I've been laid off from Microsoft twice. Having multiple income streams helped me stay level-headed through them both.

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Patrick Lyons standing in front of office wall with Microsoft sign.
Ex-Microsoft employee Patrick Lyons said a generous severance and multiple side businesses made the layoffs manageable.

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Meta salaries: See how much AI engineers, researchers, and more at the tech giant get paid

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Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California.

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I mentor startups outside my Meta product job. I tell founders to take 3 steps to sell their AI vision.

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Mahesh Chayel
Mahesh Chayel, a product management lead at Meta, told BI the three steps founders need to take to sell their AI vision.

Mahesh Chayel

A product manager shares the résumé that helped him transition from consulting and land a $180,000 role at Cisco

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Varun Kulkarni transitioned to tech after spending the bulk of his early career in consulting.

Varun Kulkarni

A product manager who switched from Snap to Meta walks through her interview practice, including her favorite question to ask the hiring manager

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Sarra Bounouh
Sarra Bounouh worked as a product manager at Microsoft, Snap, and Meta.

Sarra Bounouh

I'm the son of a billionaire who forged my own career path.

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My dad is Steve Ballmer. I spent 5 years working as a product manager in the tech industry before becoming a comedian.

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I doubled my income at Microsoft after starting my career in a factory. I only had enough money for 1 semester of school, but I was determined.

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Nandita Gupta.

LinkedIn Team at Grace Hopper Celebration Conference

Have what it takes to become a data engineer? Here's what to consider, according to a Google engineering director.

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Daniel Rizea

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I got a $40K raise using this 30-second strategy. It made me realize loud work, not hard work, always wins.

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Avni Barman is wearing a white top while she looks at the camera and puts a pair of headphones on.
Avni Barman explains how she managed to get a $40,000 raise by working smarter, not harder, using the "lazy girl strategy."

Avni Barman

Google's highly competitive APM program was the key to jump-starting my career. Here's what it was like and how much I make as a product manager.

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Arjun Lalwani
Arjun Lalwani is a former associate product manager at Google.

Arjun Lalwani

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