Q&A: Should a product manager have responsibility for profitability?

I’m asked questions about product management from time to time. Here’s one I’ve answered recently:

Hi Jock,

Should the product manager have some level or perhaps a great deal of responsibility for the profitability of the product? Should they understand things like the unit economics, that sort of thing?

Thanks,

R

Read on for my reply!

Hi R,

The short answer is, yes I think they should, because that’s part and parcel of making a commercially viable product.

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