Five things I wish I could go back and tell myself when I was starting in #prodmgmt 🧵/1
You don't have to come up with all the ideas. Ideas can come from anywhere. It's your job to make sure they are the right ideas for the business and the customer /2
Check your ego. While being confident when communicating is important as a Product Manager, you do not want to be perceived as an asshole. #prodmgmt is about influence, not authority. /3
Spend more time getting up to speed on the business as well as the customer. How do we make money? What do all the other functions do? How does software further our mission?
Understanding the customer is key, but it's only half of the puzzle. /4
Understanding the customer is key, but it's only half of the puzzle. /4
Delegate and prioritize. People will try to pile every little thing on you, and you loooove owning it all. But that's not your job. Make time for the important things, and say no to things that are not your job if it's preventing you from getting things done. /5
If you want to go fast, spend your time building bridges between your design and engineering counterparts. Speed comes from communication. /6
What do you wish you could go back and tell yourself when you started in #prodmgmt? /end
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