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9 things I wish I knew about Product Management before I started By Lindsay Hunt

9 Things I've Learned in My First Year as a Product Manager

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Presentation for Rocky Mountain Product Camp - November 2013

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9 things I wish I knew about Product Management before I

startedBy Lindsay Hunt

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There is no “I” in Product Management

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PMs need strong views on what is right balanced with being open to new ideas

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PMs need to be ready to defend their views

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Sometimes you need to cut corners to ship

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Sometimes you need to cut corners to ship

The loudest customers are not always right

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Sometimes you need to cut corners to ship

PMs need to read between the lines to understand customers’ unmet needs

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PMs need MacGyver-like

skills

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PMs are the devil’s

advocate

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PM encompasses many things...

...but comes down to articulating and executing the future of the product

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Lindsay [email protected]

@1indsayhhttp://lindsay-hunt.com