Coming Back
It’s been almost a year since I wrote my last personal blog post. I'm excited to start writing again about my failed start-up experiment, jumping back into product management, and what I'm looking forward to.…
Product Managers, Are You Asking ‘Why’ Enough?
As a Product Manager, you have finite resources. You need to be smart about how you leverage your resources and aim to have the highest output. Asking 'Why' when faced with 100s of requests is a must when deciding your roadmap.…
Why Product Managers & Lead Singers Are More Similar Than You'd Think
Think about the last concert you went to. During the show, the lead singer stopped singing, the band continued to play their instruments, but relied on the crowd to actually sing the lyrics. As a PM you want everyone around you repeating your message without you having to be there.…
How to Combat Decision Fatigue
Decisions. We all have to make hundreds, if not thousands, of decisions throughout any given day. You just made a decision to click on this article and you’re about to make another if you would like to continue reading. I’m a product manager for an enterprise cloud…
Engineer to Product Manager: Day 1
Do you know what is crazy? Typically, you spend ~6 hours of your time interviewing for a position. The interviewers have to get a sense of how good of a fit you are for this role in 6 hours. In reality, you’re going to be working with them for…
Engineer to Product Manager: The Job Offer
After 18 interviews over 4 months, I received a call from my potential boss and I received a job offer! If you’ve read my other posts, you know it was a whirlwind to get to this point. I was offered a job as an Associate Product Manager and would…
Engineer to Product Manager: The Interview
Pushups. Power pose. Pace back and forth. Freak out. Breathe. Repeat. How do you prepare for PM interviews? Honestly, if the individuals who interviewed me ever read these posts, they are really going to second question who they hired. Luckily, I work with all of them now and they like…
Engineer to Product Manager: The Preparation
How do you prepare for a job interview that you technically don’t have any professional experience for? Research, practice, freak out, repeat… I am pretty sure I did this one wrong, but I waited until I got the interview to really do any prep. Sure, I Googled common…