Comments on: Do startups need Product Managers? – Interview with Marty Cagan of SVPG http://www.pluggd.in/entrepreneurship/indian-startups-product-managershtml-491/ We Heart Startups! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:53:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: @ NASSCOM Product Conclave - Most of the startups have technical leadership, but not business leadership |Indian startups, India Business http://www.pluggd.in/entrepreneurship/indian-startups-product-managershtml-491/comment-page-1/#comment-19935 @ NASSCOM Product Conclave - Most of the startups have technical leadership, but not business leadership |Indian startups, India Business Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:18:56 +0000 http://pluggd.in/2007/07/do-startups-need-product-managers-interview-with-marty-cagan-of-svpg/#comment-19935 [...] read: Why startups need product managers Share some [...] [...] read: Why startups need product managers Share some [...]

]]> By: Ashish http://www.pluggd.in/entrepreneurship/indian-startups-product-managershtml-491/comment-page-1/#comment-808 Ashish Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:28:00 +0000 http://pluggd.in/2007/07/do-startups-need-product-managers-interview-with-marty-cagan-of-svpg/#comment-808 @ Anon:<br/>Your statement "Product Managers are less needed when project team communication is good" - is in itself a big statement, because most of the startups don't even care about hi fidelity prototypes. Infact, most of them don't even understand the need for one. @ Anon:
Your statement “Product Managers are less needed when project team communication is good” – is in itself a big statement, because most of the startups don’t even care about hi fidelity prototypes. Infact, most of them don’t even understand the need for one.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.pluggd.in/entrepreneurship/indian-startups-product-managershtml-491/comment-page-1/#comment-806 Anonymous Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:40:00 +0000 http://pluggd.in/2007/07/do-startups-need-product-managers-interview-with-marty-cagan-of-svpg/#comment-806 Product Managers are less needed when project team communication is good. Our team used protonotes http://www.protonotes.com/ to annotate our high fidelity prototypes. With everyone communicating in context of the prototype, a product manager was not needed to tie different communications together. Product Managers are less needed when project team communication is good. Our team used protonotes http://www.protonotes.com/ to annotate our high fidelity prototypes. With everyone communicating in context of the prototype, a product manager was not needed to tie different communications together.

]]> By: Pratyush http://www.pluggd.in/entrepreneurship/indian-startups-product-managershtml-491/comment-page-1/#comment-804 Pratyush Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:37:00 +0000 http://pluggd.in/2007/07/do-startups-need-product-managers-interview-with-marty-cagan-of-svpg/#comment-804 There are several nuances to the product management functions which are difficult to envisage in the first pass. In most startups, the precise functions of product design, product management and UI development are considered "secondary" functions and the thrust is to "get the product out".<br/><br/>The idea of planning and executing vs the opportunity cost of rushing headlong into the market is something that all startups should consciously evaluate.<br/><br/>Ashish - great effort. Lets have more such posts :) There are several nuances to the product management functions which are difficult to envisage in the first pass. In most startups, the precise functions of product design, product management and UI development are considered “secondary” functions and the thrust is to “get the product out”.

The idea of planning and executing vs the opportunity cost of rushing headlong into the market is something that all startups should consciously evaluate.

Ashish – great effort. Lets have more such posts :)

]]> By: Ramjee http://www.pluggd.in/entrepreneurship/indian-startups-product-managershtml-491/comment-page-1/#comment-803 Ramjee Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:27:00 +0000 http://pluggd.in/2007/07/do-startups-need-product-managers-interview-with-marty-cagan-of-svpg/#comment-803 Soo True,<br/><br/>In a few words he brings the essence of what a startup should not do. Start Implementing from the word go!<br/><br/>Thanks Ashish for the great interview Soo True,

In a few words he brings the essence of what a startup should not do. Start Implementing from the word go!

Thanks Ashish for the great interview

]]> By: Sri... http://www.pluggd.in/entrepreneurship/indian-startups-product-managershtml-491/comment-page-1/#comment-802 Sri... Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:21:00 +0000 http://pluggd.in/2007/07/do-startups-need-product-managers-interview-with-marty-cagan-of-svpg/#comment-802 Too very good, Awesome way of concluding things, u need efficient project manager to run a successful stint!<br/><br/>very interesting! Too very good, Awesome way of concluding things, u need efficient project manager to run a successful stint!

very interesting!

]]> By: Rohit http://www.pluggd.in/entrepreneurship/indian-startups-product-managershtml-491/comment-page-1/#comment-801 Rohit Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:02:00 +0000 http://pluggd.in/2007/07/do-startups-need-product-managers-interview-with-marty-cagan-of-svpg/#comment-801 Dude<br/>THis is SO true..many a times startups get sucked into their day to day stuff..and at the end of the cycle, they realize that they were building some crappy stuff!<br/><br/>Very interesting point of view.. Dude
THis is SO true..many a times startups get sucked into their day to day stuff..and at the end of the cycle, they realize that they were building some crappy stuff!

Very interesting point of view..

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