Capturing opportunities & Embracing Risk - Amal Muzaffar, PM at Facebook AI, Ex-PM at WeWork, American Express, UofM Alum

The NAG Show

About Amal:

Amal is a Product Manager at Facebook, where she specializes in the AI behind Instagram Reels. She talks about her journey into product. During her undegrad, PM was not as popular as it was today, so she had to make use of opportunities in front of her. Furthermore, she stresses embracing such opportunities even though they give a short term risk. She shares other valuable insights that students can use to propel their journey into product

She talks about:

1. Making use of opportunities

2. Taking risk and experimenting

3. Showing persistence in the face of failure

4. Leveraging your skills, assets, and network to maximize your impact

Check out her LinkedIn for more info:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amalsmuzaffar/

About Rakesh:

A recent graduate from the University of Michigan focused on Computer Science, Business, and Entrepreneurship. Currently, he is working as a PM at Microsoft.Incoming Grad Student with a focus on CS: ML, Quant at Harvard University. He previously worked with various firms in a mix of product, strategy, and software engineering roles: Google, Uber, SpaceX, Facebook, Single store. He also loves to spend his time looking at new venture investments, closely working with VC firms like Soma Capital, Heartland VC, Unshackled VC, etc. He spends his time experimenting with various product ideas within the realms of the venture.

About 'The NAG Show':

Join Rakesh as he interviews people from various domains of expertise. He dives in with deep informal conversations about their unique experiences, tactics, strategies implemented, learnings from failures, and optimized systems and processes that eventually made them who they are. Topics primarily deal with tech, venture, startups & entrepreneurship, product, and everyday life.