Hiring a VP of Product allows founders to plan longer horizons
Vijay Balasubramaniyan · a16z Podcast | How Founders Hire a VP of Product · Jan 2, 2019 · at 21:46
Vijay Balasubramaniam explains how bringing on a VP of Product liberates startup founders to focus on long-term strategy during an a16z panel on executive hiring.
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“You get to actually step back and you get to plan much longer time horizons. So when you're really early as a startup, you have very short time horizons when you need to plan, right? You can figure out something and then go get it done. And a great product leader allows you to start planning for those longer time horizons while he takes care of a lot of the details in the strategy.”
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