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
It's 100% true. I felt as an Engineer you do a lot of work minus the recognition. So PM would be better. But after becoming a PM, now I understand that Engineering was better.
Any advice for someone like me who is going for PM roles , although I have in-depth discussions with lots of product managers but you were a sde earlier and now a PM , what change did you observe and why earlier one was better and how can I grow (both financially and professionally) and do well in this role
Maybe I should write a detailed blog on these questions. I get asked these a lot 😅
Almost every other post about PM function is as eye opening as this. What do you guys think?
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