Try to avoid asking questions which can doxx me on LinkedIn (that's where I post a little)
See if you can focus on asking questions around principles & not masala stories
Problem with masala stories is that you'll learn the wrong things from my narratives
This will be fun I think
Could you tell us YOY % salary growth and what made you achieve that?
I rode 2 waves, analytics & PM
Am skilled at interviews and negotiations, akin to a seasoned salesperson.
I am relentless even when I fail at a lot of interviews. I just don't give up.
I have learnt to enjoy interview games.
Unable to disclose specific company details. The progress noted within the same company is marked by a salary increase. Each time a company was switched, it's presented as a new row.
Career Progression (with Annual Salaries in LPA):
Company 1: 3 LPA
Company 2: 5.5 LPA
Company 3: Started at 5.5 LPA, progressed to 8 LPA
Company 4: 13 LPA
Company 5: Started at 16.5 LPA, progressed to 24 LPA
Moved abroad
Returned to India Received multiple job offers Successfully negotiated a strong salary for the Indian market Company 7: 54 LPA
Company 8: Started at 48 LPA, progressed to 67 LPA
I think the trick is to think of yourself as a one person company & be ready for non-linear revenue patterns
Notice how I was able to take salary cuts / move at same salary for long term play (read better job prospects in terms of money)
Many people can't take such trade-offs
That's made a lot of difference in my game play as compared to peers from similar backgrounds
Appreciate your openness. One concern I have does, changing companies too frequently impacts your leadership opportunity down the line? 8 companies in (11-12years), is this the only way to grow?
Thanks for doing this.
From your comment earlier, you have had a very good salary trajectory.
At this point, what keeps you going and motivated going forward?
For somebody early in their career, how can they have sustained happiness/motivation to do well?
I don't know
As I said, my career happened to me
My salary is decent, it's enough, it's probably lesser than a lot of people I know in engineering side with my level of sales talent
So please don't think of me as an outlier
I think money we will make in tech, the bigger issue is having good health (physical and mental)
If there's one thing I can suggest: Focus on building muscles - physical as well as mental
through workouts , stretch, food habits, meditation, affirmations, healthy sex life, everything
enjoy your body & hone it
it's a beautiful tool
What are basic things to keep in mind one who willing to get into Analytics, My interest is to learn Power bi and Sql only.
I don't operate by interest
I work to pay my bills while keeping work life balance in tact and being ethical
I'd probably learn to professionaly dance 10 years from now if that's a decent way to make money
Am just a businessman
Since i am pretty new mentioned as interest understood your answer.!!
A lot of folks here are thinking that am amuldotexe on twitter
It's ironical that you'll compare me with him
I have worked with him in Gojek briefly before he left. He was thoroughly average as a PM.
I think he should just move on to a developer role.
He is one of those irritating voices on twitter who unnecessarily discourages PMs because of his own biases about the field .
I think he should just move on to a developer role & spare us his cynical takes on product management
Hey i am placed as an associate data scientist at tredence analytics Should I move further in analytics or try for backend?
I have been feeling quite stuck lately. I am currently in a BIE profile at amazon with 8 years experience. But I am not sure where I am going in my career. I don't typically work solely on SQL. My work involves use of spark, AWS, python ...
