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The Parallelism between Product Jobs and Interviews
- Product interviews are often seen as disconnected from the actual job, resulting in suboptimal preparation and underutilization of PM skills.
- Parallelism exists between the responsibilities of a PM on the job and the problems posed in interviews.
- Roadmapping, PRDs, problem-solving, growth strategy, and team collaboration appear in both the real job and interview settings.
- Conscious effort and structured problem-solving skills developed on the job can be transferred to interviews, and vice versa.
- Effective interview preparation involves filling gaps in areas like growth, data, product sense, and strategy.
- Opportunities for improved learning solutions, content, and community resources in India-specific case studies for PMs exist.
- The pmcurve program developed two big programs: an Advanced Growth Program and Product Sense and Strategy. Now Mastering Experienced PM Interviews is in the works.
- The significance of the PM role is second only to the founder, as it is the highest leverage role in a tech startup. Strong PMs are critical to startup success.
- The Indian market is an aggregation of many sub-markets, making it challenging to scale a product without solving for all these sub-markets.
- PMs sit at the intersection of tech, design, and business, and they require a combination of numerous skills to operate.
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