PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

  ℹ️ Some organizations, such as Meta , have separate data engineering and software engineering loops. Differences Specialized System Design: While Software Engineering interviews might focus on traditional system design, Data Engineering interviews often delve into designing ETL pipelines and data models.

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Modus Create

APRIL 25, 2025

Learn more Modus Create > Insights > Blog Posted in Digital Transformation , Platform Share this Andy Dennis Andy Dennis is VP, Consulting at Modus Create, with over 20 years experience in software engineering and management.

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Product Talk

AUGUST 4, 2021

It won’t surprise you to hear that I use the same continuous discovery habits that I wrote about in my book to run my business. When I set out to write my book, I was focused on a specific opportunity : “I’m not sure what discovery tactics to use when.” And thus, I announced that I was in fact writing a book. That was a mistake.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Much of modern problems in software development have actually been solved and we keep forgetting this to our peril. Every day something pops up in a conversation, on one of our teams or on socials that can be addressed by a book from years and sometimes decades ago. Let’s get into the books in no particular order.

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Product Talk

JUNE 16, 2021

In this short video, I address the most common question I’ve received since releasing my book Continuous Discovery Habits: Why didn’t you include my role in the product trio ? In my book Continuous Discovery Habits , I wrote that a product trio is typically comprised of a product manager, a designer, and a software engineer.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 14, 2021

Becoming an engineering manager is the first step into the big world of management for many software engineers. Engineering managers are tech experts and great leaders. That is why we wrote this article to give you an overview of the transition from software engineer to engineering manager.

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Product Talk

AUGUST 14, 2024

You may be familiar with some of their media such as radio shows, podcasts, and books, or their tools like the EveryDollar budgeting app. But when they took this approach, they encountered some resistance from engineers. However, this wasn’t the only reason why engineers were hesitant to step into the role.

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Product Talk

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

I’ve designed my business to allow plenty of time for reading books, articles, interviews, etc. Tweet This I was very intentional about including the word “habits” in my book title, Continuous Discovery Habits , because I wanted to emphasize the fact that anyone can make small changes in their behavior to get better at discovery.

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Userpilot

MAY 30, 2024

Continue reading to discover Eric’s career milestones, the books he has written, and our recommendations for his top articles and webinars. His book, “The Lean Startup,” has been influential in the startup world and has shaped how many entrepreneurs and businesses approach building and launching products.

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

If you’ve been at your company for a while, you might get inspired after reading a book or attending a conference. Tali first became aware of opportunity solution trees and continuous discovery in a book club at her previous company. There are all kinds of ways to introduce continuous discovery habits.

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Product Talk

AUGUST 18, 2021

You can learn more about each of these types of assumption tests in my book Continuous Discovery Habits. A product trio —typically comprised of a product manager, a designer, and a software engineer—leads product discovery. Who Does Product Discovery? However, that doesn’t mean other members of the team don’t contribute.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Her other academic pursuits include lecturing at the University of Technology Sydney in Information and Interaction Design and co-authoring a chapter in the book Digital Experience Design. Adrienne recently contributed to two Product Management books; 42 Rules of Product Management and the 42 Rules of Product Marketing.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Her other academic pursuits include lecturing at the University of Technology Sydney in Information and Interaction Design and co-authoring a chapter in the book Digital Experience Design. Adrienne recently contributed to two Product Management books; 42 Rules of Product Management and the 42 Rules of Product Marketing.

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

What are the best product management books to add to your 2021 reading list? So read on for a quick summary of each book, who the author is, and key points, so you can pick a book for your next beach day. Product-Led Growth by Wes Bush is the ultimate book on how to implement product-led growth and build winning products.

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Product Talk

AUGUST 2, 2023

I typically read one to two books a week. Now, I’m weird because my superpower is I can read a book and I put it into practice. I can’t even get through a book before I’m already starting to think: How does this affect me? In my book, I broke this framework down into 11 habits. I don’t know why.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

It is no secret that software engineering interviews are rigorous and extensive today. Nevertheless, there are some general trends you can expect in many of your software engineering interviews. Nevertheless, there are some general trends you can expect in many of your software engineering interviews.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

Her other academic pursuits include lecturing at the University of Technology Sydney in Information and Interaction Design and co-authoring a chapter in the book Digital Experience Design. Adrienne recently contributed to two Product Management books; 42 Rules of Product Management and the 42 Rules of Product Marketing.

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Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

The book did not disappoint: it was a fascinating history starting from his childhood, to his early startup adventures with Zip2 and PayPal, to a deep dive into how he willed SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity into existence and ultimately to success despite the odds being continually stacked against him.

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The Product Bistro

AUGUST 28, 2020

As a Product Mentor, I've seen these career paths to Product Management: – Business Analyst – Product Marketer – Software Engineer – Visual/UX Designer – Project Manager What was your path? You're not alone! productmanagement #prodmgmt — ToluAyeni (@Tolu_Mercie) August 27, 2020.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2021

As it turns out, he’s also quite the writer – since the last time we spoke , he has published not one but two books on engineering. If you’re a senior engineer and want to further your career, what skills should you develop? How do people move into staff engineering roles? What is a staff engineer?

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Product Innovation Educators

APRIL 8, 2019

Useful links: Mike’s website, loaded with resources, Mountain Goat Software. Tom Gib’s book, Principles of Software Engineering Management. You know that agile works objectively, but you don’t know how it’s going to work at your organization. Innovation Quote. ” -Bob Dylan.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 12, 2021

Although they may seem like strong opinions, many of these tips echo the main tenets of software engineering: work with you’ve got, design solutions as needed, don’t repeat yourself, and keep it simple, stupid! If you care about your organization’s success, no matter what the industry, the knowledge in this book will help you a lot.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Before I became a software engineer, I worked as an editor and a journalist. In my case, the skills I learned while working as a journalist helped me to transition to a career in software engineering. Since then, the skills and lessons I’ve learned in software engineering have helped me write and publish my own book.

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Teresa is particularly well known for her contributions to the field of product discovery , and also, she is the author of the great book, Continuous Discovery Habits , which came out recently. One is maybe, we read a book, we have the book, that is maybe one. Well, not so recently, but still feels very close to me.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 5, 2017

Her other academic pursuits include lecturing at the University of Technology Sydney in Information and Interaction Design and co-authoring a chapter in the book Digital Experience Design. Adrienne recently contributed to two Product Management books; 42 Rules of Product Management and the 42 Rules of Product Marketing.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 22, 2019

So, are you a software engineer interested in becoming a product manager? Software engineering is one of the most common starting points when transitioning into a product management role. In fact, I transitioned into product halfway through an undergraduate software engineering internship.

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Product Talk

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This means that by the time it gets to the engineers, the message is unrecognizable. It’s no wonder we end up with software that doesn’t work for our customers. This is why in my book Continuous Discovery Habits , I encourage teams to visualize their thinking with each habit.

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Product Management Unpacked

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

All our teams are writing the book on autonomous racing. The team had approached Carnegie Mellon University and its MSPM program in the spring looking to recruit not a computer software engineer or robotics expert, but rather a product design-oriented business student. “At

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Product Talk

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Chip and Dan Heath, in their book Decisive , outline four villains of decision-making that lead to poor decisions. As a result, some have come to believe that product managers own defining the problem and that designers and software engineers own defining the solution. It’s easy to get lost.

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Product Talk

JANUARY 8, 2020

a product manager, a designer, and a software engineer with shared responsibility for a product). Read the Book: Back in 2016, I wrote that I was working on a book. I did start writing a book but realized that I wanted a better feedback loop between me and my readers to know if I was on the right track with my content.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 4, 2019

Why are Product Management Books important ? The next best thing is to pick up a book. Whatever your level of PM experience, there’s a lot to be said for picking up a good book. Gayle has worked as a Software Engineer for Google, Microsoft, and Apple and has extensive interviewing experience on both sides of the table.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Her other academic pursuits include lecturing at the University of Technology Sydney in Information and Interaction Design and co-authoring a chapter in the book Digital Experience Design. Adrienne recently contributed to two Product Management books; 42 Rules of Product Management and the 42 Rules of Product Marketing.

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Product Talk

DECEMBER 7, 2022

I prefer to see the product trio (a product manager, a designer, and a software engineer) interview customers together. In my book, Continuous Discovery Habits , I recommend three common strategies for automating your recruiting process: Recruit participants while they are using your product or service.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 22, 2019

So, are you a software engineer interested in becoming a product manager? Software engineering is one of the most common starting points when transitioning into a product management role. In fact, I transitioned into product halfway through an undergraduate software engineering internship.

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Sachin Rekhi

OCTOBER 15, 2018

And that's precisely what excited me about diving in this weekend into Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda , a new book providing a detailed look inside the design process at Apple. But I wanted to share some personal observations I took away from the book on how Apple built products in such a fundamentally different way.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

AUGUST 1, 2022

Great engineers never stop learning. We dug through our bookshelves and asked our friends what their favorite system design books are. These books are for both experienced engineers looking to refresh their skills or learn something new as well as folks who are preparing for a system design interview.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 15, 2018

was a book called “The Phoenix Project” , written by Gene Kim. The core tenet of the book is that you only get value when you ship things. Our software engineers are actually called product engineers internally for that reasons. What’s one book that you would recommend every engineer read, and why?

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