In this episode of the How to Succeed in Product Management Podcast, marketing professor Jeff Shulman and The Product Management Center advisory board members Red Russak and Soumeya Benghanem welcome Lennon Liao (Atlassian) to talk about accounting skills that are useful when breaking into product management. There are skills that are helpful and can play a big role when it comes to becoming a product leader. There are also skills that one will need to unlearn to become a more effective PM. What matters the most is you know how to prioritize the end user and their experience with the product. 
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What to Listen For:
00:00 Intro
05:53 Accountancy skills that are helpful in product management?   
11:51 Unlearning skills to succeed in product management
21:49 How ego can play into or potentially hurt a product manager succeed
30:35 Consumer product versus enterprise product management
34:21 Resources for accountants trying to switch into PMs
43:16 Always put your end users first
44:22 The indicators of successful experiment