Presales or Product Management - which one to choose?

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I have 8 years of technical presales experience, and am debating btwn continuing on with technical presales for a software company, which is what I currently do, or getting in to product management - any advice? Why would you choose one field over another? Pros/cons?

Any insight is appreciated! Thanks.

pc2023 · Accepted Answer

Stick to tech presales. In a good company, it offers great potential but product management is a nightmare at many cos. &amp; has good amount of competition

here4thetea · Answer

Do you want to build a thing, or help advise other companies on how to use the thing somebody else built? I think both of them can be frustrating… With pre-sales, it's very consultative but sales also has a lot of energy to it - meals, outings, trave￼l. With product, you get to own a lot more of the decisions, but it's not quite as exciting - however it also tends to be more protected amid economic downturns.

J9K9 · Answer

Yeah, if you like presales then I think that probably has a higher upside, but if you hate it, then PM would be a good transition for sure.

Worldsworsthypeman · Answer

Best question is are you satisfied with presales?

Sg513 · Answer

Thanks all, this is good feedback!

Presales or Product Management - which one to choose?

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