Vik Agarwal

Behind the Unlock: PM, Careers & Growth AMA

Amazon

Zynga

Electronic Arts

Machine Zone

PM leader in tech & gaming | Author | Mentor to 100+ PMs in 2024

Exclusive Q&A on PM, gaming, careers, or the book—ask Vik anything, no fluff.

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Break into product, grow fast, and lead smarter—real tactics from tech and gaming trenches.

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Update as of May 7: May cohort enrolment will stop soon—enroll fast if you don't want to wait till july.Bonus: Anyone who enrolls before 10th May will get a Free seat at AI PM Interview Prep Bootcamp worth $1500 We’re proud to be featured in Maven’s AI-Powered Super IC Series and recognized as one of Maven’s top courses—the only 5-star rated course.We're the only AI PM certification course that genuinely helps—and tracks—your success even after cohort completion. We are really proud of 27% of our cohort members that have successfully transitioned into AI PM roles. We achieve these results through:- 50+ written lessons- 10+ live workshops (beyond recorded content)- 20+ live AMA sessions directly with Mahesh- Continued support during interviews and continuous learning via weekly session after cohort Our mission is to make this the only AI course you'll need in 2025 (period). To ensure this, we've added hands-on learning labs and strong technical support that empowers everyone—no coding or technical background required—to confidently create or launch production-ready agents using GCP Vertex AI, Langflow, Crew AI, Azure Evaluators SDK, and Azure Co-pilot Studio. We are offering two timings to accommodate your busy schedules. Wednesdays at 5:30 PM PSTSaturdays at 9:00 AM PST Know your instructorMahesh Yadav is your mentor and guide to success in AI product management. With over 20 years of experience and 10+ years building AI-powered products at Google, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft. Mahesh has 9 patents as primary innovator in AI training and Power management. He has presented at premier conferences such as Nvidia GTC, Microsoft Build, and AWS re-Invent. Mahesh brings firsthand insights from advising fast-growing AI startups and collaborating with senior leaders at Google, Meta, and Amazon, giving you an inside look at what truly drives AI innovation in top tech giants. Deep Expertise: Mahesh led the expansion of PyTorch into PyTorch Distribution and contributed to Meta’s first GPT3-scale training model (OPT) in 2019. His work spans key AI technologies including recommendation systems , PyTorch,&nbsp;Agents for AWS Bedrock, and multi-agent for GCP.Practical Insights: His teaching uses real project examples to deliver actionable strategies you can implement immediately.Impact he left: Over 3000 professionals have upskilled through his courses, many now holding roles at top AI companies Ace AI PM Interviews — Internally or ExternallyThis isn't just a course, it’s your career catalyst.Whether you're aiming for an internal transition or preparing for external AI PM interviews, you’ll gain the exact frameworks and confidence needed to stand out in any interview room.We don't stop at theory. We simulate real-world product challenges, review your interview answers, and walk you through how hiring managers at Google, Meta, and top AI startups actually evaluate candidates.And unlike most cohorts that wrap up after 3-4 live sessions, we guarantee more value than you pay for:20+ live sessions with Mahesh during the cohort and countless more on advance trending topics even after the cohorts for lifetime. You won’t just prepare for interviews, you’ll walk in already looking like an insider. Why Mahesh Is the Right Mentor for You?This course isn't just another program with flashy slides and vague frameworks.Here’s what you get here—and only here:✅ Real AI expertise, not theoryMahesh has done hands-on AI work for over 10 years—spanning infrastructure, frameworks, services, and end-to-end product delivery. He doesn't just teach GenAI—he built it before it was a buzzword.✅ Instructor-led from start to finishNo marketing agencies. No “guest speaker” fluff. Mahesh personally teaches, reviews, and gives feedback in every session. You're not just learning—you’re being mentored.✅ 1:1 mentorship, not just group lecturesEvery student gets at least one personalized 1:1 session with Mahesh, valued at $1000—use it for product ideas, interviews, or career clarity.✅ Clear, simple, powerful teachingWhether you’re an AI beginner or a senior PM, Mahesh breaks down complex concepts so clearly a 5-year-old could follow—yet every AI expert still learns something new.✅ Continued support after the courseYour learning doesn’t end in 4 weeks. Mahesh continues to mentor you via free replays, ongoing labs, community sessions, and exclusive invites to alumni Bootcamps.✅ Join a real movementOver 3,000 professionals have taken Mahesh’s courses. Many now lead AI products at top-tier companies or have transitioned into dream GenAI roles. This isn’t just a course. It’s your entry into an elite, supportive AI PM network. What Makes This Course Different?This course is unlike any other AI Product Management program. It’s built to give you deep, real-world skills—not just surface-level learning. You’ll learn to build production-grade AI agents, create enterprise-ready product requirement documents. What makes this course truly stand out is its comprehensive approach to teaching AI Product Management the way it’s done in MAANG companies.You'll gain a strong understanding of the entire AI ecosystem—how AI players operate, the key infrastructure gaps, the full stack, and where the industry is heading. We focus on developing your specific AI PM chops: discovery, design, deployment, pricing, and GTM strategies tailored for AI.The course demystifies complex technical topics like neural networks, transformers, fine-tuning, multi-agent communication, and evaluation—explained in a way that even a beginner can grasp, yet still packed with depth for experienced learners. Non-technical PMs are fully supported and encouraged to dive in—we provide extensive support hours to help everyone succeed.You’ll go beyond just building; you’ll write detailed PRDs for your own AI idea, receive tailored feedback, and turn your vision into an enterprise-grade working prototype. And because we know learning doesn’t stop after the cohort ends, you’ll get lifetime access to recordings, future labs, and our ongoing community sessions—at no extra cost. What You’ll Learn✅ Spotting high-impact AI use cases in any business✅ Master agentic design (memory, knowledge, reflection, focus)✅ Build multi-agent workflows with tools &amp; data✅ Design and write MAANG-level PRDs✅ Use advanced prompting (CoT, ToT) for real applications✅ Deploy agents using Langflow, CrewAI, OpenAI, Vertex AI, and more✅ Grasp core ML concepts — neural networks, transformers, memory mgmt✅ Learn pricing, GTM, and scaling strategies for AI products✅ Work on real MAANG-level case studies Ready to build your first AI Multi-Agent and become an AI product leader?

Master MAANG level AI PM skills, concepts and build PRD/MVP that customer love. 

Course syllabus

Recordings will be provided in the student portal if you cannot join live.

5 Saturdays 90 mins sessions with Mahesh

You will have 5 lab sessions to build with Mahesh Teams. It is also our weekly open office hour.

Wed Lab Sessions/Optional Q&A

We want to help you to continue your learning journey even after the cohort ends. We meet weekly on my LinkedIn community. Current and previous cohort members join us to keep learning. Join us for a free event:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mahesh-ai-pm-community

Weekly Community Sessions

Course schedule

Product Managers Traditional PM looking to transition into AI Product Management. This course will help you more with GenAI.

Engineers and Designers:Ready to transition into the PM world? Learn to bridge the gap between technical implementation &amp; product strategy

Founders:If you're looking to turn ideas into MVP &amp; gain the knowledge &amp; confidence to lead your team in building Ai Products

Builders Ready to Upskill into the PM world with real toolsLearn to bridge the gap between technical implementation &amp; product strategy

Are you wondering if this course is for you ?

Your Takeaways From This Cohort

Go from beginner to confident AI Product Manager in just a few weeks. In this course, you’ll follow a hands-on, project-based approach to quickly master both the fundamentals and advanced skills needed to build production-ready AI agents that solve real problems.

Fast-Track Your AI PM Journey

Our alumni are landing promotions, pivoting into AI roles, and stepping into leadership positions at top tech companies. As part of the cohort, you’ll tap into an active network that shares referrals, job tips, and insider guidance to help you break into or level up in the AI spa

Accelerate Your Career in AI
 

If you're a founder or builder, this course is your launchpad. You’ll be equipped to take your idea and turn it into a functional AI MVP tailored to your business needs - right away.

Turn Ideas Into Real Products

You won’t just leave with skills—you’ll leave with connections. Join a community of like-minded professionals, learn from each other, and keep growing long after the course ends.

A Lifelong Community That Grows With You

Master Agentic AI for PM’s: Build the Future with a MAANG Product Leader.

Cohort 5

Mahesh Yadav

Cohort 4

Your days are jam-packed with meetings and urgent slacks. You're always busy, but never accomplished—feels like treading water. Deep work feels like a distant dream: Instead of proactively driving strategy, you're stuck putting out fires left and right. You're also facing the AI dilemma: You're drowning in tasks that "AI could never help with," but worried about being left behind by peers who are using AI better. (You've tried ChatGPT and found it disappointing for senior PM work.) It's going to get tougher. Boom times are over, and tech orgs are flattening. More experienced people are competing for scarcer product roles. Rapid advances in AI are accelerating expectations of what one product manager can handle. As a result, companies are increasingly expecting product managers to own a broader swath of the product, lead multiple teams, and set strategy—while staying hands-on. Every PM in this situation will inevitably hit a wall. What worked in the past won't work anymore. (This is where many senior PMs burn out.) Now imagine if you could:✅ Spend a good chunk of every day in deep focused work (guilt-free!)&nbsp;&nbsp; ✅ Lead multiple teams with successful outcomes&nbsp;&nbsp; ✅ Cultivate self-reliant teams that operate smoothly, even when you're not in the room&nbsp;&nbsp; ✅ Feel confident in your ability to maintain clarity through waves of overwhelm ✅ Converse regularly with an AI copilot that understands your unique team &amp; company context (and gets smarter over time)&nbsp;&nbsp; ✅ Be known as the irreplaceable PM who's leadership's go-to expert on working smarter, always finding new ways to use AI, and teaching the rest of the org ❝ I believe the future of product management looks like Tal Raviv. ❞ - Lenny Rachitsky (author of Lenny's Newsletter) What enrolled PMs say:❝ After completing three Reforge cohorts and several other PM courses, I can confidently say that your course has had the most direct and immediate impact on my growth as a Product Manager. ❞ ❝ Honestly Tal, I was happy today at work, which hasn't happened for 6 months or so, thanks to the content from day 1. ❞ ❝ I cannot believe my work experience as a foundational PM, managing two teams, changed so drastically in such a short period of time. Anxiety levels are now manageable! ❞ ❝ This week I got to take my daughter to gymnastics and a dinner out as a family, then to the dentist with both kids the next day. And was around when my daughter lost her first tooth... that sounds minimal but is a huge deal and a shift from not having enough time to 'strategize' just a few weeks ago. ❞ This is not another "watch and forget" course:Unlike courses where you're expected to implement learnings on your own time (when exactly?) we build your systems together IN the live sessions (zero homework outside of class). ⮑ I personally guide you and create time for implementation ⮑ I answer every question live in open Q&amp;A ⮑ I sit with you for hours of unstructured office hours &amp; work blocks ⮑ You get my personal Whatsapp - long voice messages welcome ⮑ You leave each session with working tools and habits already in place. ❝ Thank you, Tal. 100% worth the time from my workday. I loved the time we spent on the call to actually put these lessons into play. That was really valuable so I could actually start to see the impact. ❞ ❝ Really appreciated the time carved out for the hands-on experience i.e. building your copilot. It's not a “sit down and listen" class. ❞ Unusually direct access to me (and only me):I completely seal off my schedule for every cohort, so I can be surprisingly available to every student.&nbsp; 📱 Real-time 1:1 support: my WhatsApp &amp; personal gmail for individual async coaching and direct unblocking/troubleshooting (long voice messages welcome)&nbsp; 👁️ Personal critique of every submission: The course features 23 opportunities to send me screenshots of your implementation of what we learn. I personally review and give feedback on every submission. ✋ Unstructured AMA office hours: hours of dedicated time to talk through your individual challenges, live. ❝ This household is on a first name basis with Tal. Let's just put it that way. ❞ ❝ The course stands out for its practical content and Tal's exceptional involvement as an instructor - one of the most hands-on I've encountered. ❞ ❝ Tal does such an amazing job on answering questions in the chat, people just ask him to break the quiet working time and answer questions out loud. He is that good. ❞ Total value vs. your investment:💎 13 interactive live sessions ($1,400&nbsp;value) 💎 1:1 lifetime whatsapp access ($3,500 value) 💎 50+ tactical lessons, screenshots, templates, scripts ($550&nbsp;value) 💎 23 personal implementation reviews ($1,100&nbsp;value) 💎 100+ prompts playbook with lifetime live updates ($450 value) 💎 Slack community lifetime access ($250&nbsp;value) 💎 Re-enroll in any future cohort for free ❝ You build something real that you'll use every day (I still do months later) ❞ ❝ Well well well worth the investment. I feel like I got more than was promised. You're so relatable, the content always felt very approachable and applicable. Thank you for creating and sharing openly all the wins AND all the fails. ❞ Beyond the 3-week cohort: 🌎 Lifetime access to the "PM AI Copilot Labs" Slack community • Join a high-barrier Slack community with the vibe of a small energetic laboratory full of product people tinkering with AI.• We mainly communicate by sharing screenshots, screenshares, and prompts.&nbsp; 🌍 Lifetime access to live-updated resources• Alumni can re-join any future cohort for free&nbsp;• PM AI prompts playbook - I personally update new prompts as AI capabilities evolve 🌏 Lifetime access to my personal Whatsapp• I'm here for you to ensure the course value sustains and unblock you as you encounter new challenges• I'm here to help you adapt to future roles, organizations, and AI advances. ❝ Thank you! I had a performance review recently and received 'bar raiser' (highest) level. Of course there are tons of factors, but a part of the success was from your course. ❞ ❝ Finished your course in December, so some healthy time between that and now: Just wanted to say thanks - hit a wall of overwhelm, revisited the relevant materials on the course - sky is starting to turn clear again. ❞ ❝ Tal, I genuinely believe that this course was the best purchase I've made toward my professional career.❞ My personal mission is to make PMing funThis is a course about product manager productivity, well-being, and bringing joy back to the PM role. Here's how we'll implement transformation together: 📆 Week 1: PM productivity foundations, fortified emotional inner game, applied mindfulness 📆 Week 2: Self-reliant product teams, ship sooner, and communicating overhead to leadership 📆 Week 3: AI agents, AI prototyping, AI co-pilot, AI mindsets (laser focused on PM) This course is designed for PMs who want sustainable transformation, not just quick tool adoption. I strongly believe that productivity foundations are not just a pre-requisite, but rather a force multiplier of leveraging AI at work as PMs. Why this course will help you win: 🏅 Lead multiple teams successfully: Manage teams across domains without feeling spread thin.&nbsp;&nbsp; 🏅 Become more strategic while staying hands-on: Carve out ample breathing room for creative deep work and reflection.&nbsp;&nbsp; 🏅 Prevent burnout: Feel a clear sense of progress, handle strong emotions of overwhelm, and make room for self-care.&nbsp;&nbsp; 🏅 AI-proof your career: Earn a reputation as the best PM at delegating, supervising, &amp; tinkering with AI—across the largest amount of product tasks.&nbsp;&nbsp; 🏅 Stand out in a competitive market: build a track record of broad capacity &amp; getting shit done.&nbsp;&nbsp; 🏅 Accelerate career advancement: Position yourself for promotions and leadership roles by demonstrating strategic influence while remaining hands-on. Join PMs enrolled from every industry: Tech giants:&nbsp;Apple | Google | Microsoft | Amazon | Meta Finance &amp; Payments:&nbsp;Visa | Stripe | PayPal | Affirm | US Bank Retail:&nbsp;Walmart | LEGO | Sephora | McDonald's | Whirlpool Developer tools:&nbsp;GitHub | Atlassian | AWS | DigitalOcean | Mozilla Enterprise &amp; SaaS:&nbsp;Adobe | LinkedIn | HubSpot | Workday | Dell Consumer &amp; Entertainment:&nbsp;TikTok | Spotify | Reddit | Grammarly | Strava Mobility &amp; Industrial:&nbsp;General Motors | Honda | Lyft | Turo | Siemens | Shell Consulting &amp; international brands:&nbsp;McKinsey | EY | Rakuten | Lenovo | Jabra | Xero

Does this sound familiar?

All sessions will be recorded — recordings will be available in your Maven account within an hour

Six Live Sessions on Mondays & Wednesdays

Two AMAs on Sundays (Optional)

This course is optimized for very busy schedules of senior product managers. Each project is quick, concrete, and immediately accelerates your productivity.

Bite-sized weekly projects

Senior PMs who want to expand their scope and lead multiple large, strategic initiatives while remaining hands-on.

Product managers who feel overwhelmed and treading water and want to be in the driver's seat of their time and well-being.

Product leaders who want to coach their reports for outsized impact, and set up their product teams to ship faster.

Who is this course for

PM productivity foundations aren't just a prerequisite for leveraging AI at work—they're a force multiplier. We'll cover:

🏗️ Build a system to manage multiple large initiatives across multiple teams.📝 Design your personal to-do queue to reduce anxiety and feel progress.☑️ Make time for self-care without feeling guilty.

Craft Your Custom Tools

📜 Learn product scrapbooking to cut time required for large, strategic tasks.⚔️ Pre-empt busywork from ever reaching your to-do list (or anyone else's).🌅 Turn Slack into a tool that brings peace of mind, not chaos.

Eliminate Tasks

🔒 Deep work for PMs: key habits that make focus time a reality🏆 Lead recurring meetings that get more valuable with time.🍉 Actively manage your brain’s freshness and creativity.

Design Your Days

🔥 Bring out your teammates' full superpowers.🎖️ Earn engineers' trust—without being technical.🙃 Assess when an engineer isn’t a fit for working on an innovative product team.

Motivate Engineers

🚨 Drive urgency without burnout🏎️ Write updates &amp; schedule meetings that create velocity💬 Foster slack habits of fast-moving teams

Ship Sooner

🌊 Practical steps for managing overwhelm when things feel impossible.🪩 Learn how to embrace, not fear, our desire for distraction.📦 Asks from Leadership: How to respond when you’re at capacity.

Handle Feeling Flooded

💎 Be valuable, not needed: focus where you can uniquely support your team.🎙️ Launch three habits that promote team autonomy and elevate your role to a strategic level.

Cultivate Self-Reliant Teams

🏋️ Identify the four types of overhead your product org creates for PMs.🏛️ Frameworks for organizing roles and teams📜 Construct a script to reflect observations to leadership.

Assess How Your Product Org Affects PM Productivity

🪞 Build your personalized contextual AI coach that you'll use addictively (from scratch, no code).🎛️&nbsp; Tune your copilot with company and initiative-specific context🪢 Create virtuous feedback loops that improve your copilot's effectiveness

Build your PM AI copilot

🕵️‍♀️&nbsp; Conduct deeper competitive intelligence and market positioning using AI research tools.🦉 Use AI as a thought partner for complex tradeoffs, prioritization, and scoping decisions.🏛️ Create compelling product vision and strategy documents with AI-enhanced frameworks.

Master strategic product management with AI

🧭 Build instincts for what AI can (and cannot) do effectively for product work.⚖️ Know when to use AI and when to rely on human judgment for maximum impact🏆 Earn a reputation as the best PM at delegating &amp; supervising AI—across the largest amount of product tasks.

Develop an "AI mindset" as your unfair advantage

🔬 Accelerate problem identification and opportunity assessment with AI🧮 Use AI to develop &amp; apply prioritization frameworks and risk assessment🔮 Extract deeper patterns from user research and customer feedback using AI.

Master AI-driven discovery

🌈 Generate rapid data visualizations that tell compelling product stories. 🐆 Create faster feedback loops through AI-powered analysis. 🤼 Use AI to wrestle with both qualitative and quantitative data effectively

Use AI to become more data-driven

🧲 Position yourself as an AI-forward PM who drives adoption across the organization 🚁 Automate PM busywork with AI agents to focus on high-impact strategic work. 🌪️ Develop rapid iteration habits that produce increasingly better results with AI.

AI-proof your PM career

🎭 Simulate and prepare for difficult conversations with stakeholders and executives. 💎 Refine your storytelling and presentation skills to galvanize human decision-makers. 🦚 Sharpen your emotional intelligence by analyzing stakeholder perspectives through AI simulation.

Elevate your PM soft skills with AI

🪡 Master practical techniques for creating effective prompts in 2025 and beyond.🎙️ Overcome the biggest AI bottleneck by practicing dictation and natural conversation.🧫 Experiment with AI visual prototyping and interactive designs to accelerate feedback loops.

Build AI instincts with hands-on practice

Earn a reputation as a product manager who gets s*** done—without feeling overwhelmed, treading water, or working nights and weekends.

Tal Raviv

Gen AI PM, early @ Patreon, Riverside, Wix, AppsFlyer, DuckDuckGo, 17K+ students

Jan 2025 Cohort

May 2025 Cohort

✅ TL;DR - a short version- I am a Lead PM @Booking.com &amp; ex-Dev, so I've been in both the tech and product worlds- I focus only on what PMs should know: "what"/"why" of tech, because "how" is infinite, and it is not our job- 1500+ students have already enjoyed the course online and offline; see reviews below- This course is 20% theory and 80% practice: you'll solve 200+ exercises yourself because that's the way to learn- Schedule: (a) a live session on Tech 101, (b) 2 weeks of self-practice, (c) a live session on building a product architecture together- Check out free resources below: lightning session on Tech 101s and the micro-learning on the e-commerce shop use case- All students get a mini-simulator (SQL, ML/AI foundations, Product Planning, Product Discovery) worth ±100$ for free. And now a longer version... ✅ WHY THIS COURSEAccording to the survey (650 respondents), these are the top 3 reasons why PMs want to boost Tech skills:- 56% want to speak the same language with their team: communicate effectively in the "devs" language, and understand what decisions the team makes- 61% want to be able to pre-estimate features without being dependent on their team and, more generally, deliver projects on time- 39% want to get a job in a BigTech company, where tech skills are a must, and 28% already landed a job with a product requiring tech skills- and now, there's one more reason: AI prototyping is hyper-hyped, and Replit/Bolt just built a full-stack app for you in 2 minutes. But... what actually happened? You really need to understand the principles behind what LLM is doing for you. If you found yourself in one or more categories, this course will help you, as it has already helped 1500+ students (see the review screenshots below). ✅ WHO IS THE AUTHORI am a Lead PM @ Booking.com, started 10 years ago as one of the first Tech PMs in the company. Before that, I was a Software Developer / PhD in Computer Science. I have knowledge from both the tech and product worlds, and I am happy to share it with product managers across the globe. ✅ ONLY WHAT PM SHOULD KNOW, NOT MOREEven though tech can be fun, it is not necessary (and sometimes harmful) to dive into "how" too much—this is the developer's territory. That's why, in my course, I only focus on "what/why" you need as a product leader. No GIT, no databases internals, no load balancers—you just don't need it to do your job, so kindly leave it for your team and focus on what you should know as a PM—there is already enough to master. ✅ THE COURSE STRUCTURE 1️⃣&nbsp;Part 1: Live session: Tech 101sWe start with a Tech 101 live session. In 3 hours, we learn and immediately practice the most important tech topics: Frontend/ Backend, Services, APIs, and Testing. If you only do this session, you already know the core. 2️⃣ Part 2: Practice (200+ exercises)Time to roll up the sleeves. I have a 10-chapter story full of exercises based on real job situations. You will build a Taxi startup, evolving it with a Food delivery department, a Scooter rental app, and even a music streaming service like Spotify! Check the course's table of contents: one by one, you will master these topics with virtual colleagues like the CEO Daniel (he is bossy), Principal PM Jane (she guides), Jr. PM Ivar (he always needs help himself), your Engineering Manager Helen, and so on. If you want to understand if such a format suits you, check out this mini-lesson, which consists of three small exercises — just get the Free Resource below. Now, imagine you need to solve 200+ such exercises. Sounds like fun? 3️⃣ Part 3: Live session: building a product architecture togetherAfter you have mastered the theory and practiced yourself, we meet again, choose a product (e.g., a social network for car owners), and build an architecture, API, etc., in groups of PMs. Students love this part! if the group wants more, I offer an optional session to solve one more start up use case together. ✅ CHOOSE YOUR LEVELI understand that everyone has different aspirations and time schedules. That's why you can pick the depth yourself: - Bare minimum: attend both live workshops- Solid knowledge: solve all 10 chapters of the exercises; they are self-sufficient in explaining the material (can finish after the cohort's end date)- Full Package: both live workshops + all 10 chapters of the exercises (can finish after the cohort's end date)- God Mode: all of the above + one more end-to-end bonus use case with my feedback 🚀&nbsp;ON TOP YOU GET... - A practical mini-simulator worth ±100$ for free. Choose from SQL, ML/AI foundations, Product Planning, or Product Discovery.- You also get 50% off for large simulators: A/B testing or Product Analytics.

Start to speak the same language with your team

Tech 101s: we'll get to know each other and master the tech basics.

Live workshop 1: Tech 101s

Solve 200+ exercises and practice on 5 use cases.

Self-paced work

Now, after you have practiced enough, we will meet as a group and build a start-up's architecture from scratch.

Live workshop 2: architecture of a start-up

Non-tech Product/Program Managers: to effectively communicate with the team and assess the complexity of&nbsp;projects

Jr. Product managers to quickly start their careers, gain respect from the team, and deliver their first projects successfully.

Entrepreneurs/founders to build confidence in a world of technology, hire the right team and turn ideas into services

What you’ll get out of this course

Understand all core concepts of tech and lead the team with "what/why" without getting into "how" of development

Speak the same language with your development team

Build a skill to estimate the development complexity of the features and products you deliver

Better estimate projects/features and meet deadlines

Prepare to answer BigTech's PM interview questions like "Can you build the architecture of a Taxi app?"

Become more confident with technical interview

🦾🤖 Master tech skills from scratch in 2 weeks with practical workshops and an immersive job simulator 
⚙️ by Lead PM @ Booking

Vladimir Kalmykov

Cohort April'25

Cohort June'25

Breaking into Product Management is not easy. I know; I've supported over 4,000+ professionals in the past 8 years&nbsp;to break into Product management. I've worked with top institutions like General Assembly, Melbourne Business School, Harvard Innovation Labs and my school at Product Academy to help people make the career transition. ---This is a 10-week COHORT with 40+ HOURS of async content and WEEKLY 1.5-hour practice sessions with a cohort size of 12 to 14 passionate and&nbsp;ambitious tech professionals. ❤️ Our 5 Step Process Over the next 10 weeks:This course will prepare you for the 12-month journey with knowledge, experience and a cohort of accountable peers to prepare for job opportunities. ✅ Step 1: Understanding the foundations (Weeks 1-2): Understand PM Basics, Business, and CustomersGain a strong foundation in Product Management, exploring what PMs do, the skills required, and how to align business goals with customer needs. ✅ Step 2: Strategy &amp; Discovery (Weeks 3-4): Develop Product Strategy and Identify OpportunitiesLearn how to craft a product strategy, assess market dynamics, and uncover customer insights to define valuable opportunities. ✅ Step 3: Roadmapping &amp; Execution (Weeks 5-6): Build Roadmaps and Deliver ValueTranslate strategy into actionable roadmaps while managing execution, technical feasibility, and product launches. ✅ Step 4. Interview Prep (Weeks 7-9): Master Product Sense, Analytics, and Behavioral InterviewsPrepare for the most challenging aspects of PM interviews, including product sense, analytics, and behavioural assessments. ✅ Step 5. Career Launch (Week 10): Build Your Brand and Nail Your Job SearchPolish your profile, create a job strategy, and position yourself to land your first PM role with confidence. 💡 What you'll get: - Proven, Real-World Approach: I quit my job, moved to the U.S., and restarted my career to validate that my teachings actually work. Through countless rejections, rebuilding my network, and landing a role in a double unicorn company. I’ve discarded theoretical fluff and distilled what&nbsp;actually works—I’m living proof of the results you can achieve. - Personalized Attention, Tight-Knit Cohorts: With only 12–14 carefully selected participants per cohort, I prioritize building camaraderie and providing personal guidance. This isn’t a mass-market course; it’s an intimate, hands-on experience designed to support you every step of the way. - Lifetime Refund Guarantee: If my teachings don’t work for you, I offer a 100% Lifetime Refund—no time limits, no questions asked (except how I can improve). I stand by your success and am invested in your journey, even years after the course. ⏰ Time Commitments: Time is truly our most precious asset! That's why I've created this course to help you make the most out of the time you invest. Your commitment will be about ~ 4.5 Hours to 5.5 Hours Per Week: - 1.5 Hours of Live Classes Weekly (12PM Fridays for AEST | 6PM Thursdays for PST) - 2 Hours of Self-paced Learning Weekly - 1 Hour of Optional Office Hours Weekly (TBC with Cohort) - 1 Hour buffer for Group Discussions / Socials / (at your own pace) ---❤️ Preparing you for your Product Career Journey Breaking into Product Management takes about 12 months, and you can't get 'certified' as a PM, unlike what most institutions sell. Here's what actually happens based on what I've seen coaching hundreds of students:- Most people take about 6 - 12 months to transition into the Product Manager role. Depending on their experience, skills and job market opportunities- The&nbsp;first 6 months of the journey&nbsp;involve having the right knowledge before embarking on the competitive job market. Otherwise, you'll get rejected so many times you'll give up.- The next 6 months of the journey focuses on building a network, marketing yourself, and seizing opportunities. The trick is to build a pipeline of opportunities and be ready when the experience/market fit role comes.(Of course, if you have a background in Business, Design, or Engineering, this process can be quicker.) 💎 WHAT'S THE ROI? Besides the joy of building products to help people solve problems and leaving a legacy in this world... - Product Managers get paid $120K - $150K on average and can get up to $500K-$1M in more prominent companies.(https://www.levels.fyi/t/product-manager?countryId=254) So this is why most people in Tech SCALE into a Product role; it's a great role with a high ceiling. 💡 WHO WILL YOU BE LEARNING FROM? You'll be learning directly from me, Dave Wang (aka Product Dave) 👋 I've been doing Product for 17+ Years. Not just 'work-experience but 'product-experience'. I started from the bottom up as a Junior PM and worked my way to Product Leadership roles at Linktree, Expedia, Vodafone, CommBank, and Airtasker. I wanted to follow the same path as my students so I quit my $250K+ job and moved from Australia to the US.&nbsp;Starting over as a Product Manager—building my brand, networking, facing rejections, and trying again. After&nbsp;8 months of rejections, I finally landed a role as a Senior Product Manager in a Unicorn company within the industry I love. Starting again has been humbling, but the best thing is that&nbsp;I know what I teach works, not just in Australia but worldwide. You’ll learn from behind the scenes as a BEGINNER, a PRACTITIONER and a HIRING MANAGER. You can learn more about me here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/productdave/ 🤔 WHY AM I BUILDING THIS COURSE? The common heart-wrenching mistake I've seen a lot of people is they pay $5K to $10K for a Certificate and realise the Certificates don't even help them get callbacks for interviews. That's because there are NO Certificates for product management are recognised by the industry.(Anyone telling you otherwise is lying to you) The only way to break into Product Management is through learning, doing, and networking. In fact, without any certifications or fancy degrees, I have helped hundreds of people secure Product Manager roles in companies like Amazon, Canva, Zendesk, Atlassian, and many others. ❤️ MY PROMISE TO YOU I've seen so much success in my course that I can guarantee a Lifetime Refund.&nbsp;If you've attended the class and completed the work and find it was a waste of your time. I'll give you a 100% refund at any point in your career, now or later.&nbsp;Just reach out, and we'll issue a full refund. The only question I'll ask is how I can improve. Another promise I want to make to you is that this is a highly curated cohort and only 12-14 people will be selected each time. If you're still 'exploring' if Product Management is the right role for you - check out my self-paced course here: https://www.productacademy.io/ Learning from self-paced material is the best way to start for people still exploring. (Scroll down to the download section for the guide on why) Plus, I will be here when you are ready.

Your Product Career Starts Here

<ul><li>Weekly 1.5 Live Practice Sessions</li><li>With 2 Hours of paced content and quizzes during the week</li><li>Final Project may take 3 - 4 Hours at the end of week 10 </li></ul>

Thursdays (US) or Fridays (APAC) 


Mid-Career Professionals You are a mid-career professional eager to transition into product management role. (BA, Design, Eng, PO, Project)

3 - 6 Months in your PM Career Transition journeyYou've ready enough books, completed self-paced course and you're ready for the next stage

The “Unofficial” Product Manager&nbsp;You’re already performing the duties of a Product Manager but lack the official title.

<ul><li>Gain&nbsp;first-hand knowledge&nbsp;of what a PM does through theory and real-life examples.</li><li>Develop a&nbsp;plan&nbsp;to network, build a personal brand, and navigate interviews effectively.</li><li>Formulate&nbsp;groups&nbsp;that collaborate to achieve the shared goal of breaking into Product Management.</li></ul>

Break Into PM With Realistic Knowledge, a Plan and a System for Ongoing Support

<ul><li>Multiple workshops with project created to help you apply what you have learned.</li><li>Optional student showcased on the Product Academy student alumni page. To help you build a brand for yourself.</li></ul>

Collaborative Projects to Help You Apply What You Learn (With a Final Presentation Listed on the Alumni Profile Page)

<ul><li>Granted access to a Miro Board of 20+ tools to help you through your journey</li><li>Tools will be filled out as we progress through the course.</li><li>Students are encouraged to take inspiration from each other; it’s not a competition.</li></ul>

20+ Exclusive PM Tools My Team and I Use Daily

<ul><li>Personalized mentorship demystifying insider secrets to acing PM interviews.</li><li>The secrets to walking into your next PM interview with total confidence, even if you've never actually worked as a project manager before.</li></ul>

 A Branding Blueprint to Make Your Profile Irresistible to Recruiters

<ul><li>You will create a job strategy to highlight only the best jobs that suit you. </li><li>The secrets to creating a PM-specific resume that gets attention.</li><li>How to craft the perfect LinkedIn profile that gets recruiting managers hooked (even without any PM-related experience).</li></ul>

Job Strategy 2 Pager + Resume + Linkedin Updates

<ul><li>You'll receive 12 Months access to our Monthly hiring manager Q&amp;A within the community ($249 value) </li><li>Free Access to the alumni slack channel and your cohorts for life-time support</li></ul>

12 Months Access to Exclusive Monthly Q&A with Hiring Managers

Learn How to Break Into Product Management With Practical Knowledge and a Supportive Community

David Wang (Product Dave)

This cohort is designed for students who are based in Australia and the US West Coast timezones

Lightning Lessons

Behind the Unlock: PM, Careers & Growth AMA