Inbal Shani dropped her PhD for a job offer she never expected to recieve, and it set off a career spanning Amazon, AWS, Microsoft, GitHub, and now Twilio, where she serves as CPO and Head of R&D. In this episode, Inbal explains how curiosity is really a leadership trait, why introverts can be the most connected leaders in the room, and how the future of product management is being rewritten.References:AWS https://aws.amazon.com/Github: https://github.com/Inbal Shani: https://www.linkedin.com/in/inbalshani/Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/Technion: https://www.technion.ac.il/en/Tel Aviv University: https://english.tau.ac.il/Twilio: https://www.twilio.com/Uber: https://www.uber.com/Timestamps:00:00 Introduction01:47 Inbal's childhood: introversion and learning to build06:00 Being one of six women in aerospace engineering07:06 Fostering a strong belief in yourself09:36 Why Inbal dropped out of her PhD13:27 Learning to lead others as an introvert15:24 Why curiosity is a core leadership trait16:45 Two books that shaped Inbal's career18:27 What determines a great team member22:40 Empathy is a prerequistie to success26:36 How Inbal made her career choices28:31 Advice to younger women navigating their career31:14 Inbal's journey to CPO at Twilio34:04 The future of product management39:42 Could the app era be over already?