In this podcast, I invite people from various paths of life to discuss their field of work and how they got to where they are.
Robin is a Data Scientist and a Machine Learning Engineer with academic background in Statistics.
New episode every other week.
In this podcast, I invite people from various paths of life to discuss their field of work and how they got to where they are.
Robin is a Data Scientist and a Machine Learning Engineer with academic background in Statistics.
New episode every other week.
In this episode, I talk to Ethan Alter who currently works as a Product Marketing Manager at Mode a B2B analytics company in San Francisco. Ethan holds an MBA degree from the MIT Sloan School of Management and has 5 years of work experience in Marketing from Salesforce.
(00:17) - Guest introduction.
(01:38) - What do you do?
(02:23) - What is the purpose of a Product Marketing Manager?
(04:19) - Examples of problem statements Ethan might be working on.
(09:30) - Are go-to-market teams involved in roadmap discussions?
(12:58) - What are the difficult and enjoyable aspects of Ethan's job?
(20:14) - Discussing the importance of being proud of your job and workplace and what makes one proud.
(29:23) - Elaborating on having a direct customer feedback in a job.
(35:04) - What makes a good manager?
(37:23) - Can anyone be a manager?
(55:13) - Incentives schemes, tech debt and the role of management.
(01:10:43) - How Ethan and Robin met.
(01:12:56) - Why did Ethan decide to pursue an MBA?
(01:24:49) - Evaluating the value of an MBA.
(01:34:12) - Ethan's favourite MBA classes.
(01:40:53) - Discussing incentives and quality of teaching at higher-education institutions.
(01:47:21) - How did Ethan decide what to do after the MBA?
(01:54:01) - Talking Happiness.
(01:58:19) - Is Ethan where he wanted to be in life?
