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Nithya Natesan
TONIGHT’S SPEAKER

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How to (should you)
become a PM?
Nithya Natesan
Senior Product Manager, NVIDIA
@nithyanatesan
linkedin.com/in/nithyanatesan

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Agenda
➔ Transition into PM from
technical roles
➔ Traits of a PM
➔ Common misconceptions

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Transition into PM from
technical roles
(My personal journey)

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2010Masters in Computer Science, NCSU,
Raleigh
2010Solutions Engineer, SADA Systems,
Los Angeles
Gateway into technical career
Picked up Cloud and Virtualization skills

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2010Solutions Test Engineer, Cisco Systems,
San Jose
2014Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco
Systems, San Jose
Technical speaker. Interfacing with multiple PMs and customers.
Go to demo person.

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2015Product Manager - Partner Integrations,
Cisco Systems, San Jose
2017Senior Product Manager, GPU Cloud,
NVIDIA

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Technolog
y
User
Experience
Business
PM
Who is a PM, really?

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Traits of a successful PM
CUSTOMER
EMPATHY
ALIGNMENT BUSINESS
SKILLS

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Alignment
“Coming together is a beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.”
Henry Ford

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PRODUCT
MANAGEREXEC
TEAM
LEGAL
SALES
MARKETING
ENGINEERING
SUPPORT
CUSTOMER
RESEARCH
FINANCE

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Business Skills
“Your margin is my
opportunity”
Jeff Bezos

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Henry FordSteve Jobs
Customer Empathy
“Get closer than ever to your
customers. So close that you tell
them what they need well before
they realize it themselves”

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Who gets credit for a good
product?
The Team or the PM?

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Who gets credit for a bad
product?
The Team or the PM?

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PM common
misconceptions

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PM is the Idea person
In fact a PM is more accurately a metrics person

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A roadmap is just a
checklist
A roadmap reflects product vision and strategy

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PM is the CEO of the
product
Influencing without direct authority

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Should you be a PM?

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Challenges
Conflict
management
Crisis
management
Change
management

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Thank you!
Nithya Natesan
Senior Product Manager, NVIDIA
@nithyanatesan
linkedin.com/in/nithyanatesan

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