Inspired by this, Hewlett-Packard pioneered the tech product manager role in the 1960s. Microsoft began hiring what it called "program managers" in the 1980s. In the 2000s, as companies like Apple ...
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Arjun Lalwani, a 26-year-old product manager at YouTube. Insider has verified his income with documentation. The following has been edited for ...