Tom Verrilli
PersonHeard in 2 episodes across 2 shows since Aug 2026
Tom Verrilli is the Chief Product Officer at Whatnot, a live shopping platform and fast-growing U.S. marketplace. Prior to his role at Whatnot, he served as the Chief Product Officer at Twitch and as a director of product growth.
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What Tom Verrilli has said on podcasts
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Excessive PM hiring undermines engineers’ and designers’ decision-making abilities
“Hiring so many PMs infantilizes the engineers and the designers”
Open the episode · This CPO regrets that product management exists | Tom Verrilli (CPO of Whatnot)Listen at 0:08
Companies should hire PMs only where a specific need exists
“You hire one where there's really specific need.”
Open the episode · This CPO regrets that product management exists | Tom Verrilli (CPO of Whatnot)Listen at 0:33
Removing product decisions from engineers and designers weakens their decision-making skills
“the more you abstract your engineers and your designers from doing the same thing, their muscle gets underdeveloped.”
Open the episode · This CPO regrets that product management exists | Tom Verrilli (CPO of Whatnot)Listen at 0:50
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2 episodes featuring Tom Verrilli, newest first
