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What ideas or projects would you try to take on and lead after landing your first product management role?

Nicolas Liatti
Adobe Senior Director of Product Management, 3D Category1y
The job of PM relies on influence, not on ideas. As a young PM, I always suggest to focus on building influence small steps by small steps. Get small wins. People start t...
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Karishma Irani
Scribe VP of Product | Formerly LaunchDarkly, New Relic1y
This assumes that you have the ability to choose what you work on in your first PM role, which is great if true, but rare since businesses already have a specific idea fo...
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JJ Miclat
Zendesk Director of Product Management1y
get some quick wins under your belt: shepherd a small product/feature/enhancement that’s currently in development out to market launch jump into user research calls to...
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Subu Baskaran
Splunk Director of Product Management2y
If you are an entry-level product manager or a first-time PM switching from a different function, executing a feature end-to-end is the best place to start. During execut...
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Aaron Bloom
Bluevine Senior Director of Product Management | Formerly Xero, Practice Fusion1y
Frankly, be humble, say yes to things that move the needle, and focus on delivering quality. Whether you’re the Chief Product Officer or just starting your career - somet...
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Suzie Prince
Atlassian Product Leader - Ex-Atlassian, Ex-ThoughtWorks1y
The most important thing is identifying a project that has the potential to be impactful for the product or business. I often see new PMs do 1 of 2 things:1. Go after eas...
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