Essays/linkedin/ what founders secretly want in their first product manager
🎯 If you’re interviewing to be a startup’s first product manager, here’s a secret: founders aren’t looking for process gurus. They’re looking for partners in uncertainty.
Founders want someone who will:
• Talk to users and bring back unfiltered insightsnotes.aquiles.me.
• Translate science into strategy, not just into specs.
• Challenge assumptions, especially the founder’s.
• Wear multiple hats, because titles in early startups are flexiblenotes.aquiles.me.
Your value isn’t in perfect roadmaps; it’s in reducing uncertainty and amplifying the founder’s vision. What else do you think early founders value in their first PM?
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