Guest: Claire Vo - Chief Product Officer at LaunchDarkly. Claire is a seasoned product leader with experience as a chief product officer at Color and Optimizely, a two-time founder, and the creator of ChatPRD, a popular AI tool for product managers. Key Takeaways: Pace and Quality: Claire emphasizes setting a faster pace by expecting leaders to bring in the clock speed one click faster. This means if something is planned for the year, aim to complete it in half the time. Feedback Culture: Normalize feedback within teams. Claire believes in being clear and direct with feedback, as it sets clear expectations and helps maintain a high talent bar. Empowerment and Agency: Claire advocates for taking control of your career by knowing what you want, asking for it, and making it easy for your boss to help you achieve it. AI in Product Management: AI will likely shift the skills required for PMs, particularly in communication and strategy synthesis. Claire's tool, ChatPRD, helps PMs by automating parts of the PRD creation process. Role of CPTO: Combining product and engineering under one leader (CPTO) can optimize for organizational goals rather than functional silos, providing leverage and accountability for R&D investments. Topics Covered: Career growth, setting pace and quality in teams, feedback culture, empowerment, AI in product management, CPTO role, women in tech, ChatPRD, sales-led product strategy.
“Know what you want out of your career, be clear and ask for it.”
“Fast at the end of the day, wins.”
“Consistency drives audience growth.”
