If you ask a room full of product managers to name the most famous PM in history, the answer that echoes back is almost always the same: Steve Jobs. Yes, his title said CEO. But the way he ran Apple—obsessive product reviews, ruthless prioritization, end‑to‑end control of experience, and launching narratives that made technology feel like destiny—reads like the job description of a world‑class PM with a megaphone.
Steve Jobs, Product Manager: The Most Famous…
If you ask a room full of product managers to name the most famous PM in history, the answer that echoes back is almost always the same: Steve Jobs. Yes, his title said CEO. But the way he ran Apple—obsessive product reviews, ruthless prioritization, end‑to‑end control of experience, and launching narratives that made technology feel like destiny—reads like the job description of a world‑class PM with a megaphone.