Fellow 🐠, do any of you know of consultants who don't have a tech background (comp. science degree, tech consulting etc.), successfully transition to a product manager role? If so, how did they do it

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FYI, I have coding experience and have done relevant coursera coursers but all jobs seem to expect product manager work ex.

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Just gain some experience doing a functional role implementing a "hot" platform like Salesforce, Workday, Tableau, etc. on a project or two and then apply to one of those firms when you're ready to make the jump.

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