TEI 063: Product management in large and small companies – with Ellen Chisa

Global Product Management Talk is pleased to bring you episode
063 of... The Everyday Innovator with host Chad McAllister,
PhD. The podcast is all about helping people involved in innovation
and managing products become more successful, grow their careers,
and STANDOUT from their peers.   About the
Episode: Product management work changes from company to
company and from one industry to the next. A key factor influencing
the work is the size of the organization. Product managers at a
large company like Microsoft will have a different scope of
responsibilities than a product manager in a small startup. 
To explore these differences and other aspects of product
management, I interviewed Ellen Chisa, a product manager who has
worked for companies of different scales. We got connected with
each other because we were both listed among the top-40 product
management influencers by Product Management Year in Review. Her
educational background is in engineering and she has started her
MBA at the Harvard Business School. She was a program manager at
Microsoft (which is a “product manager” at other companies) and
also a product manager for Kickstarter. She is currently the VP of
Product at a startup, Lola Travel, in Boston. In the past she
taught product management courses and workshops, including the
product management bootcamp at General Assembly. In this interview,
you will learn: Differences working as a product manager in large
and small companies.What is rewarding about the work in
organizations of very different sizes.The challenges product
managers can expect based on size of the company.