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What’s new from Coach Pri?

• Meditation Workshop for PMs:
  I had the pleasure of attending a 4-week group meditation workshop series, and loved it so much, I requested our instructor, Marni Heinz, to do a session for my clients and the Product-with-Pri Community!

  
  🫶 Guest Bio: Marni Heinz is a former sales exec at Salesforce, a certified coach, and is finishing up her training and certification in meditation from some of the world's best in the field- Tara Brach and Jack Cornfield!

  
  Format: Part talk, part Q&A, and Marni will lead us through a guided meditation - the topic of which is so relevant for all product managers going through challenging emotions as part of your career journey! This is primarily for clients but opening up a few spots for the community. 😍 
  
  💥 Join us this Friday Oct 11th - from 12 -1 pm PST!

  » Register here (limited seats)!  
  

• Lenny & Friends Summit: I’m excited to be leading a roundtable discussion with Product Leaders at the Lenny & Friends Summit, and I’ve got my ticket covered :-) If you plan to be there, come say 👋 hi! And, if your company might sponsor this, make sure you apply to attend first.

Product Management News & Industry Trends

• Take a photo or keep a photo?!: That is the question Meta is refusing to answer about it’s AI powered Ray-Ban sunglasses. These Ray-Bans have a discreet camera on the front, for taking photos not just when you ask them to, but also when their AI features trigger it with certain keywords such as “look.” But the company won’t commit to keeping these images private. Read more.

• The growing problem of returns: If you’re following retail industry news, you might notice that many retailers are quietly changing their return policies - including Amazon. 49% of retailers are claiming returns is a big issue for them, compared to just a year or two ago when that number was 2%! And, if you’re interviewing for any company that is a retailer or has retail customers, you might want to be prepared to address some PM solution ideas to this problem (would be a great case study 😉). You can read more here.

• Space Tech: TechCrunch is hosting it’s Disrupt conference next month in SF, and theme is Space stage, which sounds exciting at first, but alarming on second thoughts. One startup claims to extend our daylight time by putting satellites with mirrors in space, literally trying to alter night and day. Messing with nature could have dire consequence - so we’ve already seen with climate change all around us, and now we’re about to do the same with space! 🫣

Who’s hiring in my network (HM Linkedin Posts!)

I know that looking for a job is hard! So here are specific links to hiring manager or recruiter posts from people in my network, that give you an insider’s edge while applying..

• Roblox is hiring a Sr Product Manager, Brand Platform - here is the hiring manager’s post.

• Zillow is hiring for a Sr and a Principal PM role, if you’re into real estate, AI, and/or CRM. Check out this HM’s post.

• Github is hiring a Sr Product Marketing Manager, for platform and enterprise, focused on GTM strategies. Here is the HM’s post.

• Walmart is hiring for several PM roles since it is completely transforming it’s marketplace, a friend who works there explained to me this weekend. The focus is on sellers directly fulfilling orders instead of Walmart being the ‘middle-person’, similar to Amazon. And hence all the PM hiring! I suggest connecting with this hiring manager, or check out this Staff PM role under this HM.

• Toast - the restaurant ordering platform, is hiring a Principal PM. Here is the HM’s post.

  Check out this job board for more open roles.

  Want a list of more job boards?

  Reply back with the phrase “job boards” and I will send it your way!

PM Career/Interview Tips of the Week

💥 We are in week 5 of the PM Level-Up Group Program - and our topic of the week is Product Execution/Delivery!

Here’s what skills get tested in these interview questions (varies slightly based on seniority level):

• Cross functional collaboration for product delivery

• Defining success metrics for a product

• Measuring success metrics for a product post launch

• Iterative product improvements based on customer feedback & success metrics

• Navigating complex trade-offs and how you as a PM manage trade-offs

• Leading QBRs (Quarterly Business Reviews) with internal business stakeholders

• Leading OKRs (Operations Key Results) with execs

• Your ability to review ongoing success metrics and diagnose problem

• Agile delivery - level of details on this vary based on the level

• Go-to-market details for a product - how will you launch it?

• Your technical knowledge - level of questions depends on how technical the role is, and also the seniority of the role/level.

👉️ Here is a short video with some insights into how you can come across as an experienced PM in your job interviews, and don’t get downleveled!

💥 What are your biggest challenges in answering Product Execution or Delivery Interview questions? 

Whenever you’re ready, here are 2 ways I can help…