Vikrama Dhiman
Head of Product at Gojek
Vikrama Dhiman heads all product at Gojek (PM, design, program management, research) across India, Singapore, and Indonesia. He is among the most well-known product leaders in Asia.
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Key Themes
Episode Summary
Vikrama Dhiman, one of Asia's most respected product leaders, shares his PM career growth framework based on three dimensions: what you produce, what you bring to the table, and your operating model. He argues that early-career PMs should focus on getting things done and having artifacts to show, not just thinking strategically, and discusses how PMs often shoot themselves in the foot.
Leadership Principles
- → PM career growth has three dimensions: what you produce, what you bring to the table, and your operating model
- → Early in your career, focus on getting stuff out and done — show your artifacts
- → Can you show me your last PRD, product note, or strategy doc? You must have impact through artifacts
Notable Quotes
"I created a career growth framework for PMs comprising three things: what you produce, what you bring to the table, and what's your operating model."
— On his PM career development framework used across Asia
"Can you show me your last PRD? Can you show me your product strategy doc? You must have impact through the artifacts that you work on."
— On why tangible outputs matter more than theoretical knowledge for PM career growth
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