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Thankful for Product Management

The Product Bistro

My original entrance into Product Management I was an early 30’s applications engineer who jumped into the that role from life as an analytical chemist and process engineer at a wafer fab. But, the company moved engineering and marketing to the bay area from Arizona, and I was one of the few who made the move.

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Calm’s Will Larson on how to build a technical leadership career

Intercom, Inc.

As it turns out, he’s also quite the writer – since the last time we spoke , he has published not one but two books on engineering. After writing An Elegant Puzzle about the challenges of engineering management in high-growth organizations, his focus shifted to a career path that’s much less understood – the technical leadership track.

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Algolia’s Sarah Dayan on what sets a staff plus engineer apart

Intercom, Inc.

When you reach senior level on an engineering track, you’re expected to be optimal in your hard skill set. You’re autonomous, your code is immaculate, and you have a deep understanding of building and shipping software. Then, four years ago, in 2018, she got a job at Algolia as a software engineer. Unblock bottlenecks?

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How to Become a Product Manager? 3 Tips From PMs + John Fontenot’s Path to Product

Userpilot

We’ve decided to go against the grain and compile a list of tips on how to break into the product management career by experienced PMs + feature the story of John Fontenot – a sales-guy-turned-Project Manager – who is now working on building the first Bootcamp for aspiring PMs – Path2Product.

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5 Critical Product Manager Skills For Extreme Success + How to Master Them. Interview with Shobhit Chugh – Ex-Google Product Manager helping PMs Fast-Track Their Career

Userpilot

Have you thought what skills do you need to succeed at your career though? Shobhit Chugh – Ex-Google Product Manager helping PMs fast-track their career – says it’s time to treat your career like a product! There is no typical path to becoming a product manager. So you are a Product Manager. It was long.

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Transitioning to Product from a Functional Role

Mind the Product

Transitioning from a functional role such as marketing or engineering to product can seem daunting, especially if your education and experience aren’t specifically tailored to product, but it can be done. I have a degree in communications and music, which led me to a career in marketing. Why Is Product Management Growing in Popularity?

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Product Roadmap Success: BWP Hosts Lively Roundtable Discussion

bpma ProductHub

The discussion topics were inspired by a blog post from Fresh Tilled Soil on Building a Product Roadmap. According to Richard Banfield of Fresh Tilled Soil, a successful product roadmap is a strategic document that focuses on the product vision and conveys the path to achieve it. Here are some insights from the discussion.

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