Question 1

What are the key takeaways from Maggie Crowley's episode on Lenny's Podcast?

Accepted Answer

1. The best PMs excel at simplification - finding the one thing to work on and staying with it long enough to finish. Prioritization is not a one-time decision but requires resilience to resist re-litigation. 2. Following up on results is rare and high-value. Put reminders in your calendar to check metrics weeks and months after launch - your managers won't remember, but they'll notice when you do. 3. Strategy is only 5% of the work. The PM who ships more stuff and gets more reps will outperform the PM with a great strategy who can't execute. 4. When in doubt, it's your job. PMs are uniquely responsible for outcomes because no one else is incentivized to fill the gaps between engineering, design, and business needs. 5. Being data-driven is a red flag for product thinking. Over-reliance on dashboards often means teams don't understand why things are happening and aren't doing enough user research.

Question 2

What does Maggie Crowley say about product-management and prioritization?

Accepted Answer

"The best PMs not only can find the one thing to work on, but they can stay with that one thing long enough to actually finish it." - Maggie Crowley "Prioritization is a tough word because there's so much wrapped up in that and what it means to prioritize. And I've worked for people who wanted to understand the formula for prioritization and why this thing and how can you prove that this is the right thing to work on. And then a week goes by and then they want to reevaluate the priority and they want to re-litigate the priority." - Maggie Crowley "The really, really good PMs remember to follow up. Because especially when you're in management, couple layers up in management, I'm not going to remember to follow up on that feature, but if a PM comes back to me and says, 'Hey, remember we did that thing, here's what happened.' I can't tell you how rare that is." - Maggie Crowley

Question 3

What are Maggie Crowley's views on product-management, prioritization, execution?

Accepted Answer

Maggie Crowley: "The best PMs not only can find the one thing to work on, but they can stay with that one thing long enough to actually finish it." Maggie Crowley: "Prioritization is a tough word because there's so much wrapped up in that and what it means to prioritize. And I've worked for people who wanted to understand the formula for prioritization and why this thing and how can you prove that this is the right thing to work on. And then a week goes by and then they want to reevaluate the priority and they want to re-litigate the priority."

Maggie Crowley

Mastering product strategy and growing as a PM | Maggie Crowley (Toast, Drift, TripAdvisor)

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Maggie Crowley

Mastering product strategy and growing as a PM | Maggie Crowley (Toast, Drift, TripAdvisor)

Maggie Crowley

Mastering product strategy and growing as a PM | Maggie Crowley (Toast, Drift, TripAdvisor)

TRANSCRIPT

Maggie Crowley

Mastering product strategy and growing as a PM | Maggie Crowley (Toast, Drift, TripAdvisor)