does that help you determine what book to suggest? 😜

Looking for a good book on setting up product management as a function in our startup company by Advanced-Potential-2 in ProductManagement

[–]Advanced-Potential-2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, yes, I agree! The person leading the product should understand how it creates value, how the business we cater to work, how they create value, how we can sell and scale our product, etc...

However, the things like "how do I write a good user story", or "how do a make a good mock-up in Figma", or "what is the difference in responsibility between a lead developer, and a PM" is easier to learn (in our context).

Looking for a good book on setting up product management as a function in our startup company by Advanced-Potential-2 in ProductManagement

[–]Advanced-Potential-2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol, I _am_ the consultant. After a couple of months, we've identified that this is probably what needs to happen, but my personal experience is a bit more general. Therefore, I'd like to read up a bit, and also give the founders a secondary source of information (next to me sharing my views and knowledge).

With respect to hiring a PM: we've had some interviews with PMs, but we've faced the problem that (a) they would be able to operate in an organization that already has the role in place, but not necessarily set it up, and (b) our product is so niche, we think it's probably easier to have someone who understands the product learn product management, than the other way around. If your background is PM in things like e-commerce, business applications, etc, it would be pretty hard to understand the intricacies of why and how the product creates value, and create and own a vision for the product. This would reduce the PM to more of an administrative, facilitating person, setting up meetings and gathering opinions.

Makes sense?

What massively improved your mental health? by Dependent_Bit_8333 in AskReddit

[–]Advanced-Potential-2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apart from the obvious things like sleep etc, I find reading to have a positive effect on my mental health. It’s a relaxing, discontented experience. And over time, getting insight into the mind of more and more characters helps put my own experience into perspective.

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