Head of product to GM with Rian van der Merwe (Postmark, ActiveCampaign)
Update: 2023-03-13
Description
Blake Thorne (@blakethorne - https://twitter.com/blakethorne) of LaunchNotes talks with Rian van der Merwe (Postmark, ActiveCampaign) about his journey into product management and transitioning into a GM role. Rian also shares how they close the loop with customers on feature requests.
đź”— Links
- Rian’s personal website: https://rianvdm.com/
- Rian’s company: https://postmarkapp.com/
- Rian’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Right-Product-Management-Startup-ebook/dp/B00M0KTVTO
- The Design Of Everyday Things: https://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Revised-Expanded/dp/0465050654/
- 🚀Check out LaunchNotes: https://launchnotes.com
- 🙏Join Launch Awesome:  https://www.launchnotes.com/launch-awesome
- 📺Follow on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClgMZx0kGDSSBAQG0wkDRyg
- Check out the LaunchNotes Podcast: https://launchnotes-podcast.launchnotes.io/
📝 Show notes
(00:00 ) - Introductions
(08:38 ) - Getting started in product management
(15:48 ) - Rian's book about product management
(23:00 ) - Empowering teams to make critical decisions
(25:12 ) - The value of writing
(30:13 ) - From product management to GM
(34:39 ) - Staying close to customers
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