Product Management

Hey has anyone heard of Product Gym? It’s a coaching program ran by Richard Chen. I have a buddy who’s trying to get me to join and get a higher paying PM job and I’m worried it’s a scam. Has anyone h… more

How do you find a new position, only via referral? I've applied to about 75 jobs an I get denied in hours to days, if I get a reply at all.

What is the typical equity grant for a PM joining a series a startup? New team being built from scratch. Profitable and on track to a series b raise next year.

How many years of PM experience does L4 at big tech require at minimum?

Need advice on job opportunities for me to choose: 1. Series a/b startup. Rev+ with 200+ customers. They are going ai first (already have ai built in.) they just let go of their pms and are rebuildin… more

Does anyone else ever feel that business books and podcasts stress you out? If my organization is way off from best practices, the reiterating of right way to do things sometimes creates a sense of ho… more

Every product team faces the 'buy vs build' dilemma.
Buying is faster, reduces upfront effort, and lets you leverage proven solutions.
Building gives more control, flexibility, and alignment with long-term … more

K1x Startup PM Interview, what types of questions should I expect?

People who have found new gigs recently… where did you look?

Hi folks!
When I have several parallel projects, I use 5 criteria to prioritize:
1. Urgency – how quickly users need it
2. Importance – project criticality
3. Budget status – approval stage
4. Cost vs Benefit – value … more

Does anyone know how competitive interview process at PayPal for Sr. Product manager? What is the hiring timeline and interview process?

Hi, I gave my final round of interview on Aug 4th &they told me to wait for an update until end of next week. It was a long duration to say yes/no but I said okay. I followed up with the HR this Mon and she said they are still decid… more

Has anyone here worked at Wise or recently interviewed there? One of their recruiters reached out to me about a role, and I have an initial screening coming up. I’ll be sending my resume shortly and w… more

When we talk to product teams, the collaboration between engineers and designers often stands out as a key to success. Designers and engineers highly value this partnership because each brings a unique and vital … more

How do you track product progress on development and testing side, are you just tracking jira actuals and remaining for development. For testing test cases execution vs planned. How do you consider th… more

Rant - why do some recruiters message you out of the blue about a role, set up a call to walk through the details and next steps, get you interested, promise to send the JD the same day and then compl… more

Product vets - has the standard of PMs seriously declined?

I lead product and design, started my career as a PM 16 years ago. I'm not in SV, or the US, though I've worked in both.

I'm findi… more

What are the downsides of being a Product Manager?

The role can be demanding. You’re constantly balancing requests from different directions, navigating competing priorities, and ultimately being the one responsib… more

Reposting my question but Capital One PMs how are the Meet and Greets supposed to work? They feel like additional interviews, and I thought Power Day was the end of the process.

What do you say when asked your comp expectations but you know you are at the very top of their band? I find myself not wanting to even give a number anymore but people seem put off when I decline to … more

Is there a time of year that is particularly strong for hiring anymore?

I have been in QA for 7 plus years now. I have been wanting to pivot towards technical PM role. Any advice and recommendations .

While I have respect for coaching as a practice, there are an awful lot of folks ready to give you a hard sell and charge unemployed people 250+ per session. Beware an hourly rate that doesn’t align … more

Anyone a PM over at Capital One? I passed the Power Day but have found the Meet and Greet more stressful than actually preparing for Power Day. Are the Meet and Greets meant to be more a cultural fit?

Ever found yourself doing UX work as a PM?
Sketching flows, tweaking wireframes—because someone had to.
Where do you draw the line? Or do you just do what it takes to ship a great product?

I know that more and more companies are moving toward looking for the “structured” interview responses like Meta and Google implemented and I’m wondering if you think that being good at answering thin… more

Do you have a project manager? Is it better or worse to have one? I feel like in theory it’s better since they should be handling a specific set of job functions but I haven’t experienced a good one w… more

Does summer slow down your Project work? With many teammates on PTO or traveling with family, does it impact your workload?

I love product management and been doing enterprise for a while and I hate it.

I feel like I'm looked down upon when I apply and not sure how to talk about my skill set.

Does a portfolio really mak… more

Anyone paid for an interview prep course? Any thoughts on value?

Hello! I'm a product owner with some PM experience and I would really like to develop my skills. Would anyone here be open to mentoring me? I'd love to learn what your day to days look like at… more

Do you usually need to take Product Management course to get into PM?
I’m in Consulting and want to make an exit to PM.

Which companies have the best WLB for Product Management? (across junior and senior levels)

What strategies do you use to highlight your work to your manager?
As Product Managers, we're not individual contributors, so at times it feels like I’m merely sharing updates on team progress rath… more