Introduction to Product Management

Message from Wesley

Hey folks! Wesley here. Currently a PM at Google where I work on the Google Search app for the iPhone. I have 10 years of PM experience across Germany, Vietnam, Singapore and Japan! I love technology, reading, traveling and people! I don’t have a engineering background and would love to spend time chatting with you all on how being in Product is about working with people above anything else!

Pre-Session Materials

What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

All optional (reading recommendations):

• Newsletters: Stratechery, Casey Newton, M.G. Siegler & Benedict Evans
• Books: Mike Hudack (Monzo): A Product Management reading list
• Interview questions: thepminterview.com

Session Materials

Wesley’s session was not recorded, so it is recommended to view this talk instead

Post-Session Materials

Why you should choose a career in Product Management!

Here are some of the great advantages of becoming a Product Manager. Product Management as a role always existed ever since products have existed. Even if not specifically hired as a Product Manager, someone or multiple people had to take up these responsibilities to ensure that great products and user experiences were being built and released all the time.

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Cracking the PM Career

OUR GOAL This book shares the skills, frameworks, and practices that my peers and I have painstakingly learned and honed over the years so that PMs can spend less time reinventing the wheel. It delves into the mystery and ambiguity surrounding career progression so that PMs can focus on the right areas and reach their potential.

www.crackingthepmcareer.com

Build for Everyone - Google Careers

Careers at Google - find a job at Google. Look inside engineering jobs at Google.

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How I stumbled into my dream job as a Product Manager

I still remember my first internship as a web developer. The summer after my freshman year, I entered the office of an Indian unicorn…

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Unpacking your myths about Product Management

Hi everyone! Firstly I want to thank everyone for the great response to my last story. I had quite a few people reach out to me, and it…

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Product Management… What exactly is that?

In my last posts, I have been talking a lot about Product Management,

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Your very own product management toolkit — Part 1

In my last post describing What Product Management Is, I introduced a graphic that helped me put my definition of a PM in a comprehensible…

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3 more skills you need to become a great Product Manager (PM toolkit pt. 2)

Hello again! If you have been reading my previous posts, you are probably familiar with the Venn diagram I created to give a clear…

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The final three skills you need to become a great PM (toolkit pt.3)

Here is the third and final part of my PM toolkit series.

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Wesley’s Contact

Wesley Stuurman - Product Manager - Google | LinkedIn

Product at Google in Tokyo, working on the Google app experience, AR & widgets. Had the privilege to work at Grab in Singapore on Subscriptions & a prepaid MasterCard for South-East-Asia's unbanked. Also launched the Lazada Wallet and LiveUp loyalty program for Alibaba. Graduate from the CDTM (Technology Management), TUM (Consumer Affairs) and UCU (Politics & Sociology).

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