https://ad1tya-tech.pages.dev/tags/careergrowth/ Recent content in Careergrowth on My New Hugo Project Hugo en-us Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://ad1tya-tech.pages.dev/posts/2025/12/2025-12-14-the-end-of-the-ceo-myth-why-the-best-pms-are-diplomats/ Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://ad1tya-tech.pages.dev/posts/2025/12/2025-12-14-the-end-of-the-ceo-myth-why-the-best-pms-are-diplomats/ <h1 id="the-most-dangerous-advice-in-tech">The Most Dangerous Advice in Tech</h1> <p>Ben Horowitz famously wrote, <em>&ldquo;A good product manager is the CEO of the product.&quot;</em> It is the most quoted line in our industry. It is also the most dangerous.</p> <p>When a Junior PM hears this, they walk into a room of Senior Engineers and think, <em>&ldquo;I am the boss here. I decide the roadmap.&quot;</em> The result? Friction. Resentment. And eventually, a failed product.</p> <p>The reality of modern Product Management is simple: <strong>You have all the responsibility, but none of the authority.</strong> You are responsible for the success or failure of the product, but you do not report to the people who build it (Engineering) or the people who sell it (Sales).</p>