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Google Tech Hubs: OKRs and Product Management

Google Tech Hubs: OKRs and Product Management

Presentation on OKRs and Product Management given to Google for Entrepreneurs Tech Hubs around North America

Ken Norton

July 19, 2014
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  1. NASDAQ: FMI NASDAQ: SALE Acquired by Google Acquired by Monsanto

    +240 more $1.5B under management growing by $300M a year
  2. Unparalleled support. • Access to Google • Workshops & Community

    • Design • Recruiting • Marketing • Engineering • Product Management
  3. © Google Ventures, 2014 “Cause when you don't know where

    you are going, any road will take you there.” – Dawes, From a Window Seat Rick Klau – @rklau
  4. © Google Ventures, 2014 Task lists, perf review tools, or

    the “how.” Rick Klau – @rklau OKRs are not
  5. Product manager is both a skillset and a role. Ken

    Norton – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  6. Help your team (and company) ship the right product for

    your users. – Josh Elman Ken Norton – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  7. Help your team (and company) ship the right product for

    your users. – Josh Elman Ken Norton – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  8. Help your team (and company) ship the right product for

    your users. – Josh Elman Ken Norton – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  9. Help your team (and company) ship the right product for

    your users. – Josh Elman Ken Norton – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  10. Help your team (and company) ship the right product for

    your users. – Josh Elman Ken Norton – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  11. Hired. The right product 
 for the job. Ken Norton

    – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  12. Hired. The right product 
 for the job. Ken Norton

    – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  13. Hired. The right product 
 for the job. Ken Norton

    – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  14. Hired. The right product 
 for the job. Ken Norton

    – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  15. Hired. The right product 
 for the job. Ken Norton

    – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  16. Help your team (and company) ship the right product for

    your users. – Josh Elman Ken Norton – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  17. Focus on the user and all else will follow. Ken

    Norton – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  18. Help your team (and company) ship the right product for

    your users. – Josh Elman Ken Norton – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  19. Smart, technical, 
 has spidey-sense,
 leads, communicates,
 & gets it

    done. Ken Norton – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  20. Smart, technical, 
 has spidey-sense,
 leads, communicates,
 & gets it

    done. Ken Norton – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  21. Smart, technical, 
 has spidey-sense,
 leads, communicates,
 & gets it

    done. Ken Norton – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  22. Smart, technical, 
 has spidey-sense,
 leads, communicates,
 & gets it

    done. Ken Norton – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  23. Smart, technical, 
 has spidey-sense,
 leads, communicates,
 & gets it

    done. Ken Norton – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  24. Smart, technical, 
 has spidey-sense,
 leads, communicates,
 & gets it

    done. Ken Norton – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  25. Smart, technical, 
 has spidey-sense,
 leads, communicates,
 & gets it

    done. Ken Norton – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  26. Smart, technical, 
 has spidey-sense,
 leads, communicates,
 & gets it

    done. Ken Norton – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  27. “As a founding CEO, your goal is to free up

    50% of your time by constantly firing yourself from whatever skill position you’re playing.” – Joe Kraus Ken Norton – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  28. Ken Norton – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014 Ken Norton

    – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014
  29. When you don’t have time to hold the whole business

    in your head. ! When product lacks day-to-day stewardship. ! When the team demands it. Ken Norton – @kennethn © Google Ventures, 2014