Good product managers focus the team on revenue and custome… - Ben Horowitz

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Good product managers focus the team on revenue and customers. Bad product managers focus the team on how many features competitors are building. Good product managers define good products that can be executed with a strong effort. Bad product managers define good products that can’t be executed or let engineering build whatever they want (that is, solve the hardest problem).

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Ben Horowitz (born June 13, 1966) is an American businessman, investor, blogger, and author.

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