The essence of product management | Christian Idiodi (SVPG)

I try to explain to people that the real essence of this job is that you wake up on behalf of someone else. to solve a problem for them. And you have to do it. Well enough. that they give you something back in return. That's kind of the the real essence of it. And that's uh I always call like a certificate of appreciation.

You know, and it can be in the form of revenue, engagement, loyalty, you know, reference, all of those things. And that's the real essence of this job. You know, if it's not fun. You're probably not doing it right. If it's not had you're probably also not doing it right. Today my guest is Christian Idioty. Christian is a partner at Silicon Valley Product Group, alongside Marty Kagan, who, when he introduced us, called Christian the most interesting man in the world.

After meeting him, I tend to agree. After a long career in product, Christian now spends his time working closely with companies big and small. implementing and improving their discipline of product management. In our conversation, we discuss why the product management field is so often disliked. And what you can do to avoid becoming a product manager people don't want on their team.

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