[Fradow]

One of the main game changer for me has been having a great Product Manager. I went a lot of time with not-stellar PMs, and some time with no PM at all, and having a new PM who is great at his job lately have made a huge difference.

What's so great about this PM? (I won't try to generalize, I'm too inexperienced for generalizations)

- he doesn't code, yet he listens to our expertise and act on it

- he doesn't half-ass features, he takes the time to reach out to customers and prototype

- he shields us from upper management

- he respects our time, and actively prevent outside interruptions

- he is careful about when we get blocked/slower, yet he doesn't try to micro-manage

- he doesn't balk away from the boring and ungrateful work

Despite having no say in his recruitment, I am glad my company decided to get him on-board (despite no previous formal PM job)