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Merci Grace. She's the former director of product for Slack and founder of Women in Product. She takes takes special interest in mentoring PMs who are women and people of color.

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Thanks! I am a soft dev, considering a transition to PM in one or two years, so I just want follow good people for now. I am man, but the leader of Product in my startup is a woman, I sent her these links. I think it is a great opportunity. She is young and awesome, a good mentorship can make her even more incredible

I am a soft dev as well, although freelance, and plan on transitioning to management or focus on a startup. Product manager was one of my thoughts - but what is your thoughts behind it - why that route?

I became a web dev just last year (at 37yo), before that I had worked with startups (marketing and as a founder). So I always was interested in creating and improving digital products.

I am pretty happy with the day-to-day activities of a software developer, but I miss talking to customers, creating spreadsheets and reports to reach business decisions, understand how a product solves a problem, etc.

I am still not sure about the transition, but I would like to learn from other people about it.

Hey, I'm also a software dev interested in transitioning to PM as well. As I understand it, you'll have to do it either internally, via an MBA, or have someone else maybe who is already a PM / senior PM help you get in. That's my thoughts anyways.

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