A seed-stage founder I advise recently asked me, "What is the best way to assess a prospective product hire." Most find hiring for product roles challenging because they rely so heavily on soft skills instead of hard skills; stakeholder management, leadership, prioritization, creative solutioning/ abstract thought, etc.
The truth is that there is no perfect 'test' for these skills; however, here are some of the things I do when I'm trying to hire world-class product people.
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