Friday, August 31, 2012

A Good Product Manager

Just as I was jotting down some thoughts (A-la "top 10") on what describes a good product manager, I came across this excellent post by Ben Horowitz (Thanks @guynirpaz). I couldn't put it better (so maybe this is just a reblog? ;)).
While I'm still writing my version of it, here's my preview. A good product manager is:

  • CEO of the product (AKA owns overall responsibility for ALL aspects of the product; defines his role)
  • Excellent communicator
  • Organized and clear
  • Analytic
  • A Mensch
More soon!