Being in product management leads to exciting opportunities and even executive positions. It's a career path that is welcoming to career changers. Experience is valued and needed.
A well-written and thorough book can be an amazing path to build deeper understand and also act as a handbook as you discover the internet's vast resources.
These are our and our experts top picks to get started building career-relevant skills.
Shape Up is coming out of the product factory Basecamp. Having been in business for over a decade, both as agency and product company, they have developed a unique and well-tested approach to product management.
OKRs are well-established in data-driven organizations. This book by John Doerr talks about what OKRs to use and how to implement them right to focus on the right things.
People love being empowered and your product's users are no exception to that. Find research and methods about how to make your users powerful and successful when using your product.
These days, courses are no longer a sequence of videos. They are usually accompanied by projects and a learning community, keeping you accountable and on the path.
Our experts recommend these courses, from free selections to paid programs.
Online or not, having Cornell on your resumé is never a bad sign. Their online branch is now offering a product management certification. Their small group course is three months long, with an estimated effort of around five hours per week.
Data and product management is inching closer and closer together every single day. The Essec Business School has seen that trend and has turned it into a course for technical product managers.
Please note: This specialization is rather technical and requires some stats and programming knowledge.
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Product Manager with 7 years of experience working in marketplace companies of all sizes and industry types: healthcare, e-commerce and travel. In the meantime founded two startups and successfully acquired founding for them.
My main strength is applying the Pareto (80/20) rule to all my work. This is especially useful to get much needed impact in large tech companies that unlocks new produc...
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I have 13+ years of experience in technology product and program management.
I have developed deep experience in identifying customer problems, designing product strategies & solutions, working with agile teams to iteratively deliver problem solving products and monitoring product performance.
I believe the crux of good product management is centered around thoughtfully identifying the '...
USA
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I have extensive B2C experience in the trenches launching products and scaling ecosystems with startups and top-tier brands (Airbnb, Amazon, Google, and Samsung).
I have worked for companies ranging from early-stage startups to large, global companies. I have interviewed with who-knows-how-many companies so I can help...
USA
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I graduated as a Chemical Engineer in 2017. However, I used to do some coding during my bachelor's degree. In fact, I worked for a few startups, and created mine as an undergraduate. I was eventually invited to join a company providing RPA and AI solutions to clients in Nigeria. Having deployed many succesful RPA and AI projects, I became the lead developer in the company. And one of my job r...
Switzerland
Key articles and posts of industry experts can help you get a better picture of what you are getting into.
In our opinion, these are some must-reads you really shouldn't miss.
Jason Fried's Basecamp is one of the most successful independent product business of the last 20 years and when there's something to read, one should better look closely.
It's easy to think that as a product manager you need to know what to do from day one, but Jason argues differently here: It is OK to take it all one step at a time, before trying to become the greatest.
There's no such thing as a typical product manager. Most great product managers come from their own background in design, engineering or marketing to claim the position.
So, if there was an end-to-end PM school, what would they need to teach? Customer interviews, feature roadmapping, resource allocation. All the things you should have at least a look at are in here.
It's hard to stand out in the PM job market. Product management is an attractive career and there aren't all that many positions out there. So, it's all about improving your odds.
Alex shows us seven ways how to improve our profile and level up our skills to claim that dream job of ours.
In the end, advancing your career is all about getting the right opportunities at the right time and a good portion of luck.
These are some interesting things going on in the Product Management space and you probably don't want to miss them.
Building your very own product puts you on the radar of any product-focused organization hiring managers, designers and engineers. Going from nothing to something requires and builds top-notch prioritization skills, the ability to stay scrappy and shows that you can get things done.
To get your foot in the door and make a difference, early-stage startups and businesses are exactly the way to go.
While the risk may be higher than at FAANG and other established businesses, you can also quickly build a lot more ownership and extend your portfolio in these companies.
Product management is a competitive career path, but one that hugely pays off. Are you ready to make the jump? Our mentors would be more than happy to help.
For teams, we now offer a custom team offering, allowing employers and managers to pre-book sessions, get personal care and access to top mentors, regardless of their public availability.
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