Cohort 1

Build confidence without getting lost in technical jargon 
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Colin Matthews

Product Manager @ Datavant

Mike Demianiuk

Technical Foundations for Product Managers

Amazon

Google

Dell

Walmart

Etsy

You sat through another meeting today feeling totally lost as the devs threw around terms like “rate limits” and “microservices”. Every time you have to make decisions that impact an engineer’s implementation, you feel like you’re on the back foot and struggling to keep up with the details. After you hand off a feature to engineering, you have no idea if it will be delivered the way you're expecting. You can feel confident, you just need the right plan. The reason most PMs can’t improve their technical skills is that they follow random online tutorials with no real plan or guidance. Or try to go from zero to 100 overnight by upskilling on complex topics - only to give up feeling frustrated and disappointed. That’s why this cohort is designed to help you build a foundational understanding of software applications. You won’t just memorize a bunch of terms - you’ll actually understand how software products are designed and deployed to handle millions of users. And our community will be here to give you the support, guidance, and accountability you’ll need to finally stick with it. After only 4 weeks, you’ll look back and think.. “WOW! I can’t believe I did that.”&nbsp; Now imagine if you could: ✅ Master technical concepts without getting lost in an internet maze. ✅ Stop asking engineers to dumb down concepts when talking to you. ✅ Predict risks, anticipate issues, and avoid endless back-and-forth. ✅ Improve your communication with engineers, users, and technical stakeholders&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Getting started is easy. 1️⃣ Start with my 8-day email course to start building confidence with APIs today (enroll for free below!) 2️⃣ Enroll in the 4-week cohort to build your foundations with application architecture, APIs, software development lifecycle, and system design. 3️⃣ Continue your journey with The Vault, our content library covering technical tradeoffs, generative AI, technical interview prep, and more.

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Senior Product Managers.Build confidence and gain a competitive edge amongst your peers

Non-technical PMs.Overcome imposter syndrome, improve communication, and make better product decisions

MBA graduates and consultants.Seamlessly transition into product by learning critical technical skills

Who is this course for

What you’ll get out of this course

Feel more confident in your decisions by building a deeper understanding of technical tradeoffs

Build confidence

Engage engineering by using common language

Improve communication

Understand fundamentals by learning and practicing essential concepts

Grow your technical skills

Gain a competitive edge in your career by demonstrating your technical acumen

Excel in your Product career

Understand how technical skills fit into a PMs toolkit and why technical PMs get ahead faster.

Why PMs with Tech Skills Win

Start with fundamental application architecture and move to advanced topics such as containerization, microservices, and more

Application Architecture

Learn how APIs work and why they are a requirement for almost every modern software product

APIs

Get up to speed with SQL and start retrieving and analyzing data independently

Data Models

Build rapport with engineers by understanding development workflows and lifecycles.

Software Development Life Cycle

Learn how to scale applications to millions of users.

System Design + Scalability 

Course syllabus

Weekly live sessions and 90+ bite-sized lessons so you can learn on the go with the support you need

4-Week Live Course

Access to 5+ additional recorded courses to help you tackle any technical challenge that comes your way

Access to The Vault 

50+ top questions and deep-dive answers so that you can quickly get back to work

Big AF FAQ

AI-powered system design exercises to push your system design skills to the next level

System Design Gym 

2+ hours of case studies and interview questions to make sure you ace your next role

Technical Interview Prep

Bonus: More than just a cohort

It's worked for 250+ PMs - it will work for you

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Meet your instructor

Free Live Event: Maven Lightning Lessons

Live Sessions

Recorded Lessons

Practice Exercises

Course schedule

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Active hands-on learning

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Interactive and project-based

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

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