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Episode 219 - Chris Butler's Hot Take - Product Managers DON'T Need to be Technical (with Chris Butler, Staff Product Operations Manager @ GitHub)

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Episode 219: Chris Butler's Hot Take - Product Managers DON'T Need to be Technical

Chris Butler, Staff Product Operations Manager @ GitHub

28 September 2024

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Chris Butler is a "Chaotic Good Product Manager" who has worked for companies like Microsoft, Google and Facebook. He's currently Staff Product Operations Manager at GitHub, and current running an online course on AI Product Design Patterns.

His hot take? That product managers don't need to be technical and that it might even be a net negative to their relationship with the engineering team.

Find Chris on LinkedIn and remember to check out his AI product course, "AI Product Design Patterns" .

If you'd like to appear on Hot Takes, please grab a time!

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