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Product Management Week Kickoff March 2026

Product management is one of the most competitive and opaque career paths in tech—and breaking in requires more than just saying you’re “passionate about product.” This kickoff session is for aspiring PMs who want clarity on how to position themselves for competitive roles and stand out in interviews. You’ll learn how to craft a compelling PM narrative, what hiring managers actually look for in resumes and case interviews, and the common patterns panelists see across candidates who successfully land sought-after PM roles.

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.

How to Turn Your Product Management Interviews into Offers

Getting interviews is only half the battle. In this session, you’ll learn how to convert strong interview performance into actual PM offers by mastering what hiring teams evaluate at each stage of the process. We’ll cover how to communicate product thinking clearly, handle product sense and execution questions, demonstrate leadership and collaboration, and avoid the common pitfalls that stall otherwise strong candidates. You’ll leave with a clear framework for showing up confidently, differentiating yourself, and closing the gap between interviews and offers.

The 'Favorite Product' Question

Session 4 from Oct25 Product Management Recruiting bootcamp