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☆ Product managers rule Silicon Valley. Not everyone is happy about it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Amanda Hoover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Several companies, from Airbnb to Snap, are now reconsidering the utility of product managers entirely, while others claim that the product manager's reign will only expand in the age of AI. Advertisement"The shift in power moved from engineering to product managers," says Hubert Palan, the CEO of Productboard, a company that provides software for product managers. "The product manager is at the center of everything," says Avi Siegel, a former product manager who's working on his own startup, Momentum. Whether their coworkers are happy about it or not, product managers are gaining recognition. "The future really does belong to product managers," says Frank Fusco, a product manager turned CEO of a software company called Silicon Society.

Persons: Elle, Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, YouTube's Neal Mohan, Gamble, Hubert Palan, doesn't, Avi Siegel, who's, Aaron, he's, ZipRecruiter, Zippia, I've, they're, Palan, Meg Watson, Watson, Brian Chesky, Paul Graham —, Frank Fusco, Fusco Organizations: LinkedIn, Procter, Hewlett, Packard, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Companies, Big Tech, Carnegie Mellon University, . News, McKinsey, Software, Spotify, Chesky, Silicon Society

☆ Tech jobs are mired in a recession
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Aki Ito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

But ask white-collar professionals who are actually looking for a job, and they'll tell you horror stories that are eerily similar to Bach's. As I wrote last spring, that's because the job market has essentially split into two distinct tiers. AdvertisementNow, new data from LinkedIn — which tracked how often its users landed new jobs — shows which white-collar jobs are being hit the hardest. AdvertisementAnother reason tech companies are hiring fewer professionals is that their existing employees are opting to stay put. "We're slowly, slowly recovering," says Art Zeile, the CEO of Dice, a tech job board.

Persons: Jon Bach, Bach, I've, that's, Kory Kantenga, —, they'd, Jenny Diani, Jon Stross, Santiago Rodriguez, it's, we're, We're, Zeile, Dice, Aki Ito Organizations: eBay, LinkedIn, Autodesk, Google, Business Locations: coders, Silicon Valley

☆ A product manager shares the résumé that got him a $300,000 job at Amazon — and 3 regrets about it, including writing that sounds 'very pompous'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementSiddharth Kashiramka joined Amazon in 2022 as a product manager for AI projects. He worked as a product manager at Capital One and was previously a consultant at PwC. Show variety: Throughout the résumé, Kashiramka used a range of keywords, including "leveraged," "delivered," "established," and "collaborated." One page résumé: "I think the résumé should be one page," he said about keeping the document short. Kashiramka is a senior product manager at Amazon's office in Crystal City, Virginia.

Persons: Siddharth Kashiramka, Alicia Tillman, Kashiramka Organizations: Amazon, Capital, Big Tech, ATS, Meta, Google, PwC, Business Locations: Virginia, Seattle, Crystal City , Virginia

☆ I'm an AI researcher at Google and I've worked in the industry for 20 years. This is my advice for people entering the field.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Google AI specialist Yann AïtBachir suggests building a strong foundation in technical skills. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Yann AïtBachir, an AI specialist at Google based in Singapore. Just under two months ago, I started working as an AI specialist at Google. AdvertisementCome in with strong technical skillsWhile I studied AI 20 years ago, the fundamentals haven't really changed. You need to specialize in one area of AI because it's quite a wide scope with generative AI, predictive AI, and natural language.

Persons: Yann AïtBachir Organizations: Big, Google, Big Tech Locations: Big Tech, Singapore

☆ Halloween kicks off a season of home insurance risks. Here's what homeowners need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Solstock | E+ | Getty ImagesWith all the festivities that happen around Halloween and the trick-or-treaters ... think about the safety of the pathways and the accessibility of your home. Make sure the pathways are clear and "everything is very well lit," she said. "We recommend that you use LED lights or battery lights instead of live candles for safety reasons," said Orbann. Secure your pets and belongingsIf you have a pet, make sure they're secured on Halloween, both to protect trick-or-treaters and the pet as well, said Orbann. "If the dog isn't trained and there's a loss or an injury, that's going to increase your liability insurance tremendously," Worters said.

Persons: Angi Orbann, you've, Orbann, Worters, who's, Loretta Worters, they're, that's Organizations: Travelers Insurance, Insurance, Institute Locations: Turkey

☆ Oracle announces new AI-powered electronic health record
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Oracle's new offering could help boost its position within the fiercely competitive EHR market, where it has struggled to maintain its footing in recent years. It's almost like having your own resident," Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager of Oracle Health and Life Sciences, told CNBC in an interview. Ideally, this will allow doctors to spend less time searching through records and more time caring for patients, Oracle said. An electronic health record, or an EHR, is a digital version of a patient's medical history that's updated by doctors and nurses over time. The new EHR has been in the works since Oracle acquired Cerner, but it was not built on top of Cerner's existing infrastructure, Verma said.

Persons: It's, Seema Verma, Oracle's, Oracle, it's, Verma, Uliyar Organizations: Oracle, Epic Systems, KLAS Research, Oracle Health, Life Sciences, CNBC

☆ The No. 1 thing this ex-Meta and Google exec looks for in an employee: It’s ‘the green flag for me’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Jennifer Dulski speaks onstage at the D&AD Impact & The Power of Creativity panel on September 27, 2016 in New York City. The CEO and founder of Rising Team, which sells team development programs, has worked as a global head of product management at Google and head of groups and community at Facebook. But there are two qualities in particular she looks for in everyone: "Adaptability and the ability to bounce back from obstacles is probably the No. 'Every other day is a re-org and a global pandemic'Being adaptable in the workplace is critical. "You've got to be able to adapt," he recently told Make It, "because everything is always changing."

Persons: Jennifer Dulski, I've, You've Organizations: Rising Team, Google, Facebook, Companies Locations: New York City

☆ Duolingo CEO explains his approach to 'founder mode' — and what happens when executives disagree
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn talked about his data-driven approach to "founder mode." A debate over founder mode was recently sparked by Paul Graham's essay advocating hands-on leadership. AdvertisementAmid the wider debate in Silicon Valley about how a CEO should run their company, Duolingo's chief executive is siding with a data-driven approach to founder mode. "Yes, I am in that mode, but we have a number of people who could probably play that role as well," von Ahn said when asked about founder mode. While this my-way-or-the-highway approach feels very indicative of founder mode, arguments rarely happen between the three executives, von Ahn said in the interview.

Persons: Luis von Ahn, Paul Graham's, —, He's, Cem Kansu, Ryan Sims, von Ahn, Paul Graham, Graham, Brian Chesky, Von Ahn, Duolingo, let's, Sims Organizations: Service Locations: Silicon Valley

☆ I started my higher education at a community college and now have a six-figure job at a tech company. You don't need to have it all figured out in the beginning.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Kaila Yu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jen Lew, a 44-year-old business operations director based in San Francisco, about her career journey. I didn't know what to major in, so I figured I'd start with a more cost-effective community college and transfer to a state college in two years. Now, I'm a business operations director at LinkedIn without an MBA or Ivy League education. I didn't know what I wanted to do and was willing to take any job. After about two years in product management, LinkedIn contacted me directly about their global ad operations job.

Persons: Jen Lew, Lew's, —, It's, Ziff Davis, I'm, Manseen Logan Organizations: Safeway, Service, San Mateo City College, San Francisco State University, Ivy League, Metareward, Yahoo, LinkedIn Locations: San Francisco, Metareward, New York, mlogan

☆ I almost dropped out of high school and attended community college. I now have a six-figure job at a tech company.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Kaila Yu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

☆ A product manager shares the résumé that helped him transition from consulting and land a $180,000 role at Cisco
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Varun Kulkarni transitioned from consulting to a senior product manager role at Cisco. He tailored his résumé to highlight skills that apply to tech more than they do to consulting. Next, he spent about two months cold-emailing and networking with people who had made a similar move from consulting to tech. Once he felt ready to interview, landing a job — a senior product manager at Cisco — took two months. This is the résumé Kulkarni used to apply to the company.

Persons: Varun Kulkarni, —, Kulkarni, Cisco — Organizations: Cisco, Service, Deloitte, Big Tech, Business Locations: Seattle

☆ Meta's head of Threads shares advice about how and when to post — as the debate swirls around engagement bait
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Meta is sharing new advice for creators on Threads about engaging content and how often to post. We spoke with Meta's head of Threads about what the platform is advising creators to do on the app. If there's one takeaway that Dalton Smith has for creators using Threads, it's that they should remember it's "a real-time conversation app." Advertisement"Most of the content will be distributed in just a few hours over the course of the day," Dalton Smith told BI. Here are five takeaways from BI's conversation with Meta's Emily Dalton Smith:

Persons: —, here's, Katie Notopoulos, Adam Mosseri —, Mosseri, Emily Dalton Smith, Dalton Smith Organizations: Service, Meta

☆ Mom of 12-year-old CEO shares her 2 parenting non-negotiables: 'It's important for the child to be a child'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It's no surprise to Evana Oli that her 12-year-old daughter Zoe is a successful business owner. Beautiful Curly Me boasts brown dolls with natural hairstyles, children's books and hair care products. But after a few months and lots of pestering from Zoe, Oli took $5,000 from her savings to get a prototype of the doll designed ,secure an affordable manufacturer and launch the brand. In 2022, the Beautiful Curly Me brought in revenue in the low six-figures, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. 'It's important for the child to be a child'First: Oli wants to make sure Zoe experiences a normal childhood, she says.

Persons: It's, Evana Oli, Zoe, Oli wasn't, Oli, —, Melernie Meheux Organizations: CNBC, Arizona State University Locations: Atlanta

☆ A former investment banker who changed careers has 3 tips if you're considering switching industries
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Angie Chen left investment banking to become a campaign marketer after feeling burned out. AdvertisementOne year after starting her investment banking job, Angie Chen received her bonus. "I used to feel so cool saying I worked in finance, in investment banking, I'm not going to lie," she told Business Insider. Chen, who made content about her investment banking career on TikTok, said that her social media inspired her to consider entering the marketing industry. Network with 'warmer contacts'While cold messaging on LinkedIn is a common strategy, Chen suggested trying to obtain "warmer contacts," or contacts suggested by mutual connections.

Persons: Angie Chen, Chen, —, I'm Organizations: Service, US Bureau of Labor Statistics

☆ Even millennials are getting too old to land a tech job
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Amanda Hoover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Newly released federal data shows the US tech workforce is younger than the workforce at large and getting younger still. Tech workers under 25 are becoming more common, while the proportion of workers older than 40 shrinks. There's an age-old perception that tech workers should be young so they can move fast and break things. One of the top qualifications to land a tech job, it seems, is to possess a birth certificate dated after 1990. Women make up just 22% of tech workers — the same proportion of jobs they held in 2005.

Persons: Z, Mark Zuckerberg, Maureen Clough, antiaging serums, Joanna Lahey, Lahey, ageism, John Zeman, Elon Musk, Zeman, John Rizzo, Rizzo, X, Daniel Jolles, Jolles, they're, Amanda Hoover Organizations: Tech, Commission, Texas, M University, Twitter, IBM, The London School of Economics, Business Locations: Silicon Valley, China

☆ I always knew I wanted to launch a startup in India — so I made 2 key career moves in the US first to minimize the risks
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rohan Bhide, who moved from New York to Pune, India in 2024 to launch his startup. We knew we wanted to settle down in India, and our wedding next year became a deadline to get the ball rolling. We are working on launching a consumer tech product in the next few months. Even though I'm glad to be back in India, I definitely think the US is my second home now.

Persons: —, Rohan Bhide, Sunny Doultani, I've Organizations: Service, University of Pennsylvania, Business, Meta, Google, Big Tech Locations: New York, Pune, India, Silicon, StubHub

☆ Big Tech companies are getting flatter. Mark Zuckerberg explained why over a year ago.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. The move furthers the Big Tech trend of flattening org charts that Mark Zuckerberg and others like Elon Musk have talked about in recent years while preaching the need for efficiency. Related stories"I don't think you want a management structure that's just managers managing managers, managing managers, managing managers, managing the people who are doing the work," the Meta CEO reportedly said in an internal meeting in January 2023. Before Meta's layoffs, Zuckerberg said he inquired about the average number of direct reports each manager had at Meta and learned it was around three to four. AdvertisementBut if Amazon is following Meta and other Big Tech companies' lead — don't be surprised if a middle-management culling is on the horizon.

Persons: —, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon, Andy Jassy, he's, Jassy, Zuckerberg, Meta, Shopify, Brian Chesky, Business Insider's Ashley Stewart Organizations: Service, Amazon, Business, Meta, Wall Street, Big Tech Locations: Silicon Valley, Airbnb

☆ How data-security posture management could make your cloud systems less vulnerable
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Erica Sweeney | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Companies can face data-security challenges with cloud storage and access management. Dan Benjamin, the senior director of product management at Prisma Cloud, a cloud-security platform made by Palo Alto Networks, said that incorporating data-security posture management into cybersecurity strategies could help solve many of these problems. This is crucial, as an IBM report published in 2023 estimated that 82% of data breaches involved data stored in the cloud. Organizations also often use several cloud systems and sometimes lack a solid security strategy for maintaining, updating, and securing data. Liat Hayun, the vice president of product management and research of cloud security at the cybersecurity company Tenable, said cloud environments' flexibility makes them attractive to companies.

Persons: —, Dan Benjamin, Benjamin said, Liat Hayun, Tenable, they're, Hayun, haven't, Benjamin, DSPM, Julie Madhusoodanan, Madhusoodanan Organizations: Service, Palo Alto Networks, LinkedIn, Companies Locations: DSPM, Normalyze

☆ I got my green card after working at Microsoft on an H-1B visa. The process was very painful, but I love the US and don't plan to leave.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I applied for a green card after working on my H-1B visa for a year. By this point, I had lived in the US for about six years and created a whole life here, but the green card process was very painful. The process makes life pretty horribleHaving a work visa and going through the green card process are privileges, but it is very hard to separate the emotional component. Luckily, Microsoft paid for the attorneys in the green card process, and no cost came out of my pocket. In 2022, I finally received my green card after three years.

Persons: —, Andres Pico, I'm, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Service, Business, ACT, University of South, of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Virginia Tech, Microsoft, Verizon, Deutsche Bank, Disney, Starbucks, lhaas Locations: Seattle, Manta, Ecuador, University of South Florida, Tampa

☆ I'm a product manager who interned at Apple, Google, and Microsoft. Now I'm opening up a candy store.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-31 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Elly Ross, a head of product at an e-commerce company who is starting her own candy shop, "lil sweet treat." I was going on a walk to lunch one day and I passed by the unit that is now "lil sweet treat" — and I immediately knew that this was the spot for the candy shop. Product management skills in the candy shop worldA lot of the skills that I cultivated as a PM have been so helpful in building "lil sweet treat." When you buy this large amount of candy, you have to transfer that candy from one of the candy store bags into another vessel at home. Every time that your shopper reaches for a sweet treat, they see the "lil sweet treat" branding associate that sweet treat with "lil sweet treat."

Persons: —, Elly Ross, It's, I've, it's, we've, they're, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Google, Blackstone Group, Apple, Microsoft, Big Tech Locations: Swedish, New York, Germany, New York City

☆ How Elon Musk Got Tangled Up in Blue
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Ryan Mac | Kate Conger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

By Nov. 9, 2022, anxiety was high among the Twitter employees gathered at the company’s San Francisco headquarters. They had spent part of that morning trying to gently explain to their new boss, Elon Musk, that the service they had just launched was dangerous. With Mr. Musk out of earshot, the welcoming, deferential mood in the room immediately changed. The employees knew that users relied on the verified check marks to ensure that information on the platform — including bus times or hurricane evacuation orders or a pop star’s musings — was indeed real. “Somebody could die, actually,” he said.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk —, —, Musk, ”, Esther Crawford, ” Christian Dowell Organizations: San, San Francisco City Hall Locations: San Francisco, earshot

☆ A16z's Jennifer Li went from business school to computer science to the startup world. Here's how she parlayed that experience into AI investing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-20 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewJennifer Li didn't know from the get-go that she was interested in computer science and software engineering. AdvertisementIn school, Li made the unusual jump from business to computer science. Related storiesShe studied technology commercialization and management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a well-known science and engineering school in upstate New York, and later earned another master's degree at Carnegie Mellon University in computer science. Both of her parents are engineers, and Li said that she began exploring the world of computer science and engineering to satisfy a curiosity of how things are created. Computer science helped with that system of thinking."

Persons: —, Jennifer Li didn't, Andreessen Horowitz, Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Li, she's, Kleiner Perkins, Mamoon Hamid, Andy Chen, Asheem, chatted, we're, that's Organizations: Service, Business, Silicon Graphics, Shanghai University of Finance, Economics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Cisco, Zoom, a16z Locations: a16z, China, New York, San Francisco, AppDynamics, Solvvy

☆ I landed a job in venture capital at 24 after changing my career path twice. Here's how I got the coveted job with a varied résumé.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

My first job out of university was at a tech PR firm. I've always liked wearing different hats, and these threads led me to join Playfair, a generalist VC fund. I was so surprised at how relevant my PR experience wasI was so surprised at how relevant my PR experience was because so much of VC is investor relations. If your background is generalist and diverse, that kind of VC fund would likely suit you. But if you started your career with a technical background, you'd perhaps be suited to a deep tech fund.

Persons: Lucia Polverino, —, Piper Sandler, I've, I, Playfair, It's, it's, that's, grads Organizations: Service, Business, KKR, LexisNexis Locations: London, American

☆ He worked at four Big Tech companies. Here's how he went from $200,000 post-MBA at Meta to much more at Google.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He has since worked at Meta, Visa, and PayPal and is currently a senior product manager at Google. Related storiesHe switched companies because he was looking for a role in product management, his goal even before business school. GoogleDuring the recruitment process at Google, Lin said he applied to other companies for two reasons. Advertisement"This time, when I ended up sharing a competing offer, I actually took my PayPal offer," he said. AdvertisementBusiness Insider has verified his offer letters, employment history, and Google compensation.

Persons: —, Yu Lin, Lin, Meta Lin, Visa Lin, PayPal Lin Organizations: Service, Business, University of Southern, Meta, Visa, PayPal, Google, Yahoo, Nvidia Locations: University of Southern California, Taiwan, Park , California, Sunnyvale , California

☆ Why aren't there breakout YouTube stars like there used to be? A chat with 2 YouTube execs
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewIf you consider yourself very online, you'd likely be able to name the early wave of top YouTube creators, from Lilly Singh and PewDiePie to Zoella and Tyler Oakley. AdvertisementDuring the early days of YouTube, there were only a handful of channels to watch with creators consistently making quality content. But now, the number of YouTube creators uploading content and making money from the platform has grown tremendously. Still, Allocca said he's noticed there are more successful creators than there used to be but fewer huge stars. AdvertisementSo, while there may be more opportunities for YouTube creators now, it may be a while before we see another rising star who can amass the broad appeal of someone like MrBeast.

Persons: —, Lilly Singh, PewDiePie, Tyler Oakley, it's, YouTube execs Amjad Hanif, Kevin Allocca, Hanif, Anthony Baroud, Aphmau, Krew, Alpha, Allocca, he's, There's, Gen, Ally Sheehan, Taylor Swift Organizations: Service, YouTube, Business, Brands Locations: Zoella, VidCon, Anaheim , California, North Carolina

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