20Product: Shopify's VP Product on Why the Founder is Always the Head of Product, What Makes Truly Special Product Managers, Why The Majority of Product Managers Need to Change, Why Top-Down Decision-Making in Product is Good & How Shopify Will Be Bigger
This podcast episode explores the diverse career journey of a guest, from game developer to founder of Handshake, and the challenges and strategies in product management, storytelling, and leadership at Shopify. Key topics discussed include defining project outcomes, balancing revenue generation and innovation, maintaining simplicity in products with a diverse customer base, and the significance of storytelling in effective communication. The episode also covers the challenges of managing and delegating tasks in a large company, particularly in a technology context, as well as the role of Miro as a visual collaboration platform.
