Yelp

Yahoo

Satish Mummareddy

Ex-Product Leader at Meta, Yelp & Yahoo! Coached x000 PMs & builders in product & leadership skills.

Crossing Career Chasms

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Prepare for PM Interviews like the best. Leverage frameworks & deliberate practice to uplevel your performance. Self paced video only.

PM Interview Course - Video Only

You'll learn the skills that helped 400+ students improve their influence, have more impact, get hired/promoted and lead happier lives.

Ex-Product Leader at Meta, Yelp, & Yahoo

Ex - Meta Yelp Yahoo. Led consumer, biz, ads & integrity products. Coached x00s.

Influence Without Authority

Senior Product Manager

Lead Product Manager

Sr. Manager

Product Manager

Principal Product Manager

Director of Product

Satish M

PIB&C - Job Search Community

Influence Without Authority is the ability to earn leadership trust, align peers &amp; partners, and lead through adversity to drive business impact.Influence is the skill that differentiates people who thrive in new companies &amp; roles, get high-profile projects and are promoted from those who struggle with change &amp; stagnate. That gap compounds into millions of dollars in career earnings.Rapid changes driven by AI will only make influence more critical. Teams are getting smaller. Roles are overlapping. Expectations are rising. People are on edge. Influence lets you navigate that &amp; drive impact.Most people assume influence is something you're either born with or not. In reality, influence is a skill you can significantly improve with the right principles &amp; deliberate practice.400+ product builders from 50+ top companies have taken this course and leveled up their influence skills.<ul><li>Alumni got promoted, influenced executives, and strengthened relationships</li><li>Students joining new companies &amp; teams wish this were part of onboarding at tech companies</li><li>Most students wish they had taken it much earlier in their careers and saved themselves years</li></ul>Master this skill. Change the trajectory of your career.

Influence turns product builders into trusted leaders & ideas into impact.

Embody a high integrity influence style -> Be the leader others trust

Understand people's incentives & powers -> Craft a plan decision makers champion

Build relationships & reputation early -> Turn skeptics into allies and sponsors

Leverage decision psychology & influence toolkit -> Change minds & align groups

Master peer & exec communication -> Resolve conflicts and win leadership support

Develop high agency & emotional intelligence -> Thrive in any team and situation

Start Strong: Just changed companies, or roles and are eager to earn trust, build a strong reputation and drive product &amp; business impact

Grow Faster: Doing strong product work but want to develop skills to take on more scope, lead high-visibility initiatives &amp; earn sponsorship

Regain Momentum: Facing organizational challenges or had a career setback and looking for the missing pieces to regain confidence &amp; momentum

Senior IC Product folks (IC 7+) at the top companies have an incredible ability to move between complex product problems in different domains and land impact in short amounts of time. They exhibit high levels of product thinking in addition to organizational savvy in execution. People with strong product thinking capabilities across levels (IC5 - IC8) are not just highly desired within the companies they currently work at, but are coveted by companies across the tech industry. In order to expand your product thinking, you need to go broad and think about a lot of products/markets from first principles. The challenge that people face is that they only get to work on only 1 or 2 products every few years and become fully immersed in that space. They put in the effort to broaden their product thinking only when they are looking for new jobs. That is already too little, too late! This course will help people Uplevel Product Thinking Skills for digital products in a short amount of time. The unique approach I will be taking is:1. Break down digital technology products into 10 themes &amp; ~40 markets / product types.2. Demonstrate how to think about product problems in those themes and markets/product types3. Leverage 30 min interview styles questions to help people practice product thinking across markets. Theme 1: Media - Entertain, Educate and connect people!- Media - By Studios: Netflix, Disney, HBO, CBS, Peacock, YouTube TV…- Media - Traditional Publishers: NTY, Economist, WSJ, Yahoo- Media - Music / Podcasts / Audio Books: Spotify, Itunes, Podcast, Audible- Media - By Creators: IG Reels, TikTok, YouTube, Snap, IG/WhatsApp Channels- Media - By Community: Reddit, FB Public Groups, LinkedIn- Media - By Friends &amp; Family: FB Feed / Stories, IG Stories, WhatsApp Status Theme 2: Marketplaces - The middlemen making connections!- Marketplaces - Local: Yelp, ZocDoc, Thumbtack, OpenTable, Tripadvisor,- Marketplaces - Ecommerce: Ebay, FB Marketplace, Etsy- Marketplaces - Real Estate: RedFin, Zillow- Marketplaces - Short Term Rentals: AirBnB, VRBO, ..- Marketplaces - Transportation: Uber, Uber Freight, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart- Marketplaces - Travel: Kayak, Expedia, Hotels.com- Marketplaces - Jobs: Upwork, LinkedIn, Indeed,- Marketplaces - Dating: Tinder, Match, Bumble, … Theme 3: Ecommerce - Makes it easy to spend money!- Ecommerce - Everything: Amazon, Walmart, Target, Costco- Ecommerce - Local: DoorDash, Uber Eats, Instacart, Amazon, Walmart..- Ecommerce Verticals: United, Marriott, BestBuy, HomeDepot, HelloFresh / Blue Apron, Chewy, Theme 4: Messaging - Always On Connection to People!- Communication - Private: WhatsApp, iMessage, Messenger, IG Direct, Snap, Linkedin, X, Telegram- Communication - Large Group: Slack, Discord, Microsoft, Google, Workplace, WhatsApp, Telegram Theme 5: Productivity - Do More With Less!- Productivity - Personal: Notion, Coda, DropBox, TaskList Apps, Grammarly,- Productivity - Enterprise: DropBox, Box, Google bundle, Microsoft 365, Atlassian,- Productivity - No/Low Code Tools: Zapier, Airtable Theme 6: Gen AI - Amplifying And/Or Replacing Humans on Some Tasks!- Gen AI - Business Agents: TBD- Gen AI - Consumer Agents: TBD- Gen AI - Creator Agents &amp; Tools: TBD Theme 7: AR/VR - Enhancing world and How we interact with it!- AR: Assistants, Spatial computing&nbsp;- VR: Games, Experiences, Communication &amp; community Theme 8: Portal to the Internet!- Consumer Hardware: laptops, phone, watch, glasses, health trackers, AR/VR- Consumer Platforms - Operating Systems: Windows, Mac, iOS, Android,- Consumer Platforms - Browsers: Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Arc- Search: Google, Microsoft, Perplexity, YouTube, TikTok, .. Theme 9: Ads Products - Pays the bills for the free stuff!- Advertising - General: Google, Meta, Amazon, Apple, YouTube, TikTok, Snap,- Advertising - Vertical: Yelp, Uber, Instacart, DoorDash, Expedia, Kayak, LinkedIn Theme 10: Business Products - Makes it easy(ier) to make money- Ecommerce Logistics: Fulfillment by Amazon, Shopify Fulfillment, Flexport, Uber Freight- Ecommerce Dev &amp; Marketing: Shopify, Meta Pages / Shops,- Business Website &amp; Marketing: Yelp, FB Pages, WhatsApp Business Accounts, Wik, Squarespace ..- Business - HR / Finance: Intuit, Service Now, ADP, Zenefits, Workday,- Business - Marketing/Sales: Salesforce, Hubspot, Zoho, SAP, Oracle, Marketo, Mailchimp, LinkedIn Who is this course for:This course is going to help you:- No matter how many years of product experience you have. IC, Manager, Dir, Sr. Dir, VP- What function you serve in product org. PM, Eng, Design, DS, UXR, PMM etc.- What ever company you currently work at in the product landscape

Uplevel Your Product Thinking to have more impact and grow in your career.

Course syllabus

Session 1 - Sat Feb 1

Session 2 - Sun Feb 2

Session 3 - Mon Feb 3

Session 4 - Tue Feb 3

Session 5 - Wed Feb 5

Session 6 - Thu Feb 6

Session 7 - Sat Feb 8

Session 8 - Sun Feb 9

Session 9 [Bonus] - Mon Feb 10

Session 10 [Bonus] - Tue Feb 11

Session 11 [Bonus] - Wed Feb 12

Session 12 [Bonus] - Thu Feb 13

Session 13 [Bonus] - Wed Feb 19

Session 14 [Bonus] - Thu Feb 20

Course schedule

Product builders across functions from Product Manger, Design, Data Science, User Research, Marketing will benefit from the frameworks!

People with all levels of experience from IC, Manager, Director, Sr. Director and VPs will benefit from the breadth of topics.

No matter your industry / company you will benefit from the deliberate thinking that you will practice through the course!

Who is this course for

What you’ll get out of this course

Understand the frameworks to come up with compelling product ideas

Understand the complexities of different product types

Apply strong product thinking to a spectrum of products

Understand what great responses look like across product types

Frameworks to evaluate markets & come up with compelling solutions. Applied to 10 product themes!
🔥 500 students 🔥

What will you learn this this course?- What are companies trying to evaluate in interviews?- What makes a great interview?- How do you improve &amp; demonstrate product thinking skills?- How do you improve &amp; demonstrate analytical thinking skills?- How do you demonstrate leadership skills?- How do you demonstrate XFN relationship skills?- How do you improve &amp; demonstrate verbal communication &amp; collaboration skills in interviews?- How do you plan and execute a job search?- How do maintain a positive mindset during a tough job search process? Course Format: Part 1: Product Thinking Core Material Frameworks &amp; Skill Development for doing rigorous product thinking- Context &amp; Motivation- Target Audience- User Problems- Creative Solutions Deep dives into 10 product themes that encapsulate 50 markets.- Theme 1: Media- Theme 2: Marketplaces- Theme 3: Ecommerce- Theme 4: Messaging- Theme 5: Productivity- Theme 6: Gen AI- Theme 7: AR/VR- Theme 8: H/W, OS, Browsers, Search- Theme 9: Advertising- Theme 10: Business Products Part 2: Analytical Thinking, Leadership, Verbal Skills Core Material - Analytical Thinking- Leadership- Working with XFN- Verbal Skills- Mindset- Job search planning Part 3: Deliberate Practice Sessions40+ Deliberate Practice Sessions:- 22+ Product Thinking Practice Sessions- 8+ Analytical Thinking Practice Sessions- 8+ Leadership &amp; XFN Relationships Practice Sessions- 8+ Verbal Skills Practice Sessions (counted in above sessions) Why should you learn from me?- Between Feb &amp; Dec 2024 ~800 people attended 28 day &amp; 56 day PM Interview Prep Programs I ran.- People felt that the course radically transformed their clarity of thought, their performance in interviews and their resilience.- 300 students have taken the PM Interview Bootcamp on Maven- I have interviewed more than 200 candidates, and been an interviewer trainer. No Refund Policy:This course has been taken by 300 students with a 5.0 rating. People think it is life changing. It works when people commit the time and put in the work. We want people who are committed to the doing the work. As a result we have a No Refund Policy. Please make sure the timings work for you before you register.

Develop the interview skills & confidence to perform at your very best!

All Sessions will be recorded and shared within 48 hrs.

Product Thinking 1 - Sat Feb 1

Product Thinking 2 - Sun Feb 2

Product Thinking 3 - Sat Feb 8

Product Thinking 4 - Sun Feb 9

Analytical Thinking & Leadership - Sat Feb 15

Verbal Skills, Career Planning & Mindset - Sun Feb 16

Deliberate Practices: Mon to Thu Feb 3 - Mar 27

People who have at least 3-5 years of Product Management experience.

People who have produced strong outcomes at work but find interviews challenging.

People who haven't yet cracked the top tier company interview processes.

Understand Companies Evaluation Process

How to Improve Your Product Skills for Interviews

How to Improve Your Interview Delivery Skills

How to run a good job search process

How to maintain a positive mindset during job search

Prepare for PM Interviews like the top candidates. Leverage frameworks & deliberate practice to uplevel your performance. 
🔥400 Students🔥

Course Outcomes- Create a career northstar and work backwards on a 2025 plan.- Create a skills development plan that aligns with your career plan.- Learn how to uplevel product and leadership skills through deliberate practice.- Learn how to develop a performance &amp; promotion plan in partnership with your manager.- Learn how to prepare for interviews and run a job search process to land at top tier companies. Course Syllabus- Career mental models, north star and planning- Developing Product Thinking Skills- Developing Execution Skills- Developing Leadership Skills- Developing High Agency- Finding Waves Inside Your Company&nbsp;- Getting Promoted Internally- Transition from IC to Manager- Managing Up Authentically- Upleveling PM Interview Skills- Upleveling Job Search Skills Format- Blend of principles/frameworks combined with application to your scenarios in breakout groups.- In-class &amp; take home exercises to practice different skills.- Template for career planning, promotion planning, performance management.- Worksheets for deliberate practice for different skills.- Worksheets for job search and interview preparation. Your Potential PeersMy past courses have included people from Adobe, Amazon, Apple, Atlassian, Cisco, Dell, Dropbox, eBay, Expedia, Flipkart, GitHub, Google, IBM, Intel, LinkedIn, Meta (Facebook), Microsoft, Netflix, Nike, Nvidia, Okta, Oracle, PayPal, Pinterest, Plaid, Qualcomm, Roku, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Shopify, Spotify, Stripe, Uber, Upwork, VMware, Walmart, Wayfair, Workday, Yelp, Zoom.

Develop an actionable plan to accelerate your career next year!

12 PM - 6PM US Eastern Daylight Time

Saturday, Nov 2 2024

Sunday, Nov 3 2024

All sessions will be recorded and shared within 24 hrs.

Individual Contributor (IC) Product Managers at technology companies who want to develop actionable plans to accelerate their careers.

Product Managers who are looking for tactical playbooks &amp; exercises to develop core product &amp; leadership skills.

Product Managers who want to get promoted / transition to management in their current companies OR to find great roles at other companies.

How to design a meaningful career

How to develop a 2025 plan working backwards from your northstar

How to develop product thinking, execution and leadership skills

How to develop High Agency

How to manage up to attract sponsors

How to plan for a promotion with your manager

How to prepare for interviews and plan a job search

Actionable Principles & Playbooks to plan career, develop product & leadership skills, finding sponsors, get promoted, and land great jobs.

Executive Communication & Influence

Goals, processes, working styles, your team's fit, schedule

Understand Executive's World

Preparing Well for Executive Meetings

Executing flawlessly in executive meetings

Trust building, presence, story telling, communication, moderation, and debating

Satish Mummareddy accelerates product careers!