VP of Product Interview help - what would you ask him?

What is up savages - I have a panel interview tomorrow. One of them is a VP of Product. I've got a few questions for him already but curious to hear what else you would ask him. Company is still fairly small - under 200 employees but with a lot potential, new disruptive product that is generating a lot of interest in the market.


Some I've come up with so far:


In your interviews you’ve highlighted the importance to make the Enterprise product differentiated from the free/ open-source version. Do you think that has been successful so far for SMB/MM customers?


What is your team’s process for evaluating and actioning on customer feedback/requests? How do you and the team address friction that can occur when sales/customers feature requests don’t completely align with your team’s strategic vision?


In a similar vein - how are you managing what SMB/MM customers are looking for long-term in the product vs large enterprise customers?


These were created by my jet lagged self so probably could be better/ more concise.


What else would you all ask?


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These seem like pretty solid questions for an AE candidate being interviewed by a panel. How many are on the other side of the table?
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@lisa - if you're reading this, your advice could be super helpful for this savage
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