Build with Maggie Crowley

In this one, Maggie shares a recent Tweet that got her the most impressions she’s ever had—and her first internet troll.

It went something like this:

“Stop wasting time talking about tools and backlogs. It doesn’t matter. Go talk to your sales team, figure out what hurdles they’re running into, and solve for them.”

Listen in to hear why this struck such a nerve in the product community.

On Twitter @maggiecrowley and @seekingwisomio

Every employee wants to feel like they’re a part of a truly autonomous team. A team where they’re a part of the decision making process. A team where their voice matters. Where their opinions can make a difference.

Maybe you’ve never been a part of a team like this. Or maybe you’ve only been a part of teams like this.

Regardless, autonomy is something that everybody wants. But what does it look like in the real world?

What do you do about failure?

I’m not talking about a test that you took that failed. I’m talking about true product failures. Products that, for whatever reason, just bombed.

Failures far outside the acceptable scope of “fail fast.”

Experience and a fancy degree can only get you so far. 

 

If you've listened to Drifts founder and CEO David Cancel on Seeking Wisdom, you've probably caught that he doesn't exactly love hiring product managers with experience and those with their MBAs. They don't give you the right to tell people what to do; all they can do is help you get your foot in the door (he says).

 

But that's where Maggie breaks the mold. Maggie is a Product Manager at Drift, has her MBA from Harvard Business School -- and oh yeah -- she's a former Olympian. And now she's the newest host on Seeking Wisdom. 

 

And in this first episode of #build, she explains everything she's learned from DC and the Drift team about how to build better and faster. 

 

Follow Maggie on Twitter at @maggiecrowley.