Product Management and the Discovery to GTM Cycle with Sohaib Thiab, CPO at Foodics

Episode notes

A big shoutout to all product leaders. Welcome to the Product Leaders Podcast by Fireart with your hosts, Dima Venglinski and Tolik Nguyen. Every episode is a deep dive into different aspects of product leadership to enhance the end-user experience. In this episode, Dima is joined by Sohaib Thaib , Chief Product Officer at Foodics , a cloud-based POS and restaurant management platform. Dima and Sohaib have a free-flowing conversation around product management, including hiring and retaining, customer centricity, and the discovery to the GTM cycle in product management. Topics we discuss: Hiring and retaining talent Keeping the customer front and center Competition and product differentiation Product management and the discovery to GTM cycle Hot Takes and Key Highlights: Hiring and Retaining Talent Sohaib starts with a value match of the company and the candidate, assessed over multiple interviews. Next, he looks for a curious mind that doesn’t accept things at face value but digs deeper for greater clarity. Equally important is the ability to give and receive feedback. With these checkpoints, Sohaib establishes the candidate's experience, scope, and impact.

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