How He Became a Series C VP of Product in 10 Years: Mike Davey

With 10+ years of experience, Mike Davey has learned the lessons that separate good PMs from great and what it takes to climb from PM 0 to product leadership.

In this episode, he talks about challenges of product development, product discovery and how to become a product leader.

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We're covering:

Preview - 00:00:00

Golden Age of Feature Factory - 00:03:55

How a PM Can Reclaim Authority in This Age - 00:07:10

The Ideal Leader - 00:10:58

Conducting Good Field Research - 00:15:58

Using Opportunity Solution Trees - 00:18:39

Cost of Conducting Field Research - 00:21:45

Impact of AI on Climate - 00:26:10

Strategizing Career Growth - 00:29:02

Job Search in Small Market - 00:35:45

Coming into Role as First PM - 00:38:15

Being a Startup PM - 00:44:19

Tools in Use - 00:47:40

Dealing with Founders - 00:49:27

Recruiting Good Talent - 00:54:31

Interview Process - 00:57:08

Product Management in Niche Industries - 01:00:28

Moving Up the PM Career Ladder - 01:02:43

Job Search Strategy - 01:07:27

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Where to find Mike:

LinkedIn

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Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.

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We have some great podcasts coming from Marily Nika (AI PM at Google, Former Meta), and Abhishek Viswanathan (2x Former CPO: Qualtrics, Apollo.io), and Shardul Mehta (Fmr VP PM at Amwell, Director at Capital One).

I’m so excited to share them with all of you.