Your weekly product management reading. The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Product Management is NOT same as running a startup.
Still, one of the key pillars of a successful startup is a great product. Besides, in previous newsletters, we talked about the importance of a building mentality and practice when it comes to modern web/mobile product mnanagement.
Many of you may have seen this, but Y Combinator's Sam Altman is teaching a course on startups at Stanford, and the content will be shared online at http://startupclass.co/. It promises to be a great learning experience, and a good opportunity to gain perspective for those interested in a role at a fast-growth web or mobile startups (who doesn't, right?).
Sam Altman knows a lot, but I am sure some of you know a lot more about product management than he does.
Would any of you care to share your expertise with the wider community? Perhaps a low-investment 10-15 minutes of lightning lecture, or a simple Q&A session to answer questions about discipline-specific topics and skills talk?
I would love to hear from you, and to make things simple, built this form - very brief form. Check it out.
It would be awesome to post regular Google Hangout learning sessions via our community meetup page and share your knowledge.
Silicon Valley and SF
Today/Anyday - Propose a Google Hangout teaching session
September 24: Cloud meets Internet of Things. San Francisco.
September 25: An Evening with Steve Blank. Google HQ, Mountain View.
September 25: UX Design to Product Management. A Panel Discussion hosted by Product School. (Use “ProductLovers” for 75% off.)
October 9: Cracking the PM Interview with Gayle Laaklmann McDowell. (Use “ProductLovers” for 75% off.)
October 11: How Do You Improve Your Product Team’s Performance? Los Altos. (FREE)
October 30: Measuring Product Value Using Job-To-Be-Done. (FREE)
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