Four Creators to Watch in 2019 & Their Advice for Aspiring Female Leaders Posted on : Apr 17 - 2019

Creators define new visions and bring our wildest imagination into reality. Earlier this year, we highlighted four funders to watch in 2019. We are excited to showcase four additional achievers in the Creators (product manager and tech leadership) category. They are not only high achievers in their own right but are also recognized by their community as amazing givers - leaders who take time to mentor and foster the next generation of women and minority leaders.

We want to take a moment to share insights from these four creators who are leading the way in product management. In their own words, each creator will share the disruption they believe will change their industry in 2019, their best productivity hack, and advice for the next generation of women in tech and female founders.

Here are four visionary creators to watch in 2019:

Tatyana Mamut, PhD - Nextdoor, Chief Product Officer

Tatyana Mamut is the Chief Product Officer at Nextdoor, a startup creating the world’s largest social network for local neighborhoods. She is a startup advisor & keynote speaker in Silicon Valley who has been a Tech Executive at Amazon, Salesforce, and IDEO.

1. Industry disruption? In 2017 & 2018, tech companies woke up to the importance of managing culture. In 2019, we will see tech companies big and small make headway in finally grappling with the fact that without a healthy organizational culture, there is no way to build a sustainable market or product strategy. Startups in the culture space -- from recruiting for culture tools like Textio to culture feedback tools like Culture Amp -- will flourish, propelled by requests from CEOs not just to buy these cultural-building tools, but to help their companies formulate the approaches to build companies that win and remain healthy for the long-term.
2. Productivity hack? I've been convinced by the evidence that a good night's sleep is critical for performance, so I'm making my bedroom a phone-free zone in 2019.
3. Advice for aspiring female leaders? Find and support a small circle of people who understand the value you all bring, and raise each other up. If you create a small but mighty posse of like-minded people working toward similar goals, you will get much further than going it alone. Having others who really “get” you talk about how great you are is more effective than you talking about how great you are -- and this only works if you do the same, generously and authentically. View More