Has anyone switched from consulting to PM? Advice?

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On my way.

Unless you have a fairly product-centric background (I didn’t), it helps a lot to shift into a more consultant-friendly role first (e.g. I’m working in a product-focused strategy role, which sets me up well to shift into PM)

Fb 1 - thinking of same. Can I DM you?

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