The LaunchNotes Podcast | Product Management, Product Marketing, Product Ops

Head of product to GM with Rian van der Merwe (Postmark, ActiveCampaign)

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Blake Thorne (@blakethorne - https://twitter.com/blakethorne) of LaunchNotes talks with Rian van der Merwe (Postmark, ActiveCampaign) about his journey into product management and transitioning into a GM role. Rian also shares how they close the loop with customers on feature requests.


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  • Rian’s personal website: https://rianvdm.com/
  • Rian’s company: https://postmarkapp.com/
  • Rian’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Right-Product-Management-Startup-ebook/dp/B00M0KTVTO
  • The Design Of Everyday Things: https://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Revised-Expanded/dp/0465050654/
  • 🚀Check out LaunchNotes: https://launchnotes.com
  • 🙏Join Launch Awesome:  https://www.launchnotes.com/launch-awesome
  • đź“şFollow on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClgMZx0kGDSSBAQG0wkDRyg
  • Check out the LaunchNotes Podcast: https://launchnotes-podcast.launchnotes.io/

    • đź“ť Show notes

    (00:00) - Introductions

    (08:38) - Getting started in product management

    (15:48) - Rian's book about product management

    (23:00) - Empowering teams to make critical decisions

    (25:12) - The value of writing

    (30:13) - From product management to GM

    (34:39) - Staying close to customers

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