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I'm the Co-Founder & CEO of Outpace, a company that is reinventing the way that people learn and grow. I was Chief Product Officer @ Tinder and EIR @ Reforge, previously @ Facebook, TripAdvisor, and Xbox.
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- Product Coaching
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- About Ravi Mehta
Ravi Mehta I'm a consumer tech leader who has scaled...
- Hiring From Home
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- Product Leadership
How To Become a Peak Product Manager. Introducing the...
- The Three Pillars of Product Decision Making
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- The Anatomy of a Pivot
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- Product Discovery Lessons
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The foundation of successful product management is the ability to work with a cross-functional team to define, build, and launch well-designed, stable products. Peak PMs strive to execute flawlessly. They know there is already enough risk in understanding customer needs and crafting the strategy around those needs. They can’t afford unforced errors...
Product managers are cultural ambassadors for their customers. They understand customer needs and they represent those needs to the rest of the team. The very best PMs go a step further. They empathizewith the people their product serves, and they care deeply about whether that product improves people’s lives.
In his book, Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters, author Richard Rumelt draws an important distinction between goal setting and strategy, “Unlike a stand-alone decision or a goal, a strategy is a coherent set of analyses, concepts, policies, arguments, and actions that respond to a high-stakes challenge.” Product Strategy ...
Lastly, peak PMs know they are only as effective as their team. They view themselves as connective tissue within the organization. They foster strong relationships with cross-functional peers and leadership. As they take on roles of increasing scope and responsibility, they learn how to build and mentor strong PM teams. Peak PMs are able to multipl...
The 12 competencies provide a framework you can use to evaluate yourself, your team, and PM candidates. This is particularly important given the challenges we now face as a result of COVID-19. Here are some ways the 12 competencies can help: 1. If you are a PM whose job has been impacted, use the competencies as a way to take stock of your skills. ...
- Ravi Mehta
Apr 19, 2020 · A Product Manager’s Guide to Growing Yourself and Your Team. There is a lot for PMs to master. Most PMs excel at a handful of skills. The best PMs leverage their strengths and unite teams that fill their gaps. Knowing your shape is the first step.
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Reflections on building products & teams people love. Click to read Ravi on Product, by Ravi Mehta, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
I build consumer tech products, teams, and companies that have impacted millions of people's lives. I’ve worked on product for globally recognized brands like Tripadvisor, Facebook, Tinder, and Xbox. Here I share the tools and techniques I’ve learned over the years. I like to think in frameworks.
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Ravi Mehta. Co-Founder & CEO at Outpace. Previously Tinder, Jumio Corporation, Reforge, TravelJoy. Top creator. Career development Strategy Team operations.
