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A Hiring Field Guide for first-time PM Leaders

Here’s a classic startup journey that most founders and startup PMs are familiar with — at the earliest stages, founders serve as heads of…

Jul 16

A Hiring Field Guide for first-time PM Leaders

Jul 16

No Authority? No Problem. Six Tactics for Leading With Influence

15+ years ago, I sat in a small windowless room and tried to convince a bunch of hyper-smart startup people to give me a shot at being a…

Sep 17, 2023

No Authority? No Problem. Six Tactics for Leading With Influence

Sep 17, 2023

From Alien to American, from Jail Cell to General Manager

The small office in downtown San Francisco was drab, windowless, awash in fluorescent light and screamed “GOVERNMENT ISSUE”. An old desktop…

Jul 2, 2023

From Alien to American, from Jail Cell to General Manager

Jul 2, 2023

Feedback Is a Gift, But Your Performance Review Might Suck

A step-by-step guide to make performance reviews better

Apr 27, 2023

Feedback Is a Gift, But Your Performance Review Might Suck

Apr 27, 2023

The Overton Window — Why Some Ideas Stick While Others Struggle

Over the last decade in tech, we have been inundated with talk of the empowered employee. In this fantasy, most of the stuffy hierarchy is…

Feb 23, 2023

The Overton Window — Why Some Ideas Stick While Others Struggle

Feb 23, 2023

Three Simple Hacks to Manage your Manager

In one of my startup jobs, I worked with a colleague who had suddenly gained one of the founders’ strong trust and support. The two of them…

Feb 8, 2023

Three Simple Hacks to Manage your Manager

Feb 8, 2023

Avoid the Reorg from Hell with Six Key Principles

Nearly 2 decades ago, I sat in the Taco Bell drive-through with a senior Engineer from Microsoft Hotmail. I was a lowly Engineering intern…

Nov 20, 2022

Avoid the Reorg from Hell with Six Key Principles

Nov 20, 2022

Why You’re Paid What You’re Paid — Five Key Tech Compensation Takeaways

What do you make every year? What kinds of raises have you gotten over the last few years? How are you valuing cash vs. equity? How much…

Apr 2, 2022

Why You’re Paid What You’re Paid — Five Key Tech Compensation Takeaways

Apr 2, 2022

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Building a Pandemic Superpower — a Culture that Writes

It was my second week at Square and a meeting titled “Six Week Review” had just appeared on my calendar. The invite showed dozens of…

Jan 18, 2022

Building a Pandemic Superpower — a Culture that Writes

Jan 18, 2022

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Well That Escalated Quickly — Building Better Products with Escalation

After the basic pleasantries were concluded, I sat across from the seasoned Amazon Eng leader and asked him one of my favorite questions —…

Jun 22, 2020

Well That Escalated Quickly — Building Better Products with Escalation

Jun 22, 2020

Saumil Mehta

Saumil Mehta

Former CPO and Head of Business for Square, former startup founder (acquired by Square), occasional writer and angel investor, frequent fintech nerd.

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