JS Party: JavaScript, CSS, Web Development

From engineering to product

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Liana Leahy tells Amal and KBall all about her journey from software engineer to product manager. Along the way we learn what a PM does, how to be great at it, how to know if it’s for you, why the role is in such demand these days, and much more. - It’s UNIX, I know this!

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    • Featuring:

    • Liana Leahy – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
    • Amal Hussein – GitHub, X
    • Kevin Ball – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X

    Show Notes:

    Amal’s tweet on normalizing tech as a job vs passion

    Liana’s blog post on being the “Glue”
    Slides from “Being Glue” Talk
    HBR article on What it Takes to Be a Great Product Manager
    The Rise of Product Management on Business School Campuses
    Amal’s alternative MBA of choice - MIT’s SDM Degree
    Liana singing live at Rails Conf 2014 - Let Me Code
    Liana JS Party Inspired Song - It’s UNIX, I know this!

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