Austin VOP #97 Ariel Katen of H-E-B | Best Books for Product Managers
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I loved Ariel’s story of going from office coordinator to Associate Product Manager. She shares advice on collaborating and learning from folks smarter than you and overcoming imposter syndrome to get where she is today.
“My advice to younger PMs is to seek out community. It does not have to be other PMs. It could be others you want to learn from. Seek other people out because there is nothing better for your support and growth.”
Read more: Product Managers are not the Smartest in the Room
Also see her post on LinkedIn last week where she talks about imposter syndrome.
What I’m Reading
Product Collective shared their 30 Best Books for Product Managers. Great to see that it includes our local product thought leader Rajesh Nerlikar’s book Build What Matters which he wrote with Ben Foster (I interviewed Rajesh last year).
Austin Product Events
Join us on April 5 for a joint meetup between The Product League and UX in ATX: Panel on Breaking Down Silos between Product and UX
More events on the Austin Product Events page.
In The Community
Sushma Patel Zoellner was included in the 2021 Amazing Women in eCommerce. Congrats Sushma! (Read her interview: PMs Dig In and Do The Work)
Austin Product Positions
I share product positions posted by product leaders I know. Feel free to reach out to me for an intro or share with others.
Molecula is hiring a Senior Product Manager to build their Cloud product
FloorFound is hiring a Head of Product to build their “Recommerce” product
Tasktop is hiring a Senior Product Manager to lead their Integration Hub product.
Yours in product,
Reza