8 Days
·Cohort-based Course
Learn how to increase your odds of product success (and career success) by building the skill of making more correct product decisions.
This course is popular
88 people enrolled last week.
8 Days
·Cohort-based Course
Learn how to increase your odds of product success (and career success) by building the skill of making more correct product decisions.
This course is popular
88 people enrolled last week.
Course overview
Product Sense is the ability to usually make correct product decisions, both macro & micro, even in the face of major ambiguity.
Some people naturally have strong Product Sense (just like some people are naturally great at writing or golf or acting or piano or public speaking etc. etc.)
If you have worked at a highly successful product company, odds are that one or more of its early people had world-class Product Sense. And even as companies get larger, people with good Product Sense are usually entrusted by senior executives to tackle especially difficult / strategic / ambiguous product priorities.
Not everyone can reach Steve Jobs-esque Product Sense (just like not everyone can be Serena Williams in tennis or Steph Curry in basketball or Whitney Houston in singing or Larry David in comedy or Charlie Munger in investing).
But, you can improve your Product Sense by understanding and practicing a number of principles of human motivation, behavior, and creativity.
In this practical, exercise-heavy course, you will learn & apply the principles of what it takes to increase your odds of conceiving winning products and features.
Whether you are a product-focused founder or an ambitious Product Manager or a non-PM (i.e. engineer, eng leader, tech lead, designer, design leader, marketer, data scientist, researcher, product ops, etc.) who's working on products, you will create tremendous optionality for your career (and probably even have more fun doing your job) by being sincere & intentional about improving your Product Sense.
Folks who are accepted and enroll for this course tend to have a decent amount of industry experience (in eng / PM / design / ops / startups / etc.) There is no specific level cutoff, but you will get a lot out of it if you are at least at the Sr. level (i.e. Sr. PM, Sr. Software Engineer, Sr. Designer, etc.), and likely even more if you are a Sr. Manager / Director / VP / CxO who's focused on products.
You should NOT take this course if:
* You work on non-software products (e.g. hardware, pharmaceuticals, deep climate tech, defense tech, etc.)
* You are hoping that just taking a course will make you as good as Steve Jobs, Stewart Butterfield, Patrick Collison, Jack Dorsey, etc. at product (you could get there eventually, and this course can be a major catalyst, but you'll need to put in a lot of work for years / decades to get there and not everyone can get there)
* You are just looking for tactics or hacks to crack PM interviews (we will actually cover some great Product Sense interview questions and we will explore great answers, but the focus of this course is on learning how to improve your Product Sense, not on short-term fixes for cracking PM interviews)
* Your company is in a crisis due to lack of PMF and you just want someone to tell you what product you should build (if you are sincere about improving your Product Sense, you will usually be able to figure out the right answer yourself, but it isn't going to happen overnight)
* You are not able to give this course a meaningful amount of attention during the 7-8 days it takes place (the course is already structured & optimized for busy product people, but you probably shouldn't be taking it if you're doing a major product launch during that week, for instance)
* You believe that there is no such thing as Product Sense and that the key to product success is just iteration + good luck
If you are still interested, and if you kinda like the fact that this course is not for everyone, read on.
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Product-focused startup founders & CEOs who want to improve their ability to make more correct product decisions. Pre-PMF & just post-PMF.
02
Talented Product Managers, Designers, Engineers, Data Scientists, Ops/Mktg folks who want to take their Product Sense to the next level.
03
Founders, executives, managers who are responsible for product success but whose core expertise or experience lies outside of product.
Understand the mindset needed to be good at Product Sense
Learn the right ways to figure out Positioning, Customer Segmentation, Differentiation, and your overall Product Strategy
Learn how to apply 20 specific Product Creativity Techniques to build better products & experiences that resonate with users & customers
Learn the habits & tactics you can implement to improve your Product Sense
Dissect the non-obvious factors that lead to product success
Learn how to understand users & customers so well that it almost seems like you can read their minds
Learn how to figure out what to build and what not to build (and why)
Learn how to conceive (and help your team conceive) non-obvious but correct solutions to tricky product problems
Learn how to evaluate products & user experiences and convey your "taste" in ways that your team understands & appreciates
Learn how to "think more strategically" when making major product decisions
Learn how to properly assess Product Sense when interviewing & hiring
11 interactive live sessions
Lifetime access to course materials
14 in-depth lessons
Direct access to instructor
2 projects to apply learnings
Guided feedback & reflection
Private community of peers
Course certificate upon completion
Improving Your Product Sense
Week 1
Nov 9—Nov 10
Events
Sat, Nov 9, 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTC
Sat, Nov 9, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC
Sun, Nov 10, 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTC
Sun, Nov 10, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC
Modules
Week 2
Nov 11—Nov 16
Events
Wed, Nov 13, 1:00 AM - 3:00 AM UTC
Wed, Nov 13, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM UTC
Thu, Nov 14, 1:00 AM - 3:00 AM UTC
Fri, Nov 15, 1:00 AM - 3:00 AM UTC
Fri, Nov 15, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM UTC
Sat, Nov 16, 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTC
Sat, Nov 16, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC
Modules
Advisor to fast-growing startups globally. PM leader at Stripe, Twitter, Google, Yahoo. Built successful products across domains & stages.
Shreyas is a well known expert in product management, strategy, org dynamics, and leadership.
Shreyas has advised startups across multiple domains such as Anthropic, invideo AI, SaaS Labs, Airtable, Insider, Chainlink, Airbase, LEAD School, Kalshi. Besides his formal advising work, Shreyas has also informally advised 100+ founders 1 on 1 on products, strategy, hiring, and leadership.
Before starting the most recent chapter of his career as an advisor & teacher, Shreyas led a couple of Stripe's most successful products from their very early days (Stripe Connect, Stripe Terminal). He helped build the PM function at Stripe, as one of the early members of the PM team and as Stripe's first PM Manager. He led & grew several products at Twitter, Google, Yahoo, including some products & features you probably use daily / weekly.
Join an upcoming cohort
November 2024
$1,800
Dates
Payment Deadline
25+ hrs of live instruction with Shreyas
Class #1 - Saturday
9 am - 2 pm US Pacific Daylight Time
12 pm - 5 pm US Eastern Daylight Time
4 pm - 9 pm GMT
6 pm - 11 pm CET
9:30 pm - 2:30 am India Time
(All sessions will be recorded — recordings will be available in your Maven account within 48 hrs)
Class #2 - Sunday
9 am - 1 pm US Pacific Daylight Time
12 pm - 4 pm US Eastern Daylight Time
9:30 pm - 1:30 am India Time
This session will immediately be followed by an optional AMA, at least 1 hour long.
All sessions are live & interactive, on Zoom—group breakout exercises & class discussions are a meaningful part of the course.
Optional AMA - Monday
5 pm - 7 pm US PDT
8 pm - 10 pm US EDT
5:30 am - 7:30 am India Time (on Tuesday)
Optional live AMA with Shreyas
All sessions, including AMAs, are recorded. Recordings are usually available in your Maven account within 48 hours.
Class #3 - Tuesday
5 pm - 7 pm US PDT
8 pm - 10 pm US EDT
Class #3 has an alternative time for Europe & India-based students, as follows:
Wednesday, 10am-12pm US PDT
5 - 7 pm GMT
7 - 9 pm CET
10:30 pm - 12:30 am India Time
In other words, there are 2 instances of this class (you need to attend only 1 of them).
Optional AMA - Wednesday
5 pm - 7 pm US PDT
8 pm - 10 pm US EDT
5:30 am - 7:30 am India Time (on Thursday)
Optional live AMA with Shreyas
(all sessions including AMAs will be recorded if you cannot attend)
Class #4 - Thursday
5 pm - 7 pm US PDT
8 pm - 10 pm EDT
Class #4 has an alternative time for Europe & India-based students, as follows:
Friday, 10 - 12 pm US PDT
5 - 7 pm GMT
7 - 9 pm CET
10:30 pm - 12:30 am India Time
In other words, there are 2 instances of this class (you need to attend only 1 of them).
Class #5 - Saturday
9 am - 2 pm US PDT
12 pm - 5 pm US EDT
4 pm - 9 pm GMT
6 pm - 11 pm CET
9:30 pm - 2:30 am India Time
(This session will be followed by a at least 1 hour of optional AMA)
Optimized for very busy schedules of PMs / Founders / Managers.
We'll spend about 18 hours on the core course material in-class & 7+ hours on Q&As.
Schedule & timings have been chosen intentionally based on what works best for most product people in practice
Recordings for all sessions will be available in your Maven account within 48 hrs
Intentionally crafted as an intense 1 week course, not 4-6 weeks long
While some students think they prefer 4-6 week course, these long courses have worse learning outcomes.
This course has been structured to take up 7-8 days so students can still work their normal job during the week.
Every detail of this course is crafted quite intentionally.
Your time is precious—this course is meticulously designed to maximize learning
This course is highly interactive with multiple exercises, examples, breakout activities. This isn't a plain-old just watch videos format.
The Saturday to Saturday schedule maximizes weekend learning for students with busy jobs. Weekday schedule is designed for high flexibility.
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
What happens if I can’t make a live session?
I work full-time, what is the expected time commitment?
What’s the refund policy?
Will I become world-class at Product Sense after taking this course?
How can I continue my Product Sense journey after the course?
I see quite a few Strategy topics in this course. Is this course for me if I want to get better at Product Strategy?
Can I enroll multiple team members for this course and can they attend together?
I am a CEO / CxO / SVP / VP of a large tech company and I want to enroll my entire org for this course. Do you offer that?
I am already quite good at Product Sense. Will this course help me improve further?
I am not a PM, but I work closely on products as a GM or leader in Eng / Design / Data Science / Product Ops / Mktg. Is this course for me?
I am an early career / aspiring PM. Is this course right for me?
I have submitted my application. When will I know if I have been accepted into a cohort?
I prefer longer duration (several weeks/months long) courses with 1 class happening per week. Why is this course happening over just 1 week?
Why isn't there a recorded / async version of this course?
I work on [B2B / Fintech / B2C / B2B2C / Enterprise / ... ] software products. Is this course useful for my domain?
I learn from examples and case studies. Is this course right for someone with my learning style?
If I am in a specific domain, isn't it a waste of my time to do exercises and see case studies/examples from products outside of my domain?
Will you issue a completion certificate?
I am based in Europe / India. Will the timings of this course work for me?
Can I ask my employer for reimbursement for this course?
Do you offer purchasing power parity discounts for product leaders who want to join from India / other parts of Asia / etc.?
I get that, but I still cannot get myself to pay the same fee as someone from US is paying, because US salaries are higher. Can you help?
I work on an internal platform product - an internal API/service. Or I am a PM who mostly does project management. Is this course for me?
I work on a software product, but my company actually sells something else (e.g cars, cereal)—software is an enabler. Is this course for me?
I work on a mature consumer product. We just tweak the system/UI & make decisions purely based on experiment results. Is this course for me?
I am a Director / VP / CPO level leader. Is this course for me?
I am a Senior PM who did well early on, but I have now been "stuck" at this level / tier of company. Will this course help me get unstuck?
Will I get 1 on 1 product advice for my product / company from Shreyas if I join this course?
I am a senior product person who is not based in the US. Will this course be useful for me?
I am still not sure if this course is right for me. How can I get more information to figure out if I should take this course?
Join an upcoming cohort
November 2024
$1,800
Dates
Payment Deadline