Lessons from a liberal arts major turned product manager and VC
I had the best time talking with Marc Baselga and Ben Erez about some of my favorite topics for the latest episode of the Supra Insider podcast. Thanks for having me! And I hope all the product people in my life check out the community Marc is building at Supra—it’s one of the good ones.
In this ep:
Why I want to see more people with liberal arts backgrounds step into product & investing roles: lateral thinking and a love of a primary source material. (I also love meeting these people, if you’re one of them or know one! diana@matrix.vc)
The power of publishing your thinking online, including the story of my last-ditch attempt to get an interview at a high-growth tech company by publishing a few thousand words on Medium once upon a time. (It worked! But then I joined Quip instead 😉.)
How depth leads to depth, and why I’m forever challenging myself to spend more time getting to the bottom of things—lately through my weekly newsletter, Diagonal, on Substack.
Why if you’re a conscientious person who’s “got the goods” in terms of executing at a high level in your core work, way more is possible for you than you may think.
Pathways to building a career in product at startups and why mind melding with the founders is the key.
This was a lot of fun, would love to do more like this. If you’ve got a podcast I could join, you know where to find me.