Nikhyl Singhal
VP of Product at Meta (Facebook App)
Nikhyl Singhal leads product teams for the Facebook app at Meta, overseeing groups, stories, messaging, and feed. Previously CPO at Credit Karma and a leader at Google on Hangouts and Photos, he has co-founded three startups and mentored hundreds of PMs.
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Episode Summary
Nikhyl Singhal draws on his experience leading product at Meta, Credit Karma, and Google to share his passion for PM career coaching. Using his famous 'fake rabbit' metaphor from greyhound tracks, he explains why PMs must plan beyond their first big career goal, how to navigate career transitions, and what he's learned from mentoring hundreds of product managers through their most critical decision points.
Leadership Principles
- → Don't just plan for the first goal — plan what comes after, or you'll stop running like the dog that caught the rabbit
- → The most substantive time to help people is during moments of dilemma or forks in the road
- → Career coaching is about helping people through transitions, not giving ongoing advice
Notable Quotes
"The moment that the dogs, if they accidentally touched the rabbit, they would never run again because there was like, 'Well, what's next? I've achieved what I was looking for.'"
— Using the greyhound track metaphor to explain why PMs need to plan beyond their first career goal
"They'll keep working because they know nothing else to do, but they'll be sadder or they'll find ways to create war when peace is needed."
— On what happens when achievers reach their goal without a next chapter planned
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