Product Management is massively overhyped! A thread...

Reading some posts on social media it seems that product management is this mystical thing, in which only a few chosen ones will ever achieve mastery….

At least you need an MBA, write code since you are 13, or have successfully founded several startups….

I think this is a load of BS! 💩


Product Management is a job like many others. 

👉 Sure, it is challenging.
👉 Yes, you have to work hard.
👉 You get better at it with years of experience. 
👉 And yes, it is constantly evolving.

But to which job in tech do these not apply?


The only new or special aspect is that it brings the realm of management into a truly cross-functional setting. 

You need to develop skill in several areas. Strategy, understanding tech, analysis, design fundamentals, decision-making, diplomacy to name a few.

But these are all learnable and you’ll pick them up over time on the job.

Also, you don’t need to consistently work 60+ hours a week. That’s Silicon Valley elitist propaganda from people who still follow the cult of busy.


Product Management is a job like many others. You can be a great product manager without an MBA or the ability to program your own crypto currency. You can do it in 40 hours or less a week. Don’t let these limiting beliefs stop you!

#productmanagement #yesyoucan