Do I need an MBA to transition into product management? I get this question a lot and my answer really depends on who’s asking. There’s two parts of the question if you really want to unpack it Do you need an MBA (period) Do you need an MBA for product management I don’t want to conflate theContinue reading “Do you need an MBA to transition into product management?”
Category Archives: MBA
The Feedback Loop
I’ve posted before about the Idea, Build, Launch and Learn loop, but the essence is that getting feedback about a design is the only way to grow and improve your product. Now I know this a questionable metaphor so bear with me—my career is my most important product. As an overachieving wannabe perfectionist, it was alwaysContinue reading “The Feedback Loop”
The Design Sprint
When I was at the Google Women Techmakers event, I participated in the design sprint that was conducted by Melinda Klayman, UX Program Manager. We were given a problem statement that we had to solve using the 5 Day Sprint method developed by Jake Knapp over at Google Ventures. I was completely unfamiliar with it beforeContinue reading “The Design Sprint”
Technology – with meaning
A lot of people decide to get an MBA because they want to switch careers. I’m not one of them. When I graduated from college in 2013, I didn’t even know about the existence of product management. It was only after I started working at ZeMoSo (a product development startup) that I realized what it wasContinue reading “Technology – with meaning”