Product School - How to Break Into Product Management

i transitioned into product management from software engineering eight years ago, and i founded product school to teach other aspiring product managers do the same. The main reason people make a career shift into product ment is because their interest in having more decision making power on the product strategy of the company. This is a big shift that will impact your long term upside. Since you'll stop being a specialist in one part of the process to become a generalist in all the parts involved in the process by leveraging other people's talents. Here are some examples of different career paths to break into product management. Keep in mind that this list isn't complete.