In many ways, a great product manager essentially is an internal entrepreneur, relentlessly championing product ideas, and creating value from inspiration. That means coming up with a product strategy, thinking about what to build (Product Development), and working out how to market and sell the product (Product Marketing).
Alex Plotvinov, a former product manager who recently became an entrepreneur talked about a few nuances that illustrate how product managers set themselves up as future entrepreneurs and shared some of the skills you need to acquire to truly become an entrepreneur.
The Transition from Product Manager to CEO can't be theoretical just put your "skin in the game" and if you want to start something, start now.
Watch the video and learn the steps you need to take to successfully transform from product manager to entrepreneur
00:00 - Introduction
03:16 - Scale-up vs Start-up
04:20 - Takeaways
05:01 - Building a great product is not enough
06:30 - Takeaways
07:22 - Consider your strength/weaknesses
08:47 - Takeaways
10:29 - Learn from other entrepreneurs
12:25 - Takeaways
13:42 - Ship to learn
14:38 - Takeaways
15:45 - Q&A