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LitPM
by Richie W
LitPM is an extremely casual attempt at professional development around the tech industry. We focus on demystifying the role of product management and giving you stories from some real homies who have crushed it as product managers to help you break into the role.
Episodes
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Ep#24: Aurelie Y - Trailblazing a path into the inaugural Shopify APM program with no prior PM experience
In this episode, we’re joined by Aurelie, a product manager at Printify, a Series A startup enabling anyone to start a custom merchandise business with zero inventory through on-demand fulfillment and a global network of print partners. Aurelie’s journey from business school to a coveted APM role...
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Ep#23: Camelia H - Collaborating with Data Scientists & Mastering Experimentation as a Product Manager
In this episode of LitPM, we’re thrilled to welcome our first-ever data scientist—Camelia, Head of Data Science at Black Crow AI. With a background that includes stints at Codecademy and Uber, Camelia shares her journey from mechanical engineering to data science, and how she partners with…
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Ep#22: Angela S - Finessing the direct transition from Investment Banking to Product, and how to stand out as a candidate
In this special episode, we chat with Angela, a Wharton grad who started in investment banking at RBC Capital Markets before pivoting to tech. After realizing she wanted to explore her creative side, Angela hustled her way into a product role at Autodesk, quickly rising to a Group PM position...
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Ep#21: Stephany Y - Building products at Meta, Transitioning to Startups, and the Evolution of the Product Role
Welcome to episode 21 of LitPM! Today, we’re joined by the amazing Stephany, currently a Group PM at Atlassian. Stephany has an impressive background, having worked at notable startups like Glossier and Attentive, and kicking off her journey with the renowned Google APM internship. Post-college,...
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Ep#20: Stephen S - Landing the Meta RPM role from a non-target school
We are celebrating Episode 20! 🚀 Join us as we welcome Stephen, co-founder of Arena, a powerful decentralized crypto exchange that's all about making alt-coin trading a breeze. From landing a spot in Meta's coveted RPM program fresh out of College to becoming an entrepreneur and co-founding…
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Ep#19: Ben P - Finessing the Internal Transition into Product, from an ex-Gusto PM
Join us on this episode of LitPM for an insightful chat with our homie Ben! He went from the first Risk hire at Gusto to a Product Manager, and he's sharing his journey with us. Learn how he navigated the transition, talked to his boss, and identified the perfect company for career growth. We'll...
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Ep #18: Sam P - Enrolling in a Product Bootcamp as an electrical engineer
Our guest today is Sam, a product manager who shares her two-year odyssey, navigating from her background in electrical engineering to the unfamiliar terrain of product management. We journey alongside Sam as she deliberates between traditional education routes like an MBA and more specialized...
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Ep #17: Amir P - Breaking into Product from Investment Banking
In this episode, we’re joined by the homie Amir Prodensky. Amir’s first job out of college was in Banking, but he always knew he wanted to get into Tech. He first made a transition into a BizOps role at Revolut and eventually into a Product role. He later became one of the first business hires at...
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Ep #16: Dara P - Accelerating the product career - Associate to VP Product in 3 years
This is part 2 on Dara, the chief product office at HiveStack, an adTech company based in Montreal with over 150 employees. Dara is an incredible hustler and grinded his way from Associate Product Manager to VP of Product within three years. In this episode we talk about: The importance of...
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Ep#15: Dara P - Transitioning from client service to an Associate Product Manager role
(Episode Part 1/2) In this episode, we're joined by Dara, Chief Product Officer at HiveStack. Dara's story is an inspiration – starting from a customer support role, he made his way up to becoming the Chief Product Officer of a 100+ employee company in just 5 years. Today's discussion is split…
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Ep#14: Nora A - Declining dental school to breaking into product at Microsoft
Nora is a product manager at Microsoft. Nora has an undergraduate degree in Chemistry. In this episode we talk about: How she went from Chemistry to breaking into product at Microsoft Why she rejected her offer from dental school to follow her intuition How her interest in product started Her...
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Ep#13: Quincy K - Entering product/leaving product, and accelerating your career - from a Shopify PM
Quincy is a senior product manager at Shopify. Previously, Quincy worked as a product manager at SSENSE and eventually switched over to become the head of personal styling, managing a team of +30 people. In this episode we talk about: Entering product from a consulting background The benefits of...
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Ep#12: Andrew J - The journey of product management recruitment, from an MBA's lens
Andrew was a senior product manager intern at Amazon, and currently a second-year MBA student at Harvard Business School. In this episode, Andrew and I focus on the product recruitment process. Topics range from the approach to applications, effective sources of prep content, a breakdown of the...
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Ep#11: Andrew J - Applying to product from an MBA program
Andrew is a senior product manager intern at Amazon, and currently an MBA student at Harvard Business School. Previously, Andrew worked in Business Operations at Airbnb and as a management consultant at McKinsey. In this episode, Andrew and I talk about his journey into product management from…
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Ep#10: Jesar S - Ex-Twitter APM reflects on the product management journey
Jesar is a product manager at Whatsapp. Previously Jesar worked as a product manager at Codecademy and was part of the inaugural twitter APM class. Jesar and I talk through: her journey into product management, her experiences with the Twitter APM program, her thoughts on the product interview...
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Ep#9: Paul A - Becoming the first product manager at a start-up
Paul is the first product manager at Kepler, a tech company with the mission of bringing the internet to space. In this episode, Paul and I chat about the responsibilities of a satellite operations engineer, breaking into product internally, working with and inspiring engineers, our opinions on...
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Ep#8: Jenny S - Collaborating with product designers
Jenny is a product designer at NextDoor, a social networking platform for neighbourhoods based in San Francisco. Jenny previously worked at Shopify and Wattpad. In this episode, Jenny and I chat about the super critical relationship between a product designer and a product manager. The…
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Ep#7: Kiki H - Big tech vs. startup differences as a product manager
Kiki is a senior product manager at Rent the Runway, a fashion tech company based in New York City. Kiki was previously a product manager at Microsoft and has spent half her career as a PM in big tech and half at a scale-up / startup. In this episode Kiki and I chat about the differences between...
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Ep#6: Adam G - Accelerating into product leadership
Adam is the head of product at Flinks, a fintech company based in Canada. In this episode Adam and I chat about his path into product management, how he quickly made his way into a product leadership role, how he was able to accelerate and grow his career as a PM, what it means to be a product...
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Ep#5: Steffi C - What engineers look for in Product Managers
Steffi is an engineering manager at a leading music streaming tech company. Steffi speaks to the role of the engineering manager and how she typically collaborates with product managers. Steffi talks about the different areas in which she coaches product managers and the qualities of a good PM…
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Ep#4: Ryan L - Being laid off as a PM during the global pandemic
Ryan is a senior product manager at Disney Streaming. Ryan shares his experiences of being laid off from a product role at Zola during the global pandemic and how he bounced back to land a senior product role with Disney within 4 weeks. The has been extremely difficult for people across the world...
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Ep#3: Anand N - Approaching the product Interview, from an Amazon PM
Anand, a technical product manager at Amazon, walks us through his experiences interviewing for product roles. Episode Transcription 0:35 - Approach to applying to product roles for the first time 3:18 - What are the different types of PM interviews? 5:40 - What base knowledge does it take to...
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Ep#2: Anand N - Entering Product from a Consulting Background
(Part 1 of 2) Anand is a Technical Product Manager at Amazon. Anand comes from a non-tech background in chemical engineering and went to work as a management consultant out of undergrad. Anand talks about how he ultimately used a technical masters degree to help him springboard into product...
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Ep#1: Eric F - The Long Journey of Becoming a Product Manager
Eric is a Product Manager at SSENSE, where he works on the mobile shopping experience. Eric has been interested in the role of product management without knowing about the role itself for many years before he became a product manager. He talks about how his experience through high school and...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
LitPM is an extremely casual attempt at professional development around the tech industry. We focus on demystifying the role of product management and giving you stories from some real homies who have crushed it as product managers to help you break into the role.
HOSTED BY
Richie W
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LitPM is an extremely casual attempt at professional development around the tech industry. We focus on demystifying the role of product management and giving you stories from some real homies who have crushed it as product managers to help you break into the role.
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