Stacie

"So I went to grad school. It was a chance to kind of go deeper into backend versus frontend software."

"My main responsibility is for like, the vision of the product that we're building."

"It's a lot of listening, a lot of really trying to understand, asking really good questions is a key part of it."

"Product management is actually a very, um, intersectional job. There's a lot of different, um, points of view that the, that this position needs."

"Software will literally take you anywhere"

"Our biggest challenge is finding product market fit. So finding what is a thing that we can make that people won't buy."

"It's really inspiring to hear about teams who are doing really well and are really pushing the envelope."

"People who thrive have a mindset well-adapted to programming: high logic, able to break down problems, understand system architecture and elements."

"Getting to a bigger place of impact often really requires good communication skills."

"especially if you come in with really just good, like you can do, you can, um, your code is like really good. Like you just solid programming skills"

"It's amazing how much we just get bogged down. Knowing yourself, what are those signs that you've hit that, and then how quickly can you identify that and move, use your tools?"

"Don't be afraid to ask. Don't be afraid to try. It was a lot of talking to TAs, using other resources, and finding other students to talk to."

"it saddens me that we haven't made more progress. Uh, and what I see today is that it is still, um, not easy for women in tech."

"It's finding the areas where those types of skills that you've learned can be valuable and applicable to a job, a profession, maybe even."