Mental Models for Product Leaders
Making good product decisions, consistently
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Several years ago when I was in business school, I had the opportunity to meet Mr. Jonathan Rosenberg — Former SVP of Products at Google, and current advisor to Alphabet Inc.
Mr. Rosenberg is also well known for his famous book “How Google Works” which he co-authored with Eric Schmidt — the ex-CEO of Google (2001–2011).
I met Mr. Rosenberg at Washington University in St. Louis briefly after his fascinating talk about building world-class products scheduled earlier that evening. He was speaking to an auditorium full of MBA students, many aspiring Product Managers amongst them (including yours truly).
At the time, I remember taking copious notes as he shared his experiences about building products in general, and Product Management in particular.
These were his observations and mental models from building products at Google…
