Jules Walter
18 statements across 2 episodes · 6 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 5, 2023 by Jules Walter · said 28 times in 7 episodes since 2022 · across every show →
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- Relentless curiosity, radical accountability, and HubSpot’s winning growth formula | Chris Miller
- Radical Candor: From theory to practice with author Kim Scott
- Building a long and meaningful career | Nikhyl Singhal (Meta, Google)
- How to make better decisions and build a joyful career | Ada Chen Rekhi (Notejoy, LinkedIn)
- How to build your product strategy stack | Ravi Mehta (Tinder, Facebook, Tripadvisor, Outpace)
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2022 11 mentions in 1 episode
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Jan 5, 2023 positive
Walter: Initiate mentor outreach with the smallest possible ask, not a meeting
“And what I've found is you should make the smallest ask possible, which is the opposite. Of what? 95% of people do. 95% of people. It's like, Hey, I've never met you, but I heard your talk or I saw you on LinkedIn or whatever. Can we set up a call? That's like…”
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Walter: Breaking into PM relies primarily on startups or internal transitions
“It's really, really hard to get into product. And there isn't a really set path to do that. So what I've seen is the path that we just talked about, join a startup, and then from there go into different companies. And then the other path is, that is typical, i…”
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Walter: Interviewing skills are critical for PM career growth via top companies
“The other skill that I'll also call out, which nobody talks about for some reason is interview skills, you know, because so much Of what gives you a chance to become better as a PM is working at a great company. And how do you get that job beyond networking is…”
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Walter: Misinterpreting curious questions as disagreement impeded his early career
“For me specifically, I realized whenever people ask me questions, if I didn't know the answer, I would have like all this negative self-talk. And I'd basically would, you'd ask me a question and question could be something like, why are we doing it this way? R…”
Jan 5, 2023 positive
Walter: Pick mentors who excel at a specific skill and can explain it
“But I look for two things. One is, are you good at one specific thing I'm trying to get better at? And then two is, are you good at explaining it? You know, and those two, at least for me, they're important. I know people who are really good at their roles, at…”
Jan 5, 2023 positive
Walter: Early Slack mobile changes increased activation by double digits
“Within six months, I was able to ship changes in the news experience, especially on mobile, that moved the needle by a lot, like double digit percentages within just six months. And we're talking about top line metrics, like activation.”
Jan 5, 2023 neutral
Walter: EQ skills are harder for PMs to learn than IQ skills
“Number one, it's much harder to learn these skills than the IQ stuff. The IQ stuff is very intellectual. Sometimes you just need a mental model, practice a bit. The EQ, I'm still learning these things. It's just like every year I'm trying to get better. And th…”
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Walter: Mentees should bring specific problems rather than generic career questions
“I make sure to bring something very specific that I'm dealing with where they can provide input. And this is the opposite of what many people do, where they're like, hey, can you tell me about how you know, whatever, your path to PM, which may or may not be re…”
Jan 5, 2023 positive
Walter: Convert advice into mentorship by following up on results
“But then the key is once you get that foot in the door, like it could be a quick email, a tweet, a quick chat at an event, that sort of thing, and you get some advice that's useful, the key is to circle back with them at a later point and show that you've actu…”
Jun 11, 2023 positive
Singhal: Repeating feedback back to the giver creates psychological safety
“Jules will look for feedback, then he'll repeat it back to me better than even I presented it. And then I'd say, well, let me now feel safer to even provide, because anyone who's explaining it to a place that they all not only internalize it, but they can arti…”