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How to Build a Remote Product Team with TopTal Head of Product, Johnny Chao

Cyrus Shirazian August 3, 2020 321

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Today, I will chat with Johnny Chao, Head of Product at TopTal on how to build a remote product team from scratch. We will talk about how Johnny built a remote product team that went from 0 to 1M/month in revenue. We also discuss details about Remote product teams, how to recruit the right talent, how to build a culture remotely.

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The pivotal point for me to switch careers into Product Management was I realized that I’m much more interested in “why” rather than “how” we are building something– Johnny Chao from @pmhubto. Get the full episode…… Click To Tweet We (Toptal, and other freelance marketplaces) are authors of our own novel– Johnny Chao from @pmhubto. Get the full episode… https://pmhub.tech/how-to-build-a-remote-product-team-with-toptal-head-of-product-johnny-chao/ via @ceslamian… Click To Tweet
KEY DISCUSSION POINTS

[01:11] Johnny’s journey into Product Management

[03:00] Johnny’s role at TopTal

[10:30] Johnny’s approach to building Toptal’s Product leg from 0 to 1M/month in revenue

[19:10] Pros and Cons of Remote Product Teams

[24:00] How to go about recruiting the right talent

[31:11] How to Build a Culture Remotely

[35:41] Lessons Learned from Building a Remote Product Team

[37:20] Remote Product Management Trends in 2020

[40:10] How to go about becoming a Remote Product Manager

[45:30] Johnny’s quarantine tips

ABOUT JOHNNY CHAO

For over the past 18 years, Johnny has been both a product manager and leader in industries like banking, telecom, GIS and social. He was originally a software engineer from the University of Waterloo but realized his passion after working at RIM & Microsoft. 

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