“Nobody asked you to show up.” These simple words of truth are from Ken Norton, partner at Google Ventures, in a blog post titled “How to hire a product manager.” Think about a company for a second: engineers build the product. Designers make sure it has a great user experience and looks good. Marketing makes sure customers know about the product. Sales gets potential customers to open their wallet up to buy the product. What more do you need?

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