My name is Anna Levina and I work as a project leader at Norengros AS. I applied for the job 5 years ago and I was invited to the job interview. As a part of the application process, I sent in my CV and a job application and 4 interviews later I was hired. My first
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How was your University time? I landed at Stanford thinking I wanted to be a communications major so I could be a TV anchor but soon realized there were far more interesting things to study while there. I wound up majoring in Political Science when a professor pointed out I was three-quarters of the
I’m currently working at my dream product manager job, and I love every minute of it! I’m a Product Manager at Blend, where my team and I are creating an entirely new consumer lending experience that’s simpler and more transparent, while ensuring broader access for all types of borrowers. The first question I usually get
From Chemistry to Clouds is a bit of an odd name for a blog, right? And yet, these four words truly embody the spirit of my journey. Having recently left the big company corporate world after a few decades of moving through different technologies, business models, and organizational positions, I felt as though I wanted
If the headline interested you, then you have a potential to become a Product Manager. But potential still has to be realized. I would like to share several tips that can help you in that journey. Understand what motivates you to become a Product Manager What gets you out of bed every morning, what
You can look for a dream job, or you can create one 🙂 In the gig economy of today, that is a very realistic plan actually. By productizing your expertise and then developing a business around that product, you can work on what you are really good at, what keeps you motivated and what gives
How I transitioned from software engineering to product management
A story of passion, determination, and courage. “May you have the courage and determination to pursue what you are really passionate about” – Anonymous I’ve always enjoyed talking strategy. As a software engineer, I would typically find myself having the desire to be part of the strategic decision making and slight dissatisfaction when I am
Women in Tech – Story of Product Manager turned Entrepreneur making 100x easier to build applications
Becoming an Entrepreneur I’m Ellen Chisa, the CEO and Co-founder of Dark. We want to make it possible for engineers to build a complete scalable app in an afternoon. We’ll make it 100x easier to build applications and bring the ability to write software to a billion people. My day to day involves writing code
What I learned in 20 years career developing internet products in telecommunication industry
Peter is a telecommunication leader with over 20 years experience developing and managing world class internet products and operations. Capitalizing on the growing home Wi-Fi market, Peter founded Netperian in 2015 to focus on Wi-Fi product development and testing. Peter was head of home hardware product development and operations for Bell Canada. His experience includes
Ryan Hurst, Product Manager at Google and Information Security Expert shares his Great Career Story
I have taken the “non-traditional path” in both my education and Google Product Manager Job career. At age eight my parents discovered my aptitude and (more importantly) interest in programming. My mother was always learning new things and as a result when she got our first computer and started to learn to program it gave