Becoming more strategic, navigating difficult colleagues, harnessing founder mode, and more | Anneka Gupta (Chief Product Officer at Rubrik)

When people say I want someone that's strategic, what they're really saying is I want someone that can come up with and articulate a compelling and simple why. behind the decisions and the direction of the company and product. So that's number one. And the second piece is I want someone that's going to champion and be a change agent. to do things that may be hard, but actually best for the long term interest of the product or company, even though those things are not gonna be easy to execute on. And I think if you have one without the other,

Ultimately people are not gonna see you as strategic. Today my guest is Annika Gupta. Annika is chief product officer at Rubric. A lecture on product management at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. And on the board of tenuity.

Previously she was president, GM, and head of product at LiveRamp. Where she spent eleven years and joined as one of their earliest employees. A bunch of former guests recommended Anika come on this podcast, and you will soon see why. In our conversation, Anika shares a ton of powerful advice. On navigating difficult personalities, giving and hearing hard feedback. Bringing humor and gratitude to every situation.

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