I really wanted to build great products and have a say in how they would be built. To thrive in ambiguity and find relationships between causality and features is an addictive feeling. What about you?
I loved using new apps and understanding how they worked. I still download new apps every week and see what new things are companies doing.
Eternal learning mindset is very important
I enjoy connecting dots, finding correlations. Realised over a period of time, my superpower is finding information out of thin air. Exploiting my super powers my making decent money & learning new things every day.
It is perhaps the most enjoyable part of the job
Same. And then I realised. What a trap this superpower is. Your manager expects you to be ready with answers 24x7. How many dots will you connect out of thin air? Even if 1 dot remains unconnected, that beautiful solution can quickly turn into a nightmare. If made live, then it's a personal disaster.
Are you able to do that the way you had hoped for? I also wanted to do that, but then am a bit skeptical about the PM role.
Founded 2 startups at the beginning of my career, had a solid foundation on building things from scratch right from writing code, to designing pixel level details to doing pitch decks for investors. So PM was the obvious choice after my attempt at my failed startups
Didn't want to waste time on Leetcode
Paisa without work Most useless title
Accidentally landed.
I have been sooo interested in Product Management, as an outsider with no technical knowledge but all the passion for it. I intended to become a Product Manager taking the hard route (non technical background), but at this point I am sti...
To folks who have loved working with a Product Manager at any point, what are some of the most important traits you admired about them?
Was it the personality/smartness, or their passion for work or something else entirely?
I've been working as a Senior Analyst at a startup for 4+ years, and I've always wanted to become a Product Manager to make a big difference. So, I've started getting ready for it.
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.
