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Jan 18

Do this (or something better)

In the realm of modern leadership practices and principles it has become very en vogue to claim that one’s role as a leader is to “hire great people and get out of the way”. Certainly hiring great people and not actively creating barriers for them are easy to agree with…

Leadership

4 min read


Aug 29, 2019

Be an Agent

In the beginning of your career you are a player on the field. As you grow, often (though not always) you become a coach. Then you should become an agent. Be the advocate for each person on your team and obsess over getting them into the right role and mission…

Careers

2 min read

Be an Agent
Be an Agent

Published in ThinkGrowth.org

·Jul 24, 2017

Why We Traded Scrum for “Science Fair” to Build HubSpot

We broke up with scrum about six years ago. Agile development served us well in startup mode, but as we added more seats, opened new space, and launched new tools, it actually started to stunt our product culture’s growth. Take autonomy, for starters. We think engineers should have complete autonomy…

Tech

5 min read

Why We Traded Scrum for “Science Fair” to Build HubSpot
Why We Traded Scrum for “Science Fair” to Build HubSpot

Published in ThinkGrowth.org

·Feb 9, 2017

What Would Atlassian’s Jay Simons Do If He Had Your Job?

This is a question Brian Halligan, Co-Founder and CEO of HubSpot, poses to me all the time. And the name changes. One day it’s Sheryl Sandberg, and the next it’s Elon Musk. But let’s get back to Jay. Well, with the recent news of Jay joining the board at HubSpot…

Startup

4 min read

What Would Atlassian’s Jay Simons Do If He Had Your Job?
What Would Atlassian’s Jay Simons Do If He Had Your Job?

Published in ThinkGrowth.org

·Jun 21, 2016

Why HubSpot Is Competing With Itself (And Why You Should, Too)

Has paranoia wormed its way into the lifeblood of the business? Everywhere you turn, there’s competition. And if they’re not looking to take a piece of your business, they’re looking for the whole darn thing. Why, then, would companies purposefully join that list to be yet another competitor actively working…

Strategy

5 min read

Why HubSpot Is Competing With Itself (And Why You Should, Too)
Why HubSpot Is Competing With Itself (And Why You Should, Too)

Apr 28, 2016

The Second Inning of Bots

What do the next few years look like for conversational UI, NLP, AI and Apps? The shift It won’t happen overnight but five years from now it will feel like it did. — Phil Libin (big hat tip to Meghan Keaney Anderson for quotation above) The 9th inning of this exciting shift…

Messaging

3 min read

The Second Inning of Bots
The Second Inning of Bots

Apr 20, 2016

Zoom in, Zoom out

A PM technique that enhances team vision and progress As PMs we often get into a certain rut that prevents them us from making breakthroughs with our products. This pitfall is as common as it is authentic; we tune our behavior to what the team needs and wants and this…

Startup

2 min read

Zoom in, Zoom out
Zoom in, Zoom out

Published in Expand Upon

·Apr 19, 2016

Why Product Qualified Leads are the Answer to a Failing Freemium Model

tl;dr — pure freemium has a low ceiling in B2B, but high-touch sales is expensive; combining the two motions to efficiently sell to free users could be your team’s next breakthrough. The case for a new SaaS playbook Playbooks for SaaS demand generation, predictable revenue and customer success are becoming widely known and implemented. Companies that have…

Saa S

6 min read

Why Product Qualified Leads are the Answer to a Failing Freemium Model
Why Product Qualified Leads are the Answer to a Failing Freemium Model

Published in HubSpot Product

·Apr 8, 2016

A Framework for Measuring Product Impact

What is Impact? Showing progress is a critical aspect of surviving and thriving in the product management profession. How you show progress and your team’s success will change as your product and organization grow. As you move from a tight-knit group of several people pre-Series-A to dozens, then hundreds and eventually thousands of…

Product Management

6 min read

A Framework for Measuring Product Impact
A Framework for Measuring Product Impact

Published in HubSpot Product

·Mar 11, 2015

4 Ways to Get Into Product Management

image courtesy of @gabber_dean Originally appeared on the HubSpot Product Blog There’s never been a more exciting time to be a product manager. Leading tech companies have written strong playbooks over the past decade on how to successfully market and sell new products, sites like Product Hunt share developments in…

Product Managment

5 min read

4 Ways to Get Into Product Management
4 Ways to Get Into Product Management
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