Kassen Qian

You’re an engineer: companies want PMs who can roll with engineers, speak the same language, grasp the technical concepts (and problems and opportunities) quickly, and by so doing gain the respect and trust of the people actually moving bits around. The best PMs are culturally engineers

The Ship It stage ends when the product is available to all users.

2. Strong Product Leadership: in strong product companies, the product leaders are among the most impactful leaders in the company.

The Think It stage ends when management and the squad jointly believe that this product is worth building.

In particular, not all software is a Web app ... We discount the volume of, for instance, embedded systems and one-off infrastructure.

We expect every product manager to be actively talking with customers and really spending a lot of time understanding customers. But it’s not just a product management thing. Engineers are expected to be talking with customers as well.