Dmitry Zlokazov
Global Head of Product at Revolut
Global Head of Product at Revolut ($60B+ valuation finance super app); Revolut ranks alongside Palantir and Intercom as a top company for producing great product managers, known for hiring smart, driven people early in their careers.
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Episode Summary
Dmitry Zlokazov, Global Head of Product at Revolut (one of the top companies for producing great PMs), shares Revolut's distinctive approach: hiring for raw intellect and hunger over experience, insisting on lovable quality even in MVPs, and the provocative principle that 99% done is closer to 0% than 100%. He explains how forcing teams to build products people love eliminates the ambiguity between bad ideas and bad execution.
Leadership Principles
- → Revolut values raw intellect and unquenched hunger to build things way more than experience — hire smart, driven people early in their careers
- → If something is 99% done, it's closer to 0% rather than 100% — the last mile of quality matters enormously
- → Cut down functionality to the most critical features, but never compromise on quality, UX, and aesthetics — this eliminates uncertainty about whether the idea or the execution is the problem
Notable Quotes
"Everyone is striving for talented, skillful, smart people. Revolut values way more raw intellect and this unquenched hunger to build things rather than experience."
— On Revolut's hiring philosophy for product managers
"If something is 99% done, it's closer to 0% rather than 100%."
— On the importance of completing the last mile of product quality
"By forcing everyone to build a product that people will love, we cut out this part of uncertainty. We can cut down the product in terms of functionality, but we will never compromise on the quality and UX and the aesthetics."
— On Revolut's approach to product launches
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