Over the past few years, I’ve built user-facing products at early-stage startups—often as the only frontend developer in the room.
That meant doing much more than writing code. I was estimating timelines, unblocking cross-functional teams, gathering feedback, and
bringing clarity to the project manager when specs were vague. Somewhere along the way, I realized I was already doing the work of a product manager-
just without the title. I’ve always loved building—but I’ve grown to love deciding what to build even more. My shift into product management
isn’t a leap; it’s a natural next step shaped by years of wearing too many hats, asking the right questions, and obsessing over user experience as much as clean code.