I Don't Care About Snacks

Whatever happened to humility, focus and frugality in Silicon Valley? By Bo Ren (Product Manager, Facebook) This post originally appeared on Medium. When I arrived in Silicon Valley almost five years ago, I knew two people. I slept on an uneven IKEA futon for three...
I Don’t Care About Snacks

I Don’t Care About Snacks

Whatever happened to humility, focus and frugality in Silicon Valley? By Bo Ren (Product Manager, Facebook) This post originally appeared on Medium. When I arrived in Silicon Valley almost five years ago, I knew two people. I slept on an uneven IKEA futon for three...

Women 2.0’s 14 Top Posts of 2014

Check out our most-read articles and favorite posts of last year. By Betsy Mikel and Jessica Schimm (Women 2.0 editorial staff) Wait, what it’s already the new year? We’re not ready yet! Our resolution lists are only half-written… and we haven’t even started a...

Clear Communication: The Product Manager's Secret Weapon

It’s all about the tenets of good online and offline communication, both at work and in life. By Bo Ren (Product Manager, Facebook) As I find myself delving further into product management, I realize a chief characteristic of all good product managers is open,...

From Liberal Arts to Coding, Life is One Big Debugging Triage

What a non-technical product manager learned when she attended a coding bootcamp.  By Bo Ren (Product Manager, Facebook) For someone coming from a non-CS background who chose words over math and philosophy over physics, the thought of coding is downright scary. I...