Fareed Mosavat

Guest: Fareed Mosavat - Chief Development Officer at Reforge. Fareed has extensive experience in product leadership roles at companies like Slack, Instacart, and Pixar, making him a well-rounded expert in product management and growth. Key Takeaways: Execution is Key: Real growth in product management comes from working on real products with real customers. Training and mentorship are supplementary to actual experience. Communication and Generalization: Beyond executing, great PMs generalize their learnings into frameworks and communicate effectively to scale their opportunities. Trust and Delegation: Transitioning from IC to manager involves trusting your team and shifting from doing to editing, allowing others to handle significant projects. Resource Advocacy: As a leader, it's crucial to advocate for the right resources to achieve business outcomes, not just work within existing constraints. Diverse Product Work: Understanding and leading across different types of product work (feature, growth, product-market fit expansion, and scaling) is essential for product leadership. Topics Covered: Product management career development, transitioning from IC to manager, building trust, scaling oneself, diverse product work types, alternative career paths in product management.