Leadership Lessons Learned: From IC to First-Time Manager Stepping into your first manager role in game product management is both exciting and daunting. I still remember my first week — I thought I’d be spending my time on strategy and big-picture planning. Instead, I found myself juggling three competing priorities, a last-minute feature change, and a teammate in
Career Advice Featured Designing Your Career Roadmap (Not Just Your Next Job) ✨ TL;DR: Don’t treat your career like a to-do list of titles. Build it like a product roadmap—anchored to a clear vision, aligned to your values, and open to iteration. Most PMs think about their careers in terms of job titles: Associate, PM, Senior PM, Lead PM, Director.
Career Advice Featured 10 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before Becoming a Game PM ...and none of them are "play more games." Becoming a Game PM isn’t just about knowing how to spec a feature or track KPIs. It’s about operating in chaos, managing egos, translating half-formed ideas into roadmaps, and doing it all while balancing player empathy with business
