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April leads product marketing at HackerOne, a company who hacks companies for good. Their mission is to help reduce cyber crime, protect privacy, and restore trust in the digital society. She hasn’t always worked in cyber security so she shares advice on how to jump into a new market or segment and prove domain expertise.

No matter what the organization, establishing the PMM function always means asking a lot of questions, showing an eagerness to learn, and collecting input to prioritize what areas to begin working on, but how does one do this in an unfamiliar space?

If you’re looking for interview advice, how to establish credibility in a new segment, core skill sets to lean on to help you ramp up, and scaling your PMM team - this interview is for you!

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Questions covered in this interview:

What is it like to own product marketing, comms and content?
What do you look for in a company/team/role?
How did you evaluate the risk of a new role?
What are some of the challenges early on? What about now?
What are some of the thrills (highs) and chills (lows) of your product marketing career?

41:T495,“The company story is the company strategy.” — Ben Horowitz, Partner and Co-founder, Andreessen Horowitz For many startups, marketing isn’t important—until it is. This hasn’t always been the case. For the past decade, everyone was obsessed with finding a “growth hacker.” But now, product marketers are in high demand as companies realize their value. Startups are now asking: when should I hire a product marketer? Should my first marketing hire be a product marketer? Lots of people want to be the first product marketer, but only a few make the leap. They’re the builders. The fixers. The risk-takers. They embrace the chaos. They’re comfortable being uncomfortable. This is a journey into their world. It’s about sharing the thrills and chills of being the first product marketer at a startup. Along the way we’ll meet some amazing people. You’ll hear engaging stories about imperfect product launches. The challenges and nuances of everyday work. The skills needed to succeed. And of course, fresh perspectives on what it really takes to be a company’s first product marketer. The only way to be on this journey is to begin. Let’s go.