Product Management Unpacked

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How a Software Engineering Career Started the Journey to Fintech Product Management

Product Management Unpacked

Here’s what strategic partner PayPal did to bring scaled product management to life for this startup-oriented software engineer. I was a software engineer, so I was learning a lot of things on the go and on the job,” said Rao of his early-stage product management roles at Parity Cube and other startups.

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In Pursuit of the Checkered Flag: The Challenge of Developing a Driverless Race Car System

Product Management Unpacked

The team had approached Carnegie Mellon University and its MSPM program in the spring looking to recruit not a computer software engineer or robotics expert, but rather a product design-oriented business student. “At

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HOW A CAPSTONE PROJECT LED TO A ROBUST FUTURE IN PRODUCT MANAGEMENT.

Product Management Unpacked

After nine years working as a systems engineer, applications engineer, software engineer and finally, a lead data engineer, Debashish Sasmal was ready for his next strategic move. I’d worked for a startup in Hyderabad, India where everyone had to wear different hats,“ recalls Debashish. “I

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Would-Be Product Manager’s Instruction Manual

Product Management Unpacked

No, you don’t have to be a software engineer. But when a software engineer tells you something, it helps if you can do more than nod your head and pretend to understand. The skill sets you need: Have you got what it takes? You must have technical know-how.