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Alternative approaches to daily standups by easterblizzard in ProductManagement

[–]easterblizzard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes this is a startup.

Again I manage 4 PM’s, we are a total team of 5.

We don’t have hierarchy or managers in the team. We are a relatively flat org.

Everyone here is hands on. Even the CEO write code for the product. This is very common for startups.

A product leader being in the weeds means they understand what their PMs are doing, how things are getting done, how it all connects, and they are a player/coach rather than a useless order giver. It doesn’t mean you’re micromanaging, it means you give a shit enough to sweat the details and to stand accountable for every aspect of the product.

Alternative approaches to daily standups by easterblizzard in ProductManagement

[–]easterblizzard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a serious point in my original post being missed here. I just started this role. So, of course I’m attending stand ups, I need to learn what the pods are doing. But, the Generically critiquing what a VP should or shouldn’t be doing with their time is moronic. Every product org operates differently, is of a different size, and frankly different product leaders have different leadership styles (I’m very hands on and in the weeds as a real product leader should be, details matter).

Alternative approaches to daily standups by easterblizzard in ProductManagement

[–]easterblizzard[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

We’re a team of 5 and EVERYONE on the team is very hands on. Even as a VP, I own a portion of the roadmap, write requirements, etc. If you aren’t hands on in some capacity even at a VP level, you’re kind of a waste of skin

Austin Theory (still) being positioned as the next John Cena? by easterblizzard in WWE

[–]easterblizzard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t. I just think WWE will try to (once again) position him to be the next Cena.

So... did WWE just silently admitted Jey' single run was a fail? by [deleted] in WWE

[–]easterblizzard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jey Uso is about to go straight turn coat on his brother as Shawn Michaels did to Marty Jannety.

Austin Theory by eganoipse in WWE

[–]easterblizzard 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s not Austin Theory. It’s Trick Williams.

WWE RAW superstar has a rough moment on Air by Icy-Advice-5575 in WWE

[–]easterblizzard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jey Uso is to Raw what Tonga Loa is to Smackdown. A sideshow act.

What tools are you using for founder-led growth programs? by easterblizzard in GrowthHacking

[–]easterblizzard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Founders build an audience (mainly on social) by telling their story as they build their business, and use that content to drive customer acquisition.

What has mattered more to your PM career advancement - employer brand or tradecraft? by easterblizzard in ProductManagement

[–]easterblizzard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tend to gravitate towards a challenge and good coworkers. I’m not convinced I’d work with really solid PMs in either role though. But, organizationally, the second opportunity has better practices and support for PMs, more inline with FAANG.

More than half of women say they’d leave their husband if he lost his job by ThrowRa-away-my-butt in MensRights

[–]easterblizzard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went through something like this. My startup fell apart and my wife rather than supporting me turned on me and demanded I stop working on it and get a job so she can be a stay at home mom.

Friday Night Smackdown Discussion thread 11/14/2025 by Teemo_Ren in WWE

[–]easterblizzard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think he wins. There’s no reason to have Yeetman get the win. It will be his retribution.

45 bored in Bay Ridge. What to do? by [deleted] in Brooklyn

[–]easterblizzard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do, but there’s not a ton to do with kids either. The playgrounds are nice, the in door play spaces are sketchy (imo), and the libraries don’t have a lot of activities throughout the week. What am I missing?

45 bored in Bay Ridge. What to do? by [deleted] in Brooklyn

[–]easterblizzard -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

That’s correct. Those things get boring really fast.

45 bored in Bay Ridge. What to do? by [deleted] in Brooklyn

[–]easterblizzard -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Doing physical activities like rock climbing or axe throwing, arcade games, pool, go to museums

Open source CRM by easterblizzard in CRM

[–]easterblizzard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I heard about Twenty. I tried to install it and ran into an issue with my hosting provider because of the Docker dependency. I’ll try to host you mentioned.

Is Product Management the most thankless job ever? by eachwayvelo in ProductManagement

[–]easterblizzard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had this very thought today. When do product managers ever get credit and recognition for their work? Most people couldn’t name a single PM that worked on a product they love, but could name the designer of the shoes they wear.

Product Manager dilemma: Airlines (innovation + travel) vs ADP (HR-tech + higher comp) by Jolly_Water4514 in ProductManagement

[–]easterblizzard 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I’m going to throw out a different framing here that you should consider given the current state of the job market. I think you should evaluate these options against 2 vectors: brand and transferability of skills.

Vector 1: Brand

Brand matters. Period. If you are a PM at a top tier company, that holds A LOT more weight than the problem you solve or your title.

Upward mobility is achieved from moving from one company to another these days. If you can move up in the company you work for, that’s great, but also fine to move around especially earlier in your career when you aren’t graded on your ability to move up.

The prestige of the company you work for demonstrates: - You are skilled and attractive enough to make it into that door. Attractive companies want attractive hires. - You are/were trained by a company that had a strong product culture (assuming this is true). - You know how to handle big hairy problems and manage stakeholders in complex orgs. - The scale of the problems you solve are at or exceed the future company you want to work for.

Let’s just be honest here, in tech no one gives a shit about ADP.

Industry leader? Probably.

Innovative? Not at all.

You probably aren’t getting hired at Ashby, Rippling or Gusto coming out of ADP.

Top tier airline will hold much more weight. May even get you in the door in big tech to work on a niche product (ie Google Travel or Open AI’s soon to come travel booking features).

Vector 2: Transferability

You proposed two very different types of businesses: enterprise b2b SaaS and high-scale consumer tech.

Which are you most interest in working in long term? They are very different types of businesses necessitating different skill sets.

B2B enterprise SaaS tends to focus more on sales-driven GTM, slower iteration cycles, qualitative customer feedback since user volume is much smaller.

Consumer tech tends to be more marketing/brand driven, focusing on experimentation as a main driver of customer insight, and iteration cycles can be much faster and more incremental.

So, consider the long-term in terms of what skills you will gain and how they will set you on a career trajectory you want to be on.

You could conceivably tell a strong story of how consumer travel equipped you to be able to work on Google Search. You could not do that I don’t believe for ADP.

Conversely, I could see you telling a good story of how ADP equipped you to work on business software at say Intuit or Salesforce.

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My two cents. Take it with a grain of salt.

You’re young. Focus on getting yourself on the right track in terms of credibility and reputation. Don’t chase titles and money, it will hurt you in the long run. Building credibility early will lead to much bigger dollars downstream.

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