Jack Brody

16 statements across 1 episodes · 5 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Apr 26, 2023 by Jack Brody · said 5 times in 3 episodes since 2023 · across every show →

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Apr 26, 2023
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Half of Snap hires end up tweaking or changing their role
“About 50% of the people we hire end up changing their role or tweaking it or working on something slightly different because Over time, we realize that there's a better fit within that.”
Jack Brody Apr 26, 2023 ▶ 43:01 Snap's VP of Product Jack Brody: The Future of AR; Snap Glasses; Evan Spiegel's Product Mind | E1006 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 26, 2023
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Brody: Publicly rewarding risk-taking is the best way to build psychological safety
“There's no better way to create a culture of psychological safety than to make sure that you are rewarding people when they're taking risks, and you're doing that in a way that's public so other people see that it's okay.”
Jack Brody Apr 26, 2023 ▶ 26:38 Snap's VP of Product Jack Brody: The Future of AR; Snap Glasses; Evan Spiegel's Product Mind | E1006 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 26, 2023 positive
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Brody: New product leaders should embrace vulnerability to learn faster
“I think the most important thing to do when you're starting in a new role or in any role is to be willing to share your insecurities and your vulnerabilities because it then gives you the time and the space to learn and to grow”
Jack Brody Apr 26, 2023 ▶ 57:50 Snap's VP of Product Jack Brody: The Future of AR; Snap Glasses; Evan Spiegel's Product Mind | E1006 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 26, 2023 neutral
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Brody: Communicating with friends is far more frequent than taking photos
“Talking with friends is a far more frequent behavior Than capturing an image of something pretty.”
Jack Brody Apr 26, 2023 ▶ 52:22 Snap's VP of Product Jack Brody: The Future of AR; Snap Glasses; Evan Spiegel's Product Mind | E1006 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 26, 2023 positive
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Brody: Define internal organizational issues before opening new hiring roles
“Before you start the process of actually looking for a candidate, you have to understand and define the problems within your organization that needs solving through hiring somebody new. And I think what you find when you do that exercise is that oftentimes you…”
Jack Brody Apr 26, 2023 ▶ 36:43 Snap's VP of Product Jack Brody: The Future of AR; Snap Glasses; Evan Spiegel's Product Mind | E1006 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 26, 2023 positive
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Brody: When hiring new employees, treat your existing team as the customer
“Just like when you're building a product, you start by talking with the customers. You know, in this world, when you're hiring somebody, your customer is your team. You're trying to make their jobs easier. You're trying to make them more efficient. You're tryi…”
Jack Brody Apr 26, 2023 ▶ 39:03 Snap's VP of Product Jack Brody: The Future of AR; Snap Glasses; Evan Spiegel's Product Mind | E1006 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 26, 2023 positive
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Brody: Snap requires cross-discipline interview panels when hiring product managers
“I think once you get into the interview stage, you know, I think one thing that is really important when we're doing our hiring is making sure that the panel of the folks interviewing this person are diverse and, you know, not just from a Ethnicity standpoint …”
Jack Brody Apr 26, 2023 ▶ 40:30 Snap's VP of Product Jack Brody: The Future of AR; Snap Glasses; Evan Spiegel's Product Mind | E1006 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 26, 2023
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Brody: The biggest hiring mistake is failing to remove bad fits quickly
“I would say that the biggest mistake in hiring is actually not a mistake that leads you to hiring the wrong person. It's how you deal with the moments when you do hire the wrong person. Because, you know, interviewing is hard. It is not a perfect science. And …”
Jack Brody Apr 26, 2023 ▶ 41:26 Snap's VP of Product Jack Brody: The Future of AR; Snap Glasses; Evan Spiegel's Product Mind | E1006 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 26, 2023
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Brody: Frequent candid feedback leads underperformers to improve or self-select out
“What I've found is that by doing that, you know, the number of times I've had to Let somebody go is actually relatively small, and it's not because I don't take performance management seriously, but it's because through these series of conversations, that pers…”
Jack Brody Apr 26, 2023 ▶ 31:27 Snap's VP of Product Jack Brody: The Future of AR; Snap Glasses; Evan Spiegel's Product Mind | E1006 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 26, 2023
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Jack Brody: Effective product design requires interdisciplinary breadth over deep specialization
“What makes you a good designer is being able to kind of dip your toes into a lot of different areas and then bring them together and synthesize them into something different, something new.”
Jack Brody Apr 26, 2023 ▶ 1:50 Snap's VP of Product Jack Brody: The Future of AR; Snap Glasses; Evan Spiegel's Product Mind | E1006 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 26, 2023 negative
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Brody: Hiring specialized product managers early harms early-stage startups
“If you're hiring for too much specialization, you're not going to find somebody who's passionate enough and excited enough to really get their hands dirty and do all the work that's required at that early stage.”
Jack Brody Apr 26, 2023 ▶ 56:57 Snap's VP of Product Jack Brody: The Future of AR; Snap Glasses; Evan Spiegel's Product Mind | E1006 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 26, 2023
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Jack Brody holds the shortest internship in Snap history
“I hold the shortest internship ever in Snap history, and that might extend well beyond into tech history of some sorts.”
Jack Brody Apr 26, 2023 ▶ 4:42 Snap's VP of Product Jack Brody: The Future of AR; Snap Glasses; Evan Spiegel's Product Mind | E1006 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 26, 2023
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Jack Brody: Repeatable product innovation requires workplace diversity and varied experiences
“What is the best way to create an environment where you have a bunch of, you know, unique ideas coming together? And that's where the importance of having a really diverse workplace comes in, because you are much more likely to get different ideas merging toge…”
Jack Brody Apr 26, 2023 ▶ 23:40 Snap's VP of Product Jack Brody: The Future of AR; Snap Glasses; Evan Spiegel's Product Mind | E1006 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 26, 2023 positive
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Brody: Future of AR lies in creating real-world practical utility
“I think that the future of augmented reality is going to be around creating more and more utility and through the way of understanding the environment around you.”
Jack Brody Apr 26, 2023 ▶ 53:28 Snap's VP of Product Jack Brody: The Future of AR; Snap Glasses; Evan Spiegel's Product Mind | E1006 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 26, 2023
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Brody: Product idea quality is limited by initial volume of ideas generated
“The idea we pursue is only as good as the number of ideas we've had to choose from.”
Jack Brody Apr 26, 2023 ▶ 25:18 Snap's VP of Product Jack Brody: The Future of AR; Snap Glasses; Evan Spiegel's Product Mind | E1006 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 26, 2023 neutral
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Brody on killing viable products to preserve focus on primary goals
“You have to wind down certain things in order to focus on the things that have the biggest opportunity, and it's not always because those things don't have a path to success, but sometimes it's because that path to success is too long, or it's too distracting …”
Jack Brody Apr 26, 2023 ▶ 18:44 Snap's VP of Product Jack Brody: The Future of AR; Snap Glasses; Evan Spiegel's Product Mind | E1006 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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