2 Days
·Cohort-based Course
Learn what it takes to break through to the product executive ranks at the best Silicon Valley companies.
2 Days
·Cohort-based Course
Learn what it takes to break through to the product executive ranks at the best Silicon Valley companies.
Course overview
This course breaks down everything I've learnt and practiced as a product executive working at successful companies (e.g Coinbase, Airbnb, Instagram, Facebook) and by coaching 100s of successful product leaders in achieving their career goals.
Nobody ever got promoted to product executive ranks by mastering fancy-sounding tools: You DO NOT need to master yet another cool-sounding framework (HEART, MOSCOW etc.), or a fancy process (Kanban etc.), or use a template from another company (Amazon’s memo template etc.) to rise to executive ranks.
All these tools/templates/frameworks are just tactics that will only get you to first level manager (from an IC) at best - but to get beyond that, none of this will be a differentiator. Instead, what you need is a shift in perspective and a focus on more nuanced, softer skills - and this course teaches you how.
A shift in mindset and perspective: At more senior levels, everybody has mastered the hard skills of product management. Here are the key differentiators you will learn in this course that separate middle managers from executives:
-- How to make little bets in your career (either within your company or switching job by identifying the next rocket ship) to create the opportunity for 10x growth
-- How to build your internal brand and be known as the go-to-person that can tackle the toughest problems faced by your company
-- How to win trust with your executives and peers so you continue to get increased scope and responsibilities
-- How to manage your manager and recruit them to be an advocate for your career
-- How to walk, talk, act like an executive and deliver outsized returns (before you get promoted to be an executive)
-- How to scale yourself and sustain peak performance (many highly ambitious people rise fast but then burn out)
-- How to build and operate a high performing team of product managers
-- And much more.
In this course, you will learn how you too can develop and master these skills. You will get deep insights on how to navigate your career using the methods that I have personally used and coached 100s of successful product executives. The learnings from this course will shift your perspective and change your mindset about succeeding as a product executive.
Designed for Experienced professionals: This course is designed for experienced middle managers looking for actionable advice that can help catapult them in their career journey. This course is NOT designed for early stage PMs, those aspiring to break into PMs. We won’t be covering the basic PM skills in this course.
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Ambitious Managers/GPMs, Directors, Sr Directors and VPs of Product at startups and large technology companies.
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Those looking for actionable learnings (not theory) from someone who has seen success at multiple companies and coached 100s of other leader
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This course is not for early-career PMs or those aspiring to break into product. This course assumes a mastery of core product skills.
How Product Management is evolving and how to craft your career path
Product management discipline is rapidly evolving.
We will cover strategies for positioning yourself for success, identifying the right jobs (internally or externally at a hyper growth company), how to increase your chances of getting promoted and avoiding common pitfalls.
How to master the critical skills for succeeding (with real world case studies)
What do you need to master critical skills like managing up, building a brand and creating allies to champion you?
We will cover these topics in-depth using real world examples (case study format) and hands-on exercises to personalize the learnings for you.
Get actionable advice - not theory - from my personal experience and through coaching 100s of leaders
I don’t share theoretical esoteric concepts - everything you learn in the course will be something you can implement the next day at work.
You will learn everything that I have learnt by building my career as well as by coaching 100s of other product leaders to success.
Designed to meet your busy schedule
We have designed this course to adjust to your busy schedule - we will meet 2 days over 2 weekends (5 hours each day). You will have material to peruse on your own time (e.g recorded videos). There will be 90 mins of Q&A each day to ask any questions. Minimal pre-work needed.
Proven to work by senior executives at startup and FAANG companies
I developed this course material with deep consultation from my network of executives at top startups, FAANG companies, Founders and VCs. You will find the advice widely applicable no matter where you work.
Level Up from Middle Manager to a Product Executive
Patrick McGregor
Michael Maczka
Roy Zhang
Amritashwar Lal
Alvin Hsia
Vishal Gupta
Former VP @ Coinbase; General Manager & Head of Product at Airbnb; Director of Product @ Instagram and Facebook
Sanchan has over 18+ years of experience leading product organizations at Coinbase, Airbnb, Instagram, Facebook, Microsoft.
Sanchan has led global teams (1000+ employees), managed P&Ls ($3B+ in annual revenue), coached and mentored 100s of product leaders in achieving career success.
Sanchan shares his thoughts on product, business and leadership on YouTube and Instagram.
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8 hrs of live classes + Q&A with Sanchan
December 2nd, 2023
9:00am - 1:00 pm PST
December 3rd, 2023
9:00am - 1:00 am PST
Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you
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