How to be a great product leader

Podcast: Talks at Innovation Valley, Season1, Episode7

Host: Zahid imran, Founder Innovation Valley

Guest: Farrukh Sohail, Product Manager at Amazon

Questions and points of discussion:

1. Farrukh where you did your schooling and higher education?

2. What are your interests and one big purpose in life?

3. How was your selection and onboarding at Amazon? What challenges you faced during interview?

4. What would you suggest to others as tips who want to proceed their career with big tech companies?

5. Is it necessary for a technical product manger to know - how to code, for becoming a product manager? Could anyone with non-tech background can learn technical product management?

6. I know being a product manager you need to coordinate and communists with cross functional teams, so what challenges do you face during your job as product manager?

7. What are the key responsibilities of a product manager in general?

8. What kind of mindset and skill-set once needs to have to become a successful product manager?

9. How do you convince your team on the innovation?

10. Do you initiate product innovation at your own or does the top management brief you on things?

11. What is the difference between technical product manager and product manager?

12. What would you like to advice to the new entrepreneurs and the those who want to pursue their career in tech industry?

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