In this episode, we’re joined by the homie Amir Prodensky. Amir’s first job out of college was in Banking, but he always knew he wanted to get into Tech. He first made a transition into a BizOps role at Revolut and eventually into a Product role. He later became one of the first business hires at an early stage Stripe backed fintech company and is now the CEO and Co-Founder of Strada, a YC-backed automation tooling company. Amir talks through how he discovered product management and why he ultimately decided to leave a path of certainty in Banking to pursue the tech industry. 

This episode is for friends in Banking who are thinking about switching to a career in tech as well as anyone who is looking to switch internally into a Product role

Timestamps:

(1:51) - Navigating high school and college

(4:29) - Experience in Banking as a new grad

(9:40) - Switching to Tech as BizOps hire

(29:24) - Thoughts working in Tech 

(36:45) - Navigating the internal transition into Product

(45:24) - Skill gaps as a newly minted Product Manager

(51:27) - Reflecting on the transition and general career advice