Lenny’s Podcast68 min
Brandon Chu on building product at Shopify, how writing changed the trajectory of his career, the habits that make you a great PM, pros and cons of being a platform PM, how Shopify got through Covid
Brandon Chu · Jun 27, 2022
Key learnings
- Treat domain expertise as table stakes; to reach the highest levels, lean into founder skills like storytelling, motivating…
- Think of the PM role as helping teams ship the right thing at the right time in the right way, acting as a servant leader rather…
- Set annual directional plans but expect them to change; avoid sunk-cost fallacy and be willing to throw away work when the world…