Raviv: Working in a company's core growth department drives career step-functions
Tal Raviv · Becoming a super IC: Lessons from 12 years as a PM individual contributor | Tal Raviv (Riverside) · Sep 22, 2024 · at 41:15
Tal Raviv, PM at Riverside, describes how working in a company's highest-leverage function accelerates career growth.
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“And the, that department, if you're whatever role you have, if you're in that department for that company, that's going to be your career defining work. Like that's why it's so worth it. That's kind of, you're going to attract, like, you know, The best colleagues or careers are gonna, you know, have a step function jump. Like it's a totally different experience.”
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