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What I Do to Excel as a Product Manager - Discussion with Nkem Nwanko, Senior Product Manager at BetterCloud

Nkem Nwankwo, Senior Product Manager at BetterCloud, describes what he does to excel as a Product Manager. Nkem has over 5 years of experience as a PM. His educational background consists of a B.S. in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and MBA from Ross School of Business.

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Some of the areas that Nkem touches upon include:

  • What Nkem focuses on - Ruthless prioritization, Time Management, Stakeholder management, Personal management

  • For prioritization, Nkem uses a whiteboard that forces him to focus on only the most important items each day

  • How he comes to office 3 hours before everyone else to get work done

  • How he does not go for meetings unless explicitly asked to

  • How having an understanding of the informal networks in your organization can really help get things done - since a lot of this job requires influencing people

  • Staying up to date with the industry and exposing himself to new ideas through reading and listening to podcasts

  • How you can add value in a variety of ways as a PM - being technical is not necessary. Eg: You can excel at communication and a thorough understanding of the user.

Note: Do you already have interviews lined up? Don't forget to check out our Interview guide for PM interviews in Tech, our Question bank for behavioral questions, and our Question bank for Product Design questions to help you prep for your Product Management interviews!

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