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In my team at Buffer to leverage AI and its pace and speed we are prioritizing building instead of over-thinking, long meetings and over-designing. A long term vision is key and clearly defined, but when it comes to execution, projects are a lot more fluid now. We ship fast, but stay in Beta longer.

Using AI as a co-pilot to get smarter > having AI think for you

Hard to imagine working at a company where salaries are not transparent tbh

🌏 And speaking of a globally distributed team, you can see where everyone is at in this map too: buffer.com/map

We're looking for 3 Senior Software Engineers to join us at Buffer (Frontend, Backend and Platform and API)

📖 Transparency is one of our core values. Our salaries are fully transparent (yep, they are even public, you can find them here: buffer.com/salaries

Do you know anyone who might want to work 4-days a week and make up to 200K USD working remotely? We're hiring and have 3 positions open! Work from anywhere in the world. We are a globally distributed team across more than 17 countries. And no, this is not one of those remote but 'US only' positions

Have you ever wanted to work 4 days a week with full pay? Fully remote. Fully transparent (even salaries), values-driven company? This role pays between 141K-163K USD. You can work from anywhere in the world. We're looking for someone to join our Marketing Team at Buffer. Read more buff.ly/gU6JHk7

Being handy, creative or artistic, or simply having good taste will be the biggest differentiator in an age of AI and robotics

What a ride. We've just unlocked the highest revenue (ARR) we've ever seen at Buffer after 5 years 💥 🎉

It took us years to turn things around. Being here for this ride has been one of the hardest things I've ever been a part of in my career. I'd do it all again...

The difference between Project Management and Product Management is that in product you are actively involved in defining a strategy.

Soon I'll be celebrating 6 years at Buffer. A company that's followed an atypical path. Focusing on profitability instead of raising additional rounds of capital from investors, doing 4-day workweeks for the past 2+ years and recently, we even decided to get rid of all meetings. Ask me anything.

🔚 Puede que no sea el camino fácil, pero así es como destacas en Product Management. Mucha suerte

El camino no convencional suele funcionar mejor en Product Management. He visto a amigos tener éxito usando estas mismas estrategias. Ten paciencia, sé persistente y, sobre todo, construye cosas 👷‍♂️

El mercado está difícil ahora para posiciones junior. Pero recuerda: Todo PM empezó en algún lugar. Concéntrate en demostrar tu valor a través del trabajo real, no solo aplicaciones.

Consejo para el CV: Solo incluye experiencia relevante. Elimina trabajos no relacionados. Sé preciso sobre tu experiencia en producto – no infles números. Calidad > Cantidad.

¿No sabes programar? No hay problema. Usa herramientas de IA (yo recomiendo Claude) para ayudarte con el desarrollo. Pero aprender programación básica nunca está de más. La clave es ser ingenioso y lanzar algo que la gente use realmente.

Otro enfoque: Lanza 1-2 proyectos reales para ONGs locales o pequeños negocios. O anímate a lanzar un proyecto real propio. Esto te obliga a:

Hablar con usuarios
Construir algo real que la gente quiera usar
Iterar con feedback
Experiencia perfecta de PM 😉

Los y las mejores PMs piensan como fundadores. Demuéstralo haciendo trabajo previo para productos que amas. Sí, esto significa invertir tiempo sin retornos garantizados, pero así es como destacas en un mercado saturado.

Pero aquí está la clave: No dependas sólo de tu CV. En vez de eso, muestra trabajo real de producto:

Puedes hacer recomendaciones reales de Producto
O ideas de nuevos productos para lanzar
Rediseña su flujo de onboarding
Señala y corrige problemas
Comparte un análisis de expansión de mercado

Encuentra 5-10 startups pequeñas que te gusten (en mi experiencia las startups de crypto suelen ser remotas 100%). Contacta directamente a los fundadores o personas del equipo sobre prácticas pagadas/no pagadas de 3-6 meses con un período de prueba de 1 mes. Así es menos riesgo para ellos

¿Quieres que te contraten? Demuestra que puedes hacer el trabajo. Y no me refiero solo a demostrarlo en un CV – me refiero a realmente hacer el trabajo para las empresas a las que quieres entrar. Aquí te explico cómo 👇

🧵 Llevo 6+ años en Buffer como parte del equipo de Producto, y 10+ años en Product Management. Recibí un email preguntándome cómo conseguir un Internship, y esto es lo que yo le contesté:

Estamos creando un nuevo servicio en Buffer para ayudar a creadores y pequeñas empresas a construir una audiencia, con foco en poder responder comentarios oportunament. ¿Tienen alguna solicitud, sugerencia o idea? #Emprendedores

Thank you to everyone who's supported us over the years and allowed us to serve thousands of SMBs around the world 🥂

And, the best part is that we were able to do this with only 73 team members ($270K in revenue per employee). We've had to find ways to keep shipping and evolving with fairly small teams to be able to respond to market changes and evolving customer demands.

Engaging closely has also been key. We're focusing on building a community on Discord and using platforms like FeatureOS/HelloNext. Plus, we’re sticking to methods like interviews and direct user feedback via email.

We've been diligently focused on our customers and making sure we are evolving to serve small and medium sized businesses instead of chasing investment rounds, which is possible thanks to the fact that we've been able to buy back some of Buffer's early investors and pursue a path of independence.

At Buffer, we've been focused on 'doing the right thing' over the years, even when it’s tough or time-consuming. This approach stems from being a values-driven organization, our commitment to independence and long-term goals. Every person on each team matters.

We hit $20M ARR at @buffer again, with just 73 team members! I joined in 2019 when the decade-long growth was slowing. Bouncing back was one of the toughest challenges of my career. What a comeback! Here are some of the things I've learned as part of the Product Team:

Got it. Thanks Josh! 🙌🏻