… answers & templates included — This is a furniture e-commerce company and I had an interview for a product manager role. Here are the questions from the first round. The first round is with HR however the questions are very much PM related. He spoke about the interview flow, and how the interview was going…

How are “Shape up” & “Pitch” different from “User stories” & “Agile” — In the recent startup I joined, we follow “Shape up” & “Pitch”. These 2 things are different from my past experiences — “Agile” & “User stories”. Let’s see what they are all about. Agenda: Shape up VS Agile Pitch VS User stories What do I like? and Why does Agile win? …

beware of some micro-managers — Agenda: Micro-managers type-1 Micro-managers type-2 Lets talk about type-2 (love & hate) Finally ? Micro-managers type-1 Micro-managers doesn’t always need to be someone who does micro management of you — such as what time are you coming in, what time are you leaving for lunch, how much time you worked etc. I personally…

A failed answer and a successful answer — Failed answer I interviewed for this e-commerce company in India and when they asked me this question, I think i failed miserably. But the interviewer was nice enough to ask me the other questions and carry on with the rest of the interview. Question: Tell me the most ambiguous and complex problem…

14 Interview questions + Interview tips — I recently went through multiple interviews, but I want to share with you one of the Product management interview experiences I had with a big company. I want to keep the information about the company private but I want to share the interview experiences and questions that I had with…

… and 10 Product management lessons to take away — Alia Bhatt joined Phool as a brand ambassador. How? Read on … Phool.co is an incense sticks startup — where incense is extracted from flower waste in the rivers. Incense sticks are burnt in temples and homes to spread good smell. Agenda: Why should…

As a PM, what would you do after you join a new organization ? — Usually, in PM interviews, this question is asked either in the Behavioral round or other rounds. Or even after you join the organization, this is an essential point to know. How can a new PM succeed in a new organization ? Let’s look at it.. (Here a PM is a…

Data Engineering “User personas” — In this blog let’s look at: Who are Data Product managers Different stakeholders in Data domain BUT, Who are data engineers and what does success look like for a data engineer/analyst? BUT, Why there are different data engineer personalities? 6 types of Data engineer personalities (Likes, and Dislikes) Conclusion Who are Data product managers? Data product managers are a specialized set…

.. you’re more than just an SDE at Amazon .. you’re a human! — “.. you’re more than just an SDE at Amazon .. you’re a human!” Layoffs are brutal, let's address that first. There is no way layoffs can be easy. My personal story — Brief Why do layoffs happen? Why layoffs are tough? How to mitigate the effects? What happens a year…