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Episode Synopsis
Types of Product ManagersThe product manager role is a general and broad term. The job of a product manager is to discover a valuable, usable, and feasible product.Most people go online looking for product management roles, never realizing that there are so many different flavors and types of product managers hidden underneath every title. Various categories of PMs branch from this term, each with its unique roles, responsibilities, and qualifications.In this episode, we give you a detailed breakdown of various categories of product management roles. We highlight their roles, responsibility, and who best fits that position to help folks considering being PMs but don't know which category fits them best.Tune in to listen to this and more!Key Highlights[1:12] Consumer PM role[2:00] Roles of Consumer PM[5:10] Enterprise PM role[5:31] B2B and B2C products[9:40] Platform PM/Technical PM role[12:26] Is having an engineering background vital in communicating with the engineering team?[14:40] Data PM/AI PM role[17:04] Responsibilities of data PMs[21:48] Machine Learning[23:02] Growth PM role[24:00] Roles of Growth PMs[27:45] Alex working as a PM[29:55] Alex's favorite book - Traction[32:00] Product Marketing Manager[32:53] How the PMM role overlaps the PM role[34:44] Operations PM[37:58] The potential Blockchain PM role[39:36] Which role Parv would switch to from Consumer PM in the futureNotable QuotesMany companies hire consumer PMs mainly because experience is so important. -ParvAny PM can do any of these different categories. It's just a matter of really focusing and trying to learn the ropes and talk to the experts on your team. - AlexI feel like consumer PM is a smaller slice in this whole pizza of Product Management. - ParvA lot of marketing professionals end up transitioning to product managers through a product marketing manager role. -ParvResourcesConnect with Parv:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParvSondhiConnect with Alex:Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexcox245Email: [email protected] us QuestionsEmail: [email protected] - Gino Wickman
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