{"id":849,"date":"2025-06-23T00:27:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T00:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eolais.cloud\/?p=849"},"modified":"2025-06-23T00:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T00:28:08","slug":"a-product-manager-pm-is-the-ceo-of-the-product-the-strategic-leader-who-bridges-business-technology-and-user-needs-to-build-successful-products-heres-a-crisp-brea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eolais.cloud\/index.php\/2025\/06\/23\/a-product-manager-pm-is-the-ceo-of-the-product-the-strategic-leader-who-bridges-business-technology-and-user-needs-to-build-successful-products-heres-a-crisp-brea\/","title":{"rendered":"A\u00a0Product Manager (PM)\u00a0is the &#8220;CEO of the Product&#8221; \u2013 the strategic leader who bridges business, technology, and user needs to build successful products. 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