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I’m not surprised. One of the earliest stories out of Netflix was that they paid someone to leave when their skillset wasn’t needed anymore rather than trainin
by coredog64 4y ago
I’m not surprised. One of the earliest stories out of Netflix was that they paid someone to leave when their skillset wasn’t needed anymore rather than training them into a new role. I get that in lots of companies developer to PM is a common transition. But Netflix only wants to hire people who are already at the top of their game.
- iostream24 4y agoRe: top of game, I’ll bet an engineer makes a better product manager than a siloed product manager with no engineering experience. Generally speaking, and with no metric to judge such a subjective bold claim with. Knowing how things work and are built can reduce the “bad idea” quotient. Going out on a spending spree is best informed by knowing your bank balance and individual prices and tradeoffs. Maintenance of said product is a factor of interaction between engineering and stakeholders and customers, so knowing what is involved makes a difference.
- youeseh 4y ago> I’ll bet an engineer makes a better product manager than a siloed product manager with no engineering experience. This depends on who the product's consumers are and how mature the company is. A skilled product manager uses the expertise of engineers to build a great product. Being an ex-engineer is arguably useful in a fast-paced small team like an early stage startup but it can also turn into an annoying (to engineers) liability in an environment where product and engineering responsibilities are defined.