# Day in the Life: Alex Guild

DevFeed: [Day in the Life: Alex Guild](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/day-in-the-life-alex-guild-19974.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.theguardian.com/info/article/2024/sep/06/day-in-the-life-alex-guild>)

Author: Rasha Ardati

Published: 2024-09-06T15:12:42Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Guardian](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/guardian.md>)

Topics: [Product Management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/product-management.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>)

Tags: [app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/app.md>), [career](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/career.md>), [culture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/culture.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [interview](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interview.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [product-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product-management.md>)

## AI overview

An interview with Alex Guild about beginning a product management career, developing a mobile app, and the routines, collaboration, and strategic work involved in a typical day at the Guardian.

## Source excerpt

Welcome to our 'Day in the Life' blog series where we interview a colleague from the product and engineering department to reflect on their career and experiences at the Guardian How did you begin your product management journey? After university, I wasn't entirely sure what career path to pursue. So I decided to join an exciting startup that allowed me to explore various responsibilities and get exposure to different roles. At that point, I hadn't even heard of product management! However, I did really enjoy speaking directly with users, conducting interviews to understand their needs, and getting feedback on the products we were building. I was also quite curious about how all the different parts of the business came together to create a product. Continue reading...