Kevin Niparko is the VP of Product @ Twilio. Kevin joined Twilio through the acquisition of Segment where he spent an incredible 8 years in numerous different roles including as Head of Product. Before entering the world of product, Kevin was a Management Associate at the world-renowned, Bridgewater Associates. In Today's Episode with Kevin Niparko We Discuss: 1. From Bridgewater to Head of Product: • How Kevin made his way from the world of asset management and analytics to leading product teams? • What are 1-2 of Kevin's biggest takeaways from his time at Bridgewater with Ray Dalio? • How did the 8 year journey with Segment leading to their $3BN acquisition impact his approach to product? 2. What Makes a Great Product Person: • Does Kevin believe that product is more art or science? If he were to put a number on it? What would it be out of 100? • Why does Kevin believe that all product people should learn to write? • Why does Kevin believe that the best product people are generalists and not specialists? • Why does Kevin think that analytics is an insanely good start for product people? 3. How to Hire the Best Product People: • How does Kevin approach the hiring process for product hires today? • What are the non-obvious traits of hires he looks for? How does he test for them? • Does Kevin use case studies? Where do many fall down? What do the best do? 4. Product Reviews: Good vs Great: • How often does Kevin do product reviews? Who is invited? • How have product reviews changed in a world where the company is now fully remote? • What is the difference between good and great product reviews? • What is the single best product decision Kevin has made? What did he learn? • What is the worst product decision Kevin made? How did that change his approach?

Release date

Lydbog: 29. september 2023