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Passionate about UI and UX and providing the best experience to users while solving the most important problems
Product Management
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π« Breaking into tech
π°οΈ Working remotely for the first time
π Writing docs people will read
π½ Presenting your work
π Dealing with imposter syndrome
π» Running effective meetings
π Launching products and measuring success
π©π½βπ» Launching side projects
π» Managing remotely
π Product vision and strategy
π° Negotiating a promotion/offer
π« Managing up, down and around
π Mock interviewing
π Resume and portfolio review
π± Technical career paths
π― Setting team goals and metrics
π Year One in Product
π¬ Useful user research
π€ Prototyping that works
π Working in cross functional teams
π©βπ©βπ¦βπ¦ Team happiness & productivity
π£ Becoming a people manager
πΊοΈ The technical or people track?
π¬ Giving and receiving feedback
π Preparing for the next level
π Getting the most out of my internship
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How do I get into Product Management?
hey Justo! glad you're looking into product management. It can be super fun. you don't need to know how to code to be a PM. In fact most tech companies don't require it. There are a few ways to get into PM.
- Transfer within your company - I'd say this is the easiest way (this was how I got in!)
- Build out an app, product or community. Building out anything and scaling it from 0-1 shows product chops. You're thinking about your users and constantly evolving your product in order to make it more appealing and grow. It could be as simple as starting a slack community for your fav TV show and growing the community out to a couple 100 or 1000 people.
- MBA - Comes with its pros and cons
- Product certificates - great way to learn about the field but maybe not a great way to get a job. Most employers are looking for experience.
- Volunteer to be a PM for nonprofits or other orgs (hack for LA is a great one)
