Product Management - A Shreyas Doshi Thread

Get ready to CMD/CTRL + Click the hell out of this article. Shreyas Doshi([@shreyas](https://twitter.com/shreyas)), a product manager at Stripe, has an amazing tweet to value ratio. He doesn’t use Twitter like most of us. His tweets are crafted, not written. In this blog, I curate some of Shreyas’ tweets for anyone interested in viewing product management through his lens.

What is Product Management?

This is THE question and, as a PM would say, there is no right answer. Product management can get tricky to define because it’s different at each company, depending upon the [different stages](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1274835474985611264). Shreyas’ [definition of Product Management](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1254064006412656640) is practical, not bookish. And no, a PM is [not the CEO](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1258212702087864320) of the product. His thread on [good product managers vs great product managers](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1249039638829793280?s=20) is, by his own words, his biggest contribution.

Shreyas warns us that [Product Management can be a lonely job](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1270564761478946817) but an [important ](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1274430724959907840)one. If you’re new (or aspiring to), then nibble on the [PM Career Skill](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1264621654015012866?s=20) areas. This [book recommendation list](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1279476174247231488?s=20) and [useful resources](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1337999518017568770?s=20) might be a quick start guide.

Succeeding as a product manager

Shreyas talks about the intangibles of succeeding as a product manager like [strategy](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1350614419584139265), [thinking](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1315543407331213314) and [writing](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1349090912891150337?s=20) ([clear writing](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1285460711808700418?s=20)). He also talks about tangible ones like [discovering, testing and shipping products](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1352860350719303681?s=20), [thinking one level higher](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1351632879479005188) and [getting better at product work](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1301710291080675329?s=20) ([the three levels of product work](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1370248637842812936))

Shreyas also offers useful wisdom that’s generally applicable but more so for product managers. Top of the list being [this thread on high agency](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1276956836856393728?s=20) which he defines as a prerequisite for making profound impact in one’s life and work. Others include [product sense](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1055728250503057408?s=20), [PM operating modes](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1270222393022148609) and [product editing](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1284520879871766530?s=20).

Growing as a product manager

Start with this thread on [PM Career Management](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1055718652102594560?s=20) which is based off of his talk on the same topic. Once you’re done with that, place yourself in the spectrum and you can pick one book from this [list](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1318669357732409344?s=20)

It’s a pity Shreyas’ product management wisdom overshadows his leadership wisdom. His actionable advice for [leadership](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1329330851448987648?s=20) ([modern leadership](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1361004555731804164?s=20)) is widely applicable but more so for [product managers](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1284499367383035904?s=20). Here’s one on [good managers](https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1290685921348562948).

Shreyas’ Twitter is a carefully designed rabbit hole. This article is simply a primer and I hope this leads you to his Twitter where you spend hours and hours, just like I did. This is not a collection of his best tweets. Head over to his profile to discover some amazing gems.

P.S If you enjoyed this article, then you might like my parody videos on [Product Managers in design meetings](https://twitter.com/yenceesanjeev/status/1370746208134651907?s=20) and [How to sound smart in product meetings](https://twitter.com/yenceesanjeev/status/1360924640697229314?s=20)