My Most Underrated Career Move: Working in Incubation

My Most Underrated Career Move: Working in Incubation

From Becoming The Product by Naya

October 5, 2025 · 6 min · Season 3 · Episode 14

About this episode

Naya reflects on her career move into incubation and its unexpected benefits.

In this reflective episode, Naya shares why stepping into incubation was one of her smartest career moves — even if it didn’t look like it at first. She unpacks how working with founders sharpened her product thinking, inspired PMaaS, and gave her strategic positioning that a traditional PM role couldn’t. Key Takeaways: Unconventional pivots can sharpen unique skills and perspectives. Incubation offers deep exposure to multiple products and founders. Acting as a “fractional PM” builds operational clarity and mentorship muscles. Quiet moves often become powerful leverage points later on. Episode 14: My Most Underrated Career Move — Working in Incubation 00:00 – 01:30 | Intro: Bold moves that don’t look bold at first 01:30 – 02:00 | Story: Becoming an incubation manager 02:00 – 03:00 | Point 1: Ecosystem exposure 03:00 – 04:00 | Point 2: Operational clarity & mentorship 04:00 – 05:00 | Point 3: Strategic positioning for PMaaS 05:00 – 06:00 | Wrap-up & reflections Key Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Smart PM Career Roadmap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Build Without Permission – Mini Course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Side Hustle Stories – Mini Course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Proof & Practice Bundle Subscribe to the newsletter DM me on…

People in this episode

Host: Naya

Topics covered

  • career moves
  • incubation
  • product management
  • mentorship
  • strategic positioning

Keywords

  • incubation
  • career development
  • product thinking
  • operational clarity
  • mentorship

Mentioned in this episode

Products: PMaaS

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