TLDR Product · MISCELLANEOUS

WORKING WITH PRODUCT MANAGERS

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Summary from the TLDR Product newsletter

Engineering-PM relationships are often dysfunctional due to misaligned incentives, missing shared context, and repeatedly broken trust. Mistrust can lead to manipulation by product managers and exaggeration or outright lies by engineers. Build trust by being right often, understand product incentives, and let PMs handle most political decisions.