This is without a doubt a very lucrative career, possibly even a little underrated with new workforce, provided you're able to meet quotas and are good at it.  3 things I've learnt so far are: 1. C...

This is without a doubt a very lucrative career, possibly even a little underrated with new workforce, provided you're able to meet quotas and are good at it.

3 things I've learnt so far are:
1. Client doesn't care what your product offers 90 percent of the time
2. U gave to establish a trade-off between long term and short term goals
3. Things are slow, day to day is super operational. Impact creation is always a hit or miss

Let me know yours!

People in tech sales: Share 3 points of advice/hard truths about the field.

Account Manager

People in tech sales: Share 3 points of advice/hard truths about the field.- Grapevine

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

What advice would you give to 20 yr old ppl? Your mistakes, regrets, necessary steps, things to avoid 
How to climb the success ladder fastest?

How to climb the success ladder fastest? Advice for 20 yr olds

Keeping jumping companies in your early career years. Every 1-2 years. Only way to increase your package. Then start looking for stable places in your 30's.

Data engineer

If you could give one piece of advice to someone just starting their career, what would it be?

Software Engineer

Welcome to Product Managers's Private Community

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

AMA - 6 years in PM + 5 years Analytics

Product Manager

I will go first, it doesn't matter if you really work hard on a project, in the end only result matter, no matter how much efforts you made for it

Lesson you have learned from Corporate

Software Developer

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Hey!
Is here anyone who is currently working in tech sales job remotely for a U.S. based firm, and earning in $$

Anyone working in Tech Sales?

Generalist

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I am a non-techie. For some time, I have been working on a SaaS project (Bubble, Supabase, ChatGPT) alone. Don't have enough cash to build a team. 

Can you help me out with these questions: 
1. Advice you would give to someone who is just starting out.  
2. What should I do to earn the respect of my future team. Considering I am a young non-techie and SaaS is all about tech.

To all Founders/Senior Management

Sharing some reflections on this:

1. Product is not a function with a large hierarchy / multiple levels in the ladder. Managerial responsibility comes in very late in the product career and the spans are typically small (relative to other functions like engineering, sales, operations). This also means a steeper funnel to the top and only a handful VP Product roles in the industry.

2. Product is centered around technology and digital consumer trends, both of which are fast changing. This requires constant unlearning and relearning. But more critically, this also means that previous knowledge/experience hits a plateau on marginal value beyond a basic threshold (where you have developed some essential product semse and skills).

3. Product managers are also much higher-paid vs other functional peers, at comparable years of experience. This means that a PM gets to a very high salary (say, 1+ crore) by the age of 40 (15-20y into their career). Tech functions in non-tech companies (like FMCG, banking) cannot offer that kind of pay, meaning salary growth beyond a point is limited to tech-first companies / limiting addressable market for lateral moves.

All of these considererd, how should PMs think about the longevity of their careers? Unlike traditional roles, this does not seem like a "retire at 60" job. What would be the realistic age one should plan for, at which career growth and salary growth will stagnate? What are ways in which a 80%ile PM can extend their career (eg: also taking up engineering management or P&L responsibility or growth function etc., to increase scope)?

PS: this post is not for the top 5-10% PMs. They will always find roles at VP level etc, this is for the 50-90%ile bucket of PM talent.

Longevity of a product career

Will commend you on a very well written and well articulated post. 
  
 Options for the future will be apparent at ~40.  Most peak roles will be achieved between 45-50. 
  
 Possible exits: 
  
 1. Running Category roles at companies which have a broad canvas, multiple product categories. 
 2. Deputing for and eventually running a P&L or a LoB. 
 3. Sales or more critically Customer Success.  Don't shy away from revenue responsibilities. 
  
 Engineering is a sharp left turn imo.  It's not an overlapping skillset at best and don't see how that is part of a PMs likely roadmap.

Sales Manager

Investor

This is my first time working in Sales so would love some advice.

People in Sales: how do you actually convince people?

Here’s mine,
Care deeply about any work that you touch, give your best and more.

The effort really shows, especially when you can solve something better than what they hoped for.

[Thread] Grapeviners 🍇? Drop one lesson from your learnings at work.

Contradictory to your lesson… I learned not to get too attached to your code. Bcoz it might just get scraped.

Experienced Product, Tech, Sales, founder folks of GV, what would be your one piece of advice for a new APM/PM (1-2 yoe) in the industry, that would help them in the long run.
Feel free to also let us know any mistakes you made as a Product guy, early in your career.

Advice for PMs!

Up from 16 LPA in 2022. Same company, same role. Sales is underrated.

I made 1.2Cr in 2023. AMA

If you want to make 12 CR in 2024, please ping me I'll help you get there... 
  
  
  
 By helping you in launching your course 🙂

Account Executive

What that one advice you would like to give for a person who just started working in IT Sector? Pour you hearts out, people 😀

Best advice?

DevOps Engineer

what do you guys do when you’ve always performed well and suddenly you’re given a shitty product with no support from the management and as a result you lose your magic touch ? 

how do you deal with the frustration and how do you bounce back ? 

In two minds to quit or stay . Quit cause the stress to be great again isn’t worth the benefits and it feels like the whole company has no care for this program. 

stay cause of my ego where I want to prove that I still can sell whatever shit you force me to go through.

Sales Guys Tips 🤕

Assistant Manager

I started out a career in sales and as my uni convinced me, 'it's a stepping to marketing and brand management.'

Two years into this role and I'm already regretting it. 

1. I don't get 40% of my salary if I don't close my numbers.  (who the fuck says yes two $200k deal in one day?) 

2. Going months without 40% of my salary translates to not being able to pay off my loans. At all. 

3. I really really want to get into marketing. That's always been the deal. B2B companies don't do Marketing, all they have are events. 

4. Job switch has become a hellscape. It's the you don't have enough experience 🔁 can't get enough experience. I am not even a fresher!

5. The system is designed in such a way that you just can't win. About to reach a multiplier? Bam, your quota just got increased. Go cry about it. 

I am stuck. Restarting from internships seems like a shit idea. Universities don't accept under 3 years for a second MBA.

Cheers, I guess.

I think I've f**ked up bad enough to wallow in my own emotions

Consultant

Tech sales? What's your opinion?

Would be great if you can share somethings that you've learnt it the hard way especially on topics like stakeholder management (dealing with engineering/ execs/ founders/ P&L team), learning/ upskilling, switching internally/ externally, perfection vs hacky stuff

PMs with 10+ YOE of experience, what are some lessons that you want to share with folks who've just started out

Working into edtech sales from the past year, salary and incentives are good but 0 work life balance, should I take a risk and switch to the IT domain as I'm an engineer by education. Just give me some insights my friends

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