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Natalia Baryshnikova
Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Agility • February 16
The biggest struggle I have observed is related to transition from an individual level product craft growth to growing that of a group. Andy Grove in High Output Management said "Managers are responsible for increasing the output of their organizations and neighboring organizations they influence......Read More
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Julian Dunn
GitHub Senior Director of Product Management • December 1
It can definitely be a steep learning curve, because at Staff+ PM level you are expected to have strengths in one or more areas of product management that aren't often exercised at lower levels. Some examples: * Having a much wider aperture and being able to develop and sell portfolio-level ......Read More
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Milena Krasteva
Walmart Sr Director II, Product Management - Marketing Technology • October 6
In my experience, the learning curve happens in the current role, as a prerequisite to transitioning into the next. You have to be operating at the next level already and there really isn't an easing of the transition beyond that. For example, managing wider scope, solving harder problems, naviga......Read More
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Vasudha Mithal
Headspace Health Senior Director, Product Management • August 22
Love the proactive thinking and the desire to excel :) Not sure if the learning curve is any steeper but there are a few things that can support career growth: * Master the craft for what is required of you in the current seniority. * Get exposure to delegating more work, creating leverage ......Read More
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Julian Dunn
GitHub Senior Director of Product Management • December 1
There are a couple of factors to consider here: * Are you learning anything new in your current role? If not, would staying with the company, even if it is in a different role, or a more senior role (be that IC or management), satisfy your learning? * Do you enjoy the domain, vertical, a......Read More
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Anton Kravchenko
Carta Director of Product Management • February 3
There are different paths that each product manager takes, but the common ones I've seen are: 1. Joining a tech company as an Associate PM or an intern straight from college. For college grads, I suggest starting by connecting with other product managers (e.g. via LinkedIn) to better understand......Read More
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Natalia Baryshnikova
Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Agility • November 9
Check out my other answer in the AMA outlining the difference in skills between different PM levels. As for how do I know that someone is ready to take on a Sr. PM role, the answer is I can see them operating with a mastery of skills that I expect from a senior product manager, while their title ......Read More
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Louisa Henry
Gusto Head of Product for Mid-Market Businesses • April 21
I'm interpreting this question as "what metrics do you use to justify a promotion." Ideally you're working at a company with pay equity (eliminating sex and race discrimination in the wage-setting system). If your company has performance axes, I’d start there. Understand what it means to be ex......Read More
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Milena Krasteva
Walmart Sr Director II, Product Management - Marketing Technology • October 6
There is no substitute for being hands-on, although there is now also plenty of literature on PM-ing. Become more technical by learning from your engineering and data science partners. Don't worry too much about annoying people. Most will be kind enough to explain and it will make their job easie......Read More
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Rodrigo Davies
Asana Product Management Area Lead • May 17
* One common misconception about b2b product teams is that they should spend most of their time thinking about the buyer (e.g. an executive, IT decision maker) rather than the individuals using the product every day. This misconception arises because in business settings, everyday users......Read More
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