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Can't the CEO be the product guy?

• mushufasa 3y ago
  Yes. If you're good at product you're typically good at sales. If you're good at sales you may not necessarily be good at product. Sales is about navigating conversations to match someone's problem to a solution. Product is about navigating conversations to understand problems and figure out what the solution should be in the first place.
• timfsu 3y ago
  Product CEO only works for companies where the product sells itself, which in my experience is only a small fraction of companies
  • choppaface 3y ago
    If the product doesn’t sell itself, then the founders failed to make something people want. If sales lead the company instead of product, then market-making becomes the company’s actual product.
    • KRAKRISMOTT 3y ago
      You are getting confused by product led growth. It's a popular tech business model but most enterprise software doesn't work that way.