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Hey shreyas great video, can you also share some techniques to have a better 1:1 with your manager ? usually the conversation is side tracked with operational issues

Hey shreyas thank you for sharing your experiences, As a PM i have found your insights extremely valuable, i really want to join your product sense course on maven, unfortunately that's out of my budget for the moment.

Amazing advice, "Become learning machine"

Why dont you post this as a short? I clicked this video thinking, who today (not the most relevant topic these days) is making videos about Steve Jobs. That too just 100 seconds and no views, surely it wont have any insight, the thumbnail doesnt look great either. But then content was great and you raised such a good and important point that my initial judgement/perception proved to be wrong. Just here giving some honest raw feedback to help you grow. :)

Like you basically say, Apple is a very good example of focus. It takes a lot of focus to ship something amazing (which is supposed to elevate the company) and at the same time something very mediocre (commodity).

Love the last sentence! ❤

I work for a company who's way of doing is business is like telling someone to bake a cake, giving them measuring cups and walking away. That person then spends hours trying to figure out which ingredients to use, what temperature to bake it, how long to bake it, etc all while getting trashed because the cake doesn't meet expectations.

I highly recommend the book "Switch" by Dan and Chip Heath as an influence resource.

"mobile wasn't that big"? Hmmm

I agree. There are people that are "fire" and there are that are "water". Those who have to follow the rules, and those who can bend here and there. Founder Mode is something that in your natural abilities. An accountant for example needs to be one that does exactly as required.

This is a great idea, going to give it a shot this coming week. Thanks for the awesome advice you publish on your channel, without making us sit through a whole bunch of filler. Some of the best PM/career content I've encountered.

While I agree that Founder Mode cannot be taught or learned - the question i have is if the employee gets good sizeable chunk of esops - would they transition into founder mode?

So true! I also think the culture trickles through to all teams depending on how good the C level in founder mode thinking. I worked in very well run founder firms for a long time. I joined a firm recently that is so shockingly bad at getting things done or focusing on what's important to win in the market. I've tried really hard to get my team and stakeholders focused on the product vs. optics, what's good for their team, their career, leadership perception of their team etc. I now believe that doing the right thing for the product is something that cannot be taught.

As much as I like how Shreyas gets this across, I don't entirely agree with the fact 'Founder Mode' cannot be taught. I think any behaviour or set of behaviours can be learned with enough observation and the right intention with enough time. I think being around a set of highly motivated and smart individuals can bring this out in you. You could argue then that it was always innate in the individual, they just needed the correct environment but then it starts to get too philosophical at that point 🙂 Needless to say, very interesting discussion with Nikhyl here.

First to like this insight from Shreyas!

Would modify the 'Role' just a little bit: "Decide what to build, define what your team is going to build and orchestrate actions to enable its success."

Shreays, talk to us about strategy. In Lenny & Friends you mentioned strategy a few times. What is an attempt of strategy vs actual good strategy? Give us some examples / case studies Thank you!

Yeah I used to drive this way in my last 2 enterprise companies and ended up making people anxious, and made unnecessary enemies. Be very careful doing this, doesn’t work in most FAANG, often backfires.

100% agree. Self awareness is the first step towards healing / getting better

What do you think creates long term success, especially in bigger companies? Do you think the people who do "optics" succeed in the long term? I tend to see a lot of successes with that model. But maybe that also comes down to how one defines "success."

Thanks for the awesome content. Q: How do we judge if we are oversharing our challenges (or) complaining more than needed? In many organizations discussing challenges is labeled negatively as whining!

This has been my favourite video of yours till date. Thank you for mentioning that this process takes time that too in a patient and calm way as opposed to a 30 second reel on 5 tips to get to know your superpowers: quickly :)

It is not a superpower if others don't recognise it as such. So even identifying superpowers is about falling to prey to the same thing that is external to you.

Great video. Im curious if we define coaching mastery this way, are very high self aware people able to do this more often for themselves? And might not find same value in coaching?

You say that you are already happy. You will do other things like a startup, if it opens up for you, and if you feel it is right for you. You let destiny guide you too. Maybe you have in mind: how can I contribute to the world ? How can I help others ? Great approach !

Thanks Shreyas.

What i was kind of hoping to hear is some of the middle way…too much is bad…but some is ok..regardless of where you are in your life..and to makr a conscious effort about putting your attention and energy to things which dont concern envy

Great content from a great person, thanks for these gems Shreyas!

Maturity in Product Leadership is when you realise the underlying principles of building great products is same as building yourself to greatness, is only possible by going inwards! In is the only way out! Thanks Shreyas for touching upon human aspects as well :)

Great video as always! minor correction : 13:12 -- "we still live in duality"

Absolutely loved it ❤

Fantastic articulation!!!

I find this approach useful myself. One more thing that’s been helping to me is to simply witness that an envy, or any negative emotion for that matter, is coming up. Over a period, the witnessing becomes a powerful force to bust these spontaneous bubbles.

The best truth ever and the life lessons. Always mutliple things to learn from everything you do ! Thank you Shreyas!

the problem with identifying these superpowers is how disappointing and demoralizing it is when they aren't rewarded in a capitalist, consumerist society.

Thank you Shreyas. This resonates with me.

Excellent suggestion on internalizing, creating a personal model, and then field-testing it to learn new things. This approach should work well for any type of learning, not just strategy. Thanks for sharing! Quick side question: I’d be curious to know which strategy books you found most valuable or would rate as your top 5.

Very basic definition of taste is conveyed here. We know this but we do not define taste this way.

One of the best videos I have seen in terms of becoming a real learning machine.

I think this exercise of looking within is of equivalent value and spirit to when I recommend PMs to watch the raw footage of a user study and not just sit in the presentation where a user research shares the key insights. There is just something about going through the data that creates insight that consuming the processed output does not.

I would like to have Shreyas, not to guide me 100% of the time, but only to ask me the right question at the right me about myself. If there is a product like this, what’s that look like?

shreyas, i think your advice would be valuable to everyone, not just product pwople

@shreyas very well said and a great way as I look to continue to grow professionally.

Wow @Shreyas I like how you simply went through a simple questionnaire like a funnel to help me find out... My Super Power. 💪 1. What is so difficult about finding my super powers? 2. What do I do that I feel this sense of mastery about? 3. Sit with the above question for as long as one needs to find the answer. It's a relative term. 4. Go ask atleast 3 people with good taste. Ask... What is it you find good about me? 5. Don't over complicate things. Shut noise. Ask yourself... Why Do You Feel This Way About Your Super Power? I already had the answer. 🎯🤘🤓 I See Funnels Everywhere. I Even See Every Conversation As A Funnel. Here's my own definition of a CONVERSATION: A Conversation Is A Very Scientific Event Involving Many Forces Of Nature To Yield Maximum Benefits For All The Involved Parties.

The fact Shreyas doesn't want to be a Guru, just makes me want to be his disciple even more 😅😅

Amazing content ❤

This is awesome explanation true for any kind of topic - Model : core, applicability and then test hypothesis (actions) and my model becomes better with learnings and feedback … now more inputs from outside. Su- Ha -Ri may be for your technique /models .. I have found some extra vacabulary

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