Jason M. LemkinCEO, SaaStr · Co-Founder of SaaStr AI, SaaStr Fund, Adobe Sign

Unlocking Startup Success: The Key Role of a VP of Product with David Sacks Craft Ventures

26 Oct 2023 · 0 min

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Brief advice about product leadership at the Series A stage: founders typically run product hands-on but as complexity grows they need to hire a VP of Product who shares the founder's product instincts and is strong at project management to ensure execution and keep initiatives on schedule.

Four. Even at the Series A stage, the founder CEO is probably running product in a very hands on way. Now it's a little different now. They've got too much to do. They're going to need a VP of product. And the most important thing about this head of product is that they see eye to eye with the founder. They have the same product instincts as the founder. And they also have to be good at project management because a lot of what a VP of product does is just make the trains run on time.