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
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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. What gets you out of bed every morning, what gives you energy when
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 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 me
How Bo Peng Got Technical Program Manager Job at LinkedIN
Last week, I accepted my offer to join LinkedIn NYC as a Technical Program Manager job. In this blog post, I’ll discuss how I used LinkedIn to get a job at LinkedIn. Photo credits: Komal Why I found LinkedIn interesting I have been a huge fan of LinkedIn, both the product and company, for a
How Nitin Julka, Group Product Manager at LinkedIN Got his first Product Management Job
Context After six years of running an Ohio-based IT business, I was ready for a change. I wanted to work in Product Management at a rapidly growing, venture-backed startup in Silicon Valley. I had loved software technology my entire life, majored in Computer Science and Psychology as an undergrad, had an MBA, and 7 years
How Ina Herlihy hustled to get Growth role at Zumper
Ina Herlihy | LinkedIN How I hustled to get Growth role Zumper “Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.” — Abraham Lincoln Tweet When I was 14-years-old, candidates for the 2008 presidential election began campaigning in the Bay Area. I was a freshman in high school, a reporter
How Gibson Biddle got the job as VP Product at Netflix
Gibson Biddle | LinkedIN Here is Gibson Biddle story in his own words How I found my job as VP Product at Netflix after a two-year sabbatical In late 2004 after a two-year break, I began a job search. My time-off left me “rusty” and companies were wary about whether I was ready to work