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In this episode (S03E05) of "How to Product?", Arjav Jain, the host talks to Shyvee Shi, Product Manager at LinkedIn. Shyvee talks about what transferable skills she picked up from each of her roles that have shaped her to be a better product manager today. She also discusses the importance of solving the right problem and suggests some ways to do that. She also addresses influencing without authority and has an awesome framework to get it right! Shyvee runs her own course of personal productivity and has some gems to share on how PMs can be more productive. She leaves us with her thoughts and advice to budding product managers. This one is a banger! 

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About PM School: [Checkout pmschool.io] Looking to make a career transition to Product Management? Take the first step to becoming an amazing Product Manager. PM School will help you get tested on Product skills. We do everything we possibly can to kickstart your PM career. And we would help you prepare a resume, practice interviews, and even help you in salary negotiation. Talk to us to understand how to approach companies and plan your move into Product management.  We have a 2-month remote program (you can join us from anywhere) that prepares you to excel in your first job as a Product Manager or to make a smooth transition to a leading Product role in your current/new organization.  Throughout the program, you will become familiar with a broad range of topics such as Product Discovery, Product Roadmap, Market Research, Agile, Scrum, Product Development, and Planning: which will provide you with a strong foundation to become a skilled Product Manager

About Arjav Jain: Arjav is currently a Senior PM at Osmo/BYJU'S where he's leading some 0-1 strategic product initiatives for the company. He has over 4 years of experience in product and over 7 years in the industry primarily in the software space. He was previously a Program Manager and Software Engineer at Microsoft. Arjav is also an alumnus of Georgia Tech. [Follow him here: Arjav Jain]

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In this episode (S03E04) of "How to Product?", Arjav Jain, the host talks to Mikhil Innani, CEO at Apollo Finvest. Mikhil has made transitions across roles and industries in his career and he breaks down what helped him do this, zoom out and zoom in and be successful in any role he took up. Mikhil also spilled the beans on product growth and his secret goto KPIs are to measure the right kind of growth. He then goes on to discuss what product management is NOT about and what the dark side of this role potentially could be - something that isn't addressed often. To end, like any other episode, there are some tips for folks to rise and shine in the product role.

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About PM School: [Checkout pmschool.io] Looking to make a career transition to Product Management? Take the first step to becoming an amazing Product Manager. PM School will help you get tested on Product skills. We do everything we possibly can to kickstart your PM career. And we would help you prepare a resume, practice interviews, and even help you in salary negotiation. Talk to us to understand how to approach companies and plan your move into Product management.  We have a 2-month remote program (you can join us from anywhere) that prepares you to excel in your first job as a Product Manager or to make a smooth transition to a leading Product role in your current/new organization.  Throughout the program, you will become familiar with a broad range of topics such as Product Discovery, Product Roadmap, Market Research, Agile, Scrum, Product Development and Planning: which will provide you with a strong foundation to become a skilled Product Manager

About Arjav Jain: Arjav is currently a Senior PM at Osmo/BYJU'S where he's leading some 0-1 strategic product initiatives for the company. He has over 3.5 years of experience in product and closes to 7 years in the industry primarily in the software space. He was previously a Program Manager and Software Engineer at Microsoft. Arjav is also an alumnus of Georgia Tech. [Follow him here: Arjav Jain]

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In this episode (S03E03) of "How to Product?", Arjav Jain, the host talks to Deepak Singh, Sr. Director of Product at Unacademy about what success looks like and how to choose a north star metric and then go on to talk about the importance of technology for PMs. The discussion starts at the process of defining a North Star Metric and what characteristics it should have. Deepak provides an example from MX player to put things in context. He then goes on to explain how to estimate the impact before launching a feature and he provides a good framework to follow. Deepak then talks about the importance of technology for PMs and provides a brief on his book - "Tech Simplified". He leaves us with some notes on what he looks for in PM hires, especially for first-time movers. This episode has a lot to take away so tune in right away! 

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About PM School: [Checkout pmschool.io] Looking to make a career transition to Product Management? Take the first step to becoming an amazing Product Manager. PM School will help you get tested on Product skills. We do everything we possibly can to kickstart your PM career. And we would help you prepare a resume, practice interviews, and even help you in salary negotiation. Talk to us to understand how to approach companies and plan your move into Product management.  We have a 2-month remote program (you can join us from anywhere) that prepares you to excel in your first job as a Product Manager or to make a smooth transition to a leading Product role in your current/new organization.  Throughout the program, you will become familiar with a broad range of topics such as Product Discovery, Product Roadmap, Market Research, Agile, Scrum, Product Development, and Planning: which will provide you with a strong foundation to become a skilled Product Manager  

About Arjav Jain: Arjav is currently a Senior PM at Osmo/BYJU'S where he's leading some 0-1 strategic product initiatives for the company. He has over 3.5 years of experience in product and closes to 7 years in the industry primarily in the software space. He was previously a Program Manager and Software Engineer at Microsoft. Arjav is also an alumnus of Georgia Tech. [Follow him here: Arjav Jain]

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In this episode (S03E02) of "How to Product?", Arjav Jain, the host talks to Kirti Varun, CPO at Meesho about the journey to Product Market Fit. The discussion starts at what an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) is and how to define the scope of your MVP - with real examples from Meesho and Armesha this discussion becomes super relatable and has clear takeaways. Kirti then details how to move from an MVP to a V1 of your product. The discussion then proceeds to define what product market fit is and how to move from the V1 of your product to PMF and how to know when you've achieved PMF. As always, there are key tips for folks looking to break into the product role in this episode as well. The clarity of thought Kirti has and the insights he has to offer to make sure this episode is a banger. Tune in! 

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About PM School: [Checkout pmschool.io] Looking to make a career transition to Product Management? Take the first step to becoming an amazing Product Manager. PM School will help you get tested on Product skills. We do everything we possibly can to kickstart your PM career. And we would help you prepare a resume, practice interviews, and even help you in salary negotiation. Talk to us to understand how to approach companies and plan your move into Product management.  We have a 2-month remote program (you can join us from anywhere) that prepares you to excel in your first job as a Product Manager or to make a smooth transition to a leading Product role in your current/new organization.  Throughout the program, you will become familiar with a broad range of topics such as Product Discovery, Product Roadmap, Market Research, Agile, Scrum, Product Development, and Planning: which will provide you with a strong foundation to become a skilled Product Manager   

About Arjav Jain: Arjav is currently a Senior PM at Osmo/BYJU'S where he's leading some 0-1 strategic product initiatives for the company. He has over 3.5 years of experience in product and close to 7 years in the industry primarily in the software space. He was previously a Program Manager and Software Engineer at Microsoft. Arjav is also an alumnus of Georgia Tech. [Follow him here: Arjav Jain]

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In this episode (S03E01) of "How to Product?", Arjav Jain, the host speaks to Teressa Torres, Product Discovery Coach and the author of Continuous Discovery Habits. Teressa has coached numerous organizations across the world on how to get product discovery right. In this conversation, Teressa first explains what product discovery is and goes on to do that in a super simple manner. Arjav asks Teressa about how to maintain a balance between doing enough product discovery and also ship quickly and go to market quickly. Teressa then goes on to talk about what PMs are getting wrong about product discovery and what are some frameworks to ensure we're doing it correctly. She also talks about how to have a conversation with customers - she mentions how she has a story-based approach to talking to customers. Teressa shares a few questions that PMs could add to their arsenal while conducting user interviews. Teressa also talks about how to do customer interviews in a virtual world and she leaves us with some tips for folks trying to break into the product role.

Buy Teressa's book "Continuous Discovery Habits" on Amazon

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About PM School: [Checkout pmschool.io] Looking to make a career transition to Product Management? Take the first step to becoming an amazing Product Manager. PM School will help you get tested on Product skills. We do everything we possibly can to kickstart your PM career. And we would help you prepare a resume, practice interviews, and even help you in salary negotiation. Talk to us to understand how to approach companies and plan your move into Product management.  We have a 2-month remote program (you can join us from anywhere) that prepares you to excel in your first job as a Product Manager or to make a smooth transition to a leading Product role in your current/new organization.  Throughout the program, you will become familiar with a broad range of topics such as Product Discovery, Product Roadmap, Market Research, Agile, Scrum, Product Development, and Planning: which will provide you with a strong foundation to become a skilled Product Manager

About Arjav Jain: Arjav is currently a Senior PM at BYJU'S where he's leading some 0-1 strategic product initiatives for the company. He has over 3.5 years of experience in product and close to 7 years in the industry primarily in the software space. He was previously a Program Manager and Software Engineer at Microsoft. Arjav is also an alumnus of Georgia Tech. [Follow him here: Arjav Jain]

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In this episode (S02E05) of "How to Product?", Arjav Jain, the host speaks to Aatir Abdul Rauf, Director of Marketing and Product Management at VFairs. Aatir has spent a large part of his career leading both marketing and product teams at various organizations and he talks about how to become a better product manager by picking up lessons from a marketer's playbook - know what the customers want, why does the customer want what they want, why do we offer what we offer & how are better than everybody else. Aatir then beautifully lays out some great rules to follow to be better at stakeholder management - an important skill for a product manager. He then goes on to speak his mind about what he'd like to change about this role in practice from his observations over the years - some great insights here for product leaders to set the culture in their orgs. Aatir then talks about how he looks at his own professional growth over the years and what has been his core while moving up the ladder and building great products for the world. He leaves us with tips for folks looking to break into the role either as fresh graduates and for experienced professionals looking to pivot into product management. The end of season 2 promises to be a banger. Do give it a listen!  

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About PM School: [Checkout pmschool.io] Looking to make a career transition to Product Management? Take the first step to becoming an amazing Product Manager. PM School will help you get tested on Product skills. We do everything we possibly can to kickstart your PM career. And we would help you prepare a resume, practice interviews, and even help you in salary negotiation. Talk to us to understand how to approach companies and plan your move into Product management.  We have a 2-month remote program (you can join us from anywhere) that prepares you to excel in your first job as a Product Manager or to make a smooth transition to a leading Product role in your current/new organization.  Throughout the program, you will become familiar with a broad range of topics such as Product Discovery, Product Roadmap, Market Research, Agile, Scrum, Product Development and Planning: which will provide you with a strong foundation to become a skilled Product Manager 

About Arjav Jain: Arjav is currently a Senior PM at BYJU'S where he's leading some 0-1 strategic product initiatives for the company. He has over 3 years of experience in product and over 6 years in the industry primarily in the software space. He was previously a Program Manager and Software Engineer at Microsoft. Arjav is also an alumnus of Georgia Tech. [Follow him here: Arjav Jain]

Step into the shoes of a Product Manager with our Live Program. Apply now! 🚀 - https://lnkd.in/d9XStqg

In this episode (S02E04) of "How to Product?", Arjav Jain, the host speaks to Anshumani Ruddra, GPM at Google. Anshumani has been an author in the past and he breaks down the structure of a good story. He speaks at length about the importance of writing for product managers and how PMs can become better writers. He then talks about the importance of speaking up and asking for more work - something that helped him go far and wide in his career. He beautifully breaks down the hierarchy of needs - as a framework, he has used to evaluate products over the years. Anshumani leaves us with how he looks at hiring on his team and some advice for budding PMs. Anshumani has some great book recommendations in this episode so do not miss them out as well. This episode offers a lot to take away for new PMs and PM leaders alike.

Apply for the next cohort of PM School's Live Program - https://lnkd.in/d9XStqg

About PM School: Checkout pmschool.io. Looking to make a career transition to Product Management? Take the first step to becoming an amazing Product Manager. PM School will help you get tested on Product skills. We do everything we possibly can to kickstart your PM career. And we would help you prepare a resume, practice interviews, and even help you in salary negotiation. Talk to us to understand how to approach companies and plan your move into Product management.  We have a 2-month remote program (you can join us from anywhere) that prepares you to excel in your first job as a Product Manager or to make a smooth transition to a leading Product role in your current/new organization.  Throughout the program, you will become familiar with a broad range of topics such as Product Discovery, Product Roadmap, Market Research, Agile, Scrum, Product Development and Planning: which will provide you with a strong foundation to become a skilled Product Manager

About Arjav Jain: Arjav is currently a Senior PM at BYJU'S where he's leading some 0-1 strategic product initiatives for the company. He has over 3 years of experience in product and over 6 years in the industry primarily in the software space. He was previously a Program Manager and Software Engineer at Microsoft. Arjav is also an alumnus of Georgia Tech. Follow him here: Arjav Jain

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In this episode (S02E03) of "How to Product?", Arjav Jain, the host speaks to Jackie Bavaro, Co-author of Cracking the PM Interview and Cracking the PM Career. Jackie was also previously Head of Product Management at Asana. Jackie talks about the importance of rapid experimentation and how to differentiate between intuition and bias, something that we product managers get caught up in. She speaks about how having a growth mindset has played a huge role in her growth as a product leader/manager and how she has continued to grow as an individual. She has book recommendations for all of us, as well! Jackie then talks about how she looks at success for herself and how it's evolved over the years. She speaks her mind on how she sees the product management role evolving over the next 10 years. She leaves us with tips for what PMs in emerging markets can learn from product management in the US. Arjav then ends the episode by focusing the conversation on how Jackie hires PMs on her team and what does she look for,

This episode offers a lot to take away for new PMs and PM leaders alike.

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Looking to make a career transition to Product Management? Take the first step to becoming an amazing Product Manager. PM School will help you get tested on Product skills. We do everything we possibly can to kickstart your PM career. And we would help you prepare a resume, practice interviews, and even help you in salary negotiation. Talk to us to understand how to approach companies and plan your move into Product management.  We have a 2-month remote program (you can join us from anywhere) that prepares you to excel in your first job as a Product Manager or to make a smooth transition to a leading Product role in your current/new organization.  Throughout the program, you will become familiar with a broad range of topics such as Product Discovery, Product Roadmap, Market Research, Agile, Scrum, Product Development and Planning: which will provide you with a strong foundation to become a skilled Product Manager

About Arjav Jain: Arjav is currently a Senior PM at BYJU'S where he's leading some 0-1 strategic product initiatives for the company. He has over 3 years of experience in product and over 6 years in the industry primarily in the software space. He was previously a Program Manager and Software Engineer at Microsoft. Arjav is also an alumnus of Georgia Tech. Follow him here: Arjav Jain

Step into the shoes of a Product Manager with our Live Program. Apply now! 🚀 - https://lnkd.in/d9XStqg

In this episode (S02E02) of "How to Product?", Arjav Jain, the host speaks to Amit Fulay, VP Product at Microsoft. Amit brings in a wealth of experience as a product veteran who has successfully built products for the top companies in the world - Google, Facebook and Microsoft. Amit speaks his mind on how the product landscape has evolved over the last decade (of course, for the better!). He also speaks at length about his key takeaways as a leader and mistakes from his career that product managers can avoid. He then goes on to speak about mentorship and how to interact with your mentor and also give back to them - Amit has a theory on not having a single mentor. Each mentor has something else to offer.

Arjav then ends the conversation by focusing the conversation on how Amit hires for PMs on his team and Amit then leaves us with some advice for folks looking to break into the world of product management. 

This episode offers a lot to take away for new PMs and PM leaders alike. 

Apply for the next cohort of PM School's Live Program - https://lnkd.in/d9XStqg

About PM School: Checkout pmschool.io. Looking to make a career transition to Product Management? Take the first step to becoming an amazing Product Manager. PM School will help you get tested on Product skills. We do everything we possibly can to kickstart your PM career. And we would help you prepare a resume, practice interviews, and even help you in salary negotiation. Talk to us to understand how to approach companies and plan your move into Product management.  We have a 2-month remote program (you can join us from anywhere) that prepares you to excel in your first job as a Product Manager or to make a smooth transition to a leading Product role in your current/new organization.  Throughout the program, you will become familiar with a broad range of topics such as Product Discovery, Product Roadmap, Market Research, Agile, Scrum, Product Development and Planning: which will provide you with a strong foundation to become a skilled Product Manager 

About Arjav Jain: Arjav is currently a Senior PM at BYJU'S where he's leading some 0-1 strategic product initiatives for the company. He has over 3 years of experience in product and over 6 years in the industry primarily in the software space. He was previously a Program Manager and Software Engineer at Microsoft. Arjav is also an alumnus of Georgia Tech. Follow him here: Arjav Jain