Cracking the PM Interview - with the author of the book, Gayle McDowell
Everyone thinks they know how to prepare for a PM interview until the interviewer baffles you with a twisted question.Gayle McDowell, the author of Cracking the PM Interview and the architect behind hiring processes at top tech companies, breaks down exactly how to ace behavioral and case interviews.By the end of this episode, I’m confident you’ll know why most candidates fail PM interviews and exactly what to do instead.-Brought to you by:Maven: I’ve just launched my unique curation of their top coursesGibsonAI: Your AI Database Engineer-In this episode:Preview - 00:00:00Hierarchy of Practicing for Interviews - 00:01:41Ad Break - 00:05:29Understanding How Your Words Are Interpreted - 00:07:34Recognizing the Assumptions People Make About You - 00:11:04The Correct Way to Answer "What's Your Weakness?" - 00:15:16How to Answer "Tell Me About Yourself" - 00:19:04Practicing Responses for "What's Your Biggest Weakness?" - 00:27:06Ad Break - 00:32:41How to Answer "Why Do You Want to Work Here?" - 00:35:21Approach to Answering Behavioral Questions - 00:38:39Handling Product Design Case Interviews - 00:43:04Handling Execution Case Interviews - 00:50:05How to Land Interviews in 2025 - 00:56:59Optimizing Your Resume - 01:03:00Gayle’s Future Goals - 01:06:14-Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.-I hope you enjoyed the last episode, where I shared 11 key lessons from 50 podcast episodes and answered a bunch of your questions. Up next, we have episodes with:Satish Mummareddy - L7 PM at Meta (Fmr)Ethan Evans - Fmr VP, AmazonTal Raviv - Gen AI PM, Early Patreon, RiversideI’m so excited to share them with all of you. Get full access to Product Growth at www.news.aakashg.com/subscribe
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11 Lessons From 50 Episodes + The Podcast's Future
50 episodes. 50 brilliant minds. One massive learning experience.When I started this podcast, my goal was simple:Learn from the best and share insights that actually help PMs level up.So today, I’m sharing the top takeaways from 50 conversations with the world’s best product thinkers.Let’s dive in.-Brought to you by:WorkOS: Your app, enterprise readyMaven: I’ve just launched my unique curation of their top coursesGibsonAI: Your AI Database Engineer-Insights from:Marty Cagan - 00:00:00Melissa Perri - 00:08:21Chloe Shih - 00:12:45Satyajeet Salgar - 00:16:45Diego Granados - 00:19:32Ravi Mehta - 00:21:55Gautam Krishnan - 00:24:13Pawel Huryn - 00:28:40Kyle Poyar - 00:30:44Anuj Rathi - 00:34:16Anthony Pierri - 00:36:03And Then Q&A:Retrospective on Podcast - 00:37:50 Q&A - What's Next for the Podcast? - 45:18 India Tour Retrospective - 46:50 Last Year of the Newsletter - 50:00 Newsletter Topic Selection - 52:05 Problem with Newsletter - 53:40 How to Solve No Interviews - 55:24 How I Get So Much Done - 56:45 Dream Guests for Podcast - 58:17-Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.-I hope you enjoyed the last episode with Claire Vo. Up next, we have episodes with: April Dunford (Marketing Expert and Author, Obviously Awesome)Eric Simons (CEO and Founder, Bolt)Gayle McDowell (Author, Cracking the PM Interview)I’m so excited to share them with all of you. Get full access to Product Growth at www.news.aakashg.com/subscribe
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PM is Dead. So Now What? | The Claire Vo Episode
3x Chief Product Officer (Currently LaunchDarkly, Formerly Color & Optimizely) Claire Vo has built a 6-figure AI side hustle. In this episode, she expands on the death of the PM role and how she's done it.-Brought to you by:GibsonAI: Your AI Database EngineerMaven: I’ve just launched my unique curation of their top coursesVanta: Automate compliance, manage risk, and prove trust-We're covering:Why Product Management is Dead – 00:00:00Ad – 00:04:37Scope of AI in the PM Role – 00:07:04Limitations of AI in the PM Role – 00:10:42The Role of PMs in Other Fields – 00:13:08Future Trajectory for the Number of PMs – 00:17:28Key Areas for PMs to Adapt in the AI Era – 00:20:12Resources for Improving PM Skills – 00:23:52A PM’s Day: Two Years Ago vs. Two Years From Now – 00:27:50The PM Role at LaunchDarkly – 00:31:11Expectations from a PM – 00:34:19Ad – 00:36:57Future Reporting Structure for PMs – 00:40:21The Death of PMs for VPs and CPOs – 00:42:48ChatPRD tutorial – 00:46:54AI Product Development – 00:57:23Advice for Building a Six-Figure Side Hustle – 01:02:37Q&A: Building an AI Product – 01:08:13A Day in Claire's Life – 01:09:16-Where to find Claire:LinkedInChatPRDTwitter (X)-Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.-I hope you enjoyed the last episode with Colin Mathews (where we dived deep into 5 top AI tools tutorials). Up next, we have episodes with:April Dunford (Marketing Expert and Author, Obviously Awesome)Eric Simons (CEO and Founder, Bolt)Gayle McDowell ( Author, Cracking the PM Interview)I’m so excited to share them with all of you. Get full access to Product Growth at www.news.aakashg.com/subscribe
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Tutorial of Top 5 AI Prototyping Tools: Bolt, Lovable, v0, Replit, and Cursor
You have no idea what’s coming; this isn’t just another talk about AI prototyping. We’re building an app with features, live, right in this podcast. Yes, LIVE.-Brought to you by:GibsonAI: Your AI Database EngineerVanta: Automate compliance, manage risk, and prove trustMaven: I’ve just launched my unique curation of their top courses-We're covering:The Role of AI Prototyping – 00:02:37Step-by-Step AI Prototyping Walkthrough – 00:04:54Writing a PRD for AI-Powered Prototyping – 00:10:05Integrating AI Prototyping with Existing Products – 00:13:58Leveraging LLMs for Planning & Execution – 00:17:19Optimizing the Scope of a Single AI Request – 00:19:51Using Natural Language Prompts Effectively – 00:23:02Validating & Testing AI-Generated Prototypes – 00:26:25Exploring the AI Prototyping Tool Landscape – 00:28:52How PMs Can Integrate AI Prototyping in Daily Workflows – 00:31:36Enhancing the End-to-End Discovery Process with AI – 00:34:37Building AI-Driven Sequences for Apollo – 00:36:29Debugging AI-Generated Prototypes – 00:41:31Getting Feedback: Seeing vs. Reading in PRD – 00:45:42AI-Assisted Design Walkthrough in Figma – 00:48:44Optimizing Workflows for User Research Teams – 00:51:48Extracting Data Insights from Your AI-Generated Design – 00:54:54When Do Database Changes Become Necessary? – 00:56:19Fixing Navigation Issues in AI-Generated Prototypes – 00:58:07Measuring the ROI of AI-Driven Prototyping – 01:00:32Starting from Scratch: AI Prototyping in Replit – 01:03:00Managing AI Tool Crashes Due to Complexity – 01:07:19Handling LLM Struggles with Context Retention – 01:09:24Publishing Your AI-Generated Prototype – 01:13:31-Where to find ColinLinkedInMaven CourseFree AI Prototyping guideNewsletter-Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.-We have some great episodes coming with Claire Vo (CPO at LaunchDarkly, Founder at ChatPRD), April Dunford (Marketing Expert and Author, Obviously Awesome), and Eric Simons (CEO and Founder, Bolt).I’m so excited to share them with all of you. Get full access to Product Growth at www.news.aakashg.com/subscribe
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Reforge Growth Crash Course in 82 Minutes | The Brian Balfour Episode
Brian Balfour is the Godfather of Growth. He created the Growth Series at Reforge and was VP of Growth at Hubspot. In this episode, he shares a concise summary of Reforge's best growth ideas.-Brought to you by:GibsonAI: Your AI Database EngineerVanta: Automate compliance, manage risk, and prove trust-We're covering:Preview - 00:00:00Retention is the Core of Growth – 00:02:38Use Case Map to Define Retention Metric – 00:14:22Ways to Improve Retention – 00:17:18Retention as a Growth Strategy – 00:21:29Evaluating Monetization – 00:24:53Aligning the Value Metric with Monetization – 00:30:14Why Funnels Are Dead – 00:34:10AI Growth Loop – 00:37:06Why Traditional PDCs Are Becoming Obsolete – 00:47:41Collapse of the Prototype-Test-Learn Cycle – 00:52:43Prototyping for PMs – 00:58:25Measuring AI Products – 01:01:08Understanding Problems with AI Product Strategy – 01:06:06Overcoming Burnout and Coming Back Better – 01:15:56-Where to find Brian:LinkedInWebsiteReforge-Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.-We have some great episodes coming with Colin Matthews (AI Prototyping Expert), Claire Vo (CPO at LaunchDarkly, Founder at ChatPRD), and Jason Cohen (Founder of WPEngine).I’m so excited to share them with all of you. Get full access to Product Growth at www.news.aakashg.com/subscribe
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