It’s practically a truism that aspiring product managers should start side projects in order to show some combination of ambition, product sense, grit, technical skills, motivation, and then some. But how do you actually approach working on… Read More »Side Projects
This may seem antithetical to this site’s founding purpose, but you don’t actually need a technical background to become a product manager. Let me share some ways in which my CS degree doesn’t help me… Read More »Where My CS Degree Doesn’t Help
Aspiring product managers know that “product sense” is a necessary trait to develop — many articles (Jackie Bavaro’s is a good start) have been written on what it is and how to develop it. I want… Read More »Technical Product Sense
The most frequent question I get is “How technical do product managers need to be?” It’s a reasonable question that, like a lot of elements of product management, doesn’t have a straightforward answer. For those… Read More »How Technical Should Product Managers Be?
APIs are the backbone of modern software development, to the point that they’re just assumed to be understood. However, a fundamental understanding of what makes a good API will bring nuance to the conversation and… Read More »What is an API?
Introduction What if I told you you could piece together your own degree in Product Management at the school you’re attending right now? Almost no schools have any formal coursework that teach product management, but… Read More »Majoring in Product Management