Shalini Pasupuleti shares her stories of transition from Biotechnology to becoming a Technical Product Manager at Ola and Walmart Labs. 

She talks about how her experiments—some natural and some forced—made her find the right answers to the deepest questions she had as a product manager. 

You can reach out to Shalini Pasupuleti on LinkedIn.

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Topics:

1. Transitioning from Biotechnology to Technical Product Management

2. Product management experiences in Ola & Walmart Labs (based on her personal experiences)

3. Critical skills to navigate as a successful product manager 

4. Customer insights and data-driven product management in Ola

5. Women in product management

6. Interview tips and resources to help people who are looking to transition to product management

7. Traits that a product manager appreciates in people managers and project/program managers

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Books/Resources:

1. Case in Point - Complete Case Interview Preparation Book by Marc Cosentino

2. Cracking PM Interview - Book by Gayle Laakmann McDowell and Jackie Bavaro

3. Decode and Conquer - Book by Lewis C. Lin

4. UX Hack Challenges

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You can reach out to me on LinkedIn or write an email to womenatlunchtable@gmail.com. I'll be happy to hear from you!

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Jeevitha Balakrishnan

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