Build, buy or….rent? While it doesn’t get as much airtime as building in-house or acquisitions, licensing and partnering can be a great way to effectively deliver on your product strategy in the right scenarios.

Being a successful product manager is already challenging; however, effectively leading a team of product managers is one of the hardest jobs out there. In this series you can learn from the experience of others what it takes to be a successful Product Leader.

Focusing too much on prior product experience can unnecessarily limit your candidate pool and does not adequately predict future success in the role. Here’s how to safely expand your consideration set and end up with more qualified candidates in less time.

No one is really ready for their first product management job. The best product managers leverage self-awareness to quickly grow into this multi-dimensional role.