From First Steps to Impact. A Product Manager Journey.

Getting your first Product Management role feels like breaking into a fortress. But securing the title is just the boot sequence. The actual engineering problem is figuring out how to build trust and ship impact when you are fresh in the system.

We hear a lot about advanced product strategy from veterans with 15 years of experience. That is great for high-level theory. But we need to decode the exact steps of surviving those critical first years in a fast-paced environment.

Stories of the Web is back on the stage. We are cutting through the textbook frameworks to debug the exact transition from university directly into a high-stakes product role.

We are thrilled to host Radu Minea.

Radu jumped straight from university into the product trenches. He has spent the last two years navigating a high-velocity ecosystem, currently scaling eMAG's advertising platform.

🎙️ The Talk: From First Steps to Impact. A Product Manager Journey.
This is not a theoretical lecture on user stories. This is a deep dive into maturing your mindset as a product builder.
We are debugging the PM transition:

• The Trust API & Authentic Leadership: Moving from newcomer to reliable partner. Earning technical credibility by mastering system architecture, and dropping the "servant leadership" overreach to avoid burnout.
• Expectations vs. Production: Navigating opportunity cost and value capture. Features exist strictly to capture value for B2B or B2C users, not just to pad a release log.
• The Impact-First Modus Operandi: Operating like an ER triage unit. Embracing the inherent chaos of tech environments, focusing relentlessly on high-leverage initiatives, and decoupling your self-worth from immediate output.
• The Network & The Claudes: Leading through influence in an AI-driven landscape. Finding mentors who are exactly one step ahead and applying a strict "Hell Yes or No" filter to incoming opportunities.

🚀 Who needs to be in the room?

• Junior & Aspiring PMs who want to bypass the theory and understand the mechanics of breaking into product.
• Software Engineers looking to understand the product mindset and how to build better alignment with their PMs.
• Tech Leads & EMs who want to mentor and onboard fresh product talent more effectively.

📅 SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, November 26th, 18:30
📍 One Cotroceni Building C, 11th Floor
Str. Sergent Nutu Ion 44, Bucuresti
📝 Small agenda:
18:30 to 19:00: Welcome, networking & food
19:00 to 20:00: Live session with Radu
20:00 to 20:30: Q&A, deep dives & curiosities

Attendance is free, but seats are limited and security requires pre-registration. 👉 Please make sure to provide your full name and email address so we can add you to the building's access list.