March 9, 2021
31 - Lessons Learned Going from Intern to Head of Product: Reneida Leon from Startup Space
How do you successfully get buy-in to new ideas? When should projects get killed? Product Managers know this struggle all too well. This week Reneida Leon joins sharing her lessons across 10+ years of product innovation.
How do you successfully get buy-in to new ideas? When should projects get killed? Product Managers know this struggle all too well. This week Reneida Leon joins sharing her lessons across 10+ years of product innovation. From build vs. buy, internal innovation through labs, and more, you'll hear about the full product lifecycle from different positions across the organization.
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Topics
- 0:00 - Becoming a product manager
- 11:01 - Internal versus external innovation
- 16:54 - Staying motivated when ideas fall flat
- 21:25 - Critical traits for getting buy-in
- 25:47 - How to learn from failure
- 30:54 - Knowing when to double down and invest further
- 35:27 - Balancing experience, instinct, & subjectivity
- 38:03 - How to approach product leadership
- 44:38 - Favorite tools in the tool belt
- 47:09 - Wrap up and where to find Reneida
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