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Four growth lessons I've learned from the best product managers

BY Alexey Zanin on January 10, 2023

In this guest post, Alexey Zanin, Product Manager at Meta shares his four key lessons that he’s learned from working with some of the best product managers in his career. Read more »

How I got my job in product - Karen Velasquez, Product Manager Signable

BY Eira Hayward on January 3, 2023

Karen Velasquez is a product manager who has been working at electronic signature provider Signable for the last 18 months. Here’s how she got her job in product. How did you find out about the job and why did the role appeal to you? I saw it advertised on LinkedIn. It was local, I felt Read more »

How to find the right product management role for you

BY Garima Dhingra on December 22, 2022

In this guest post, Garima Dhingra, Group Product Manager at Google helps us understand different categories of product manager roles that exist in tech and how to evaluate which one to pursue. Read more »

The dos and don'ts of mentoring in product

BY Eira Hayward on December 12, 2022

“Mentoring others is one of the main but unfortunately still an underutilised responsibility of a product manager once they reach a certain seniority,” says Floriane Gramlich, Director of Product/CPO for Zalando Payments, the fintech arm of fashion retailer Zalando. Plenty would agree with her, both inside and outside product management. A 2019 survey of 3,000 full-time Read more »

Identify and manage imposter syndrome by Phyllis Njoroge

BY Eira Hayward on November 4, 2022

In this #mtpcon SF+Americas 2022 breakout session, Phyllis Njoroge, Product Manager at Redfin, talks about her journey through imposter syndrome. Phyllis is also the author of a book, From fraud to freedom, that looks at the factors that cause self doubt. Watch this video or read on for key highlights from the talk. Phyllis is careful Read more »

From PO to CPO: How to drive your product career by Namrata Sarmah

BY Jon Horvath on October 31, 2022

In her keynote session at #mtpcon London 2022, Namrata Sarmah, Chief Product Officer at INTO University Partnerships looks back at lessons learned from her wide-ranging product career, sharing tips and techniques to help you grow and develop at any level. Read on for a recap of her engaging session! Read more »

Are you a Product Manager? Or a Project Manager in disguise?

BY Karen Velasquez on October 27, 2022

In this guest post, Karen Velasquez, Product Manager at Signable, delves into the difference between product management and project management from her experiences in both roles. Read more »

How I got my job in product - Sankalpa Sarkar, Product Lead, Walmart

BY Louron Pratt on October 18, 2022

Sankalpa Sarkar is a Product Lead at Walmart — he has spent over 8 years in the product management profession. Here’s how he got his job in product. Read more »

Making the leap from IC to Manager - Melika Hope on The Product Experience

BY The Product Experience on October 12, 2022

What makes a great manager and what are the most important factors in making the leap to leading a team? In this weeks’ podcast episode, Lily and Randy were joined by the amazing Melike Hope, Product Director at Twitter, to talk all about managing people and scaling your career. Read more »

Learnings from London: The secret sauce to hiring great product people by Kate Leto

BY Louron Pratt on September 30, 2022

Today, we look back to the not-so-distant past of pre-pandemic times at #mtpcon London 2019. Kate Leto examines the importance of emotional intelligence in individuals and teams and asks how it can be used to make better hiring decisions. Read more »