Mehta: Increasing feedback quantity is the path to achieving feedback quality
Ravi Mehta · How to build your product strategy stack | Ravi Mehta (Tinder, Facebook, Tripadvisor, Outpace) · Jan 19, 2023 · at 1:05:35
Ravi Mehta (former CPO at Tinder and Outpace CEO) explains how product managers can solicit more actionable guidance from managers.
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“Starting with the quantity of feedback is a way to Get eventually to quality of feedback as well.”
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