alt.hn

4/19/2026 at 3:27:25 PM

Ask HN: What makes a good Product Manager

by chairhairair

4/21/2026 at 11:58:04 AM

crisis management is important skill for PMs

by omertt27

4/21/2026 at 5:31:54 AM

Understand your mission/output and what you are striving to solve, everything else is a sub-set which adds up to it.

by manishfp

4/21/2026 at 6:44:34 AM

One guy once told me, top PMs are always in bed with executive, figuratively and literally.

by faangguyindia

4/19/2026 at 3:42:53 PM

Walk out of one meeting and it’s obvious what to do next — priorities, tradeoffs, all make sense.

Walk out of another and it’s more meetings, more docs, and somehow less clarity than before.

by Holacc

4/20/2026 at 5:31:50 PM

In the age of AI, a good PM is one who is - clear thinker and great problem solver - strategic ( execution chops is now taken care ) - Good at handling stakeholders ( this is least talked about. The industry jargon for this is high agency )

by pingananth

4/20/2026 at 10:25:38 AM

This resonates a lot. A good PM is almost like a feeling you can sense it quickly, but articulating exactly why is surprisingly hard. Objectively speaking, the best ones leave every meeting with crystal-clear priorities, tradeoffs, and next steps. The weaker ones tend to create more docs and more meetings, yet somehow leave the team more confused than before.

by nsd2811

4/20/2026 at 3:26:12 AM

You need to be interfacing with customers/users and being a good navigator because you understand the mission.

by moomoo11

4/20/2026 at 2:18:01 AM

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by heyethan