Lieb: Ambition is the single most important trait when hiring early PMs
David Lieb · David Lieb: How I Founded Google Photos & Bump; Why I Left Google | 20VC #927 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Sep 21, 2022 · at 37:26
David Lieb, Y Combinator Partner and founder of Bump, advises early-stage founders on what core qualities to evaluate when hiring their first product manager.
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“I would say at the early stage, the number one thing I would filter for initially for product people, and product people at an early stage company is a very broad set of skills. Like, you're kind of looking for people who can kind of do anything decently well. You, I would say the number one thing you're looking for is ambition. People who really want to be part of this thing and want to have it succeed.”
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