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Is staying at one company for a long time beneficial or limiting for a product marketing career?

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  1. Kelly Kipkalov
    Kelly Kipkalov

    Carta Vice President Product Marketing • 4mo

    The right duration depends on company size and available opportunities. You need to be pragmatic about the size of the company you're in and what opportunities are available. At a large company like Intuit, where I worked for several years, you can build a very long career and continue to grow by moving between different roles. However, in smaller tech startups, you're going to run out of runway at some point. You have to balance avoiding job-hopping too frequently with not overstaying when grow ...Read More

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  2. Amy Loh
    Amy Loh

    Motive VP | Product and Brand Marketing • 4mo

    Staying at one company can be beneficial if you're still learning and increasing your impact. I don't regret my eight and a half years at Square - it was a career-defining opportunity. When people ask me how to transition into a new role, I often advise that the easiest way is to do that new role within your current company. If you're trying to break into a new field but are interviewing with companies that don't know your capabilities, it's much harder to make that change. At Square, I optimize ...Read More

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