Paths to becoming a product managerIn the modern business environment, product management is the job profile that is most in demand. Due to their responsibilities and contributions, they are among the highest-paid professionals in a company. Suppose you're wondering how you can become a product manager. In this episode, we take you through the various means of getting into product management, including internships, switching roles inside a company, and learning the course online and offline, among many other means. Tune in to learn this and more! Key Highlights[1:16] Through internships [1:51] Associate Product management position [4:43] Switching inside a company [7:46] Customer support role [9:47] Starting or joining startups [14:27] Offline skill development [17:04] Hackathons [18:20] Taking online courses [20:26] Through networking [21:44] Having an MBA [26:43] Putting in the reps [28:12] Doing case studies to get your work out there Notable QuotesIn switching within the organization, subject matter expertise is one key thing you have over other folks.- Parv A lot of the time, a lot of the things you're doing in your current role have some connection to being a PM.- Parv The most important part of being a PM is understanding your customers and users.- Alex Any role can become a PM.- Alex Sometimes it might be harder to jump in from some roles directly to product management. But it's still doable. - Parv One of those things with product management is there's not really a formal education around it. - Alex I think meetups and networking can actually open the door. - Parv If you truly want to get a job somewhere, you take one of their products, break it up, redesign it, and show them how it could be better and why it could be better. -Alex And startups are probably, in my opinion, the best way to get into the product, whether you make your startup or work at someone else's. -Alex It can't be overstated enough that the more products you ship, the better you get at product. -Alex
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