{"id":11902,"date":"2022-07-26T12:42:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T16:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itx.com\/?p=11902"},"modified":"2024-03-01T15:38:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T20:38:23","slug":"91-capacity-to-learn-skill-all-top-product-managers-possess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itx.com\/podcast\/91-capacity-to-learn-skill-all-top-product-managers-possess\/","title":{"rendered":"91 \/ Capacity to Learn: A Skill All Top Product Managers Possess"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;It depends.&#8221; A two-word answer that might seem overly safe. But is the only honest response to the question: &#8220;What does it take to be one of the top product managers?&#8221; Among dozens of dependencies, the PM role depends on whether you\u2019re at a startup vs. a large, well-established company, says Karthik Suresh, co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haveignition.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ignition<\/a> and a product leader with extensive experience as an early start-up hire and a key player in defining product strategy at Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like two completely different roles,\u201d he adds. When at a startup, Karthik realized that product managers worked with limited resources, so much of the role was based on how well you hustle just to get things done. At Facebook, his role focused more on stakeholder management and collaboration than product strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One skill that all top product managers possess \u2013 regardless of specific role or circumstance \u2013 is the capacity to <a href=\"https:\/\/itx.com\/podcast\/56-lifelong-learners-propel-product\/\">learn<\/a>. Particularly helpful when things don\u2019t go according to plan. As Henry Ford once said, \u201cThe only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This holds true even when that mistake cost a company $400 million in just 30 minutes! Be sure to listen in as Karthik Suresh shares a story about an algorithm gone wrong \u2013 and the important takeaways not only for a company, but also for an entire industry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4745\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11902-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/itx_product_momentum\/content.blubrry.com\/itx_product_momentum\/91-capacity-to-learn-skill-all-top-product-managers-possess.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/itx_product_momentum\/content.blubrry.com\/itx_product_momentum\/91-capacity-to-learn-skill-all-top-product-managers-possess.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/itx_product_momentum\/content.blubrry.com\/itx_product_momentum\/91-capacity-to-learn-skill-all-top-product-managers-possess.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/itx_product_momentum\/content.blubrry.com\/itx_product_momentum\/91-capacity-to-learn-skill-all-top-product-managers-possess.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/itx.com\/?powerpress_pinw=11902-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/itx_product_momentum\/content.blubrry.com\/itx_product_momentum\/91-capacity-to-learn-skill-all-top-product-managers-possess.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"91-capacity-to-learn-skill-all-top-product-managers-possess.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It depends.&#8221; A two-word answer that might seem overly safe. 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