From Liberal Arts to Product Management

Contrary to Silicon Valley stereotypes, we exist. Becoming a product manager without the CS degree and coding skills is possible, albeit difficult. By Bo Ren (Product Manager, Facebook) I know a handful of non-traditional product managers out there. Psych to...

Unfurl Yourself to New Beginnings

Why you should keep learning to fall back in love with yourself, your city, your life. By Bo Ren (Product Manager, SigFig) Around my third year anniversary in SF, I started to feel like things were flatlining a bit, stagnating a bit, and just settling down. The rush...
My First 30 Days as a Product Manager

My First 30 Days as a Product Manager

Stuff I wish someone told me about… besides my hair falling out. By Bo Ren (Product Manager, SigFig) No one said it would be easy. Today, clumps of my thick curly black hair fell out while showering. Stunned, I forced myself to reassess the amount of stress I’ve...

10 Steps to Pulling Off a Life Pivot

How do you get unstuck when life is not what you imagined it to be? By Bo Ren (Technical Project Manager, Opower) You’re in your 20s, a couple years into your first corporate job and you feel stuck; you’re in a less-than-ideal living situation; you’re in an unhappy...