1/5 Is joining as a PM at an early stage startup worth it? Absolutely! You'll wear many hats, learn fast, and have a huge impact.  2/5 PM at big companies vs small companies? Big companies offer re...

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1/5 Is joining as a PM at an early stage startup worth it? Absolutely! You'll wear many hats, learn fast, and have a huge impact.

2/5 PM at big companies vs small companies? Big companies offer resources, established processes, and greater visibility.

3/5 However, at a small company, you'll have more autonomy, flexibility, and a chance to shape the product from scratch.

4/5 In a big company, you may focus on optimizing existing products, while at a startup, you'll be on the front lines of innovation.

5/5 So, whether you thrive in structure or crave the thrill of the unknown, the choice between big or small company PM roles is yours!


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Product Manager

Here’s what you need to know about how PMing is different at small vs big companies?- Grapevine

When I say a big company, I mean $50B+ market cap. I think PMing at a smaller scale is much more intense in terms of work load. You are constantly doing a lot of 0-1/1-10/10-100.

But what about 100++ companies/products? What does a PM at Gmail do? How do they fill up their day? I mean how many experiments can one perform? 

Is PMing at that scale majorly just project management? 

For PMs who moved from high growth startups to companies like PayPal, Google, Microsoft -- do you get bored?

What exactly do PMs at big legacy companies/products like Gmail,  do?

Hi everyone,

I came across a 36 week product management course from IIM Kozhikode (Approx 1.8 L + GST) and a 12 week program from ISB (Approx 1.4 L + GST).

Do these courses/programs help? I am interested in understanding product management better and if these courses will help me in achieving that (and potentially help my career), I might enroll in one of these 2 courses.

A bit of background - I am nearing 16 years in IT. Was primarily into Automation testing and now am a Test Manager in a big4.

I am okayish with my current salary but wouldn't think twice if a better role with better pay came my way. Also, don't mind moving from a Test Manager role to Product Management.

I browsed through the curriculum and some of the topics I am already familiar with. 
Would you suggest I enroll in one of these courses and will it help having  a certification from one of these institutes? I guess I could also read books and browse YouTube for knowledge but,I doubt that would have the same impact as one of these courses (provided they are of use and actually have good content).

Need advice: Are the product mgmt programs from IIM , ISB worth the fees?

Project Manager

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How is the PM market right now ? How to prepare for bigger organisation ? I have 1 yoe as APM in an early stage startup-looking to switch.

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Note - I am a product manager too

4 out of 5 product managers will act all high and mighty of themselves, bragging their way as if they run everything going on in the company, flaunting their business degrees and being utterly disrespectful towards their team( dev design qa name it), 

Recently started going to office so the attitude I am seeing is very transparent and more visible (more with the higher experience folks)

It makes me wanna leave this hyper inflated role, thinking of I will end up like them scares me, and you have to do is speak out jargons in meetings day in day out and have a English accent of Shashi Tharoor.

Recently my manager told that this is a role where you have to very representable or very visible and act in floor as if you are the busiest person on earth and I seriously some PMs in company doing that, they walk so fast in floor as if they will fall off or would be better to have 4 legs.

I am done with this product management shit

How would you compare India-based product roles at MNCs (like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Walmart, Uber) with PM opportunities at India-based tech startups (Flipkart, Inmobi, Zomato, Swiggy, Ola)?

What are the gives and gets?

PM at MNCs vs Indian startups?

Investor

I don't see pm working in team, rest everyone like engineers, designers and analyst tend to work together.
If you are a senior PM how does you feel

Does the pm role gets lonely down the line

Associate Product Manager

So with advancement in technology since decade and then the COVID wave , many startups were having money flowing into them from VCs and there was a boost in Indian startup ecosystem, many startups achieved the status of unicorn too , i am not saying product managers were not existing before , ofcourse they were there buliding some amazing products for the users out there, but do you think that the extra cash that was coming into the system created so many product management roles as a generalist and gave rise to popularity of product management and now we can see every second person wants to be a PM

Did this give rise to so many PM roles?

What are some of the great companies to work for  as a starting PM post MBA in India. I think in many of companies role of PM is not properly defined and it caters to borderline project management.

Great companies to work for as a PM

Hey everyone, excited to be doing this AMA!

A brief about me, I work currently as a Director of Product at an Indian unicorn startup 

About my career: 
- Did my undergrad from IIT and then masters from an Ivy league school
- Have been in product for almost 10 years now - across 2 Indian unicorn startups and a publicly listed company

Would love to take questions on what it means to be a PM, growing within the role, building your career, and other things :) 

Will be back here at 4 pm and start replying
Shoot away!

AMA 🎙️: Hey all, I am pmsprint, Director of Product Management at a Unicorn in India!

PM with 5 years of experience, AMA

I'm wondering if there are actually any freelance or part-time opportunities for product managers.

I have only seen PMs work in full-time positions.

Is PM by design a full time function?

Fellow PMs do share your 2 cents on this! 🙌

Freelance / part-time as PM?

What are the unique problems that you faced working as a PM in a startup at various stages vs the ones in corporate?

Problems faced by a PM in a startup

Hey all, I'm seeking some advice and guidance from this amazing community. I'm currently at a crossroads in my career and would appreciate any insights from those who have been in a similar situation.

For the past 12 years multiple domains like Business, Digital marketing, Ui Ux & digital transformation, lastly 1.5yrs back I had the opportunity to become a founder of a startup where I handled both product and marketing. Unfortunately, that venture didn't find PMF, but I gained valuable experience in the process.

Now, I'm considering whether to pursue a career as a product manager or product marketer.

Also i didn't borrow any salary from the startup will it have any negative effects & how to mitigate them?

Lastly based on the above background what would be the ideal package to go for?

Stuck Between PM & PMM

Product Management

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3 years in Google
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Ask me anything

EM at Google, AMA

Software Project Manager

This is not a question for the cocky new grad in the overvalued startup, but for the few seasoned PMs that still reply out here.

Where do PMs go after they peak?

By peaking I mean arriving at a GPM or Staff PM position at the top 10-15 companies (you can do your own ranking here).

Nobody has the true statistics but I will use the assumption that 75% (debatable) of those who peak, will get laid off within 2 years from their ‘peak role’. The remaining will be able to progress into DoP and VP in the same top company or another in the top 15.

Where do they go then?

I am pretty positive, from experience, that they don’t go any up.

Do they go down the ladder of new startups for titles and ending up in the worst ones after being laid off 4-5 times? Do they quit all together?

Do they open a farm?

Do they start their own startup?

Comments and thoughts folks!

Where Do PMs Go After They Peak?

Software Developer

Hey people

I'm thinking of transitioning into PM or TPM role.
I've 5+ years of Software Engineering, 
I really like management side and have done alot of PM stuff in my previous and current org.

I make 3.5Ish monthly working in prod org.

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