Wes Kao

Cohort 3 (December)

Alpha cohort

Cohort 1 (September)

Cohort 5 (April)

Cohort 2 (October)

Cohort 4 (February)

Cohort 6 (May)

Cohort 7 (July)

Cohort 8 (August)

Cohort 9 (October)

Cohort 10 (March)

Cohort 11 (May)

Sell your ideas, manage up, gain buy-in, and increase your impact. Sharpen your skills via hands-on exercises, deep dives, scripts, and more

Co-founder of Maven (a16z, First Round)

Co-founder of Maven. Co-founder of altMBA. Followed by 300k+ operators in tech

Executive Communication & Influence for Senior ICs and Managers

Senior Product Manager 

SDET Manager

Transglobal Design Lead

Executive Assistant

Senior Customer Marketing Manager

Data Analyst

Head of Documentation

Organic Growth

Product Manager

Anthropic

Atlassian

DoorDash

Google

Update: The March cohort is sold out. The May cohort is now open for enrollment. Over 1,500 tech operators have taken this course. If you've been thinking about joining, I'd love to see you in class.___If you're a high performer, you likely got to where you are because of your raw talent and ability to execute.But now that your scope has grown, your ability to increase impact depends on how well you influence others.No one teaches you how to do this beyond the basics...Until now.In this 2-day intensive course, you will learn practical ways to:<ul><li>Influence stakeholders to get buy-in</li><li>Prevent avoidable back-and-forth, friction, pushback</li><li>Write/speak more clearly and concisely</li><li>Pitch your ideas to increase chances of getting a yes</li><li>Appeal to impatient executives with high expectations</li></ul>During the course, you will drink from the firehose.You won't become a different person overnight. But my goal is to help you dramatically improve your competence and confidence in a condensed period of time.You and your team can move faster. You can prevent avoidable friction.You can accomplish more of what you want--and have more fun in the process.

Strong communication is a force multiplier

Present to your CEO to maximize highly-visible moments

Managing up in day-to-day interactions

Frame your ideas and give the right amount of context in any situation

Identify ways to improve your own writing

Influence up and sideways to get things done

There's a difference between "I know this" vs "I do this."  This course is for operators who are strong and want to get even sharper.

You are open-minded and intellectually honest

This is not for you if you want a slower-paced course over several weeks. This is a 2-day intensive designed for busy operators.

You are looking for a condensed, intensive experience

This is not for you if you expect to become excellent in communication overnight. You will need to practice ongoing to build muscle memory.

You will continue practicing after the course

Senior individual contributors (ICs). Marketing leads, PMs, engineers, program managers, UX designers, etc. Minimum 3+ years of experience.

People managers and leaders (heads of, team leads, directors). You run a team and have to get buy-in upwards and x-functionally.

Teams who want shared language so you can move faster, give feedback faster, have shared expectations, and persuade folks outside your team.

How to Get Executive Buy-in as a PM

Co-founder at Maven, co-founder of Seth Godin's altMBA

Be prepared to move fast, speak directly, and more

How to present to impatient executives

Most PMs suck at managing up. We'll cover principles that will serve you now and throughout your career

Manage up to senior leaders

How to anticipate questions to avoid endless back-and-forth

Anticipate questions and prevent skepticism

Ascending to CPO: The Path to Product Leadership

Nikhyl Singhal

Founder, Skip Community, ex-VP @ Meta, CPO @ Credit Karma, Director @ Google

Mayur Kamat

CPO @ N26, fmr SVP @ Binance

Christine Zdelar

Director of Product @ Intercom, fin.ai

Lenny Rachitsky ranked these companies as among those that accelerate PM careers the most. Join us to learn why.

Insider career insights from top product leaders

Find out what differentiates the 1% who move up from their peers.

What makes a CPO-track PM

And how to keep up in the rapidly changing landscape.

How AI is reshaping product skills

How to get noticed as a high-performing IC

Be prepared to move fast, encourage them to interrupt you, and more.

How to present to your CEO

Most people suck at managing up. We'll cover principles that will serve you now and throughout your career.

Manage up to your manager

How to frame problems, recommendations, and proposals to drive buy-in and action.

Learn directly from Wes Kao

Wes Kao

Courses

Executive Communication & Influence for Senior ICs and Managers

Lightning Lessons

How to Get Executive Buy-in as a PM

Ascending to CPO: The Path to Product Leadership

How to get noticed as a high-performing IC