9.7
(9 ratings)
5 Days
·Cohort-based Course
Build a product case study that will actually get you hired at software startups
9.7
(9 ratings)
5 Days
·Cohort-based Course
Build a product case study that will actually get you hired at software startups
Hosted by
Marwa Muhammad
Product leader from seed to series B startups for 10 years. 500 Startups mentor.
Course overview
You'll analyze a few successful product case studies and create your own case study showcasing your process, communication and defense. Turn it into a template you can use for all product interviews moving forward, increasing your chances of getting hired as a PM at a startup.
Now also available on-demand as a video course here: https://www.udemy.com/course/nail-the-product-management-case-interview/?referralCode=6E920244F9A768A63DD1
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You've been a PM at the same company for a long time and haven't had to interview in a while, feeling overwhelmed on how to approach it
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You're a founder transitioning to an official product role for the first time and don't know how to structure your interviews effectively
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You've spent days on a product case study assignment only to find out you haven't moved to the next round and don't know why
Startups are looking to get clarity on your process, communication, and how you defend your case.
The prompts for product assignments fall into only a handful of possibilities. They will let you choose a product of your own or give you a specific product and dig into how you'd improve or grow it. For experienced PMs, they might ask about a product you've already worked on.
You'll use a product framework to create a presentation for a common product case study given as a take-home assignment at many startups. You'll turn this into a template you can use for any similar interviews and reduce the amount of time you spend preparing for each interview.
You will learn frameworks for prioritization, market segmentation, validation, and measuring success. You'll prepare for common follow up questions.
If you already have a product assignment interview lined up, you can use this course to work toward that particular assignment.
Nail the Product Management Case Interview
9.7
(9 ratings)
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Marwa has led product teams for a decade at various early stage startups backed by General Catalyst, Google Ventures, Founders Fund and more. She has interviewed hundreds of candidates and grown multiple product teams during her career. She is a product mentor for 500 startups, mentoring startups in North and South America.
Marwa founded Trance, a video-based dance community with exceptional engagement where the top quartile of users opened the app 9 times a day. She was the first product hire at Savioke, a delivery robotics company featured in the book "Sprint". She was most recently at Origin, a fin-tech SaaS startup with a growth rate only 1-3% of startups are able to achieve and was in charge of the core financial planning product.
Marwa helped her students and mentees land PM jobs and navigate the role. She received her Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at Bryn Mawr College and her Master's degree in Human Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University.
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Module 1: Apply common product frameworks to common assignments
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Module 2: Develop a strategy to defend your case study
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Module 3: Finalize assignment and template
8:30am - 10:30am PST
Module 1: Apply common product frameworks to common assignments
8:30am - 10:30am PST
Module 2: Develop a strategy to defend your case study
8:30am - 10:30am PST
Module 3: Mock interviews and finalize assignment and template
30 minute 1:1 session as scheduled
I'll offer several time slots for students to get 1:1 feedback directly from me on their assignments or anything else I can help them with (mock interviews, previous cases, resume review, etc.). This can be scheduled on the week of the course or up to two weeks after the course.
Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and a hands-on project
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you