Free PM Masterclass today, the creatives vs AI debate, hiring news & more

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What’s new from Coach Pri?

  • Free PM Interview Masterclass TODAY:
    The last 2 resume and interview masterclasses are coming up soon - starting with a session today, Friday Aug 23rd, from 12 - 1 pm Pacific time.

  • Want to join us today, or the upcoming session next Friday?
    👉️ Take 2 minutes to register here.

    These Masterclasses won’t be back till November, so join us now while you can :-)

  • In-person & virtual Networking events: I’m looking for feedback from you on what kind of networking events would be most helpful. If you’re open to giving me feedback (and start networking as part of the first call 😅), reply with the word “networking”, and I’ll get you added.

  • Program Update: Early Bird Pricing for the PM Level-Up Group program has now ended. You have 5 more days before registration closes Wed. Aug 28th! 

    (More details at the bottom of this newsletter👇️ )

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Product Management News & Industry Trends

  • Creatives vs AI: The debate is heating up on this topic, the latest being Mira Murti, CEO of open AI openly and not-humbly indicating that if creative folks lose their jobs due to AI, it is because they were not so good in the first place. If you’re a PM at, or build products for design companies such as at Adobe, Figma or others - you’d benefit from staying on top of this and being aware of how this evolves.

  • Conference season: It is almost fall, which means conference season is here! The most prominent ones here in the SF bay area are the â€œProduct-Led Summit” (Sept 4-5), and if you want to learn about the PMM (product marketing) world, you can check out the PMM leaders summit. And there’s a new one - Lenny’s Summit also to check out.

  • What I wish was different? All of these conferences have the same rotating line-up of speakers, it feels that it’s a closed inner circle, and rarely do I see brand new speakers! PM is unfortunately not a very “open” community, and my bold mission is to work on making it so!

Hiring News!

Who’s hiring for PM roles (in the U.S.)?

I know that looking for a job is hard! Here are some jobs from hiring managers in my network: 

👉️ Check out this job board that got created last year and is my favorite for open PM roles. 

👉️ If you missed my update last week - don’t forget to check out this new job board that I love due to it’s analytics capabilities!

PM Career/Interview Tips of the Week

💣️ You know those dreaded Product Success Metrics interview questions?

I’m feeling good today, and I know it’s still tough out there, so sharing the exact approach I share with clients, shhh🤫 

Say you get a question such as “Metric X for Product Y is down by Z%. What will you do as a PM?”

  1. Get clear on the company mission, vision & strategy

  2. Clarify Objective & success metrics for the company + Product

  3. Investigate Root Cause - e.g. Product related, Internal, External?

  4. Narrow down the root causes! (Hint: Use your prioritization chops!)

  5. Hypothesize solutions

  6. Share how you would implement solutions - short & long tgerms

  7. Measure impact & iterate!

    • Summarize the problems /root causes for the interviewer

    • Summarize the solutions & implementation plan

    • Include how you will continue to measure/track this metric, and how will you avoid these problems going forward.

    • THAT’s IT! 😃 

  • Want me to make a youtube video on this topic? Reply back with the words - “Youtube Metrics” and I will get it done!

  • Or, if you’re impatient like me, checkout these youtube shorts for interviews I created for Stanford in the meantime :)

Whenever you’re ready, here are 2 ways I can help fast-track your PM Career:

  1. Join the PM Level-Up Group Coaching Program (Sept 5th to Oct 22nd). We have less than 5 slots left. You get 3 sessions 1:1 with me as part of the program, all included!

    In this 8-week group cohort, you will gain the skills and confidence to navigate the job market and learn to tell your story effectively through your resume and PM interviews across all topics, in addition to networking, referrals & group support!

  • 💥 All with one end goal: Fast-track your way to your next PM role, increase your income & impact, without stress & overwhelm!

    You'll get the best of both worlds - Group & 1:1 coaching support: Twice-a-week group coaching (Tuesdays for ‘Prep’, and Thursdays for ‘Practice’), a sense of community (slack), my best content, and three (3) sessions of 1:1 coaching directly with me!

  • Bonus: 2-4 small-group guest lectures or career AMA (ask-me-anything) sessions with Product Leaders (Founder, VP, Director level), including one with an AI/ML Product Manager who’s built many world-class AI products.

  • You can check out what my group program participants are saying on Linkedin, or check out my Testimonials Page. If you’re curious about how this program’s different, checkout this pdf I created to highlight the differentiators :)

👉️ Got Questions?

Book a 15-min brainstorm call before it’s too late! 😉 

  1. Not ready to commit to a PM Program yet? Take 10-15 minutes for this free comprehensive PM Skills Quiz that I created to test your PM skill level, your superpowers & skill gaps. Prepare for your interviews with the clarity of knowing what you need to work on!

Until next time,

Coach Pri.

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