Hi Ladies,
I work at a start up, our CEO has recently taken over product. We have been doing a design sprint and coming up with new screens a smaller group went off in a silo and changed the design the team built because they had concerns, which were not valid or voiced during the design sprint. The CEO approved the new designs, no A/B testing nothing. I’m frustrated, feel like my voice is not heard and processes don’t matter! sour grapes or a red flag? My gut tells to start networking

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You say the CEO took over product? That in itself if a red flag to me. If that's not planning on changing any time soon, I'd work on networking and looking for an exit strategy.

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It really felt kinda gaslighty in that it was said that the CEO should be the CPO too. I try to never really stop networking, but will definitely kick into high gear

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Does he have a background in product? This does sound like an issue, especially if he doesn't have the experience to back it up. See if you can have a chat with him and work through areas you can improve the department. But, also, listen to your gut. It doesn't hurt to network just in case!

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Clearly somehow the smaller group was empowered or endorsed with the effort otherwise they would have not reached the CEO outside the process. I'll echo, the fact that the CEO is taking over product is not a good sign. While I am a fan of a/b testing, the reality is that sometimes the answers are also just obvious to someone with a lot of industry experience, so sometimes you will optimize for speed. You've got to pick what's most important. The symptoms described tell me the CEO thinks the project is moving too slow and the output is off-- at least for what they want. In any case, red flag and start networking.

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Thank you all, I’m going to kick my networking into gear.

On the one hand I would say it’s no surprise at an early stage startup the CEO is highly involved with product but this seems too far in the other direction. Good luck with your search!

Any idea what’s prompting this like client sentiment or fundraising feedback?

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