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The typical time horizon for a product team’s north star, or long-term vision, is three to four years out.

Defining "Product culture" : a place that lets you do the job and deliver products that solve customer problems.

In particular, not all software is a Web app ... We discount the volume of, for instance, embedded systems and one-off infrastructure.

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1. Shipping - The most basic need that a PM satisfies is shipping features. This involves day-to-day tackling of large and small decisions that block the successful release of a new feature.

1. The Role of Technology: in strong product companies, technology is not an expense, it is the business.

1. Know Your Team's Dunbar Number : Building real relationships both broadly and deeply within the company while not overextending. Engineers should have a keen and current understanding of not only what the work is, but also the decisions behind each product feature. Context is king for cross-functional teams.

The solution: Figma's product roadmap doc.

Stripe and Google both have long-term big visions and optimism about the impact technology can have on people’s lives .