Brian Tolkin is the Head of Product @ Opendoor where he has spent the last 6 years and is responsible for product strategy and product and design teams. Before Opendoor, Brian spent an incredible 5 years at Uber through their wildest growth periods.
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In Today’s Episode We Discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(00:44) Lessons from Launching Uber China Pool
(04:18) Worst Product Decision at Uber
(05:55) How AI is Changing the Role of Product Managers
(08:15) How AI is Transforming Product Development
(11:55) Balancing Growth vs. Technical Debt at Series A
(13:23) Should the CEO Also Be the CPO?
(13:51) Lessons in Expanding from Single to Multi-Product
(17:16) The Power of Simplification: Finding the Kernel of Truth
(21:35) Are People Naturally Suited for Certain Company Stages?
(23:34) Speed vs. Taste: What Matters More in Product Development?
(28:07) Dictatorial Product Leadership vs. Collaborative Decision-Making
(32:32) Lessons from Hiring Mistakes
(36:54) The Best Backgrounds for Hiring Great PMs
(40:24) Managing Momentum as a Product Leader
(41:39) The Case for Staying Longer at One Company
(43:13) Quick-Fire Round
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