You don't travel without a map... so ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐๐? Here is that guide that's been missing for people who want to ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ.
A few weeks ago, a Builder came to a coaching session with a question I hear constantly: โShou...
Here's something nobody on LinkedIn will admit: most of what you see on that platform is marketing. Including my posts.
Every "I'm thrilled to announce" update. Every humble-brag about a new role. Every "$500K PM salary" headline. It's crafted. Engineered. Designed to trigger the algorithm โ and ...
This year marks my 20th year in Product Management! Yay!
Twenty years is long enough to see the product industry reinvent the language of the job several times.
New frameworks. New org structures. New tools. New rituals. We are now entering another major shift in the world of AI-powered products...
Most PM courses are teaching you to fail interviews. I know that sounds harsh but here's what's happening:
These courses teach you to memorise frameworksโCIRCLES, STAR, BUS, AARM, DIGS.
So you show up to interviews and robotically recite: "Let me walk you through my CIRCLES framework... Comprehen...
Last week, I spent over 15 hours coaching people trying to break into product management, mostly Engineers and Designersย making the leap to experienced professionals interviewing at Big Tech.
These conversations surfaced some uncomfortable truths about what it takes to land a PM role in 2026.
No...
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Starting Conversations Is Awkward โ Thatโs Normal
You walk into a room. You see people chatting. You stand by the snack table pretending to be busy.
Weโve all done it.
Starting conversations in networking sessions is awkward โ especially if you're trying to break into a new field like Product ...
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Last week, someone got promoted to PM at your company. You found out when they updated their LinkedIn. The kicker? You'd been "networking" with the product team for months while they were quietly becoming indispensable. Here's the difference between what you did and what actually works.
Look, ...
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Letโs get something straight:
Breaking into product has very little to do with job boards.
It has everything to do with conversations.
You donโt need another rรฉsumรฉ rewrite.
You need more people saying your name in hiring meetings.
And if youโre not already in the product world?
That means net...
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Letโs start with a belief that quietly holds a lot of people back:
โIโll start networking when Iโm ready to apply.โ
On the surface, it makes sense. Youโre not job hunting yet, so why bother?
But hereโs the problem โ by the time you need a network, itโs already too late to build one.
Youโre t...
Hereโs the truth about product jobs (that no one tells you)
Most PM roles donโt go to the best applicant.
They go to the best-connected builder.
Thatโs because PMs get hired through trust. And trust is built through relationships โ not applications.
The job offer I landed at Kajabi?
It didnโt st...
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In the last edition, we talked about why doing a job search alone sucks โ and how creating a small, focused Job Search Group (JSG) changed everything for me.
But just creating a group chat isnโt enough.
To really move the needle, you need structure. You need rhythm. You need the right mindset....
When I was first looking for a job, I made every mistake you could possibly make.
I was out there doing what most people do โ sending out resumes like they were flyers, applying for anything that even sounded like Product. And when I did land interviews, Iโd bounce from one to the next, thinking...
