This week, Lenny's Podcast featured Tom Verrilli, Chief Product Officer at Whatnot, who offered a candid take on product management's role in building successful companies. Verrilli's skepticism about the discipline itself—despite excelling within it—raises questions about whether traditional PM structures actually serve organizations or create unnecessary friction. The conversation explores what product leadership might look like if we questioned some of its fundamental assumptions.
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