9 things I wish I knew about Product Management before I started

There is no “I” in Product Management

PMs need strong views on what is right balanced with being open to new ideas

PMs need to be ready to defend their views

Sometimes you need to cut corners to ship

Sometimes you need to cut corners to ship

The loudest customers are not always right

Sometimes you need to cut corners to ship

PMs need to read between the lines to understand customers’ unmet needs

PMs need MacGyver-like

skills

PMs are the devil’s

advocate

PM encompasses many things...

...but comes down to articulating and executing the future of the product