My guest today is Tom Gallop, a Product Manager at Spriggy, one of Australia’s fastest-growing start-ups. Tom started his career as an M&A lawyer at MinterEllison before joining Spriggy in 2020 to carve out a career in product management. Spriggy’s aim is to improve financial literacy in kids by empowering them to manage their money as they grow up. Their flagship pocket money app, allows parents to transfer pocket money, oversee savings goals, and track spending whilst kids learn by earning, saving, and spending. In this conversation, I chat with Tom about how he navigated his move from law into startups, why product management was his landing pad, and the considerations and misconceptions along the way.  As people reassess their paths in a post-COVID environment, I hope this conversation can provide some insight on why startups could be a great next step.