Working like the "best" product organizations | John Cutler, The Beautiful Mess

My guest today is one of my favorite product thinkers: John Cutler
John is an absolute legend in the product community, and one thing I love about John is his dedication to sharing the messiness and contextual nuances in the world of building products.
John has worked in Product with some of the most exciting tech companies around the globe and is the author of one of the most-read Product newsletters in the world: The Beautiful Mess.
Everyone wants to work like the "best" product organizations. But what does "best" even mean? The "best" according to what, precisely? And how important is it to contextualize this advice? What role does culture play in subscribing to these principles, and implementing them?
As I expected, John went deep on some of these things:
What does it mean to work in the "best" organizations
The nuances of categorizing an organization as the "best" and the importance of context
Reflections on implementing the principles of the product operating model and how messy it can get given different contexts
The importance of start starting, and being good at continuous improvement
Some patterns and antipatterns of high-performing teams and organizations
Foundational steps and reflections on prioritization
Approaching setting Strategy from scratch

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Thank you for this podcast. It's great and I really like it. Haven't got the time to watch all of the episodes, but when I have will sure do.
I was wondering if you could discuss with some of your guests the topic of people transitioning from other position to product management. I'm currently a project manager in a small it company in eastern Europe and also have experience as front-end. I've studied computer science, but never finished my degree and currently I'm studying Industrial business. In the last months I'm really interested in the field of product management and want to apply for a product manager position, but I'm scared to apply, because I can't check of all the requirements.