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Vikas Acharya

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๐ŸŽฏ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ฝโ€ฏ๐Ÿฎ: ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ How to build a product organization with a clear vision, roadmap, and pricing strategy that supports growth and user delight. 1. ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ ๐™๐™ž๐™ง๐™จ๐™ฉ, ๐™Š๐™ง๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™š ๐™”๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™™๐™ช๐™˜๐™ฉ & ๐™๐™š๐™˜๐™ ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ข Early Stage (<15 people): Keep it monolithicโ€”product + engineering under one lead for ultra-fast iteration Growth Stage: Split into two: Product Org (CTO/CPO-led): strategy, roadmap, PM Engineering Org (VP Eng-led): builds, QA, DevOps Mature Stage: CTO shifts to visionary role, CPO runs product, VP Eng handles delivery 2.๐ŸŒŸ ๐˜พ๐™ง๐™–๐™›๐™ฉ ๐™– 3โ€“5 ๐™”๐™š๐™–๐™ง ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™™๐™ช๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™‘๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ Define the future state in customer-problem termsโ€”not tech-speak. Use before/after framing and even a mock press release for clarity. Pick 2โ€“3 KPIs that define success 3.๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™ž๐™ก๐™™ ๐™– ๐™ˆ๐™ช๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™ž-๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ค๐™–๐™™๐™ข๐™–๐™ฅ Strategic Horizons: 2โ€“3 years: big vision-led themes 1 year: major initiatives with clear value vs complexity Quarterly & sprint plans: turn initiatives into deliverables Ownership: Roadmap = CPO or VP Product Inputs: engineering on feasibility, org alignment, board updates 4. ๐Ÿ’ธ ๐˜พ๐™๐™ค๐™ค๐™จ๐™š ๐™– ๐™Ž๐™ข๐™–๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™™๐™š๐™ก Understand various models: flat-fee, subscription, usage-based, freemium, value-based Consider unit economics, customer willingness, and competitive context TEST assumptions: interview users, benchmark competitors, A/B pricing, grandfather plans 5. ๐Ÿ“Š ๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™›๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™™๐™ช๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™†๐™‹๐™„๐™จ: ๐™‘๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ก๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ For vision: set metrics like usage rates, NPS, retention, ARPU. For roadmap: track delivery cadence, velocity, defect rates. For pricing: monitor ARPU, churn, conversion per tier. 6. ๐Ÿ‘ฅ ๐™ƒ๐™ž๐™ง๐™š & ๐™€๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง ๐™‚๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™™๐™ช๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™–๐™œ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ A top PM: Defines vision Inspires and rallies teams Iterates based on user insights Typical PM backgrounds: CS grads, ex-consultants, engineers/designers, or business professionals with strong customer empathy ๐Ÿ”— Why It Matters A strong vision + roadmap ensures product coherence and team alignment. The pricing model impacts revenue, positioning, and customer stickiness. Right PMs and org structure power rapid and meaningful product development.

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