LaunchPod | Product Management Podcast

Managing product ahead of its time | Sean Lorenz, Senior Director of Product (Altoida, LogMeIn, Neurala)


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On today’s episode of LaunchPod, Jeff Wharton talks to Sean Lorenz, Senior Director of Product at Altoida, using augmented reality and AI to radically improve neurologic diagnostics

In this episode, we talked about:

  • How to adapt product to find viable markets
  • The importance of matching product capabilities with market timing and realistic go-to-market strategies
  • How to deal with a product that is ahead of market readiness
  • Links

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thenanyu/

    Twitter: https://x.com/thenanyu?lang=en

    Chapters

    00:00 Intro

    02:09 Essential Tools for Product Managers
    03:19 Career Highlights and Organizational Design
    03:49 The Heirloom Tomato Analogy
    04:18 Conway's Law and Communication Structures
    06:11 Focus and Prioritization in Startups
    06:53 Lessons from Everlane
    13:23 Challenges in Organizational Design
    24:02 The Dangers of Learned Helplessness in Engineering Teams
    25:19 High Output Management: Key Principles
    27:32 Team Structure and Soft Boundaries
    31:07 The Aladdin Principle: Breaking Social Boundaries
    31:49 Balancing Core Business and Checkbox Requirements
    34:45 Linear's Unique Approach to Project Management
    43:42 The Concept of Work Trials at Linear
    47:00 Outro

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