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Learn from some of the best product managers in the world through conversations hosted by The Product Management Center at the University of Washington. In each episode, Jeff Shulman, Red Russak, and Soumeya Benghanem dive into the tools, frameworks, and thought processes that will help drive success in product management.
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Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
81: Mistakes That Made Me a Better Product Manager
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
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In this episode of the How to Succeed in Product Management Podcast, marketing professor Jeff Shulman and The Product Management Center advisory board member Red Russak welcome Charles Wartemberg (Netflix), Dosoo Amenyah (Facebook), and Nkem Okoye (Instacart) as they discuss the mistakes that made them become better PMs. These experienced professionals candidly share their personal experiences and the common mistakes they made that helped them grow into better product managers.
Disclaimer: All opinions of the speakers are their own.
What to Listen For:
- 00:00 Intro
- 09:22 Jumping and transitioning too quickly
- 12:15 Coping with feeling like a failure
- 16:49 Having people to share your wins
- 18:29 Understanding what mattered to the end user not just the internal users
- 22:11 How do you know if you’re making a mistake?
- 28:17 Signals to look for in a quality translation
- 34:26 Quantitative signals when it comes to translations
- 36:57 How to find motivation after the mistake?
- 43:20 Proceeding when roadblocks happen
- 45:42 Balancing between data-driven and decision-making with intuition
- 51:37 Final thoughts
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