Being a product manager is a lot like my experience in college. It's easy to do a bad job and get a C but takes a lot of work get an A. I can't believe it's be

Being a product manager is a lot like my experience in college. It's easy to do a bad job and get a C but takes a lot of work get an A. I can't believe it's been over a year since I submitted my article covering the same topic: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1627668 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1627668 I focused a little more on early stage startups, but a lot of the same rings through. A lot of people have had experiences with bad product managers. From the feedback from my team, I don't think I fall into that camp. Here's why: * I learn as much as I can about our technology stack. I try to understand what's hard and what's easy to build. I even write code for our app when I have a chance. * I try to remove blockers so everyone else can do their job better. * I give anyone on the team the opportunity to comment on the work that I'm doing. Nothing we're building is ever a surprise. * I make our longer term goals clear and try to show how what we're building this week gets us closer. I've never worked with bad product managers. I've always been the lone product manager on a team and have taught myself how to do the job well. It's something I enjoy doing, but can be pretty stressful. Ultimately, the buck stops with me and the success or failure of the execution of the product is on my shoulders.