Nobody tells you what it actually feels like. It seems like stardom, large checks and big bets, but there's a subtle sadness and fear behind every PM.
I am writing this for two audiences. First, for PMs, especially emerging, who need to know they are not alone. Second, for researchers and developers who want to understand what keeps their boss up at night.
Most of these problems have no clean solutions. They are tensions to be managed, not puzzles to be solved.
The struggle is very similar in academia when being a principal investigator. Thank you for sharing this perspective!
Absolutely true!