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Paths to becoming a product managerIn the modern business environment, product management is the job profile that is most in demand. Due to their responsibilities and contributions, they are among the highest-paid professionals in a company. Suppose you're wondering how you can become a product manager.In this episode, we take you through the various means of getting into product management, including internships, switching roles inside a company, and learning the course online and offline, among many other means.Tune in to learn this and more!Key Highlights[1:16] Through internships[1:51] Associate Product management position[4:43] Switching inside a company[7:46] Customer support role[9:47] Starting or joining startups[14:27] Offline skill development[17:04] Hackathons[18:20] Taking online courses[20:26] Through networking[21:44] Having an MBA[26:43] Putting in the reps[28:12] Doing case studies to get your work out there Notable QuotesIn switching within the organization, subject matter expertise is one key thing you have over other folks.- ParvA lot of the time, a lot of the things you're doing in your current role have some connection to being a PM.- ParvThe most important part of being a PM is understanding your customers and users.- AlexAny role can become a PM.- AlexSometimes it might be harder to jump in from some roles directly to product management. But it's still doable. - ParvOne of those things with product management is there's not really a formal education around it. - AlexI think meetups and networking can actually open the door. - ParvIf you truly want to get a job somewhere, you take one of their products, break it up, redesign it, and show them how it could be better and why it could be better. -AlexAnd startups are probably, in my opinion, the best way to get into the product, whether you make your startup or work at someone else's. -AlexIt can't be overstated enough that the more products you ship, the better you get at product. -AlexResourcesConnect with Parv:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParvSondhiConnect with Alex:Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexcox245Email: [email protected] us QuestionsEmail: [email protected]