Nickey Skarstad (Airbnb, Etsy, Shopify, Duolingo) on translating vision into goals, operationalizing product quality, second-order decisions, brainstorming, influence, and much more

When I asked in my newsletter Slack community. Who I should have on the podcast is a bit under the radar, but amazing. Nikki Skarstad was the first name that I heard. And I was not surprised.

Actually overlap with Nikki at Airbnb. Where she had a legendary reputation. As a PM who everyone loved. But got shit done. Before her being B, Nikki worked at Etsy for over seven years, where she went from being a forum moderator to director of product management.

Then she went on to work at RBB for a couple years. After leaving she went on to be VP of product at the wing. And is currently a director of product management. A Dualingo. In our conversation.

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