Amazon VP: The Magic Loop Framework to Get Promoted

Ethan worked at Amazon for 15+ years. He went from Director to VP Product faster than most ever do.In this podcast, he's sharing what he has taught 1000s of his students about promotion.-Brought to you by:Maven: Get $100 off my curation of their top coursesGibsonAI: The awesome new AI Database Engineer startupAttio: The next generation CRM built natively for AIIn this episode:Preview – 00:00:00Working only 20 - 30 hours a week – 00:00:41Ad – 00:03:06Ad – 00:03:53Ethan's team structure – 00:04:17Magic Loop Framework to get promotions – 00:05:39How to get to the top of the curve – 00:10:03Why you should ask for more responsibilities – 00:14:20What is the role of CEO in PM decisions – 00:21:26Ethan's journey from Director to VP at Amazon – 00:26:23Ad – 00:28:32The chess move to get a promotion – 00:29:32The magic behind insane career growth – 00:37:58Why people need to rethink how they manage their time – 00:43:37Chess-playing strategies applied to job-hopping – 00:49:43Being on the right side of the percentile distribution of performance – 00:55:28Building a great resume – 01:00:16Applying tweet-style writing to a resume – 01:06:01Breaking into big tech – 01:11:14How to make yourself a magnet for recruiting teams – 01:14:21Posting on LinkedIn while employed – 01:17:56Ethan on living the dream life – 01:22:53-Where to Find EthanLinkedInTwitterWebsite5 Maven Live CoursesOn-demand Courses-Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.-I hope you enjoyed the last episode with Satish (where we dived deep into how w went from $50k to $750k/yr). Up next, we have episodes with:Tal Raviv - Gen AI PM, Early Patreon, RiversideLewis Lin - Author, Decode and ConquerEric Simons - CEO and Founder, BoltI’m so excited to share them with all of you. Get full access to Product Growth at www.news.aakashg.com/subscribe