PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

As an undergraduate at UPenn, I was originally planning to move into software engineering on graduation. Many top employers are looking for computer science or engineering graduates to fill PM positions, and this is an excellent route into the role. Listen to our podcast here, or read the transcription below! What’s your take?

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 11, 2022

The full-fledged introduction of AI systems in the field of law is hampered by a number of technical difficulties. However, most of them can be solved by optimizing existing algorithms or developing alternative technical solutions. this biased position of judges is determined by the general “politics of disgust.”

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Product Talk

AUGUST 10, 2016

But to the grandmasters, they were able to understand what moves led to this position and were able to cycle through next moves and their potential outcomes. Bernie is a Professor of Engineering and the Academic Director at the d.school at Stanford University. To the novices the chessboard looked as if the board was set up at random.

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BrainStation Product Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

It makes sense then that the most crucial skills for Product Managers are intangible people skills – otherwise known as soft skills, but we’ll discuss that later – which tend to be more transferable from position to position and industry to industry. Technical Skills for Product Management.

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Business of Software Conference

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Rahul Vohra (Founder/CEO, Superhuman) – The Product-Market Fit Engine from Business of Software Conference. This is the story of how we’ve built a Product-Market Fit Engine. These are hyper ambitious, super intelligent engineers. Sean Ellis & The Engine. The engine has 5 stages. Upcoming Events.

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Userpilot

MARCH 3, 2022

Product managers with technical skills such as SQL or technical stack are in high demand, so highlight them in your resume. You should customize the content of your resume to match the requirements of each position you apply for. Careers in programming are a good springboard as are those in sales, customer service, or marketing.

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Sachin Rekhi

JANUARY 27, 2013

What I most often advise is to err on the side of fewer features for the benefit of getting the product out sooner to optimize for learning. This could be filling in the gaps on your team when needed, including design work, copy reviews, or even simple engineering tasks.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 12, 2018

He’s also co-founded Color Genomics and invested in and been an adviser to companies like Airbnb, Coinbase, Instacart, Square, Stripe and more. I stuck around for another year as an advisor, so I really saw extreme growth in both of those cases. I do think it’s been a net positive though. That should happen.

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Lenny Rachitsky

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

If you’re not a subscriber, here’s what you missed this month: Why PMs are best positioned to thrive in an AI world On asking for help (even when you really don’t want to) Part 2: Time management techniques that actually work Subscribe to get access to these posts, and every post. By front-loading +Psych screens (e.g.

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Mironov Consulting

MAY 18, 2024

  Out of scope means they can advise, counsel, suggest, offer to help… but don’t own the decision/action.    UNFILLED PRODUCT POSITIONS There are thousands of talented product folks between gigs, looking for their next adventure.    In deep collaboration with our Engineering and Design peers.   

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Gainsight

AUGUST 5, 2022

You learned about other roles where your experience in CS can be a springboard for those positions. If you have these in your toolbox, in addition to other skills you learn along the way, there is no doubt that you can rise to the next level of CS or transition into another position. . However, you aren’t sure of the path to get there.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 19, 2020

Without previously having a PM job, it is vital to position your resume to appear as if you were already doing PM related tasks in your current consulting role. If you have advised any of these people with tasks like product growth, pricing strategy, or market sizing, be sure to note that on your resume!

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 19, 2020

Without previously having a PM job, it is vital to position your resume to appear as if you were already doing PM related tasks in your current consulting role. If you have advised any of these people with tasks like product growth, pricing strategy, or market sizing, be sure to note that on your resume!

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BrainStation Product Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Speak to a Learning Advisor. It makes sense then that the most crucial skills for Product Managers are intangible people skills – otherwise known as soft skills, but we’ll discuss that later – which tend to be more transferable from position to position and industry to industry. Technical Skills for Product Management.

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Lenny Rachitsky

AUGUST 13, 2024

.” [link] Motivations for starting companies ▶️ “I disagree with Elad Gil that starting up is an act of desperation; most founders start from a positive place.” ” Motivations can be diverse: solving technical problems, proving oneself, having a grand mission, or simply wanting to be successful.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 2, 2023

Still, we have a duty to advise what’s best for the product. The upside is : doubt is the engine of progress. If deadlines, budget and scope are fixed, then there’s not much I can do about adversity when it comes.And you are probably in a very uncomfortable position, which will eventually add to the complexity of making the product.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 5, 2023

He’s a keynote speaker, adviser, and co-author of several books on the subject, including the provocatively titled The Best Service is No Service , Your Customer Rules , and his latest The Frictionless Organization: Deliver Great Customer Experiences with Less Effort. That’s really expensive.

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ProductCraft

AUGUST 7, 2018

When his boss noticed his performance, he was asked to train everyone on the team, which ultimately landed him a product manager position. Once they do, PMs communicate those problem areas to developers, who in turn come up with technical solutions. Product Managers = Problem Managers. Product Team Mosaic. ProductCraft by Pendo.

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Andrew Chen

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Together, Shawn Clowes (Atlassian), Elena Verna (SurveyMonkey), Nick Soman (Gusto), Andrew Chen and Brian Balfour (Reforge, previously at Hubspot) have interviewed or screened over 1,000 individual candidates for growth roles – both for their current and previous companies, plus startups where they’ve invested/advised.

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BrainStation Product Management

APRIL 8, 2019

The position of Product Manager has been one of the fastest-growing roles in tech in recent years, with a 30 percent growth in job openings year over year. Perhaps you need someone with an uncanny design eye, or razor-sharp technical skills, or deep experience in analytics? With Product Managers, however, people skills are paramount.

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Product Talk

APRIL 7, 2021

I am a former chief product officer and now coach and advise product leaders and teams. Is it technically feasible?” We run the risk with small numbers of some false negatives or some false positives, but there are enough product ideas out in the world that I think we can take that risk. Hope Gurion : Hi, everybody.

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The Product HQ

JUNE 10, 2024

Common product manager job titles include: Product developer Product marketer Product planner Product lead engineer Marketing Manager Director of Product Management Product analytics manager Product marketing lead Product owner How do you know what product manager career path is right for you? product positioning and product marketing plans.

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Userpilot

APRIL 30, 2021

Rather than drain yourself by doing too many things at once, it’s strongly advisable to focus on one channel and find an agency that specializes in that. SEO stands for “Search Engine Optimization.” SaaS marketing normally consists of a mix of SEO, content, linkbuilding, paid ads, social media and event marketing. Source: hostpapa.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 15, 2019

The principles which sit behind the manifesto were largely created by engineers and vastly aimed at fixing organisational dysfunction and making their lives better. Later whilst being an adviser at Stanford university Neil H. obviously most people skipped that part! names look familiar, anyone? When trying to address these issues or?—?heaven

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

As an undergraduate at UPenn, I was originally planning to move into software engineering on graduation. Many top employers are looking for computer science or engineering graduates to fill PM positions, and this is an excellent route into the role. Listen to our podcast here, or read the transcription below! What’s your take?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 1, 2020

I studied mathematics at UCLA, worked 2 summers as a software engineering intern at a Series E AdTech startup, and advised Metta World Peace (Ron Artest) as the product manager for his social basketball app, Gradelo. Technical experience is not required. I'm excited to shed some light on product management at IBM.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 10, 2017

Although you don’t have to be the initiator to organise a retrospective, you should certainly make a move to organise one if this has not yet been adopted by your engineering team. We have adopted Slack as the main communication tool for the Zalora engineering team. This should not be confused with technical documentation.

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BrainStation Product Management

APRIL 8, 2019

The position of Product Manager has been one of the fastest-growing roles in tech in recent years, with a 30 percent growth in job openings year over year. Speak to a Learning Advisor. Perhaps you need someone with an uncanny design eye, or razor-sharp technical skills, or deep experience in analytics? Do Some Soul-Searching.

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Usersnap

JUNE 15, 2023

Collaborate with design and engineering teams. Identifying and implementing customer needs and problems will help you: Position your company as customer-centric. So, I’d advise you to With Usersnap, you can smartly manage feedback from both internal and external stakeholders in one place. Identify bugs and technical issues.

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Roadmunk

DECEMBER 7, 2017

I did my undergrad in engineering at a brand new engineering school that focused on project-based learning. I feel like I know a billion PMs, and I wish I knew maybe a third of a billion PMs, a third of a billion engineers, and a third of a billion designers, instead of having it be so concentrated in one job description.

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Effective Roadmap Planning and Development Process for Enterprise Products

AUGUST 2, 2018

Position your product in the magic quadrant and determine where your product lags. Internal Feedback : Sales, Marketing, Support, Engineering and other stake holders. I typically advise the below format. Define the MVP use cases, put together the functional and technical design, carry out POC and evaluate the product viability.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 19, 2022

Of course, that’s important, but they are also not in a position to assess the medical prowess of a doctor. It’s very similar to code review in engineering, the editing process in writing, or coaching in sales. That’s why you need to do these internal reviews as well. “What can you afford?

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UX Studio

JANUARY 24, 2024

But I also advise designers not to oversee the business side of the relationship. But I [00:16:00] also advise designers not to oversee the business side of the relationship. Pair with product managers, pair with engineers. Learn to understand limitations, technical limitations. Sometimes I like to go back to this moment.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 5, 2022

It’s also advisable to ensure they contain a CTA and a X button, so that the user has the choice to either engage with the value the modal is offering, or go back to what they were doing previously. But it will cost a lot of time and money, and distract your developers from engineering your product.

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Business of Software Conference

JUNE 29, 2020

So what Dewey is advising us to do. Now I get that like there might be different technical architect implementations for fast forwarding commercials, but there’s one feature that’s going to solve this need. Engineers we solve problems. One, invite your engineers to do discovery with you.

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 14, 2020

Here are some of the questions they’ll discuss: What’s the relationship between design, development, engineering, and product and your company? And how much do you try to be, like, a subject matter expert from a technological standpoint compared to your engineering team? Christy: All right. I am Christy Culp.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2018

On day one as Reddit’s new VP of Engineering, Nick Caldwell faced a dilemma. He had just spent 13 years at Microsoft, most recently as the head of 300 engineers. At Reddit, he led a team of 35 – none of whom knew how to manage other engineers. Building trust can be tough when you’re a new hire in a leadership position.

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