AMA: Care Solace CPO, ex-Headspace Senior Director, Vasudha Mithal on Product Management Career Path
December 5 @ 10:00AM PT
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Care Solace Chief Product Officer | Formerly Headspace, Ginger, LinkedIn • 2y
Understand if your skills and interest align with the path:IC: Become a topic expert, typically going deep in more technical topics e.g. you really love doing SEOs or hea...
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Care Solace Chief Product Officer | Formerly Headspace, Ginger, LinkedIn • 2y
Understand how commercial teams are setup, how products are priced, what's a typical sales cycle and even more top of the funnel - how is marketing run, target customers ...
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Care Solace Chief Product Officer | Formerly Headspace, Ginger, LinkedIn • 2y
Innovation is best achieved by diversity of ideas. Diversity can be achieved by many ways - one of which is including views from multiple industries and domains. While hi...
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Care Solace Chief Product Officer | Formerly Headspace, Ginger, LinkedIn • 2y
As a general rule of thumb - always be on the lookout. Dedicate whatever time works for you: 1hr/week or 1 hr every other week in making connections outside, thinking abo...
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What's the career path for a 5yr experienced Product Manager to become a leader? What are the steps to prepare oneself for the next step, i.e., becoming a Sr./Director/VP of Product or CEO?
I have worked as Product Manager for the last 5 years collaborating closely with Eng, Design, and Business in both startup and corporate environments.
Care Solace Chief Product Officer | Formerly Headspace, Ginger, LinkedIn • 2y
As you continue growing, both the number of years and the kind of work, impact matters. Here could be some important steps to consider:Observe the work being done by seni...
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Care Solace Chief Product Officer | Formerly Headspace, Ginger, LinkedIn • 2y
The work keeps getting more and more ambiguous the more senior you become. You have to take initiative to stay connected across the company, keep a pulse of the market/ne...
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Care Solace Chief Product Officer | Formerly Headspace, Ginger, LinkedIn • 2y
Generally, a good way to transition is when you change one dimension at a time. So, either change your company, role or industry. Trying to move across several things is ...
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Care Solace Chief Product Officer | Formerly Headspace, Ginger, LinkedIn • 2y
Learning on the job - you already have broken into a product role. Work will give you the most time and mind space to acquire skills for growth. Observe the work being do...
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Care Solace Chief Product Officer | Formerly Headspace, Ginger, LinkedIn • 2y
Unfortunately, there is no set formula for this. Here are some ideas for quantitative research:Look into salary benchmarking data. Levels.fyi is a great resource for rese...
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Care Solace Chief Product Officer | Formerly Headspace, Ginger, LinkedIn • 2y
It is important to understand the product culture of a company. PM work is very often confused with project management (as you are experiencing).Your manager is the bigge...
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