Main takeaways: -Choosing the right role isn’t just about the company, it’s about the specific team and people you’re working with. -Factors to consider that are overlooked: team size, stage of the product lifecycle, which functions you’ll be interacting with the most. Product management is ultimately about people.

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5. Choosing the right PM
role for you
Ani Mohan
Twitter: ani_c_mohan@

6. Agenda
1. About me
2. What is the PM job?
3. PM job factors
4. What questions do you ask when selecting
a PM job?

7. A bit about me
2018-current: GameSnacks
co-founder and general
manager (Area 120)

8. A bit about me
2018-current: GameSnacks
co-founder and general
manager (Area 120)
2015-2017: Google Chrome PM

9. A bit about me
2018-current: GameSnacks
co-founder and general
manager (Area 120)
2015-2017: Google Chrome PM
2014-2015: Android PM

10. PM =
Product
Management

11. PM =
Product
Management

12. PM =
Product
Management

13. PM =
Influence people to
build the right things
for the company

14. Which factors
matter?

15. 1. Product lifecycle
2. Team size
3. Functional stakeholders

16. Product lifecycle

17. Get idea
funded
Build team
Find product
/market fit
Grow
users
Grow
revenue

18. Get idea
funded
Build team
Find product
/market fit
Grow
users
Grow
revenue
Pitching

19. Get idea
funded
Build team
Find product
/market fit
Grow
users
Grow
revenue
Pitching
Recruiting

20. Get idea
funded
Build team
Find product
/market fit
Grow
users
Grow
revenue
Pitching
Recruiting
Qualitative

21. Get idea
funded
Build team
Find product
/market fit
Grow
users
Grow
revenue
Pitching
Recruiting
Qualitative
Quantitative

22. Team size

23. 2 5 10 20 50

24. 2 5 10 20 50
Pitching

25. 2 5 10 20 50
Pitching
Product
requirements

26. 2 5 10 20 50
Pitching
Product
requirements
Project
management

27. 2 5 10 20 50
Pitching
Product
requirements
Project
management
Cross-team
dynamics

28. Functional
stakeholders

29. Engineering Design

30. Back-end
engineering
Design
Partnerships
Marketing
Sales
Legal
Front-end
engineering

31. Sector Functions
Media Design, Partnerships
Crypto Back-end engineering, Legal
SaaS Sales
Hardware Operations, Marketing

32. What questions can
you ask yourself?

33. 1. How well funded is the
product?

34. 1. How well funded is the product?
2. How many different
people will I meet with
every week?

35. 1. How well funded is the product?
2. How many different people will I meet
with every week?
3. Who are the top three
stakeholders?

36. Thank you!
Questions? Feedback? Disagreements?
Twitter: ani_c_mohan@

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