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Do you think it makes sense to grow PM competence within the organization or hire people from the broader market to succeed faster?

i.e. how much should we focus on and invest in the teammates who could switch/transfer in their roles vs pay for the new PMs coming from other organizations as new hires?

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What does your relationship with product marketing look like? How important is it to have a super awesome, super cool, and super smart PMM to work with!

- Samden Kchewitz

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How do you effectively split your attention between contributing individually and coaching your PM's? Do these two priorities ever conflict with each other?

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Are there any productivity hacks or tools that help you stay organized and on top of everything going on as a product manager?

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What are some of examples of ways you have been able to get promoted or support your colleagues to get promoted at the same company?

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What type of skill sets and experiences do I need to build in order to strengthen my career and move from being a Sr. Product Manager to Director level and above? What type of leadership career tracks do you see people continue their careers?

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How do you manage the 1000 questions and tasks that are shot at you when you are a PM in an early stage startup?

I'm the first PM in a startup that used to be sales led. I'm trying to set up the proper discovery processes, prioritization tactics and strategy, but I find that extremely hard to do as I'm getting carried away in the day-to-day tasks around requests, issues reported and project management.

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What are the different types of product managers, and how do you figure out which type you're the best fit for?

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How do you convey the importance of product management to engineering leaders who have never worked with product managers?

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How to justify resume points where you have not created any impact as a PM? You had no choice but to just build these features

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How can a PM crack into new domain area (say for example, AR/VR) when they work for a non-AR/VR company ?

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What are some ways you've seen product teams increase their velocity?

Other than more experience how can I help my team have more impact faster?

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What's a typical product manager career path?

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How do I break into an entry-level strategy role?

My previous roles have been as a product designer for early-stage startups, but I am itching to break into the strategy realm. I have the business intuition and creative thinking to bring to a team willing to see my potential!

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How to start learning about API to engage in a PM position in a Fintech?

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As you look at upcoming trends, what key areas or focuses do you think PMs should focus on to help them stay marketable?

I'm on a career break and am looking to expand my skill set! Would love to know areas you think I should study before I return back to the field

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What pointed recommendations do you have on gaining influence as a new member of an organization or as a junior product management team member?

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

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What do you see as the most important hard/soft skills to be a successful product management professional?

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What do you look for when you're hiring a PM or Senior PM?

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There are different frameworks to prioritize the product backlog. How practical is the use of such frameworks? How to manage top management expectations?

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What are the strengths that a product manager candidate with entrepreneurial experience brings over a product manager candidate from a FAANG company?

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How do you decide if you should follow the IC PM path or the people leader PM path?

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While there's a lot of PM roles available now, there's also a lot of candidates applying. How would you suggest optimizing your resume or application process to stand out and get an interview?

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How do you measure your own success in your role and how much have those performance indicators evolved as you grew within your role?

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What real world experience and skillset do your product org look for in potential candidates?

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What would be your advice or go to resources for a PM to build one critical thinking skills?

What would be your advice or go-to resources for a PM to build critical thinking skills?

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What are your thoughts on fully remote product teams? Can they work long-term?

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How do you think about staying within a company versus looking for opportunities outside? When do you know it's time to leave?

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How can I navigate a situation where I am frequently assigned project management tasks rather than product management responsibilities, and where there seems to be a lack of emphasis on product vision and impact-based product building?

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Would you advise non-technical PM’s joining a coding bootcamp?

I’m currently looking for new opportunities and I find that when it comes to the final stages of the recruiting process, PMs with more technical skills get the role.

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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.

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As a product manager, how to get better at framing and articulation? Any framework?

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What's the best way to position my b2b product management experience when applying for b2c product roles?

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How do the skills you need differ across the different levels of product management?

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How do early career PM's proactively learn about skills that take them to the next level. How do they develop them.

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Transitioning from construction project management to product management.... industry to tech. Any advice on getting my foot in the door and landing an interview?

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What framework has worked for you to help you structure your thought process

What would be your advice or go-to resources for a PM to build critical thinking skills?

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What are differences between PM and Sr. PM? What are clear indicators that someone is ready to take on Sr. PM role and responsibilities that come with it? And, when in the Sr. PM role, what are key stages that distinguish different levels of Sr. PMs?

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How do you suggest transitioning into a different PM field? (E.g. if you're an internal PM, and you want to be a B2C PM, or growth PM, or B2B PM, how do you go about gaining the needed skills/making yourself more marketable?)

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How do I shape my job title for a pivot into product?

I'm on the partnerships team at a big tech company and am hoping to move towards product roles. I have some flexibility in shaping my job title (early career). While of course a job title isn't the core thing that will help my pivot to product, what partnerships job titles would be most helpful in making that pivot?

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What is your process of setting a vision when you join a new company?

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As a hiring manager, what do the best product management candidates have in common?

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What is the most important thing you've learned about interviewing?

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What do you screen for in product interviews that other product leaders don't screen for?

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What are some behavioral questions you would ask candidates in a PM interview for a Director level role?

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What technical questions can we expect for product management interviews?