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    What tip would you give to someone who is starting their journey of Product Management?

    smoul
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    Any resource? Must read book? Any individual to follow?

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    Pavel Kukhnavets
    Hygger
    Hygger
    The enthusiasts who are only starting their journey in product management, should pay attention to many aspects and details including the choice of an appropriate management and planning software solution. I'd suggest to read the article https://blog.ganttpro.com/en/bes... about the top tools and make a choice at the early stage before working with complex projects.
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    Shreyanshi Gupta
    First and foremost, it is important to have a clear vision for what you want to achieve as a product manager. This can be anything from improving the overall customer experience to developing new products that will increase shareholder value. Once you have identified your goals, it's time to develop a strategy. Your strategy should include timelines and milestones, along with market research and analysis of the competition. It is also essential to create user profiles and understand their needs in order to design effective product features. And lastly, once all this work has been done, it's time for testing! Product managers need to constantly test their products on real users in order not only measure success but also identify any potential issues or glitches that may exist before they become widespread.
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    Lewis P
    Probably one of the most important product management tips is to take a collaborative approach. Each individual has a unique approach to accomplishing a task. They have different work styles, communication preferences, and opinions.
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    8 Tips For Landing Your First Product Manager Role: Consider how you would improve a product in your current company. Hone your analytical thinking skills. Learn how to lead. Demonstrate UX experience. Prioritize prioritizing. Learn how to write code. Practice your listening skills. Be well-versed in the essentials. Good Luck for your Job.
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    Gareth Dismore
    Hi there! 👋 Here's a great general resource (not mine): https://joshua.herzig-marx.com/p... You can also learn a lot by following the right people on LinkedIn - here are a few of my favorites: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aagu... https://www.linkedin.com/in/lenn... https://www.linkedin.com/in/nire... https://www.linkedin.com/in/shre... https://www.linkedin.com/in/cagan/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shis... https://www.linkedin.com/in/andr... Beyond those resources, my advice would be to go and build a software product. Start a side project - think of something you think might be interesting or useful - find potential users, interview them, uncover a shared problem or need and then design a solution (could be Figma prototype or a "fat marker" sketch or a working Bubble prototype - whatever). Show it to your potential users to get their feedback and refine it until you think it's something they would actually use. See if any will "signup" or pay for it even before it's built. If you have the resources, go build it. See what you learn. Even if it doesn't turn into a viable startup (remember Paul Graham says a startup will grow 5-10% every week, ideally based on revenue), you will learn so much about "product management" by being hands on and "getting out of the building" as Steve Blank would say.
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