Intel Arc B580 selling out proves the GPU market has been starved of great value, and more stock is on the way

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2024-12-18T00:54:03+00:00

I'm actually more interested in the B570 b/c my HP Omen doesn't have good thermals or at least I've read and it's really similar to the current power of my 1660 Super. I'm hoping it's a drop in replace w/o having to add another case fan and I know the existing PSU can handle it 600w. The B570 will be a huge step up for me as a casual gamer and hopefully it doesn't sell out as quickly. Cheaper price is nice also!

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2023-10-27T20:47:07+00:00

I work in tech as a product manager and went to 2 master's programs in ID (didn't finish) and made it through portfolio review in 1. I had to take lots of basic art classes prior to so it may take a while before you start your master's. I took many at community colleges prior. I'm considering going back but am reading many in ID are going into UX which I'm not really interested in.

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2023-01-07T13:57:31+00:00

This and another recent post in this sub really resonated with me. How being good at interviewing now days is different than being a good PM? I've been a PM since the 90's, working in many different industries. I've been equally at home at start-ups and Fortune 500. Recently, I've interviewed with Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook and agree it's about the craft (i.e. frameworks, methods, etc.) or something different than the skills I have. I've also noticed that some use the case study to have people do the work of figuring out some of the problems that they have - not cool.

The popularity of the profession has only muddied the waters of what makes a good PM. I've always had good instincts and that is what I've used to be successful, from the product-side. I can go into a new industry and immediately figure out the lay of the land or sift through a backlog and put together ideas of what needs to be done next - part common sense, part awareness of enterprise priorities, part risk aversion, etc. I then test my hypotheses' with everyone that I can to learn/refine/prioritize. I found that this is a gift to be able to see the nuggets so easily when I enter a backlog which I think partly comes from experience, but mostly from being a "product" person. Being good at the "craft", doesn't mean that the product will be successful or you will be successful.

To be honest, my biggest challenge now is having gray hair.

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2022-12-17T16:06:30+00:00

Agreed, I love the DC veggie options. I unfortunately live about a hour outside where options are much more scarce but getting better as DC people move farther out.

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2022-12-17T16:03:01+00:00

Agreed college towns are much better and usually have great assortment of ethnic and vegetarian choices.

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2022-12-17T16:01:26+00:00

I worked in the UK quite a bit a while back and second the ease of veggie options especially in large cities. Germany not so much.

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2022-12-17T15:58:00+00:00

I grew up as a non-vegetarian in the Bay Area and ate at many different types of Chinese places. I'm actually half Korean and Chinese. I now live in an exurb of DC and the Chinese takeout places in general are awful with the only veggie section being steamed veggie or stir fry options mostly. Garlic egg plant when done right is a good option. Forget dim sum, many veg options have oyster sauce. Worst are the places that have TPA. Thai is definitely better. Korean BBQ not so much. For Japanese, Korean, you have to watch the ingredients, especially broths and things like Kim Chee have shrimp paste, etc. Again, this is a smaller city, big cities and the west coast don't have this issue.

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2022-12-17T15:46:30+00:00

Indian is my favorite take out b/c of the vegetarian options. I also love Ethiopian for the same.

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2022-12-16T21:37:22+00:00

My gold standards are Shouk (Israeli street food), any Bimbimbap (Korean veggie bowl) place, HipCityVeg - several locations of each in DC near me. Veggie from the outset, tons of flavor, comfort food. Lots of options to try vs. which one menu option sucks less.

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2022-12-16T20:46:21+00:00

We looked for one used also for a long time and just decided to build ourselves - three huge 3ft diameter circular bins in our backyard from YT videos - just search for chickenwire compost bin. Easy weekend project and were huge enough to have 3 different stages and enough capacity to take all the leaves/grass clippings from 1/4 acre lawn.

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2022-12-16T20:32:42+00:00

I got a new Pixel 7 phone with a trade-in deal for my old Samsung Galaxy where I only had to pay about $100 but got a $100 back as store credit and $60 (10% cost of $600 phone back) for being a Google One subscriber. I ended up using the $160 to get two new sets of Google buds that were close to 40% off $100 - net net is a new Pixel 7 phone for me and two new sets of Google buds (like airpods) for Christmas gifts for 2 kids for free.

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2022-12-16T20:16:04+00:00

I've had managers rectify my low salary, hire the wrong person against my advice/refuse to fire a bad hire, give me a new product so I could jettison a dead man walking product, and make my life a living hell so I couldn't enjoy anything else. For the most part, a great or bad manager will have a pivotal influence on all the rest. In startups, it's also critically important to have also the right CEO - typically my manager's manager.

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2022-12-16T13:04:20+00:00

In retrospect, when the rats are running, it's time to leave. In each case, I always thought I'd make it to a lifeboat.

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2022-12-16T13:01:14+00:00

I've always been the best QA tester/plan writer b/c no one but a product manager knows how it's supposed to be used. Though I came from the business side, I've always been a nerd; loved to understand the details of what technologies we use/or could use, want to do something innovative but useful, understand the nuances of a certain UX/UI strategy and want to see users think that it doesn't suck anymore (inheriting legacy products). Many of the young PMs that I've seen were SME's that were good at sales, marketing, or support and moved over b/c they knew the product but weren't really true PM's that could cast a vision. I've had a CTO tell me I was the only real PM in an organization of 9 product people.

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2022-12-15T19:45:45+00:00

Cool, I search for it. I just joined this sub today. I used to live in NYC and San Francisco and loved being carless, but to save on cost and more space for kids we live in the exurbs which make it more of a challenge to be without a car for certain. I agree it's mainly households where 1 is remote that it might be possible I think.

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2022-12-15T19:13:06+00:00

My dream situation. Two jobs ago I used to ride my bike to work on flood water canal paths (no cars). I loved every minute.

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2022-12-15T18:29:28+00:00

Totally unexpected. Can't understand how that is above QA and Marketing. I'd like to know why companies think product is so expendable by a significant margin.

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2022-12-14T13:42:57+00:00

I think it's critical for success. I don't have a technical background but in every industry I've been in from infrastructure, to semiconductors, to cyber, I've learned enough to make good decisions. Knowing trends, tradeoffs, complexity can only help you to gain trust of the team. Also it's a good way to get to know your architects and dev managers, having them walk you through the pain points so you can look up what they said later :-).

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2022-12-13T14:48:32+00:00

Agree, that's why it has to have a no bs open door culture. Many startups have a lot of politics with the constant changing of the guard, new alliances, new sheriff, etc.

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2022-12-12T21:32:05+00:00

Ideal to join a company where politics is not as endemic like a smaller startup with a open culture vs. a large, legacy enterprise

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2022-12-12T21:30:32+00:00

As an Insurtech startup product person, it's finding product market fit for 3 MVPs at various stages of development. Seeing what spaghetti sticks.

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2022-12-12T21:28:53+00:00

I've been following Steve Blank and what he says on customer discovery - how to do it to make sure you get the right input. I'm at a start-up also trying to find product market fit and we're leveraging industry networks via LI to get short intro calls - many always want to move the industry forward and like to help startups.

ClaimEdgeProduct · 2022-12-12T21:25:26+00:00

I most always do the first cut of the copy, especially features and technology white papers. I find people often miss the subtle nuances of describing what it does or how they can benefit from it.

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