Senior Director at Meta, Salesforce - Big Tech Career Growth Case Study

Poorvi has worked at Microsoft, Salesforce, HubSpot, and Meta.

In this episode we discuss mastering execution, transitioning to strategic roles, and the key to career growth.

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We're covering:

Preview - 00:00:00

Being a PM in Big Tech – 00:02:34

Task-Based Execution at Microsoft – 00:08:56

Starting Out at Salesforce – 00:12:43

Career Advice for Young PMs – 00:16:41

Getting Promoted in a Product Career – 00:20:37

Differences in Working Across Big Tech Companies – 00:24:41

Product Culture at Meta – 00:29:23

Maintaining Work-Life Balance – 00:33:52

General Manager vs. Other Product Roles – 00:38:28

Building Products in Large Companies – 00:42:28

Poorvi’s Product Leadership Style – 00:46:45

Dissolution of Horizontal Teams – 00:51:34

Why Reviewing Team Performance Matters – 00:53:58

Archetypes of Effective Product Leaders – 00:56:50

The Importance of Spending Time with Customers – 01:00:43

The Role of Writing in Product Management – 01:02:28

How to Conduct Better Product Reviews – 01:04:20

Methods for Developing a Strong Product Strategy – 01:09:52

Poorvi’s 70-Page Product Strategy Process – 01:11:31

Key Output Metrics for PMs – 01:14:16

Getting a PM Interview at Meta – 01:16:53

Common Mistakes in PM Interviews – 01:20:07

Advice for Reaching the Highest Levels as a PM – 01:23:03

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Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.

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We have some great podcasts coming from Mike Davey (VP of Product, RaptorMaps), Marily Nika (AI PM at Google, Former Meta), and Abhishek Viswanathan (2x Former CPO: Qualtrics, Apollo.io).

I’m so excited to share them with all of you.