#215 Andrew Bowker On Product Management and Building Side Projects

Episode 215 features Andrew Bowker, a Product Manager at IBM. Andrew shares his experiences with aspiring product managers on Linkedin about how to build side products to break into the same.Find Andrew Online:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-bowker/About Andrew:After graduating with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Andrew went straight into.... you guessed it....not mechanical engineering.Instead, he joined a nonprofit org where he learned a ton about frugality, leadership, trust, and what it means to be a team player. He'd then go on to join startups in RDU before going back to school for technology commercialization. While in school, he tried and failed to launch 3 different products but leveraged his experience to break into the competitive field of Product Management in Big Tech. Now Andrew shares his experiences with aspiring product managers on Linkedin about how to build side products to break into the same.On the weekends, you'll catch Andrew at the park with his dog and daughter, at the with his wife, or at the NC State football tailgate.........Thank you for listening! If you wanted to learn more about the host, Brian Ondrako, check out his “Now” Page - https://www.brianondrako.com/now or Sign up for his Weekly Newsletter and 3x a Week Blog - https://brianondrako.com/subscribe/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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