Quick question for anyone who has moved from a startup PM role to a bigger org how did you navigate the slower decision cycles without losing your mind? Curious if it is all about mental framing or if you found ways to keep the momentum going.

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Usually in the corporate domain, product management is subordinate to strategic planning, so the decision dynamics are more complex and sometimes opaque. PMs in that space tend to align their ideation and planning moreso with strategic goals than say, marketing or business development 'opportunities' .

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