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Product Deep Dive
This exercise will help you analyze key aspects of a product, including its target audience, pain points, differentiators, and areas for improvement.
Persona Defintion Drills
To design a great product, you need to know your users intimately. This requires creating specific, vivid personas that truly come to life and guide your design decisions. To practice the skill of constructing these archetypes, this exercise uses your favorite TV show characters as inspiration.
Product Design Challenges
Use these challenges to sharpen your product execution skills.
AI Product Manager Resumes: Best Practices, Myths, and Realities
Writing a strong resume for AI product roles requires more than listing tools or buzzwords. In this session, we’ll break down what actually matters on an AI PM resume, what common advice gets wrong, and how hiring managers really evaluate candidates for AI-focused product roles. You’ll learn how to highlight impact, frame technical and cross-functional experience, and position your background effectively whether you’re transitioning into AI or deepening your specialization. By the end, you’ll have clear, practical guidance to build a resume that reflects real product thinking and stands out in a competitive AI hiring landscape.
r/AMA: Building products people love from Slack to Discord to Reddit
What does it take to build products that millions of people use every day—and genuinely love? In this AMA, Sri V., a product manager at Reddit who has also worked on community and communication products at Discord, Slack, and Microsoft, will share candid insights from years spent shaping how people connect online. With a background in computer science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a career built on solving meaningful problems rather than just writing code, Sri brings a uniquely human-centered perspective to product development. Come with questions about breaking into PM, building social and community products, navigating big tech careers, or even national parks—Sri has nomaded through nearly all of them.
Product Management Resume
Wanted to share a resume example of what I put together for a product management candidate that was in a different field before.
Whiteboarding Interviews for UX Designer
Master the art of whiteboarding interviews. This guide helps you prepare, structure your approach, and confidently solve design problems on the spot.
What is Freelance Design?
Get a complete overview of freelance design. Learn how to build a business, find clients, and manage your projects to succeed on your own terms.
What is Usability?
Learn the core principles of usability and why it's essential for creating user-friendly products. This guide covers the 5 key components of great design.
Wireframing
Learn the fundamentals of wireframing. This guide covers how to create low-fidelity layouts to quickly test ideas and build the foundation of great design.
UX Levels
Understand the different levels of a UX design career, from junior to senior. Learn the skills and responsibilities at each stage of your journey.
Landing Your Dream Product Management Role
In this panel, Becca O., James F., and Jerusalem D. will share what it really takes to land your dream role in product management. From breaking in without prior experience to standing out in competitive interviews, you’ll hear insider strategies from experts who have helped candidates succeed at leading tech companies. You’ll walk away with actionable tips on crafting a compelling story, mastering product sense questions, and avoiding the most common mistakes applicants make. Whether you’re just starting to explore PM or actively preparing for interviews, this session will equip you with the clarity and confidence to take the next step in your career.
Sample Cover Letter - Product Manager
Cover Letter focused on how mission and the particular role align with previous experience. Pulling in how to add value to the organization.
Becoming an AI Product Manager without a Technical AI background
Breaking into AI product management doesn’t require you to be a machine learning engineer—but it does require you to understand the unique skill set, mindset, and credibility needed to succeed. In this webinar, I’ll share how PMs and aspiring PMs can enter the AI space without a technical AI background. Drawing from my experience leading AI-powered product initiatives at top tech companies, I’ll break down the core skills you need, how to build trust with cross-functional AI teams, and how to identify high-impact AI use cases that drive real business value. I’ll also share my advice on transitioning into an AI PM role—including the different AI PM archetypes in the market, how to chart a viable path to make the transition, how to decide between opportunities in big tech versus startups, and the trade-offs each path offers. This session will be a mix of practical frameworks, real-world examples, and actionable next steps that you can apply immediately.
Breaking Into Product Management Panel
Curious about how to land your first role in product management? Join us for the Breaking Into Product Management Panel, where Kevin A. (Ex-LinkedIn), Jess C. (Autodesk), and Christian S. (LinkedIn)—coaches with PM experience will share their unique paths into the field and the lessons they learned along the way. You’ll hear about different entry points, what hiring managers are really looking for, how to build relevant experience, and the skills that matter most. Whether you're a student, career switcher, or just starting out, this panel will give you tactical insights to help you take the next step toward a PM role.
How PMs Influence Without Authority
This resource explains how product managers can influence without authority, using persuasion, relationship-building, and clear communication to align stakeholders and drive product outcomes.
GraphQL
This resource introduces GraphQL, explaining how it differs from REST APIs and how it enables more efficient, flexible data querying for modern products.
Grids
Learn how to use grids to create structured, professional, and visually consistent layouts. Master the foundation of great design.
How to Evaluate a PM Offer
Don't get stuck on salary alone. Learn the key factors to consider when evaluating a PM job offer, from leveling to equity to company culture.
Improving User Onboarding: PM Case Interview Prep
Practice a product management case interview focused on improving user onboarding. Learn to identify pain points and propose effective solutions!
