I love wire framing and brainstorming solutions and talking with customers to understand their needs. But I hate writing user requirements and documentation XD
In my opinion, the most important requirement to become a good PM or PO is to be interested and personally invested in the product you're responsible for. You must be excited about the product. If you have that, you'll know what to do. Without that, you'll feel lost, unmotivated and not productive.
this is exactly right, i have a pretty powerful position atm directly under the CEO, but everything they have build is either shit or boring. And instead of building things it's just navigating between issues without knowing where we are heading. I cant do it all by myself. So i feel demotivated ofc.
I am really enjoying your videos. Agree with the tip of blocking your time even at the risk of always appearing busy. I would also recommend - being specific about what you intend to do in that time block once you get closer to the date. So maybe a week ahead - replace "work on roadmap" with "write a 1-pager on x feature".
This is a terrific video! Have absolutely faced each one of these, and am surprised at how Diego has been able to isolate these very pertinent problems. I think each person's solution to these problems is unique, and its best to find a way that aligns with your personality and situation. The problems identified in the video make up a superb reference point indeed.
It's very amazing video ever. Thank you so much Diego. I learned a lot from this. You are very right about :"Don't aim to make all people happy, you should care about your product and the customers"
Thanks for this amazing video, I want to know what type of documents the PM deal with, such as Road Map and PRD .. so can you name a list of this type of documents and strategic things? … thank you again Diego
Also love the content Diego! I think these are the parts of PMing that aren't talked about enough and I'm definitely already experiencing all of these things myself Thanks for sharing!
thanks for this very interesting feedback - cool to see someone sharing the real challenges of the role. my question to you : i'm a presales systems engineer at Cisco, what could be your advise to get my first PM role ? because i have the feeling that it is very challenging to get into the world of the PMs :)
A bit of advice for you from someone in the field. Being a PM at a true startup, by that I mean a company with only seed stage funding is a good way to get PM experience however it is not a good idea if you don't have deep expertise in another field. Startups have limited funding and in return hire essential headcount only, so if you are trying to get pm experience you need something to offer in return like deep software experience or be very skilled at marketing and ad campaigns or be a talent designer. In return they may offer to let you take on the role of a pm in your area of expertise. For example a growth product manager can be a good pivot if you have a lot of marketing and user acquisition experience.
Hi @Ogbonna, thank you for asking! Absolutely! Breaking into PM at a startup will be a different experience than a large tech or FAANG company - A Startup will have an environment where as a PM you'll be working on most, if not more (and beyond) of the tasks a PM has to do: from ideation, customer interviews... etc... all the way to launching the product and seeing it grow. There might not be that many PMs on the team, so the workload will be heavy on each PM (or just you!). At a large Tech company you'll probably have a more structured approach where there might be other teams (User Research) that will do interviews for/with you, your team may have many PMs, so the workload may be balanced. Let me know if this helps!
hey diego! great content! I would like to learn more about product management from you. Do you think you would be interested to teach me and answer some questions frome me? Looking forward to it!
Thank you Kwang! I’m glad you liked it! While I currently don’t have a program for mentoring, I’m happy to answer any questions here or on LinkedIn, just ask away! 😉
I am currently on udemy courses learning product management. But I need where I could practice for few months doing this for free, if you think you could be of help I can work for you for free for 3 months just to gain experience. I will be glad if you could send me your email to detail you more about my willingness.
🎬 Check out this interview with a former Google Recruiter about how to stand out when applying to Google: ruclips.net/video/aIgwFqbyUyw/видео.html
I hope he doesn't stop making videos because of less views. This is such an amazing insight & other interview content as well.
I love wire framing and brainstorming solutions and talking with customers to understand their needs.
But I hate writing user requirements and documentation XD
In my opinion, the most important requirement to become a good PM or PO is to be interested and personally invested in the product you're responsible for. You must be excited about the product. If you have that, you'll know what to do. Without that, you'll feel lost, unmotivated and not productive.
this is exactly right, i have a pretty powerful position atm directly under the CEO, but everything they have build is either shit or boring. And instead of building things it's just navigating between issues without knowing where we are heading. I cant do it all by myself. So i feel demotivated ofc.
That's true for everything right?
Any job I have I block off time. I’ve never had to block lunch hours but good to know Bruce see people do take advantage.
I am really enjoying your videos. Agree with the tip of blocking your time even at the risk of always appearing busy.
I would also recommend - being specific about what you intend to do in that time block once you get closer to the date. So maybe a week ahead - replace "work on roadmap" with "write a 1-pager on x feature".
This is a terrific video! Have absolutely faced each one of these, and am surprised at how Diego has been able to isolate these very pertinent problems. I think each person's solution to these problems is unique, and its best to find a way that aligns with your personality and situation. The problems identified in the video make up a superb reference point indeed.
It's very amazing video ever. Thank you so much Diego. I learned a lot from this. You are very right about :"Don't aim to make all people happy, you should care about your product and the customers"
These are the things wonder in the back of my head. Thank you for clarifying, Diego!
I am a Product Manager at Concentrix and I can relate to this video 100%
You have the BEST content Diego. 🙇♂️
You are very kind, Jimmy! Thank you so much! 🙏
Good information, and moreover I love that you are AOT fan 💯😅
Thanks for the great content and big fan of the AoT shirt!
Glad you enjoy it!
Diego, your channel is such a gold a mine. Keep up the GREAT work dude, it's really inspiring
Thank you so much Gus! I really appreciate it!
Love the shirt :)
Your vids are like Easter egg hunts for nerds
Thanks for sharing Diego.
Your videos and resources have really helped me on my journey, thank you so much Diego!!
Thank you, April! I’m glad that they’ve helped you!!
Gran camiseta Diego! gracias por el contenido
Muchas gracias Antonio!! 😊
I like your AOT shirt
Thanks for this amazing video, I want to know what type of documents the PM deal with, such as Road Map and PRD .. so can you name a list of this type of documents and strategic things? … thank you again Diego
Thank you, Khaled! I’ll think about the best way to share this, either a video or written (or both! 😜)
Hey Diego could you make a video on pros/cons of pursuing an MBA? Cheers!
Hi Guillermo! You got it 😉 added it to my list
@@PMDiegoGranados Great! Looking forward to it
Fantastic video, Diego!
Glad you liked it!
Still do it they are in sort of Engineering.
Also love the content Diego!
I think these are the parts of PMing that aren't talked about enough and I'm definitely already experiencing all of these things myself
Thanks for sharing!
Great video! Thankyou, Diego!
My pleasure!
thanks for this very interesting feedback - cool to see someone sharing the real challenges of the role. my question to you : i'm a presales systems engineer at Cisco, what could be your advise to get my first PM role ? because i have the feeling that it is very challenging to get into the world of the PMs :)
Great suggestion! I'll create a video on it, but in the meantime... check this out: pmdiego.substack.com/p/if-you-want-to-break-into-product
Hello, this questions is off the top of today, do you think it nice to break into product management working in a startup?.
A bit of advice for you from someone in the field. Being a PM at a true startup, by that I mean a company with only seed stage funding is a good way to get PM experience however it is not a good idea if you don't have deep expertise in another field.
Startups have limited funding and in return hire essential headcount only, so if you are trying to get pm experience you need something to offer in return like deep software experience or be very skilled at marketing and ad campaigns or be a talent designer. In return they may offer to let you take on the role of a pm in your area of expertise. For example a growth product manager can be a good pivot if you have a lot of marketing and user acquisition experience.
Hi @Ogbonna, thank you for asking! Absolutely! Breaking into PM at a startup will be a different experience than a large tech or FAANG company - A Startup will have an environment where as a PM you'll be working on most, if not more (and beyond) of the tasks a PM has to do: from ideation, customer interviews... etc... all the way to launching the product and seeing it grow. There might not be that many PMs on the team, so the workload will be heavy on each PM (or just you!).
At a large Tech company you'll probably have a more structured approach where there might be other teams (User Research) that will do interviews for/with you, your team may have many PMs, so the workload may be balanced.
Let me know if this helps!
Thank you so much, do you think we can connect i have some question to ask, of you dont mind please.
Your comment is helpful
Hi @diego, it was helpful thanks
hey diego! great content! I would like to learn more about product management from you. Do you think you would be interested to teach me and answer some questions frome me? Looking forward to it!
Thank you Kwang! I’m glad you liked it! While I currently don’t have a program for mentoring, I’m happy to answer any questions here or on LinkedIn, just ask away! 😉
I am currently on udemy courses learning product management. But I need where I could practice for few months doing this for free, if you think you could be of help I can work for you for free for 3 months just to gain experience. I will be glad if you could send me your email to detail you more about my willingness.