Side projects are considered the second most important criteria after actual PM experience because they fill gaps in your experience, demonstrate your PM skills, and provide you with something concrete to discuss in interviews. They allow you to showcase your customer focus, product design skills, and experience in managing a product's lifecycle. They also serve as a proxy to check for your ability to form relationships with engineers, your intuition on how long engineering work should take, and your ability to be self-sufficient in minor technical tasks like data collection.
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