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Ask HN: Which is the better hire? Product Manager or Product Designer
Assume
- early stage startup (Pre-Series A)
- ENG hiring is at capacity
- No PM or PD
Specify founder makeup
- both founders are ENG
- neither founders have PM or PD experience
Specify company type
- b2b
- b2c
- ecom
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Just curious what the PM vs PD split is between ENGs
- stocristus 1y ago[dead]
- yemi_cortez 1y agoENG-heavy teams often overlook that positioning and messaging are your biggest growth levers early on. Case in point: Superhuman spent 6 months on messaging before building. If you’re debating PM vs. PD, first ask: ‘Can we even articulate why customers should pick us?’ ‘Are our landing pages/conversations losing people who should get it?’ I’ve helped similar startups fix this. Happy to audit your messaging for free—DM me.