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7 things I’ve learned in my first 6 months as a product manager
In this guest post, Issac Vargas, Product Manager at Microsoft Graph Developer Experience team, shares the key lessons he’s learned from his first few months in product. Read more »
Climbing the career ladder in product
Starting out a career in product can be difficult if you don’t know where to start, especially when no two paths are the same. How does one forge their own path and climb the ladder? Read more »
Ketaki Vaidya: Women in STEM
As the new year begins, it’s a time for self-reflection and improvement both in your career and personal life. In this Product Profile, we speak with Ketaki Vaidya, Product Manager, at technology platform Oracle to discuss working in tech as a woman, and initiatives are being introduced to address inequality. Read more »
Nailing your job interview presentation - Edward Biden on The Product Experience
There’s a stage in many product interviews where the hiring manager asks you to prepare a presentation. With limited information about the level of detail and the quality of your competition, how are you meant to know what flies and what doesn’t? On this weeks’ podcast, we spoke with Edward Biden, Founder of Hustle Badger and former CPO at Future Learn and YunoJuno to guide us through this challenging interview stage. Read more »
Four growth lessons I've learned from the best product managers
In this guest post, Alexey Zanin, Product Manager at Meta shares his four key lessons that he’s learned from working with some of the best product managers in his career. Read more »
How I got my job in product - Karen Velasquez, Product Manager Signable
Karen Velasquez is a product manager who has been working at electronic signature provider Signable for the last 18 months. Here’s how she got her job in product. How did you find out about the job and why did the role appeal to you? I saw it advertised on LinkedIn. It was local, I felt Read more »
From PO to CPO: How to drive your product career by Namrata Sarmah
In her keynote session at #mtpcon London 2022, Namrata Sarmah, Chief Product Officer at INTO University Partnerships looks back at lessons learned from her wide-ranging product career, sharing tips and techniques to help you grow and develop at any level. Read on for a recap of her engaging session! Read more »
Are you a Product Manager? Or a Project Manager in disguise?
In this guest post, Karen Velasquez, Product Manager at Signable, delves into the difference between product management and project management from her experiences in both roles. Read more »
How I got my job in product - Sankalpa Sarkar, Product Lead, Walmart
Sankalpa Sarkar is a Product Lead at Walmart — he has spent over 8 years in the product management profession. Here’s how he got his job in product. Read more »
Making the leap from IC to Manager - Melika Hope on The Product Experience
What makes a great manager and what are the most important factors in making the leap to leading a team? In this weeks’ podcast episode, Lily and Randy were joined by the amazing Melike Hope, Product Director at Twitter, to talk all about managing people and scaling your career. Read more »