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Product Management Career Path
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Melissa Ushakov
GitLab Group Manager, Product Management • March 8
Contributing myself and supporting my team can be at odds with each other. Coaching and supporting my team is always my number one priority. There are times when I simply need to say no and deprioritize things to ensure I have enough time to support my team. It's important to have open commun......Read More
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Anton Kravchenko
Carta Sr. 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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Anton Kravchenko
Carta Sr. Director of Product Management • February 3
There are different ways you can think about it, but I like to think about PMs as those that build new products (0-->1) and PMs that come in to manage an existing product (1-->N). * 0-->1: Product Managers who build a new product or service from scratch often need to innovate, which means bu......Read More
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Anton Kravchenko
Carta Sr. Director of Product Management • February 4
To make the decision, I think of opportunity, ambitions, passion, and time: 1. Opportunity - obviously there is a matter of compensation, but there is also an opportunity for professional growth. For example, joining a startup allows you to grow much quicker -- you will be wearing diffe......Read More
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Louisa Henry
Gusto Head of Product for Mid-Market Businesses • April 22
If you’re looking to grow from a Senior PM to a Group PM or Director, begin to look more broadly across the business vs focusing solely on your specific product area. It’s important to deeply understand the business levers that outcomes that the company is aiming to achieve. Once you start to und......Read More
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Anton Kravchenko
Carta Sr. Director of Product Management • February 3
Leveling up to Dr level meant being a point of contact for many people at the company, which meant more inquiries from sales, customers, leadership, and other product teams. Since I got promoted, my inbox and # of slack messages doubled :) My learning from this experience is that you want to do......Read More
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Mamuna Oyofo, MBA
Shopify VP of Product • February 9
My personal take is that when I am speaking with strong product candidates, I can see a few qualities shine through in their story. For me, those are: 1. They are constant Learners/curious They are constantly asking questions and actively listening. They are readers and constant consumers of i......Read More
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Melissa Ushakov
GitLab Group Manager, Product Management • March 8
There are a couple of things that make some candidates stand out from the rest: * User-focused: The most successful product managers are those that think deeply about people and want to understand them to build great products. Product managers should have contact with end users in some ca......Read More
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Anton Kravchenko
Carta Sr. Director of Product Management • February 4
My favorite interview question was asked by a hiring manager ~8 years ago when I interviewed for an Associate PM position at MuleSoft. I was asked the following: "Imagine humans decided to take the moon and put it through a giant chopper/grinder. The mass that comes out of the chopper is being d......Read More
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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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Sharad Goel
Homebase VP Product • May 12
There is no one path:) These are the things I can recommend: * Constantly solve new problems and learn new things - if you are comfortable in a role then its time to change. * Don't limit yourself to just product - you need to understand other functions and how they relate to your produ......Read More
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