Podcast: How to Break Into Product Management

I was recently invited on the PMLesson podcast to share the 5 most common paths to landing your first product management role.

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• Listen: SoundCloud | PMLesson

• Transcript: PMLesson

• Original Essay: 5 Paths To Your First Product Manager Role

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We discussed each of the following ways to break in as well as best practices for each path to increase your chances of successfully making the leap.

1. The computer science graduate

2. The engineering undergrad + recent MBA graduate

3. The adjacent role

4. The entrepreneur

5. The domain expert Still looking to land your first product role? Then definitely check out this podcast.

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Whenever you’re ready, here are 3 ways I can help:

1. AI Productivity: Learn how leading product managers use AI to become faster, smarter, and gain super powers beyond their traditional role.

2. Mastering Product Management: Accelerate your product career by learning rigorous frameworks for each PM deliverable, from crafting a strategy to prioritizing a roadmap.

3. Product Innovation Strategy: Building a new product? Learn how to leverage the Deliberate Startup methodology, a modern approach to finding product/market fit.