Rich Mironov
Product leadership coach for CPOs and VPs of Product
| Hourly rate range | $160 to $275 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Executives and Managers |
| Also coaches | Business coach |
| Based in | San Francisco Bay Area, United States |
| Practice | Mironov Consulting |
Rich Mironov is a product leadership consultant and mentor who coaches Chief Product Officers and VPs of Product Management. He runs Mironov Consulting in the San Francisco Bay Area. He also helps companies hire product leaders, assesses product teams, and does product due diligence for investors. He writes the Product Bytes blog and newsletter on product strategy, pricing, and software economics. He has been a guest on the Product Momentum podcast.
What Rich helps with
Rich works on the problems product executives face in complex companies. He also helps companies that need to hire or assess product leaders.
- Defending the product roadmap without being rigid
- Building credibility with other functional groups
- Hiring and mentoring new product talent
- Working through sensitive issues as a product executive
- Defining CPO and VP Product roles and hiring the right person
- Deciding how to organize a product management group
- Spotting poor prioritization and chronic understaffing
- Pricing and packaging changes for product teams
Who Rich works with
Rich coaches VPs of Product Management and Chief Product Officers. His other clients include companies hiring product leaders, and venture and private equity investors who want a product review of a software or tech company before they invest.
How Rich works
Rich gives product leaders one-on-one mentoring and acts as a sounding board for complex or sensitive issues. For hiring, he works with a client's talent acquisition team or outside search firms. He assesses product leadership needs, clarifies job specs and selection criteria, and assesses candidates. He trains interview teams and coaches the new product leader. Team assessments rely on in-depth confidential interviews with product managers and key stakeholders.
Background and qualifications
Rich Mironov leads Mironov Consulting, which focuses on product management and product leadership problems. He writes the Product Bytes blog and a monthly newsletter on product strategy, organizations, market thinking, and software economics. He has been a guest on the Product Momentum podcast and Product Opscast, where he talked about using money stories to communicate. He also speaks at product conferences.
Rich Mironov pricing
Programs and services
- One-on-one mentoring for product leaders
- Client-side search support for CPO and VP Product roles
- Product due diligence for investors
- Organizational assessments of product management groups
Rich Mironov reviews
The CoachVouch take
Rich pairs one-on-one coaching for CPOs with help hiring product leaders and product due diligence for investors.
Best for CPOs and VPs of Product who want a sounding board on roadmap, hiring, and organizational issues.
Common questions
How much does Rich Mironov charge?
Coaching with Rich runs $160 to $275 an hour. Message Rich from this page for an exact quote.
What does Rich Mironov help with?
Rich Mironov helps with defending the product roadmap without being rigid, building credibility with other functional groups, hiring and mentoring new product talent and working through sensitive issues as a product executive.
Does Rich Mironov help companies hire a product leader?
Yes. He assesses product leadership needs, clarifies job specs, assesses candidates, and trains interview teams. He also coaches the new product leader after the hire.
Does Rich Mironov work with investors?
Yes. He does quick product due diligence for venture and private equity investors. It covers team structure, product strategy, economics, pricing, and prioritization.
How do I contact Rich Mironov?
Send Rich a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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