Product Management University

DECEMBER 2, 2022

If your product requires integration on any level, your customer’s software engineers will be responsible for installing and deploying the product for the end user. Though not necessarily a bad thing, it fails to represent the overarching company strategy. Executive Leadership (The Ultimate Buyer). Methodical Persona.

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Bain Public

JUNE 4, 2020

As business advisors and executive coaches, we've worked with dozens of CEOs to help them build and grow their product leadership team as they scale their company. Getting external support, such as product management consulting, can help establish the product leadership team responsible for nurturing and guiding the product team.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2023

Join us to learn from top experts and companies. Product Drive is Userpilot’s FREE online event where experts from top companies come to share growth and marketing insights. Product management and leadership speakers. How to handle conversations with your business partners or company. Product marketing speaker.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 19, 2018

As up and coming engineers in Silicon Valley, Jean Hsu and Edmond Lau long sought more influence and impact in their respective positions – but they couldn’t shake the feeling of being stuck. Many engineers feel like they must make a jump into management to lead. Leadership is a mindset, not a title. Short on time?

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Step 4: Build a Portfolio Landing a position as a technical product manager requires more than a one or two-page resume. Instead, you need to look at which types of companies are looking for technical product managers. On one hand, this helps you understand the pain points and problems that companies within given niches experience.

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Startup Product managers are in charge of setting up the foundation for product management at a new company. Since product development is such a lucrative field, this is a crucial role for the company. The work environment of a startup company is different from that of a traditional company. percent for a corporation.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

As an undergraduate at UPenn, I was originally planning to move into software engineering on graduation. Many top employers are looking for computer science or engineering graduates to fill PM positions, and this is an excellent route into the role. Listen to our podcast here, or read the transcription below!

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Without thoughtful leadership around them, it may not be in product manager’s gift to achieve a “good” roadmap. This is because product leadership is genuinely hard and quite distinct from the job of product manager – something that is often misunderstood. A cross-functional team at FutureLearn.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 2, 2022

While behavioral interviews are guaranteed for most tech positions, they're often overlooked in interview prep. " and seek to better understand your: Leadership Problem solving Communicating Teamwork Cross-functional collaboration and more. Leadership. Specifically, they want "emergent leadership."

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

As artificial intelligence technologies continue to evolve and become more mainstream, so too does the demand for machine learning product managers grow among startups and Fortune 500 companies alike. Try applying for a position as a developer or engineer on an upcoming ML project.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JUNE 19, 2022

However, the role of a cloud architect is not an entry-level position. You will need extensive technical experience to qualify for most professional cloud architect positions. They are also expected to play a central role in developing and establishing a company's cloud computing strategy.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JUNE 4, 2020

It's no secret that getting a job at one of the big tech companies can be quite challenging. In a way, the interviews at companies like Google, Facebook, and Amazon are almost as famous as the companies themselves. Companies like Amazon include these questions because they reveal quite a bit about you.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

It’s partly because few companies that hire PMs attend university careers fairs and so careers advisers and tutors are not aware of or familiar with the role. Many graduates are keen to work in a startup or technology company, but are not aware of the existence of the Product Manager role, and that it is ideally suited to them.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 27, 2022

“The intention behind the idea was positive, but would it actually be helping anybody, or would we just be doing it to look good, just ticking a box?” The intention behind the idea was positive, but would it actually be helping anybody, or would we just be doing it to look good, just ticking a box?

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The Basics of Product Management

JUNE 14, 2020

Unsurprisingly, there is no standard definition across industries or companies for the career growth of Product Managers. Not every company has the position of a Chief Product Officer (CPO). In some companies, product management roles up to the CTO (Chief Technology Officer). Learn the art of leadership.

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Mixpanel

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

As a Product Lead, I continuously emphasize to our broader team the importance of defining personas so that we’re clear about who we’re targeting when shaping our product or positioning. Get fast access to product, marketing, and company revenue insights for your whole team with Mixpanel’s powerful, self-serve analytics.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 26, 2021

Higher-level graduate degrees may be nice to have, but are not required for engineering management. EM resumes will need to show at least 3-5 years of engineering and leadership experience. Contact Information Building an Engineering Manager's resume may feel like an intimidating task. The key is to be concise.

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Gainsight

JULY 11, 2023

By Steve Cornwell, July 11, 2023 This morning, we announced that Gainsight acquired Northpass in the most exciting moment in my 20 years of company building and the most defining moment in the history of Digital Customer Education. At that time, I was running a SaaS company. Neither were viable solutions for us.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

One of my reviewers for the Modern Management Made Easy books asked a fascinating question: I've never seen this many women in management or in senior leadership positions. Up until the mid-80s, many of the software engineering jobs were for special-purpose machines or applications. Yes, the stories reflect my experience.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 24, 2021

In my first article in this series, I posited that the only problem Agile has is that it’s too concise. We seem to miss this perspective in technology companies. So you need a lot of motivation, effort, persistence, self-leadership, and self-management, and a whole lot of support along the way.

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Amplitude

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Amplitude’s mission to help companies build better products is well-known. Eric Wang, a recently hired software engineer on our product engineering team, shares what it’s like to onboard with Amplitude’s engineering department. I’m a software engineer on the product engineering team.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 7, 2017

The Singapore-based company where I now work employs people from over 20 countries. Consider a Thai software engineer who got offended by a Russian-American engineer’s comment on his pull request and then refused to work with him ever again. 2: Abandon Leadership Colonialism. How’s that for a mini-UN?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

As an undergraduate at UPenn, I was originally planning to move into software engineering on graduation. Many top employers are looking for computer science or engineering graduates to fill PM positions, and this is an excellent route into the role. Listen to our podcast here, or read the transcription below!

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

. “At startups, you get to be hands-on in almost everything that’s needed for the company to succeed,” she says, “and so I started software development, learnt animation, offered IT support, and customer service.” Support From Within. ” Overcoming Challenges. . Getting the Career you Want.

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Mixpanel

AUGUST 10, 2021

In the meantime, the trend of centralizing data in a cloud-based warehouse has opened new opportunities for companies to “à la carte” their stack from all of today’s SQL-loving tools, says Tristan. ” Linux, says Tristan, is what made the difference for software engineers. ” About Tristan Handy.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JUNE 27, 2022

The role of a solution architect is one of the most impactful IT positions today. As the name suggests, they are responsible for building and executing innovative business solutions for problems facing their companies. Solutions Architects bridge the gaps between sales, account management, and engineering. But, don't worry!

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 5, 2020

When Nick Mehta, CEO of Gainsight, interviews company leaders, he often asks them about their favorite games or hobbies. There is a fixed constant, the product, while the artist can change position and form on or around it, like features and functions. The right company, the right role, or position doesn’t always present itself.

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Usersnap

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Every SaaS company, whether B2B or not, looks to get more intimately connected with their customers’ needs and pains to grow. In order to understand customer needs, get more customer feedback , and use it actionably, the rise and importance of SaaS product management within digital companies are “mooning” ??. Which one wouldn’t?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JULY 3, 2020

Your First PM Job There are typically 2 ways folks find their way into product management: through an Associate Product Management (APM) program or by making a lateral move to product internally within their company. Since then, other companies have adopted their own APM programs similar to Google's.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JUNE 28, 2021

This is especially true for new EMs, who often previously worked as software engineers or developers before being promoted. Here are some of the common pitfalls that new engineering managers face, along with the best ways to overcome them and thrive in your new management position. But that is why we wrote this article!

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

AUGUST 8, 2022

The Google Interview Process Below are the 6 stages of the Google interview process for all of the company's roles. This includes product management , software engineering , product marketing , and other key Google hires. Candidates are given two weeks to accept a position. Heads up: Google only contacts its hires.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

You somehow have to bring together a rowdy bunch of tech professionals (data scientists, UX and UI designers , software engineers, etc) and make a valuable and functional product happen. As you start to build your reputation within your team, company, or even industry, people will be more open to hearing what you have to say.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 19, 2020

After working in consulting, many management consultants desire to exit into and work at a tech company. Without previously having a PM job, it is vital to position your resume to appear as if you were already doing PM related tasks in your current consulting role. This helps build trust with the engineering team as well.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 19, 2020

After working in consulting, many management consultants desire to exit into and work at a tech company. Without previously having a PM job, it is vital to position your resume to appear as if you were already doing PM related tasks in your current consulting role. This helps build trust with the engineering team as well.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Leonardo da Vinci Ladislav believes that success is in simplicity that’s why his aim is to help companies to make complex products simple for users. He lives in London, currently working as Product Manager at Gumtree.com, an Ebay company, previously led product at international startups and large organisations.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Leonardo da Vinci Ladislav believes that success is in simplicity that’s why his aim is to help companies to make complex products simple for users. He lives in London, currently working as Product Manager at Gumtree.com, an Ebay company, previously led product at international startups and large organisations.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

Leonardo da Vinci Ladislav believes that success is in simplicity that’s why his aim is to help companies to make complex products simple for users. He lives in London, currently working as Product Manager at Gumtree.com, an Ebay company, previously led product at international startups and large organisations.

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