Today marks the finale of our Chicago series and the 45th episode of our podcast.
It's fitting that our guest is Steven Jones, who knows that doing about 50 of anything (let alone 100) is no easy feat!
Just a couple years ago Steven had an ambitious idea to document A Year in the Life of a Product Manager over fifty-two weeks, the persistence to finish it, and the wisdom to never try it again!
OK that's not exactly how he put it. To quote Jones, "that was a fun, exhausting year."
The truth is that Steven Jones believes in challenging oneself and today he's pushing himself further than ever by helping the team at project44 overhaul the transportation industry through freight APIs.
Steven has invested over 25 years in software- as a CTO, as a Solutions Architect, as a Product Manager. For more than half that time he's also given his time to develop the Chicago PM community, through an underground peer mentoring program he initiated.
Today we all benefit from Steven's advice and 25 Years in the Life of a Product Manager.
Tune in below.
In this episode:
- Where do startups go wrong with implementing OKRs
- Can OKRs really scale for enterprise?
- What are pipelines and how do they change the way we think about product roadmaps?
In this episode:
- From retail to product management
- Why relationship building is the number one required skill a product manager could have
- The value of having confidence with humility
In this episode:
- Establishing a clear vision of your career path
- Using metrics to answer burning product questions
- What product managers can learn from biology
