I write about products and the PM role.
Before I joined StackAdapt I had no adtech experience, so there was a ton to learn about this industry. Thinking back to my experience with that learning curve, one exercise that I found really helpful in ramping up was what I call Intensive Reading of Industry Publications (I guess I can use IRIP as its…
I wanted to reflect on the differences between internal-facing and external-facing product management, both of which I have done in my career so far. If you’re wondering what’s the difference between PM’s who serve external clients vs who serve internal teams, or if you’re trying to decide between these two flavors of product management roles,…
As Product Managers we often need to take on tasks that we haven’t done before (this is probably true for many who aren’t PMs as well). When learning something new in such scenarios, when unsure of how to get started, I have usually found it very helpful to build a toolbox for this new task/skill….
Recently, the topic of Leadership without Authority came up time and again in my various conversations, so I thought to write about some thoughts and learnings in having these conversations. I believe most people need to practice Leadership without Authority at some point in their professional and personal lives. Product managers is a good case…
When I first started my career as a Product Manager almost five years ago, it seemed like a common belief that a PM job cannot be done remotely. Where I was, remote work was generally frowned upon, but the PMs didn’t even get the bit of leeway that developers did: the argument was that you…
Many often think of the tech industry as an ever-growing job haven filled with endless opportunities, but the recent months have certainly reminded us it too is not immune to economic downturns. With large-scale layoffs and offer rescissions frequenting our feeds, you might be wondering how to best manage career risks in such raucous times….
We all recognize the importance of networking, but we often think of networking as a “career”-focused activity, instead of part of our “job”. However, what I have gradually learned in my career as a product manager is that, networking is indeed part of my job description, and I strongly believe this is also true for…