Chris Dermody

How to hire excellent Product Managers

Most people complain about hiring. It can be one of the most energy-draining activities. Over the years I've worked with excellent managers who've helped me refine a simple yet effective hiring system which I think is a great starting point for any company looking to hire

How to create an effective Product Manager hiring challenge

If you've ever had to hire even a single person, you know how much of a mine-field it can be. In my experience, hiring excellent Product Managers is even more tricky than other roles because there's no traditional 3rd level course of education that covers the

How to test Product Managers for technical ability

Product Managers should have a basic technical ability. Testing for that ability is critical when hiring Product Managers, here's how to do that

How to deal with annoying customers as a Product Manager

As a Product Manager, it can be an absolute pain when your Success team, Sales team, or Support team come to you yet again with another complaint or feature request from a known loud customer. "let me guess, it's customerA threatening to churn again, yeah? Ugh what

Hire Product before you need it

Cover photo by Bogomil Mihaylov on Unsplash You can spin up a contracting dev team in a matter of weeks, or sometimes in a matter of days. Within a week or two they can be familiar with your team's workflows, and pushing stuff to Production. But, having good

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