Vasanth Arunachalam

I’ll try to answer this first question along with the question of - “What metrics do technical product teams look at to define success, what do you find to be the most...Read More

It could be a combination of any of these things - Look at data (dashboards, customer feedback channels, internal partner team feedback) to check progress (on product ...Read More

This response also applies to one of the other questions asked here - "What qualities stand out in some of the best TPMs you know?" I strongly believe that you can be ...Read More

I love this question because it flips one of the previous questions to focus more on the individual. IMO the success of a Technical Product/Program Manager largely lie...Read More

I talked about my take on desirable qualities in one of my previous responses, so I’ll focus on the common mistakes I’ve personally made in my career in the past, that...Read More

I'll answer this question in combination with "How is the role of technical product manager different than other product managers?" There is likely no formal definitio...Read More

Great to hear that more and more SWEs/SREs are considering transitioning into this career. I was a SWE myself before I transitioned to this role. Technical Product/Pro...Read More

I love this question. Typically one does not boot strap their career as a Technical PM, at least not until recently (Some companies including Meta are hiring Technical...Read More

I talked a lot about evaluating the success of a program, measuring the success of a Technical PM etc in my last AMA on the topic of "Technical Product Management".  h...Read More

I personally enjoy my role. I think no challenge is insurmountable. If I were to think hard, especially at Meta, the pace at which technology advances is simply astoun...Read More