Hi Aryaman. To be a good product manager, there are some skills that you should inculcate. Entrepreneurial Thinking: You should think like an entrepreneur and understand the market, customer needs so well, and how your structural thinking and product can help society and satisfy customer needs in general. Product & User Sense: You should be able to understand a customer's behavioral patterns and use the product yourself to understand the pros and cons of product. Cross-domain Knowledge: You should be aware of different domains and have an insight into them, that would help you think diversely. Strong Technical Background: You need a few skills and a strong technical background like Data Analysis, software development, and Microsoft Excel. Ability to Execute: Just having a vision isn’t enough, you should be able to execute what you think and plan. A Strong Innovation Mindset: You should think out of the box and be different from the rest in your domain for your product to outshine and do well in the market, satisfying the customer needs and wants. I would recommend you to watch this video on “Tips to become a good product manager” https://seekho.ai/video/what-are-some-tips-to-become-a-good-product-manager/VI-131-13031

It’s often easier to switch employers if you want to make a pivot like that. If you’re a developer, your managers have you pegged for that role, and it can be challenging for them to envision you in a completely different role.If you’re working in a large company, it’s quite possible that you can move internally to product manager. Product managers are the people in charge of strategically guiding a product through its life cycle. It’s certainly not uncommon for developers or other employees to serve in technical roles to eventually transition to product management. If you’re interested in moving to product management in the future, here are three critical steps to make the transition. 1. Decide Whether You’re Right for Product Management Developers usually have several qualities that help them thrive as product managers, primarily: Strong problem-solving abilities. Experience with product development and working with the development team. Exemplary analytical skills 2. Expand Your Knowledge of Product Management Lack of customer knowledge and lackluster marketing skills are both critical areas most developers have to improve before entering the field of product management. 3. Take Action Apply the Product Manager Mindset to Your Job-It doesn’t matter if you’re currently an intern, developer, or marketing manager, try to tackle problems and projects with the product manager mindset. By applying the product management mindset to your daily tasks, you’ll have a better understanding of how product managers approach problems and gradually engineer solutions to efficiently solve them. Participate in a Startup Weekend-Startup Weekends are exciting events that allow you to assume the role of a product manager for a short time period in a small and friendly environment!