99Colleges wrote:
Hi bumba1988,
Although product manager is a better transition to an entrepreneurial role, a long-term entrepreneurial goal, because it’s distant, can have multiple paths. Another point, a very specific long-term goal in tech industry may just become too competitive or even redundant in medium term.
Thanks for your reply. I really appreciate the same.
I'll like to elaborate a bit on this. I believe that being a Product Manager, it will be easier to transition into entrepreneurial role after some years - do you think my understanding is correct here? Also, can you elaborate on the multiple paths you mentioned?
I understand that some product ideas that I have now may become obsolete in the next few years and I need to keep refining those till I actually start the business. However, I want to get an MBA from a reputed school to be a Product Manager First, learn the end-to-end life-cycle of a product, from market research, development to final sales - all of it. An MBA will hopefully help me build a strong network of similar minded people as well. Do you think what I am saying makes sense here?
Finally, if I see finding Product Manager job opportunity is becoming difficult, what other role that you will suggest me to try to pursue as I will still like to take the entrepreneurial role in the long-term. So what kind of job post MBA apart from Product Management will help me enhance my skills required to run a business someday?