Did Airbnb kill the PM role?
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Did Airbnb kill the PM role?
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Re: Did Airbnb kill the PM role?
#2As a superhost who use the Airbnb mobile app and website everyday, the experience is quite awful.
Basic functions are not there, while the app already seems to be bloated.
I'm wondering if any of the product manager there ever used their product.
Re: Did Airbnb kill the PM role?
#3Why is AirBnb still a thing ? Do people like doing chores while on a vacation ?
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#4They did kill a whole bunch of things... like the ability to rent at a reasonable rate and the ability to get a mortgage that doesn't lean heavily on the 'mort' part.
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#5Why is AirBnb still a thing ? Do people like doing chores while on a vacation ?
I think it is nice to have a kitchen if it’s more than a few days.
But the chores are a bit much sometimes
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#6To be fair good product designers do like 85% of PM's job.
Design is not what it looks like, it's how it works.
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#7None of this sounds revolutionary to me. This article implies PMs at AirBnB should handle the role of Product Marketing, have talent for design, and handle user flows. I think most companies already seek out those skills, but generally struggle to find that talent so they settle by finding specialists who can do each function well.
Re: Did Airbnb kill the PM role?
#8They did kill a whole bunch of things... like the ability to rent at a reasonable rate and the ability to get a mortgage that doesn't lean heavily on the 'mort' part.
If you really believe Airbnb is to blame for this, I have a bridge to sell you.
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#9Re: Did Airbnb kill the PM role?
#10None of this sounds revolutionary to me. This article implies PMs at AirBnB should handle the role of Product Marketing, have talent for design, and handle user flows. I think most companies already seek out those skills, but generally struggle to find that talent so they settle by finding specialists who can do each function well.
I don't think it's revolutionary. They simply seem to have focused the role on what's important for them.