Aman Khan: belief

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…Anyway, we don't want need to solve it right now. So I want to talk about being an IC, being successful as an IC. Before we get to that, is there anything else along these lines that you think would be really valuable to share or get into about how to be successful as an AI PM specifically that we haven't touched on? I know we've talked about a lot of things now. Your organization might want to do something and you're trying to get them to do something else, and that's really the challenge in this type of role is, there is so much buzz, there is so much excitement around AI, that knowing what the right thing to build is really what this job needs to convey. So I think when you take all of that signal and you try and put it together and solve that customer problem, that's really what being a successful AI PM is at the end of the day. I think that's the hard part about the job, but also maybe the most important impactful part of it. I love that. Okay, so let's put AI to the side for a moment, but not totally off to the side. Imagine we're going to touch on it in this next area, and this next area is talking about how to be a really successful IC. You've very consciously decided to stay an individual contributor and not move up the ladder of product management and director and VP and all these things. And there's a specific skill set that it takes to be successful and to thrive as an IC PM. Most people either can't move up the chain and become really successful ICs long-term, or they don't want to, or they don't even think it's an option. So here's my question here. What are some of the biggest habits, mindsets, lessons you've learned about how to be really successful as an IC long-term?…

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