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Irene Yu

Irene is an industry leader in technical training for product managers and high-performance product teams. With over 10 years of experience as a full-stack software engineer, she’s developed highly scalable software at Amazon, Northwestern Mutual, and various startups. Irene has mentored product managers, directors, and startup founders at top companies, helping them improve their communication with engineering teams. Since 2020, through her work at Skiplevel, she has trained over 500 product managers at more than 350 companies, including IBM, Amazon, and BP.

Aligning Teams through Product Discovery: 5 Leadership Lessons from a VP

Apr 29, 2025

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22 min read

Aligning Teams through Product Discovery: 5 Leadership Lessons from a VP

From Idea to Impact: Hear from the VP of Product on how to master cross-functional collaboration in product discovery.

Irene Yu
John Fontenot
Irene Yu, +1
Stop wasting dev time: PM's Guide to choosing the right Third-Party Integrations

Apr 3, 2025

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13 min read

Stop wasting dev time: PM's Guide to choosing the right Third-Party Integrations

A 4-step guide for PMs to find, evaluate, and choose the right third-party integrations without overwhelming your engineering team.

Irene Yu
Irene Yu
What it really takes to land a Product Leadership role now w/ Marc Baselga

Feb 27, 2025

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16 min read

What it really takes to land a Product Leadership role now w/ Marc Baselga

Looking to take your career to the next level? Find out what it really takes to land a Product Leadership role right now and how to negotiate!

Irene Yu
Marc Baselga
Irene Yu, +1
This month's TTYSK: SQL Query

Feb 12, 2025

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8 min read

This month's TTYSK: SQL Query

What’s a SQL query? What does it mean to join tables? Heck, what are tables?! Here's what you need to know (and don't need to know) about SQL queries as a PM.

Irene Yu
Irene Yu
How AI will change the PM role

Jan 30, 2025

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11 min read

How AI will change the PM role

PMs will shift to "AI-capabilities" first thinking along with evolving dynamics between cross-functional teams. Here are the core AI tech skills you need to know.

Irene Yu
Irene Yu
AI Unlocks PM Potential

Dec 27, 2024

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7 min read

AI Unlocks PM Potential

Irene Yu
Irene Yu
Technical Leadership for PMs

Nov 29, 2024

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8 min read

Technical Leadership for PMs

Your dev team doesn't expect you to know how to code. Here's what they really expect from you.

Irene Yu
Irene Yu
Docker: A Guide for PMs

Oct 31, 2024

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7 min read

Docker: A Guide for PMs

How Docker simplifies development and deployment, and why it matters for product managers.

Irene Yu
Irene Yu
How Adobe Moved Creative Cloud from Single-Tenant to Multi-Tenant Architecture

Sep 30, 2024

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10 min read

How Adobe Moved Creative Cloud from Single-Tenant to Multi-Tenant Architecture

Learn about Adobe’s architectural transformation of Creative Cloud from a single-tenant to multi-tenant model, a change that revolutionized the Creative Cloud’s performance and delivering better customer experiences.

Irene Yu
Irene Yu

Data

Databases vs. Data Warehouses vs. Data Lakes

Aug 29, 2024

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7 min read

Databases vs. Data Warehouses vs. Data Lakes

Learn what databases, data warehouses, and data lakes are and when to use them.

Irene Yu
Irene Yu

Technical concepts

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Inside Netflix’s Streaming Technology

Aug 1, 2024

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12 min read

Inside Netflix’s Streaming Technology

Irene Yu
Irene Yu

AI/ML

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Mitigating AI risks: Essential strategies for PMs

Jun 27, 2024

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13 min read

Mitigating AI risks: Essential strategies for PMs

What every product manager needs to know about AI security.

Irene Yu
Irene Yu

AI/ML

AI vs. Machine Learning vs. Deep Learning

May 30, 2024

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8 min read

AI vs. Machine Learning vs. Deep Learning

Know the difference between AI, machine learning, and deep learning.

Irene Yu
Irene Yu

Collaborating with engineers

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How to Re-platform Effectively: Guide for Product Managers

Apr 30, 2024

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13 min read

How to Re-platform Effectively: Guide for Product Managers

Too much tech debt and thinking about re-platforming? Here are the risks are and how to collaborate with engineering to do it the right way.

Irene Yu
Irene Yu

Product Discovery

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How to bring engineers into the product discovery process

Mar 28, 2024

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9 min read

How to bring engineers into the product discovery process

Irene Yu
Irene Yu

Collaborating with engineers

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How Duolingo built their Viral Superbowl Ad w/ Paul Rothenberg, Sr. TPM

Feb 28, 2024

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14 min read

How Duolingo built their Viral Superbowl Ad w/ Paul Rothenberg, Sr. TPM

Irene Yu
Irene Yu

Product Management

Responding to devs when they say "No": 4 key questions

Jan 30, 2024

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9 min read

Responding to devs when they say "No": 4 key questions

Irene Yu
Irene Yu
$250k to $0 (and thank you!)

Dec 28, 2023

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16 min read

$250k to $0 (and thank you!)

Irene Yu
Irene Yu

API

[Part 3] PM Best practices for debugging APIs & OAuth 2.0

Nov 28, 2023

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15 min read

[Part 3] PM Best practices for debugging APIs & OAuth 2.0

Irene Yu
Irene Yu
[Part 2] REST API components & How to read them 👻

Oct 31, 2023

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16 min read

[Part 2] REST API components & How to read them 👻

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

Oct 2, 2023

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12 min read

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

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

Aug 31, 2023

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9 min read

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

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

Jul 27, 2023

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9 min read

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

Irene Yu
Irene Yu
Handling technical interview questions without a technical background

Jun 28, 2023

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10 min read

Handling technical interview questions without a technical background

Irene Yu
Irene Yu
How to build trust with your engineering team

May 31, 2023

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9 min read

How to build trust with your engineering team

Irene Yu
Irene Yu
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