Product Management - Start Here by @cagan
(hard to go wrong if you start with Marty Cagan’s work)
https://t.co/hft46GK3Pm
Breaking into PMing - a \U0001f9f5 // A question folks from eng/design/other functions often have how to become a PM in a tech co.
— Sriram Krishnan (@sriramk) April 14, 2020
It can seem non-obvious and differs with each company but here are some patterns I've seen work. All the below assumes you have no PMing on your resume.
There is no One Correct Way\u2122 to learn
— Shreyas Doshi (@shreyas) August 15, 2020
Don\u2019t feel pressured to read 70 books/year just becos Super-Successful Person X does that
Videos, Podcasts, Audiobooks, Discussions\u2014all are fine
What to do:
Understand your preferred learning style
Don't resist it, embrace it
Commit to it
Other podcasts I like as a PM, besides Invest Like The Best:
— Shreyas Doshi (@shreyas) July 7, 2020
Freakonomics
Planet Money
How I Built This
Hidden Brain
The Look & Sound of Leadership
Wizard of Ads
The Knowledge Project
Masters of Scale
The Twenty Minute VC
3 book recos for PMs, by level
— Shreyas Doshi (@shreyas) October 20, 2020
Entry level (APM/PM1/2):
Inspired
Getting Things Done
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Mid-level (SrPM/GPM):
Super Thinking
High Output Management
Understanding Michael Porter
Leadership (Dir/VP):
7 Powers
Are Your Lights On
The Charisma Myth
A thread of resources for aspiring & new Product Managers:
— Shreyas Doshi (@shreyas) December 13, 2020
(should also be useful for Eng, Design, Data Science, Mktg, Ops folks who want to get better at PM work or want to build more empathy for your PM friends \u263a\ufe0f)
(oh, and pls also share *your* favorite resources below)
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Let us know when you've found the supply chain hack that's already there
— SleeplessOrphan (@sleeplessorphan) February 20, 2021