First Meetup Name: @Couche Potatoes
Date : 28 May 2022

Place 1. Marathalli Area : Place Iron Hills Brewery Timings : Tentative start between 5-7 pm evening.

Place 2. Kormangala Area: Brooks and bonds brewery. Tentative start time between 4-6 pm


I request you to RSVP by commenting the your choice of area name. This will allow me to book some space in advance for you guys.

Looking forward to your responses by tomorrow 9:AM. Suggestions are welcome and will be worked up for next meetup

Any good books or articles worth reading on product marketing and analytics? I come from more of a technical and general product management background, so I personally feel like I lack on the marketing side. Like Search engine optimization, etc. Thank you.

Looking for freelance Mid/Sr AD. My GCD asking me to throw a few books on their desk by Tues. Gig will be 2-3 months, remote. PM a book if you’re interested.

I’m looking to hire a junior advisor whom is fully licensed and preferably has a book of business in the Plano Texas area. Compensation DOE.. PM if interested.

Looking for a Dallas Designer & Copywriter for a new CPG client. Privately owned agency. Grew twice as big in the pandemic. We are all remote but maintain an office space and want to hire locally for team get togethers, future client office visits, etc. PM me your book!

As a new product manager what books should I be reading? I’ve already read Inspired but looking or more. For context, I’ve joined a series A start up and as expected there’s a lot to do and it’s very fluid. I want to be able to help the head of product as much as possible as well as provide some structure to how we work.

Any mid-level copywriters looking for work? We had another writer leave and are looking to fill the position. It's a small shop with incredible creative leadership and fun food accounts. Trust me, you’ll get a lot of opportunities and have a blast. PM a link to your book and I'll tell you more.

I’m looking to hire a junior advisor in the Plano,Tx area, whom is licensed and preferably has a small book.
Compensation DOE....PM if interested.

Hi everyone! I recently transitioned from a technical project manager role to an integrations product manager role. I am loving this so much more than project management and I’m very eager to learn more! I was curious what are some of the best books,articles, courses that have helped you grow the most? And do you have any other tips and recommendations for someone just starting out in this career path?

Thank you in advance!

Hi Sharks, This is probably the third time I am posting this. I hope someone will reply this time.
I am currently business analyst with total exp of 11 years. 9 years into sales last 2 years into Business Analyst. I want to move to product management. How can I start preparing for the same. What all books or certification required. I have exp in Jira, BRD, little bit of SQL. My domain is banking and finance. Please help. I want to get into companies like Adobe Atlassian Google Amazon .

Are there any go-to books for product marketing (B2B or B2C) folks recommend? I’ve got tons of resources on general product / being a product manager, but seems to be limited info on PMM or product marketing in general. TIA!

Looking for freelance Mid/Sr AD. My GCD asking me to throw a few books on their desk by Tues. Gig will be 2-3 months, remote. PM a book if you’re interested.

Jr. Art Directors or AD interns, my agency in New York is hiring a partner to work with me. Shoot me a PM with your book and I can give you more details.

Hello! I am looking to get into Product Management. Does anyone have any advice on the best way to get into it? Best certifications to take? Any books or courses as well? Any insight would be helpful. Thanks!

Best book and materials that can help with transitioning into a Product Management role. Looking for a book to explain the details of day to day as well as prep for interviews. Ty!

Has anyone here interviewed for Accenture’s product analyst role? Have an interview coming up tm and would appreciate any last minute advice. I really don’t know what to expect but have been studying the cracking the pm interview book

Male project manager and manager

PM tries to book me in for a piece of work with X customer for X day. This day did not suit my schedule. I told the PM and ccd my manager saying I’m already booked for 2 deadlines the same day

Manager chimes in next day I’m off - says do it anyway, get someone else to cover or tell customer deadlines will be pushed. Invites sent to the customers while I was on leave confirming I’ll be available

Anyone else feel like their time is being undermined? 😑

When I was younger, I used to be able to speak in public just fine. Now that I am older, I get a sort of paralysis where my face is super hot, I can't remember anything of what I wanted to say and my voice breaks as if I am about to cry. God damn it

Hi Fishes!!
I am planning to move to other organisations within Mainframe as the growth % in terms of salary is very less in my current organization. Kindly suggest the current market trend for 6+ YOE in mainframe for COBOL, JCL, DB2 developer and Junior DB2 DBA role. Current CTC is 10 LPA It would be of great help in planning and selecting future companies. Thanks in advance!!🙂

Has anyone withheld a candidate’s earning potential? Specifically relating to salary negotiation.

If you have, what was the reason?

I’m a leader and want to understand both sides.

mid 30s, single guy. Been working since I was 20 and considering a gap year to recalibrate my life. I’m not sure what it is but I know what I’m doing now is not what I want to do anymore.

I’m shopping for crop tops for my summer wardrobe. Looking for quality (hopefully will last more than a few washes). Any brand recommendations? 💃🏻

After how many days Legato rolls the offer letter after completion of HR for experienced candidates

Question: my job was elimated in the beginning of April so now actively searching for work. Is it okay to let the recruiter im interviewing with that my role was eliminated when they ask the question “why are you looking for a new role?”

I made it to the final round of a recruitment process for a Content Marketing Manager position at a big multinational company in the food industry. I now found out they interviewed another candidate and are going to take the next few days to make their final decision. It's just down to thr 2 of us. What is something creative I can do to stand out at this stage? Would be happy to hear your personal stories too or just your general advice. Thanks!

Which food delivery service is best for restaurant owners on the east coast and why?

What people/newsletters/companies etc do you all follow for CS advice and industry news?

How do I negotiate salary. I have a call with a recruiter for a disability case manager position. Position says 2 years experience. I have 10. Salary range listed is 46-82k depending on knowledge/experience. Do I say I want top pay based on my experience?
Anyone have advice?

In wipro, for a new employee , do the recruiters ask which facility in bangalore can they join?

Whitefield and electronic city would be far away, only sarjapur is nearby

Anyone recently joined Optum in India? Did you receive welcome gift?

How do people sound confident while having no clue what they're talking about? I need to learn to BS like that.

Hello Fishes,

I have a question, What are the possibilities that I can do a job change to Accenture - Reporting/R2R/P2P profile considering I have no prior experience in the same. I am currently associated with RBS as Operations Analyst and having over 18 months of experience.

Since, I am on a contractual role, the main reason for switch is to get a permanent position in a good organization as I want to be free minded in terms of Job Security.

More in comments.

Hello ladies and bro’s To Plan this weekend meetup. I need to know how many people have shifted to Bengaluru? Please comment down only if you have already shifted here, also are you interested in upcoming weekend meetup. This will help me plan and accommodate maximum people choice😊

Hi All,

Hope all are doing good and some of you have shifted to bengaluru recently.

I was planning a meetup this Saturday.
Early morning or Evening?

Can we have vote or comments please if you would like to meetup this Saturday?

Like by a HEART for : Early morning
Like by a STAR for : evening

If any other idea please do a comment

Venue : TBD

PS: I am very hopeful this time that, we will have some crowd surely coming but may be with speed of 🐢

Hello Fishes , is there any good and gated societies recommendations for family ? budget for rent is 35k max ( including maintenance) . Location preference: Sarjapur Road, Bellandur, Varthur or near by . I am shifting somewhere in July Aug

Hi new comers!! A warm welcome from admin but more or less a common human being!! Shifted recently to Bengaluru and found life is hard here when you are new. So i faced this and created this group for everyone like me, its just a catchup meetup group not a dating one( sorry to put doen your expectation) so lets see how many are there and will post a plan accordingly but not just limited to my initiative. This is to connect people facing similar issues. People are smart enough to drive further 😊

Can we request all the members here to turn on "networking" on this bowl? As the sole purpose is to meet and network with each other.
Your thoughts?

Reminder : Hello ladies and gentlemen, would you like to respond for the meetup? Please respond. As of now its me and one person from EY is there for marathalli meetup, please comment down you preference, I have to setup some booking before time. Please do the needful if interested.

Note : I see many people are joining daily.
Will be posting a new meetup for this weekend!! Till then please wait and enjoy being new to the city and lovely Rain😃😃

Dear fishes, my office is in RMZ ecoworld Sarjapur Road bangalore .. I am looking for gated society to stay .. any suggestions ? Rage for rent would be under 35k

Could anyone suggest a good ladies pg in Marathalli area? Preferably single sharing or double.

Disclaimers: 1 As people are new meeting each other please respect. 2 No expectations are set either of person to make other people feel happy, crack jokes or pay their bills, as this is just a try to find people and meet. 3. As this is not a community management charity from anyone, so please excuse me as admin or anyone else who volunteering . 4. People who come to meetups are new, may hesitate, may be introvert extrovert or ambivert at meetups please respect everyone way of being themselves.

Hello Fishes,
Can you please share the name of some good society apartments for rent near RMZ Infinity.