Spotlight on our Product Games Finalists — Stanford University
Read on for the second of our profiles on the Product Games four finalist teams. This team, a combination of students from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and Graduate School of Engineering, is one of two who will represent Stanford at the Product Games finals on November 20th. See below for their backgrounds and their thoughts on product management.
Naicheng Wangyu
Current Degree: Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2019
Other Degrees: B.A. in Computer Science and Global Affairs, Yale University (2014)
Previous Employment: Strategy and Analytics, Jet.com
What interests you about product management?
The dynamic, team-based nature of the role excites me. Coming from a computer science background and management consulting experience at BCG, I find PM work to be a rewarding mix of solving technical, operational and strategic problems.
Jay Farber
Current Degree: Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2019
Other Degrees: B.A. in Philosophy and Economics, Tufts University (2012)
Previous Employment: Associate, F-Prime Capital
What interests you about product management?
Product management, at its core, is about understand your market better than your competitors, and building the right products to meet their needs. For many companies, it’s at the core of what makes them successful.
Vamsi Chitters
Current Degree: Stanford Graduate School of Engineering (2018)
Other Degrees: B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Berkeley (2014)
Previous Employment:Software Engineer, Google
What interests you about product management?
Equipped with a technical background (having directly worked on the product as a software engineer), I would have the unique opportunity to exercise my insight as a product manager to build innovative products across different ecosystems and thereby create value for users. For me, the most enticing aspect of product management is that it provides a medium for reasoning about an idea from various angles while embracing ambiguity to deliver tangible real-word impact.
