Nickey Skarstad
Director of Product Management, Subjects @ Duolingo
Leads new subject expansion at Duolingo. Previously at Airbnb, Etsy, and Shopify.
“Translating vision into goals, operationalizing product quality, second-order decisions, brainstorming, influence, and much more, covering team leadership, strategic decision-making, and product design.”
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“Yeah. Well one, I want to know who you talked to. That's terrifying. Hopefully they said good things. You don't have to out them.”
Nickey Skarstad (Airbnb, Etsy, Shopify, Duolingo) on translating vision into goals, operationalizing product quality, second-order decisions, brainstorming, influence, and much more
“I love Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows.”
Nickey Skarstad (Airbnb, Etsy, Shopify, Duolingo) on translating vision into goals, operationalizing product quality, second-order decisions, brainstorming, influence, and much more
“I think it's a great place to learn how to be a PM. Data driven, really supportive, product leadership, and a super fun product to build.”
Nickey Skarstad (Airbnb, Etsy, Shopify, Duolingo) on translating vision into goals, operationalizing product quality, second-order decisions, brainstorming, influence, and much more
“I'm obsessed with Superhuman, which is a email productivity app, which once you start using it, you can't not use it. You basically have to use it for the rest of your days. I also am obsessed with Lo...”
Nickey Skarstad (Airbnb, Etsy, Shopify, Duolingo) on translating vision into goals, operationalizing product quality, second-order decisions, brainstorming, influence, and much more
“Definitely TikTok. Short form video is very fun and entertaining. Can't get enough of it, and have been creating some myself. So I'm definitely hooked.”
Nickey Skarstad (Airbnb, Etsy, Shopify, Duolingo) on translating vision into goals, operationalizing product quality, second-order decisions, brainstorming, influence, and much more
“Yeah, it's just my name. It's Nickey Skarstad, and give me a follow.”
Nickey Skarstad (Airbnb, Etsy, Shopify, Duolingo) on translating vision into goals, operationalizing product quality, second-order decisions, brainstorming, influence, and much more