Startup Product Management: Crash Course and Coaching for Success

4.8

(6 ratings)

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3 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

Become the product leader your team needs. Learn and apply essential skills and frameworks to build successful product with less stress.

Clients and students from

Microsoft
Google
Ceridian
TD Bank
Stripe

Course overview

Why this course?

You have limited time, a lot of demands, and too many resources and advice to navigate. It is hard to know how you can have the biggest impact. Here's how we help:



Best Practices Buffet: Learn the product landscape and focus on what is most useful to you today from a buffet of lessons and projects you can come back to


Interactive Lessons : Cohorts of 3-7 and ample Q&A time and activities allow us have interactive conversations and address your challenges


Better Collaboration: Learn to work with engineers, marketers, executives, founders, sales team and manage them effectively


Small Team Focus: Learn techniques tailored for resource-constrained environments and people


Community: Join a community of other students in similar situations for future support


Real-World Applications: Apply lessons directly to your work now!



Don't waste years figuring it out alone and stressed. Learn the essential product skills and frameworks in weeks, not years. Identify your most important next steps.



If you are working on a new product, venture, side-hustle, or business look up my new course dedicated to new founders. This is created by demand from previous students of this course and will have discounted pricing for the first cohort. Link to interest survey and landing page:


https://bit.ly/3zSuv5M



You should NOT take this course if:


* You want to get into product roles in Big Tech (Google, Meta, Apple, etc.). Look up Shreyas Doshi's course for that.


* You are a senior product person (Senior PM - CPO) with 5+ years of experience in product.


* You are not working on building a product or considering it in the near future.

Who is this course for

01

New product people expected to "figure it out" with limited training or mentorship


Go from overwhelmed and confused to clarity and cont

02

Engineers, designers, marketers who also need to wear the product hat in teams of 5-200 people in small businesses and startups

03

Professionals who want to build on their strengths to get into product roles at small or mid-sized companies

What you’ll get out of this course

Understand what you need to set yourself and your team up for success

Learn the foundational elements of what makes products successful and its crucial role in driving business growth

Build the skills and develop a plan based on your product, team, and circumstances

Achieve quick wins to earn the trust of your team and yourself, improving impact and reducing stress and doubt

Learn how to apply the right framework and mental model to your problem(s)

Master product thinking with effective mental models and frameworks to clearly define and achieve your goals

Learn how to have an impact on your product and your team

Identify and implement high-impact actions to drive results

Learn your best career paths

Leverage your experience, interests, strengths, and personality to identify your best career opportunities

This course includes

4 interactive live sessions

Lifetime access to course materials

8 in-depth lessons

Direct access to instructor

3 projects to apply learnings

Guided feedback & reflection

Private community of peers

Course certificate upon completion

Maven Satisfaction Guarantee

This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.

Course syllabus

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  • Week 1

    Aug 15—Aug 18

    Week dates are set to instructor's time zone

    Events

    • Aug

      17

      The Art and Science of Product and Keys to Success

      Sat, Aug 17, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTC

    Modules

    • Principles of Product Management and Common Costly Mistakes

  • Week 2

    Aug 19—Aug 25

    Week dates are set to instructor's time zone

    Events

    • Aug

      22

      Optional: Project Review and Q&A

      Thu, Aug 22, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

    • Aug

      24

      Product Life Cycle Best Practices and Frameworks

      Sat, Aug 24, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTC

    Modules

    • Your Optimal Way to Build Products Effectively and Efficiently

    • Essential Product Management Skills

  • Week 3

    Aug 26—Sep 1

    Week dates are set to instructor's time zone

    Events

    • Aug

      30

      Optional: Project Review and Q&A

      Fri, Aug 30, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

    Modules

    • What are your best resources beyond the course?

4.8

(6 ratings)

What students are saying

What people are saying

        This course goes through the key fundamentals of what Product is today in its many flavors. David's teaching style is clear, engaging, and thoughtful! If you're interested in figuring out if Product is for you or what type of Product role is for you, then this course is a perfect launchpad.
Alam

Alam

Product Manager at Ceridian
        Very helpful course and a lot of useful and pragmatic information around Product Management, what it entails, how it varies in different structures (small startups to big orgs). David took the time to get to know the students and used our industries throughout the examples to make sure the information is digested better.
Noosh

Noosh

Product Lead, Toronto Dominion Bank
        Since the cohort was so small, it was very interactive and we had the ability to steer conversations to topics we could gain the most out of based on our experience.
Shania

Shania

Associate Consultant
        David's enthusiasm and engagement with the students created a great learning environment for us.
Siwei

Siwei

Junior Software Developer

Meet your instructor

David Jorjani

David Jorjani

3x Head of Product (2 acquired), 7-year University Instructor, Product Teacher & Coach, Linkedin Top Product & Entrepreneurship Voice

15 years ago, I started a software agency with a friend. Then changed countries and became a UX Developer for a CleanTech startup. Then a Founding Engineer of a FinTech startup. Then another one...


I've built products with numerous founders over the years. The last two startups where I was the Head of Product got acquired.


I have mentored founders and teams at Techstars, Founder Institute, Startup Weekend, and the University of Toronto.


I am working on a new EdTech product. I also teach at the University of Toronto.


As a Certified Organizational Coach, I coach Fortune 500 product leaders to early-stage entrepreneurs and recent graduates. I love this work. More about that here: https://bit.ly/4cULIdp


A lot of lessons learned from failures, successes, books, coaching sessions, programs, and workshops. You can learn the most relevant ones for you in a much shorter time.

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Startup Product Management: Crash Course and Coaching for Success

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Application Deadline

Aug 12, 2024
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Course schedule

2-6 hours per week (optional projects)
  • Asynchronous Weekly Project & Workbook

    1-5 hours per week

    • Pre-readings and learning material tailored to your needs
    • Self-paced personal projects helping you apply what you learn and clarify your main actions
  • Weekly Workshops

    5-6:30pm EST (day & time flexible)

    • 1 hour class + 30 minute Q&A
    • In a small cohort of up to 5 students
  • 1-1 Coaching Session

    1 hour

    • We work on what's most important to help you move forward. We can review your project together and set you on your way to success
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Structured Learning in Weeks.

Structured Learning in Weeks.

Systematic learning

Get familiar with the world of product management in weeks rather than putting the pieces together in years.

Active learning

You’ll be working on activities that are relevant to you and what you need

Personal plan

After our sessions, we work through your next career steps through Q&As to help you carve out a plan you are excited about

Frequently Asked Questions

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Startup Product Management: Crash Course and Coaching for Success

August 2024

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Dates

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Application Deadline

Aug 12, 2024
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Bulk purchases

$200

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