Question 1

What are the key takeaways from Varun Parmar's episode on Lenny's Podcast?

Accepted Answer

1. Products never remain the same - every release either moves you ahead of or behind competitors. Treat each feature ship as a chess move with competitive consequences. 2. Be the first to hit the brick wall. Speed is the single biggest determinant of success in competitive markets because faster learning compounds into lasting advantages. 3. Embed cross-functional perspectives (analytics, marketing, product, engineering, design - AMPED) directly into product teams to prevent tunnel vision and improve positioning. 4. Measure velocity like golf - compete against yourself. Track cycle times from insight to customer value delivered, and make the data transparent so teams can benchmark and improve. 5. Use rolling roadmaps with degrading confidence levels (80% for 3 months, 50% for the next 3) to balance enterprise predictability with startup-like agility.

Question 2

What does Varun Parmar say about competition and velocity?

Accepted Answer

"We believe the best work happens when we bring different diverse perspectives to the problem and then co-create the outcome that the customer is looking for. How do we actually come together as a team, and bring down the silos that might exist across functions?" - Varun Parmar "The fundamental value that Miro provides is that we enable teams. We take a team-centric lens. We're not saying, 'Hey, we're building a tool that just works for designers,' or 'Hey, we're building a tool that just works for engineers.' Because we fundamentally believe that innovation happens when cross-functional teams come together." - Varun Parmar "AMPED stands for analytics, marketing, product, engineering and design. When we say the product org, we actually don't mean product managers, designers and engineers. What we mean by product org in Miro is this AMPED function. By having this cross-functional representation where product marketing team is deeply embedded inside of each of these streams, we have different perspectives that come in." - Varun Parmar

Question 3

What are Varun Parmar's views on competition, velocity, cross-functional?

Accepted Answer

Varun Parmar: "We believe the best work happens when we bring different diverse perspectives to the problem and then co-create the outcome that the customer is looking for. How do we actually come together as a team, and bring down the silos that might exist across functions?" Varun Parmar: "The fundamental value that Miro provides is that we enable teams. We take a team-centric lens. We're not saying, 'Hey, we're building a tool that just works for designers,' or 'Hey, we're building a tool that just works for engineers.' Because we fundamentally believe that innovation happens when cross-functional teams come together."

Varun Parmar

An inside look at how Miro builds product | Varun Parmar (CPO of Miro)

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Varun Parmar

An inside look at how Miro builds product | Varun Parmar (CPO of Miro)

Varun Parmar

An inside look at how Miro builds product | Varun Parmar (CPO of Miro)

TRANSCRIPT

Varun Parmar

An inside look at how Miro builds product | Varun Parmar (CPO of Miro)