• Meta’s Head of Product (and 29th employee) on working with Mark Zuckerberg, early growth tactics, why PMs are like conductors, and more | Naomi Gleit

  • Oct 27 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
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Meta’s Head of Product (and 29th employee) on working with Mark Zuckerberg, early growth tactics, why PMs are like conductors, and more | Naomi Gleit

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  • Naomi Gleit is head of product at Meta, joined as employee #29, and is the longest-serving executive at Meta other than Mark Zuckerberg. She’s been at the center of some of the company’s most foundational products, including Facebook’s early growth team. In our conversation, we discuss:

    • How she originally landed at Facebook

    • The evolution of Facebook’s growth team and key metrics

    • Lessons from working with Mark Zuckerberg

    • Insights from Facebook’s activation metric and retention strategies

    • Leadership lessons and “Naomiisms” for effective product management

    • Tactics for creating extreme clarity in team communication

    • Advice for running effective meetings

    • More

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    Find the transcript and show notes at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/metas-head-of-product-naomi-gleit

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    Where to find Naomi Gleit:

    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naomigleit

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-gleit/

    • Website: https://naomi.com/

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    In this episode, we cover:

    (00:00) Introduction to Naomi Gleit

    (01:53) Naomi’s journey at Meta

    (06:18) Landing a job at Facebook

    (10:40) Becoming a product manager

    (13:40) Working as Head of Product at Meta

    (14:55) Insights on working with Mark Zuckerberg

    (20:04) Small Groups and “disagreeable givers”

    (24:28) The legendary growth team

    (33:45) Activation metrics and onboarding

    (43:44) Naomi’s leadership and PM philosophy

    (53:00) Canonical documents

    (55:55) Simplifying complex projects

    (01:00:33) Teen accounts: a case study

    (01:06:37) Running effective meetings

    (01:12:10) The importance of exercise

    (01:16:36) The role of a product manager

    (01:25:49) Lightning round

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    Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.

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    Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed.



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