Kassen Qian

How to stop procrastinating:

The solution: Figma's product roadmap doc.

I do want to hit mainstream, and I will, but I think I'm more excited about what we’re doing here because it's new soil. We're really planting the seeds of a garden that's gonna prosper.

1. Focus only on what warrants discussion

I initially did this solely for monetary gain. But then when I started getting deeper into it, I found community. I met real dope people that were really there for me. I found newer forms of creativity that I didn't even think I had. I feel like being a community leader is a creative to a great extent as well. And that changed my whole outlook on w... See more

3. Strategic - You have PMF and a 2-3 year runway. Your Strategic PM, usually director level or VP level, will take your company's overall long-term vision and lay out the pathways that pave your way towards that. These pathways involve major decisions that could alter the company's future.

Good product managers think about the story they want written by the press. Bad product managers think about covering every feature and being really technically accurate with the press.

The way you get things done is very relationship-driven at our company. So you have to be able to build influence.