How I Became a Product Manager with NO Experience
Breaking into Product took me 5 years and many career pivots — from my software engineering internship at Amazon, to my 2-year gig as a YouTuber. But after months of practice and hundreds of rejections, I was able to land my first job as a Product Manager! In this video, I’ll share how I got my first PM job (with very little experience) and my reflections along the way. ✨
〰️ timestamps 〰️
0:00 - My journey as a Product Manager
0:33 - Learning about PM
1:57 - Building my YouTube channel as a product
2:59 - Breaking into Product
5:28 - Reflections after 1.5 years as a PM
6:12 - I like being a Product Manager!
7:17 - Conclusion
7:38 - Bloopers
〰️ resources i used to prepare for PM interviews〰️
💻 Lewis Lin Slack Community - https://www.lewis-lin.com/blog/2018/7/8/lewis-c-lins-slack-community
💻 Exponent PM Course and Slack Community (referral link) - https://www.tryexponent.com/?ref=harshibar&utm_medium=affiliate
📙 Cracking the PM Interview - https://www.amazon.com/Cracking-PM-Interview-Product-Technology/dp/0984782818
📕 Decode and Conquer - https://www.amazon.com/Decode-Conquer-Answers-Management-Interviews/dp/0615930417
📘 Swipe to Unlock - https://www.amazon.com/Swipe-Unlock-Technology-Business-Strategy-ebook/dp/B0756MTX6K
🎧 The Product Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/1XBrhVLsQOIAv3KFBqnzrX
🎧 How I Built This Podcast - https://www.npr.org/series/490248027/how-i-built-this
〰️ connect 〰️
📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/harshibar/
🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/harshibar
📺 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/harshibar
〰️ my links 〰️
📱 Icon Pack - https://gum.co/icons-by-harshibar
⌨️ Keyboard - https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=4927&switch=Cherry-MX-Brown&creator=harshibar
🎓 Exponent PM Course - https://www.tryexponent.com/?ref=harshibar
〰️ music 〰️
🎧 Epidemic Sound - https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/ahzhbu/
〰️ disclosure 〰️
Some of the above links are affiliate links. Using these links is the best way to support me and my everlasting desire to find that Indian parent approval 🙃
〰️ editing effects 〰️
Stock Video - https://www.pexels.com/
#harshibar #productmanager #productmanagement
〰️ timestamps 〰️
0:00 - My journey as a Product Manager
0:33 - Learning about PM
1:57 - Building my YouTube channel as a product
2:59 - Breaking into Product
5:28 - Reflections after 1.5 years as a PM
6:12 - I like being a Product Manager!
7:17 - Conclusion
7:38 - Bloopers
〰️ resources i used to prepare for PM interviews〰️
💻 Lewis Lin Slack Community - https://www.lewis-lin.com/blog/2018/7/8/lewis-c-lins-slack-community
💻 Exponent PM Course and Slack Community (referral link) - https://www.tryexponent.com/?ref=harshibar&utm_medium=affiliate
📙 Cracking the PM Interview - https://www.amazon.com/Cracking-PM-Interview-Product-Technology/dp/0984782818
📕 Decode and Conquer - https://www.amazon.com/Decode-Conquer-Answers-Management-Interviews/dp/0615930417
📘 Swipe to Unlock - https://www.amazon.com/Swipe-Unlock-Technology-Business-Strategy-ebook/dp/B0756MTX6K
🎧 The Product Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/1XBrhVLsQOIAv3KFBqnzrX
🎧 How I Built This Podcast - https://www.npr.org/series/490248027/how-i-built-this
〰️ connect 〰️
📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/harshibar/
🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/harshibar
📺 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/harshibar
〰️ my links 〰️
📱 Icon Pack - https://gum.co/icons-by-harshibar
⌨️ Keyboard - https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=4927&switch=Cherry-MX-Brown&creator=harshibar
🎓 Exponent PM Course - https://www.tryexponent.com/?ref=harshibar
〰️ music 〰️
🎧 Epidemic Sound - https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/ahzhbu/
〰️ disclosure 〰️
Some of the above links are affiliate links. Using these links is the best way to support me and my everlasting desire to find that Indian parent approval 🙃
〰️ editing effects 〰️
Stock Video - https://www.pexels.com/
#harshibar #productmanager #productmanagement
