Booting Up

6: Going from startup founder, developer, or designer to Product Manager with Ryan Jones


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Ryan Jones founded a startup called Pixbi in 2015 and realized that tech was the way. He enrolled in Hack Reactor engineering program and then worked his way into a Product Manager role. Learn how you can wiggle your way into Product Management – no matter what bootcamp program you did.


4:57 Getting pushed down the “safe” finance path
10:36 How his startup came to start
18:08 The decision to shut down the startup
20:48 Why he chose Hack Reactor as his first post-startup step
24:49 Start a company vs. bootcamp to break into Product Management
32:54 The interview process for PM roles
38:52 What he looks for when hiring PMs on his team
43:00 How developers and designers can make their PM’s life easier
48:17 How he would land a job if graduating from a bootcamp today


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