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Reddit’s Nick Caldwell on engineering leadership

Intercom, Inc.

On day one as Reddit’s new VP of Engineering, Nick Caldwell faced a dilemma. He had just spent 13 years at Microsoft, most recently as the head of 300 engineers. At Reddit, he led a team of 35 – none of whom knew how to manage other engineers. Nick Caldwell: I’m VP of engineering at Reddit.

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How to be a Great Product Manager According to Experts at Dropbox, Stripe, and Concur

Alchemer Mobile

Here are some of the questions they’ll discuss: What’s the relationship between design, development, engineering, and product and your company? And how much do you try to be, like, a subject matter expert from a technological standpoint compared to your engineering team? Christy: All right. I am Christy Culp.

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A summary of “Building Products for the Enterprise”

The Product Coalition

Product specialization : “very tailored to solve a specific technical or business need” that becomes complicated quickly. The customer vs. the user: the one buying your product isn’t the same one who pays for it. To not try to please everyone, Ben and Blair advise “staying the course, given your strategy is sound”.

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What Skills Does a Product Manager Need?

BrainStation Product Management

Speak to a Learning Advisor. Self-styled ‘visionary’ Product Managers are dangerous – which is why I advise against hiring PM candidates who fire off (Steve Jobs) quotes during job interviews. Technical Skills for Product Management. Attend live classes and interact with Instructors and peers from anywhere in the world.

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What Skills Does a Product Manager Need?

BrainStation Product Management

Self-styled ‘visionary’ Product Managers are dangerous – which is why I advise against hiring PM candidates who fire off (Steve Jobs) quotes during job interviews. Technical Skills for Product Management. A question that comes up often among would-be Product Managers is: “how technical do I have to be?”.

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Product Management Process: The 8-Stage Guide to Smash Your Goals in 2023

Usersnap

Collaborate with design and engineering teams. Conduct user testing and gather feedback. So, I’d advise you to With Usersnap, you can smartly manage feedback from both internal and external stakeholders in one place. Note: Identifying users’ needs, wants, and challenges is an ongoing process.

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How to Successfully Transition from Consulting to PM

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

If you have advised any of these people with tasks like product growth, pricing strategy, or market sizing, be sure to note that on your resume! Technical Skills While not always needed, technical skills are very much desired for most PM roles. Many companies have a bias towards PMs coming from a technical background.