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by mettamage 288 days ago
Any ideas how I can be a product manager?

I’m a data analyst right now and before that a SWE.

I guess I’m my own product manager right now. I get to decide quite often what a good strategy is, as long as I back it with data, and then build it myself.

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1. Start asking 'why' more.

2. Do everything you can to map out how the company makes money.

3. Speak to sales and customer success folks often.

4. Do everything you can to speak to customers directly, and listen to their pains points and opportunities.

5. Develop hypothesis about what to build next, test the hypothesis by debating internally, speaking to customers, showing them demos etc.

Oohh! Those are good tips!