3 things I WISH I knew before becoming a product manager

[@MasonMcKinney-jx7jp]

Thank you so much for your high-quality videos and all the stellar advice! I'm just barely 17 and have been accepted into my dream school, my dream career is to be a Product Manager, specifically at Apple. But now, I have to reverse engineer my approach as I step foot into this new chapter of my life at U of AZ. I am a highly entrepreneurial, driven, ambitious and empathetic person who would love such a role. Growing up without my biological parents, and being abused and neglected all of my life, I know deeply what failure is like. But it is, in my belief, the raw stimulus for growth and success as you mentioned, so I hope that the PM role might suit me. Anyway, I'm wondering what I should major in, I'm thinking about marketing bec I love photography and selling something people admire, love and think is aesthetic. Also, what are some top certification courses or programs that would benefit me? I know this is a lot, and I thank you for reading all the way down here. I just want some tailored advice if possible. I appreciate your hard work and videos and I hope you'll have a blessed life!❤ I'm thinking about communicating with software engineering and design majors upperclassmen who are like seniors in order to help me build an app. I'm not a technical person at all, have almost no interest in learning coding, but I'm good at statistics and data analysis. Anyway, I want to create an app while in college under the product life cycle steps from conception to completion. Specifically, I want to create a food and cosmetic app that you can download on your phone, scan stuff in stores, and figure out the nutrition profile, how organic/healthy the product is, etc. I believe there is a great need for this. If the plan works and the app is developed and people like it, I would like to sell the idea to Apple, and kind of wiggle my way into PM role at Apple; my dream! Any thoughts about my networking and development strategy. Thank you once again!

[@RLA-uw7wl]

Thanks Alisa for sharing this. This gives me a clearer picture of what a Product Manager's role reality is. Great content.

[@morganbryan8045]

Nice video giving a realistic appraisal of some of the difficulties of being a Product Manager (I particularly related to the idea of responsibility without the power to enforce delivery - only once in my 20 years of Product Management have I also owned the delivery team). We learn to become master negotiators and diplomats 🙂

[@mohammedsamir4759]

Always wanted to be someone that can create a significant impact and I feel product management would be a great career for me then. Thanks for sharing your story Alisa

[@kevinngaleu1545]

Hey Alisa! Really valuable. This video is actually a succesful product. Thank you for sharing this.

[@AlisaHaman]

Hi Kevin! Thank you so much, I'm so happy you enjoyed it!

[@SN-kk2bl]

Aspiring PM here. Thanks for the video. I’m super excited for this switch

[@AlisaHaman]

Great to hear! Best of luck in your journey!

[@mariamolopade7138]

Hi Alisa, I am a new product manager and I’m struggling a bit, I really enjoy your videos and would absolutely for to pick you brain about certain aspects of this job

[@jiaxinzz]

Hey, I just started researching about the PM role, so would you mind if i can ask few questions?

[@ananthapadmanabhanss4553]

Awesome insights on PM, keep it going Alisa :)

[@AlisaHaman]

Thanks so much!

[@michaelho6662]

Hey Alisa, top video! I love your vid a lot thanks for sharing! I found your channel as I was searching for product management vid on KZbin as I just got my first PM job! Keep it up and hope you can make more vids about it!

[@AlisaHaman]

That is so great to hear! Glad you are enjoying my videos!

[@dominicsosnov]

Absolutely! Great tips!

[@AlisaHaman]

Glad it was helpful!

[@suryanshagrawal6533]

Thank you for sharing your experience!! Valuable KT!

[@AlisaHaman]

You’re so welcome!

[@favianandie4345]

Hey Alisa! first time coming here. Thanks for the video! I expect the video would be more to a technical or interpersonal skills which I thought will be more guiding

[@yashagrawal5476]

Thank you for this, it was really valuable!

[@AlisaHaman]

You're so welcome, I'm happy it was helpful!

[@nursebondemcanada]

I am binge-watching your videos and commenting for visiblity.

[@saanikavenkatesh2545]

Love this - so true!

[@yudhistiraadinugrahahutaba6797]

Hey Alisa, thanks for sharing these to us :)

[@AlisaHaman]

My pleasure 😊Thank you for watching!!

[@suzieuda]

For your first point, which is about how your team of engineers went to the product director for clarification, how did you handle that issue?

[@chaunguyenngocminh1394]

Hey Alisa

[@AlisaHaman]

You're so welcome 😊

[@mauricethorbs91]

Nice video. Thank you.

[@AlisaHaman]

Glad you liked it!

[@jeelanishaik6496]

Hey! Great video, since most videos out there just talk about the rosy side of being a PM. With all the responsibility and the visibility, the job sounds kinda daunting. How did you manage the pressure and fallout of failure?

[@AlisaHaman]

Great question! The best way for me to deal was to lean on people around me. Constantly validate direction with other product people, customer success, sales, support, and of course customers. That way, someone could guide me in the right direction if one of my features was off-track! Also - you just kind of get used to having the increased visibility, and once you find your footing as a PM, the pressure definitely feels less intense (because you are more confident in the work you're doing)!

[@whoami9472]

Nice video...Expecting more videos like this :)

[@AlisaHaman]

Thank you! More to come for sure :)

[@Ebaide]

Hey Alisa! I discovered your KZbin channel recently and I loveeee it!😁. I was wondering if you could do a video on how you balance work and social life as a PM. From what I’ve heard, the job can be quite demanding so how do you find time to relax or enjoy yourself? Thank you!

[@AlisaHaman]

Aww I'm so happy to hear! And that's a great idea. Crazily enough - even though it's an intense and strategic position - you can still have a good work life balance!

[@КамолЮсуфходжаев]

Hey Alisa! Thank you so much for the tips :) I wonder what company have you started your product management career? And what was your first salary like?

[@YashPrajapati-qi8xn]

It will help me alot.

[@jeremiahwilliams567]

I’m in a ucla boot camp product manager program

[@jatinpalsingh5562]

that 2 point about my SDE 3 asking me questions is getting on my nerves

[@auliafebrianti9882]

Hi Alisa, thanks a lot for sharing such great video, Instantly subscribed! May I ask something tho. Can we reduce the possibility of product/feature flops before actually release them to all of the users? Like test it with A/B testing before product launch? Does doing this test really help PM avoids failures? Thanks

[@mbyoutube01]

So product managers do tell others what to do? If I value leadership a lot, is it even worth applying to graduate school to become a software engineer or data scientist? Maybe get a graduate degree in computer science to be a product manager? I look forward to replies.

[@samiam5851]

Hey Alisa! Thank you so much for your videos

[@pball626]

whats the difference between production management and product manager

[@vulpixelful]

I'm a software engineer and honestly going over your head to the director is a dick move even if you're new tbh. I've never done this for any PM. Saying that, I've also never worked at a company where they just leave new PMs to sink or swim on their own, so we know whatever _any_ feature is prioritized by the PM has been vetted by company-wide PMs and UX, usually with a contract already attached.

[@JG-sg7yy]

How do you suggest leading software engineers even though you may be somewhat technical oriented but not an engineer or programmer yourself? Any tips...

[@marcusandatlas844]

It's a relatively new and frankly strange concept of hiring so inexperienced and young PMs. Most of big tech (still) require you to have a decade of engineering or equivalent before becoming a PM. And for good reason.

[@donya80]

where do you live? is it hard to be employed in this job?

[@rukhsoranazarova5298]

Why why why so truuue🙈

[@Math_kru_earng]

❤️❤️

[@liux3448]

QnA highly requested

[@LeveragedFinance]

How many male pms are there

[@GT-tj1qg]

Ngl doesn't make a lot of sense why engineering are going to product director. If the product director can actually understand engineering well enough about a specific product, then they are the product manager and you are an associate/assistant project manager.

[@ToscaTraining]

Too much blah blah

[@whitethunder6502]

Being attractive doesn’t hurt either 😏

[@fongyenlin8372]

You are awesome and a difference-maker Alisa! Sent you Linkedin note and connection request (I have some ideas of how we can collaborate in future!)

[@AlisaHaman]

Sounds great! Thanks for watching!