TechKnowledgical

Product Design is all about thinking deeply about the user & their needs, and figuring out a solution that will make the experience of using any product delightful. What's the day-to-day like? How do you break-in? In Episode 7 of the TechKnowledgical podcast, Becca Yukelson, Sr. Product Designer at Salesforce, breaks that down for you.  

In this episode, you'll hear about: 

- Becca's background and journey to Product Design 

- Why product design is an important role for tech companies 

- The different types of product designers

- How product designers work cross-functionally to solve users' problems 

- How to stand out and get an interview 

- The different parts of the product design interview process 

- And more!  

If getting into product design now or eventually is something you're interested in, you won't want to miss this.  Feel free to send us any feedback, give suggestions for new topics or guests for episodes, or ask questions at [email protected]. 

Product Management is one of the most sought after roles at technology companies, but what's the day-to-day like? How do you get the interview? Once you're in the interview, how do you set yourself up for success? 

In Episode 6 of the TechKnowledgical podcast, there's nobody better to break that all down for you than Ex-Facebook Rotational Product Manager and Sr. Product Manager at Nubank, Abhi Muchhal.  In this episode, you'll hear about: 

- Abhi's background and journey to Product Management 

- How to stand out and get an interview 

- The different parts of the product management interview process 

- The various rotations Abhi worked on as a Facebook RPM 

- What it's like to go from Facebook to a growth-stage company like Nubank 

- Where Abhi sees his career heading 

- And more!  

If getting into product management now or eventually is something you're interested in, you won't want to miss this.  Feel free to send us any feedback, give suggestions for new topics or guests for episodes, or ask questions at [email protected].

One crucial role in the tech space that's relatively new and starting to gain traction is called Product Marketing Management (PMM). Product Marketing sits at the intersection of product development, general marketing, and sales by figuring out the best way to launch and bring new products to market. 

In Episode 5 of TechKnowledgical, Jodi Innerfield, Director of Product Marketing at Salesforce, shows us the world of product marketing as she's worked across different companies and multiple roles within PMM.  

In this episode, you'll hear about: 

- Jodi's background and journey to Product Marketing 

- All the various functions of Marketing at a company (there are many) 

- Her experience through Salesforce 

- How to get your foot in the door for product marketing 

- The skills needed to be a successful Product Marketer 

- Where she sees her career heading 

- And more!  

If getting into product marketing now or eventually is something you're interested in, you won't want to miss this.  Feel free to send us any feedback, give suggestions for new topics or guests for episodes, or ask questions at [email protected].

Software is eating up the world, and to build that software, we need engineers. Software engineering is one of the most coveted jobs in tech, and in episode 4 of TechKnowledgical, we've got no one better than Chris Caruso, Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft to talk about the ins-and-outs of the role.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

If getting into software engineering now or eventually is something you're interested in, you won't want to miss this.  Feel free to send us any feedback, give suggestions for new topics or guests for episodes, or ask questions at [email protected].

Welcome to TechKnowledgical — the podcast where we break down the tech industry — from various technologies & their impacts to different roles like product management, so you can get your dream job in tech.  

Every technology company was once a startup. When we were going through the job search in undergrad, us as well as a bunch of classmates kept coming back to ask the same question: "What's it really like at a startup?" In Episode 3, we've got the best person to answer it: John Pepelnjak, MBA candidate at The Wharton School who's worked across the range of startups, like Zuora and Flexport.  

If getting into startups now or eventually is something you're interested, tune-in to hear how to evaluate startups to work for, what it's like being employee #7 and working out of an apartment, what to do when a startup goes under, and how different roles work together as the startup grows.  

Feel free to send us any feedback, give suggestions for new topics or guests for episodes, or ask questions at [email protected].