Co-founder, managing partner vs product manager

The differences between co-founders, managing partner and product managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 8-10 years to become both a co-founder, managing partner and a product manager. Additionally, a product manager has an average salary of $111,729, which is higher than the $86,809 average annual salary of a co-founder, managing partner.

The top three skills for a co-founder, managing partner include financial statements, investment strategy and business development. The most important skills for a product manager are product management, QA, and product strategy.

Co-founder, managing partner vs product manager overview

	Co-Founder, Managing Partner	Product Manager
Yearly salary	$86,809	$111,729
Hourly rate	$41.74	$53.72
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	31,544	125,678
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	10	10

Co-founder, managing partner vs product manager salary

Co-founders, managing partner and product managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Co-Founder, Managing Partner	Product Manager
Average salary	$86,809	$111,729
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $169,000	Between $81,000 And $152,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between co-founder, managing partner and product manager education

There are a few differences between a co-founder, managing partner and a product manager in terms of educational background:

	Co-Founder, Managing Partner	Product Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Georgia	University of Georgia

Co-founder, managing partner vs product manager demographics

Here are the differences between co-founders, managing partner' and product managers' demographics:

	Co-Founder, Managing Partner	Product Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 79.8% Female, 20.2%	Male, 65.3% Female, 34.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between co-founder, managing partner and product manager duties and responsibilities

Co-founder, managing partner example responsibilities.

Manage all business responsibilities for LumiVid LLC including :.
Manage production, oversee international shipping and coordinate between Guatemala and NYC office and international retailers.
Leverage online marketing tools, incorporate Google ad word campaigns, SEO solutions and website development.
Implement SEO strategies, including contextual and site targeting with keyword restructuring.
Co-Found procurement consulting company to target diverse industries that include; healthcare, hospitality and e-Sourcing technology providers.
Research, learned and implement QuickBooks to enable efficient financial reporting and eliminate need for additional bookkeeping costs.

Product manager example responsibilities.

Lead collaborative efforts within the PMO, vendors, customers, and internal stakeholders.
Manage developers accountable for coding, database development, UI implementation, and system architecture.
Manage inventory service levels / overstocks /defective inventory and supplier buy-in opportunities to maximize ROI.
Lead customization of the company's administrative SaaS software solution by defining features and functionality for internal/external stakeholder teams.
Lead weekly meetings between engineering, sales/marketing, and QA departments to facilitate communication, collaboration and resolution of product issues.
Handle design and specification of administration system requirements to efficiently manage, operate, and support client API configurations and sessions.

Co-founder, managing partner vs product manager skills

Common co-founder, managing partner skills

Financial Statements, 12%
Investment Strategy, 9%
Business Development, 9%
R, 7%
Business Plan, 7%
Logistics, 5%

Common product manager skills

Product Management, 11%
QA, 5%
Product Strategy, 5%
Project Management, 4%
Market Research, 4%
User Stories, 4%

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