In a subscriber-only newsletter, a deep dive was done into which companies produce the best product managers, looking at successful alumni founders and career acceleration.
The analysis focused on the past 10 years of data and identified top companies like Airbnb, DoorDash, Salesforce, and Dropbox.
A key factor considered was the number of successful alumni founders, with Palantir leading and Intercom, Dropbox, Plaid among the top.
Chime stood out for producing a high percentage of alumni who not only start companies but also raise a Series A funding round.
Companies like Scale, Palantir, Stripe, and Coinbase were highlighted for alumni founding successful venture-scale startups.
Intercom was found to accelerate PM careers the most, excelling in internal promotions, external promotions, time to promotion, and reaching leadership positions.
Revolut and Nubank followed closely in career acceleration rankings, while companies like Palantir, Deel, and HubSpot also performed well in various categories.