Keith Cowing

Coach for CEOs, CPOs and CTOs. Startup founder and exec with 3 exits. Builder. Teacher.

[Keith Cowing @KRCowing]

@mvernal One actionable takeaway for founders - your company is only as ambitious as your people. Design your interview loops to test for hunger and ambition, not just skill. Was always important, now it's existential.

[Keith Cowing @KRCowing]

What is another thing that separates top product manager job candidates?

[Keith Cowing @KRCowing]

What separates great product manager job candidates from the rest?

[Keith Cowing @KRCowing]

The new hire you're excited about? The deal isn't closed until they start. There is up to 20% fallout between offer acceptance and start date (counter-offer from their current company, cold feet, new realization, life change, etc.) and the longer the window the higher the drop off. Jodi Jefferson outlines how critical the window between offer acceptance and day 1 is. You have to sell through the headwinds that might hit before they start (anticipate counter-offers and second guessing) and get them grafted onto the team. Excellent article with some of the nuance behind recruiting that you don't realize until you've done it many many times.

https://t.co/eKtDOuH0rB

[Keith Cowing @KRCowing]

@gilbert @djrosent Love your work with Acquired and ACQ2. Open to sharing the video equipment you use for on-site interviews and if you use support staff on-site or handle it yourself?

[Keith Cowing @KRCowing]

@meetgranola do you have an API coming (please)?

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@meetgranola is it possible with integrations (specifically Notion) to push the whole transcript somewhere, or is it only possible to push the summarized template note?

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@twentyminutevc Love it! Thank you.

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@twentyminutevc I love your tactic in podcasts of asking other people what Q’s to ask the guest, so many great tidbits you wouldn’t otherwise surface. How do u handle that? Is it only when you know people in common, do you ask the guest who you should talk to? Pls share 😎

[Keith Cowing @KRCowing]

@SandraPersing Old school and east coast are both great things.

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Join some of the most clever people in technology for a leadership summit in NYC this September. I'm super excited for the program. If you're possibly interested, get your application in (2 minutes) and let me know so we can manage the available spots.

[eCornell @ecornell_online]

Cornell's @KRCowing tells us what you 🫵 can't miss at the upcoming #Product and #Tech #Executive #Leadership Program in #NYC this September.🗽

Limited spots left: https://t.co/PShXjg5efL

See you there! #CornellProdTech

[eCornell @ecornell_online]

Feeling a little lost at work?📱 Find answers in this Cornell Keynotes podcast episode featuring Mamuna Oladipo (@Shopify) and @LolaOye (@Mysten_Labs) as they share career insights for navigating today's product + tech challenges with guest host @KRCowing. https://t.co/x0CsuH6wgY

[Keith Cowing @KRCowing]

3. Ownership and P&L mentality

Decision-makers need to understand both the product AND the business.

This means knowledge being shared up quickly (i.e. Brian Chesky understanding the nuts and bolts) or strategic and financial context being shared down constantly (to GM's).

[Keith Cowing @KRCowing]

It's the end of Product Management as we know it

[Keith Cowing @KRCowing]

2. Less duplication of roles & responsibilities

Orgs have too much fuzzy overlap between Product/Design, Product/Marketing, or Product/Operations

Fund execution, be stingy about headcount for strategy and storytelling

Look for leverage - make results grow faster than headcount