Irene Yu

Founder & Tech Mentor @ Skiplevel

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[Part 1] HTTP & 3 API protocols you need to know

Every month I share a Tech Term You Should Know (TTYSK) and an essay to level up your technical chops and get the most out of dev teams. Ask me anything and I'll cover it in an upcoming newsletter issue. This issue's TTYSK is HTTP and the essay is 3

PM & Tech Jobs Newsletter #14

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The Product Manager's Guide to Cloud & Serverless Computing 101

Welcome to my monthly newsletter. I'm an experienced software engineer, a tech mentor to product managers, and the founder of Skiplevel. Every month I share: * technical skills and knowledge you should know * tips for working with and collaborating with dev teams * tips for non-engineers struggling with confidence in technology * tips

PM & Tech Jobs Newsletter #13

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What's Blockchain & Managing project deadlines as a Product Manager

Estimating project timeline is notoriously difficult because the work in itself is about solving something. It involves lots of unknowns and risks.

PM & Tech Jobs Newsletter #12

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Handling technical interview questions without a technical background

Welcome to my monthly newsletter. I'm an experienced software engineer, a tech mentor to product managers, and the founder of Skiplevel. Every month I share: * technical skills and knowledge you should know * tips for working with and collaborating with dev teams * tips for non-engineers struggling with confidence in technology * tips

PM & Tech Jobs Newsletter #11

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How to build trust with your engineering team

Here are 3 tips for how product managers and engineers work together best: 1) empathize with the engineering experience, concerns, and considerations 2) be curious and willing to learn technical skills 3) ask how you can support their work.

PM & Tech Jobs Newsletter #10

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Building a feedback loop with your internal teams

Welcome to my monthly newsletter. I'm an experienced software engineer, a tech mentor to product managers, and the founder of Skiplevel. Every month I share: * technical skills and knowledge you should know * tips for working with and collaborating with dev teams * tips for non-engineers struggling with confidence in technology * tips

PM & Tech Jobs Newsletter #09

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Technical Debt: Preventing, Managing, Fixing for PMs

Find out what technical debt is, how to prevent it, manage it, and how to fix it as a product manager

PM & Tech Jobs Newsletter #08

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Use ChatGPT to uplevel your technical chops & work with devs

Welcome to my monthly newsletter. I'm an experienced software engineer, a tech mentor to product managers, and the founder of Skiplevel. Every month I share: * technical skills and knowledge you should know * tips for working with and collaborating with dev teams * tips for non-engineers struggling with confidence in technology * tips

Skiplevel PM & Tech Jobs Newsletter #07

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The best and worst traits of PMs I've worked with

Welcome to my monthly newsletter. I'm an experienced software engineer, a tech mentor to product managers, and the founder of Skiplevel. Every month I share: * technical skills and knowledge you should know * tips for working with and collaborating with dev teams * tips for non-engineers struggling with confidence in technology * tips

Skiplevel PM & Tech Jobs Newsletter #06

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How to become a TPM and Happy Holidays!

🎊Wow, what a year it's been! As 2022 draws to a close, take time to reflect on and celebrate what you've accomplished and all the ways you've grown. Thanks for being a part of the Skiplevel community and wishing you the happiest of holidays and a very happy new year!

Skiplevel PM & Tech Jobs Newsletter #05

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Future-proof your role: How to keep up with the latest engineering & PM best practices

🦃 I love any excuse to bring my family and friends together, but Thanksgiving is extra special! It's a reminder the grass will always be greener on the other side but happiness comes from choosing to be satisfied and thankful for what you already have. So here's to wishing you happiness

Skiplevel PM & Tech Jobs Newsletter #04

Welcome to the Skiplevel PM & Tech Jobs newsletter edition #04! In light of the recent waves of layoffs (like Meta's 11,000 layoff round), we're focusing on helping you find new roles in this newsletter by: * Increasing the number of job listings we feature from 20 to 60 * Including job

What you're getting wrong about user stories

Welcome to my monthly newsletter. I'm an experienced software engineer, a tech mentor to product managers, and the founder of Skiplevel. Every month I share: * technical skills and knowledge you should know * tips for working with and collaborating with dev teams * tips for non-engineers struggling with confidence in technology * tips

PM & Tech Jobs Newsletter #03

Welcome to the Skiplevel mid-month newsletter edition #03! Scroll down to see this month's selection of PM & tech tips, along with product job listings from senior to entry-level roles from both startups and established companies 👀 And please forward this newsletter to anyone else that might find it useful! Subscribe to

Understanding ETL vs ELT for product managers

Hey everyone, it's Irene 👋 As a product manager, you’ve likely heard the terms data analytics and business analytics, and ELT and ETL thrown around but don’t have a solid grasp of what they mean or their significance. It’s important to have a holistic mental map of the