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Growth Management in Tech with Shoji Ueki, Head of Growth & Sales @OrderAhead

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This week we’re talking about personal finance, and to kick it off we decide to talk about a bunch of things we don’t understand, such as the iPhone app Bitstrips, the NSA, running robots, soldiers’ personal assistants, Second Life destroying relationships, addicting iPhone games and Snapchat.

Later Tom rants about the new fancy pants “Coin” credit credit bluetooth do-hicky for your phone while simultaneously defending his nerd watch, leading to Tim demanding to go through Tom’s wallet card by card live on air. Tim also talks about the time his identity was stolen and resulted in fraudulent adult website charges on his credit card as Tom explains how he uses American Express as his own personal small business bully before explaining his plans to sell his PS4 to a spoiled child.

We also solve a listener problem from a college guy who’s girlfriend doesn’t want anyone to know she’s his girlfriend.

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Personal Finance

0:19 Alex introduces this week’s guest, Manny Ureno, Google PM 

0:49 Manny shares his career path into Product Management  

Manny talks about his internal transition at Google from Strategy & Operations into the PM role 

4:19 Manny talks about the tech experience that best prepared him for PM 

5:50 Manny defines the Product Manager role in his own words 

9:09 Manny offers his thoughts on the key qualifications for success in this role 

12:15 Manny recommends some resources and tips to deepen your knowledge in tech 

13:00 Manny talks about the importance of creativity in the PM space 

15:16 Manny advises on how students can determine if this is the right role for them 

17:35 Manny sheds light on how candidates are assessed for the PM role and shares his top tips for preparing for success in interviews   

20:19 Manny adds some additional thoughts on the ambiguous tech recruiting process 

21:58 Manny shares his final words of advice on the world of PM

Roles in Tech - Episode 1 - Manny Ureno - Product Manager

50 The amalgamation

Christine Fok, Product Manager with LinkedIn,  shares what a role in Product Management is all about. In this episode, we will touch upon:

1. What is Product Management
2. What a Product Manager does through the Product Lifecycle
3. What makes Product Management a highly competitive role in Silicon Valley
4. What the best Product Managers do
5. Interesting and challenging aspects of the job
6. What to expect in Product Management interviews
7. How to prepare for interviews
8. Useful resources for interested candidates

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Ep 7: Product Management with Christine Fok, LinkedIn

Aakash Gupta, Senior Growth Manager at San Francisco based startup ThredUp, describes the role of a Growth Manager in Tech startups in detail.

In this episode, we touch upon:
1. What is the meaning of Growth Management
2. The kind of problems someone in Growth works on
3. Examples of projects someone in Growth would undertake
4. The kind of people who would love working in Growth
5. Interesting and challenging aspects of the role
6. Recruiting for a role in Growth in tech startups

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Ep 12: Growth Management in Tech Startups with Aakash Gupta, Senior Growth Manager, ThredUp

In this snippet from our 36th episode, George Zeng, Product Marketing Manager at Facebook, describes typical and atypical ways of doing your job to, and how the atypical ways achieve unusual results.

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Ep 36: Snippet - Typical & Atypical Ways Of Doing Your Job, George Zeng, PMM @Facebook

Shoji Ueki, Head of Growth & Sales at OrderAhead, describes what working in Growth in Tech entails. Having worked as Director of User Growth at another Silicon Valley based company, Kiwi Inc., and now heading Growth at OrderAhead, Shoji shares a number of great examples and stories that illustrate this job very well.

Some of the areas that we touch upon in this episode include:

1. What someone in Growth works on
2. Thought process that someone in Growth might use to devise various Growth Strategies
3. Examples of growth campaigns that Shoji worked on - what worked,  and what didn't
4. How OrderAhead tacked the 2-sided market problem
5. Building a "Growth Loop"
6. Why someone in Growth has to be very comfortable with experimentation
7. Interesting and challenging aspects of the job
8. How interested candidates can stand out when applying
9. Useful resources to learn more about this job

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Ep 45: Growth Management in Tech, Shoji Ueki, Head of Growth & Sales @OrderAhead

In this snippet, Shoji Ueki, Head of Growth & Sales at Silicon Valley based company OrderAhead, describes how it's important for Growth Managers to think about creating a sustainable growth loop.

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Ep 45: Snippet - Think About Growth Loops, Shoji Ueki, Head of Growth & Sales @OrderAhead

Sanjana Tandon, Director of Business Development at Hulu and previously in Business Development at Dropbox and Intuit, talks about what working in Business Development is like. Sanjana has worked on a number of strategic partnerships during her tenure, including driving a deal with American Express while at Intuit.

Sanjana has BA in Economics from Stanford University.

Some of the areas that Sanjana touches upon in this episode include:
1. What is Business Development
2. How having a strong network can be a big benefit in BD, especially if you work at a smaller company
3. How this role tends to vary depending on the size of the company
4. How to assess whether Business Development is important at a company or not
5. Skills and qualities found in successful BD professionals 
6. Typical project in BD
7. How BD professionals need to be great negotiators
8. Interesting and challenging aspects of the job
9. Recommended resources

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Ep 86: Business Development In Tech, Sanjana Tandon, Business Development @Dropbox, Hulu, Intuit

George Zeng, Product Marketing Manager at Facebook, describes what is involved in working as a Product Marketing Manager and what you can do to excel in this role.

With an undergrad from Princeton, and grad from UPenn, and a highly diverse work experience ranging from Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs, to running Sales for Groupon for Souther China, to starting and selling his healthcare startup, George shares a number of clear, actionable advice not just for people interested in this role but advice for anyone looking for simple tips that could help you excel in your career.

Some of the things we touch upon in this episode include:

1. What is Product Marketing Management
2. Two broad components of this role
3. Typical and atypical ways of doing this job - and how the atypical ways can help you achieve exceptional results
4. Type of projects someone would work on in this role
5. How the PMM role at Facebook might differ from other companies
6. Interesting and challenging aspects of this job
7. Common misconceptions about this role
8. Qualities in a person who would enjoy this role
9. Useful resources for interested candidates
10. Tips for anyone interested in this role 
11. General tips for career greatness! :)

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[REBROADCAST] Product Marketing Management In Tech, George Zeng, Product Marketing Manager @Facebook

Jordan Kong, Director of Business Operations and Board Observer at FoodTech startup Ando, talks about what working in Business Operations is like.

Some of the areas that Jordan touches upon in this episode include:
1. What's a venture studio (eg: Expa) and how it's great for people who want to work at a startup but dont have an idea
2. What does someone in Biz Ops do
3. Examples of projects someone in Biz Ops may work on 
4. How this can be a highly cross-functional role and requires working with teams across the organization
5. How this is a data heavy role
6. How this role can take on either a strategic finance bent or an operations bent
7. How Biz Ops can be similar to an internal consulting role at times
8. Interesting and challenging aspects of the job
9. How this is a relatively new function and so the career path is not very clear
10. How to assess the importance of the function on the outside/while recruiting
11. Qualities in someone who would enjoy this job
12. How to stand out in a cold mail
13. Recruiting and interviewing tips for interested candidates

Thank you for listening!!

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[REBROADCAST] Business Operations In Tech, Jordan Kong, Director Biz Ops @Ando

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