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Hi, I'm
Joel Polanco

I'm a senior product manager who loves to solve hard problems, meet new people, and have some fun along the way. I'm a big fan of slash careers and pursuing one's passions through side bets.

Currently, I'm writing about product management, advising a pre-seed battery startup, and coaching future founders on customer discovery.

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Partners

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NSF I-Corps Logo
Joel Polanco Semiconductor Fab Process Engineer
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My
Background

I started out my career as a semiconductor fab process engineer. I'm an engineer at heart but have a passion for business and technology

After I earned my MBA, I moved into several analyst roles before making a home in product management. I'm most comfortable when I am working with engineers developing scalable solutions to customer problems.

My
Current Role

Senior Product Manager

I'm currently a product manager in the Edge Computing Group at Intel. I work on an industry solutions team and am responsible for Intel's retail point-of-sale business.

My other interests include personal finance, investing, reading, writing, and advising future founders on customer discovery.

Semiconductor Technology
Retail Point-of-Sale

My
Skills

01

Product Management.
B2B, IoT, Analytics & Semiconductor

02

Business Strategy.
Computing, IoT, IT & OT

03

Customer Discovery. Hardware, software, & cleantech

04

Content marketing. Product management, growth & technology trends

"Our company faced an overwhelming amount of information. From the customer discovery plan to the detailed methods of analysis, Joel's expertise was evident every step of the way."

Marie Eric, Co-Founder, Tastee Tape

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