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David Woodland - a Management Consultant in Silicon Valley

David Woodland is currently a Product Manager at Facebook, previously Head of Product at Palm.com and a Product Manager at Pebble. He is a father of 4, and a Management Consultant who found product-building life in Silicon Valley to be way more attractive than spreadsheets. On this episode we talk about his work and life balance, what it was like to work…

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  1. How Does a Management Consultant Find a Way in Silicon Valley

    at 3:58 · Transcript

    As an M&A consultant at Google, David immediately knew he was most interested in the technology, and not the spreadsheets behind it. Full answer

  2. How Can Consulting Experience Help With Startups

    at 8:06 · Transcript

    Consulting could be an incredible place to start a career, being exposed to higher level problems than a new grad would be working on in a large corporation. Full answer

  3. What Is the Meaning of Faith in a Life of a Technologist

    at 12:06 · Transcript

    Although personally no longer religious, David says that religion provides a framework for many people and generally leads to good things. Full answer

  4. How Did David Woodland Get Stephen Curry to Join Palm

    at 22:38 · Transcript

    Stephen Curry was David's childhood basketball hero. David was following Steph closely and knew that he was into tech, and invested. Full answer

  5. How Do You Balance 4 Kids and a Startup Life

    at 28:15 · Transcript

    David is a 10x family man. He works hard but always finds the time for his kids. Full answer

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