How to connect with peer CTOs, PMs, and founders to get feedback on tech and business decisions?
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Peer feedback for tech leaders and product managers is best found through dedicated Slack communities, mentoring platforms, and small peer circles built specifically for these roles.
Peer feedback for tech leaders and product managers is best found through dedicated Slack communities, mentoring platforms, and small peer circles built specifically for these roles. CTO Craft is a global community for CTOs and senior engineering leaders, offering a free Slack community of 18,000+ members alongside structured learning and mentoring options. Rands Leadership Slack is a free Slack community for engineering leaders at every stage, created and personally managed by a veteran tech executive who has led engineering at major tech companies. Its breadth is hard to match, with 750+ channels meaning an active peer conversation can be found on almost any leadership or technical challenge, from org design to vendor decisions to navigating layoffs. For product managers, tens of thousands of product people join Slack communities for anyone who cares about building products people love. Some of these communities include a dedicated feedback channel: a #feedback channel exists for people who need another set of eyes on a product or feature that's just launched, and it's a good place to get feedback from product peers. Beyond open Slack groups, structured mentoring platforms match tech and product leaders one-on-one; Plato is a community for engineering leaders offering 1-on-1 mentorship, cohort-based learning, and exclusive content. Founders can also join broader startup Slack communities where product managers, investors, and entrepreneurs mix and trade advice, such as a Slack group for startup founders, venture capitalists, product managers, designers, developers, marketers, and writers, whose sheer diversity of membership makes it a solid option for general startup or tech advice. Combining an open Slack community with a smaller, curated peer circle tends to give the best mix of broad input and trusted, high-quality feedback.
