Product Management in a startup vs a mature organization with Nicholas Hinrichsen & Chris Coleman, former Directors of Product at Carvana and Co-Founders of WithClutch

On today's episode, I sat down with Nicholas Hinrichsen & Chris Coleman, former Directors of Product at Carvana and Co-Founders of WithClutch.

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Here's what we discussed:

Who the product manager is in a startup versus a mature company

What differs in product priority at these different stages

How communication goes from informal to more formal the more your company matures

Why innovation seems to slow down as companies grow

One of the reasons breaking into product management is so difficult

When product managers are the mini-CEO and when they're not

The mindset shift when going from a PM in a startup to a mature organization and vice versa

A very interesting interview question to find where you best fit as an aspiring product manager

Why you have to know what company and industry you're in before you try to "move fast and break things"

How to take on risk without risking the brand of an established organization

Why there's always risk, but defining it helps you make better decisions on what level of risk you're willing to take on

How to balance shipping fast and risking embarrassment in an established product or org

Why in Blue Ocean markets, value trumps design but why things change in competitive markets

And what is true about product management, regardless whether you work in a startup or an established org

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