How To Be A Successful Product Manager: Insights from a Google expert

This video covers a wide range of topics related to product management and career shifts. Tim is joined by Kevin Ngo, who shares his own experiences managing a diverse portfolio products. The meeting covers the responsibilities and challenges of product management, the value of having an entrepreneurial spirit, the importance of understanding various disciplines, and the skills and qualities needed for success. The conversation also touches on prioritizing product development, maintaining passion and innovation, differentiating oneself in the field, and opportunities for growth and entrepreneurship. Tim and Kevin also discuss the importance of thinking differently and having a creative space in product management.
In this series, you'll learn about:
🔹 The Fundamentals: What is a product manager and how to become a product manager
🔹 The Value of Education: An MBA program (or similar content) provides you with the breadth of skills needed to run a business
🔹 Prioritization Techniques: How to build a product roadmap
🔹 Knowing When to Stop: The importance of knowing when to pull the plug on a product
🔹 Skills for Success: How to become a product manager and what experience/skills you need
🔹 Applying to Jobs: What hiring managers look for in product manager interviews
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Chapter time codes:
00:00 Introduction
02:33 Kevin's Product Management Background
05:49 Building Product Knowledge
08:52 Product Manager Responsibilities
11:41 Forecasting Revenue Isn't Easy
12:58 How a Business Degree Helps
16:05 Prioritizing Product Roadmaps
20:11 How to Sustain Passion for a Product
23:47 How to Evaluate the Potential for New Features
26:51 Key Skills Employers Look For
29:22 How to Distinguish Your Job Application
32:43 Career Opportunities for Product Managers
Music Credits:
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[@LetsTalkJobs_WithTim]

Here are the chapter time codes. I hope you enjoyed this video and I'm looking forward to seeing all of your comments and feedback. 00:00 Introduction 02:33 Kevin's Product Management Background 05:49 Building Product Knowledge 08:52 Product Manager Responsibilities 11:41 Forecasting Revenue Isn't Easy 12:58 How a Business Degree Helps 16:05 Prioritizing Product Roadmaps 20:11 How to Sustain Passion for a Product 23:47 How to Evaluate the Potential for New Features 26:51 Key Skills Employers Look For 29:22 How to Distinguish Your Job Application 32:43 Career Opportunities for Product Managers

[@pavan.veluguri]

Love both the host and guest...This is so insightful...!!

[@awuziepascal1566]

Thank you so much Tim for having Kelvin Ngo share this priceless information with us.

[@user-wi6st6qh2n]

Informative

[@dannyndungu7454]

Great content, Tim! My biggest takeaway here is thinking about the PM role as your brother starting his dental practice-do I have grit to be working with folks across an org thinking about the business as a whole.

[@sumofparts4495]

Pretty helpful, thank you. For associate product managers, is knowledge of revenue forecasting needed?

[@LetsTalkJobs_WithTim]

Thanks for the comment. For associate PMs, understanding the basics of how forecasting is always helpful, even if you haven’t been responsible for it. Having a passion for the product category and demonstrating a never-give-up entrepreneurial attitude is more important for first time PMs. Hiring managers need to know that you’ll take self initiative to learn on the job and think creatively to solve problems. Because PM requires cross-functional leadership and communication, demonstrating that is helpful.

[@vipulthakur2403]

Hi Tim, your video is very informative. Would you be interested in converting your long-form video into Shorts to reach a wider audience? I'd be happy to help you with some free samples.

[@ghbloom2502]

Hello! Is it possible to transition from product design into management?

[@awuziepascal1566]

yes, you can transition from product design to product management. Design is one of the aspects a product manager will focus on and both roles are mostly focused on the user and user experience so that is one skill you can transition with to product management.

[@LetsTalkJobs_WithTim]

@@awuziepascal1566 I 100% agree with this. A product designer who sits close to the data I would say has an even better chance because you're understanding how a customer is engaging with your UX design. Understanding intent is a huge part of developing a POV on product roadmap development (if product management is where you want to go). Depending on the individual, there are soft skills you may need to learn. For product management in particular, exposure to things like revenue is important. However your options can go beyond product management. Comms, campaign management, web, etc... All of these leverage skillsets that are aligned to your experiences as a product designer.