The Technical, Business and UX Skills Every Product Manager Needs

What skills does a Product Manager need at Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Meta, etc? Here's my perspective on what skills are needed to succeed that these companies with examples and explanations of each category. Hope this helps!

Table of Contents:
0:00 - Intro
0:11 - What is a Product Manager
1:11 - What technical skills does a PM need?
6:58 - What business skills does a PM need?
9:56 - What UX/Design skills does a PM need?
12:18 - Summary & Outro

A few skills I missed in the video (Thanks Cesar and Cyrus!):
- Accessibility - Remember the importance of making your products for a wide group of people which might use your product using different inputs and outputs.
- Importance on EQ - When working in a large company, politics come into play and having EQ can be beneficial so thrive in that environment.

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[ramsayzaki]

I have always considered myself a "Project" Manager (dealing with stakeholders, timelines, resources, budgets, scope, etc) but at my last role I spent a significant amount of time involved in the kind of work this video outlines. Watching this makes me realize I need to weave some "Product" management wording into my resume.

[allied]

Hi Liam, I'm 19y/o studying finance and cognitive science at university. I discovered your channel recently. THANK YOU for providing incredible value in every video. I will be a product management intern at a tech startup this summer and already feel more prepared for the role after watching all your videos. Keep up the great work and can't wait for your next video! :)

[dimosthenisavgeris]

I rarely post comments on YouTube, but this is one of the most simple yet comprehesive videos about new product managers out there. Definitely worth the sub!

[laibashahid]

The video I just watched is hands down the best for understanding the essential skills a PM needs. It's truly incredible.

[khushal]

how does internet work at high level?
how is data stored at high level? data types string, integers, doubles, floats, file types etc.
what does a API look like? why does an API need a key? what are some well known API?
what does an programming lang used for
what is an app? what is a client? native app vs web app trade offs?
what is a server ? what is latency?
SQL

[ashleyschuurman]

I found this shockingly helpful as someone with no specific education in the realm of product ownership, but who has managed to land there in our growing startup. I’ve got a good to-do list to make sure I’m growing into the role!

[sositttaa]

Liam I can't stress enough how informative and thorough your 12:51 minute video was! I got more insight on specifics of the PM role then an 11 hour course I took on becoming a PM! Looking forward to watching your other videos. Thanks again, and you rock!

[alexanderevergreen]

One of the best compressed presentation of what great product needs! Great work!

[grvsha]

Thank you Liam. Gotta watch this video everyday for a month :)

[OzodbekOzodov-jtdp]

Man, I love the content you made, but it's sad you are not creating new videos anymore. I'd love to hear you more. Nonetheless, thanks a lot!

[Atman]

Thank you for your channel, truly useful and love it that you aren't trying to sell yourself or anything else here!
Could you please do a video on how to approach product teardown? There are a lot of content however I think your thought process is quite structured and succinct.

[uty]

It helped a lot to understand the basic concept of product manager's role! Thank you for the wonderful sum up!

[carlosmeneses]

Hi Liam, I am a product manager and found your videos very helpful. Looking forward to more content!

[tigerrx]

1. Yes! Please don’t use AI buzzwords if you don’t understand them. Senior PMs will suss you out and question your motives.

2. ALWAYS ask your engineering lead for an architectural design diagram, a functional flow diagram, and a data flow diagram. Could be all-in-one. And understand it fully!

[Liruijia]

I am so glad I have watched your video yesterday! Almost waste my time studying the wrong stuff. :) Appreciated.

[testshow]

This is awesome Liam! Cursing myself for not finding this channel in these many years.

[Thelarryyy]

Hi Liam. Thank you so much for all the information. I’m currently in tech sales looking forward to become a pm later and your videos are very helpful.

[missmbako]

This was the most useful explanation I have seen. Thank you!

[AndreM]

Very helpful overview. I have a non-IT background, so i have some additional homework. I appreciate the roadmap. Thanks.

[nachopenalver]

Thank you. Exactly what I needed. Perfect timing! Keep it up bro, you rock 💥