Becoming a Product Manager
An attempt to list all the resources I found helpful while transitioning to a PM role from Dev (back in 2014). These are as relevant today as it was 4 years back.
I also wrote a retrospective blog post recently about my first half-decade since passing out of college: How I became a Product Manager
+ 19 lessons I learned during my first year as a Product Manager (which was a look back at my first year as a PM)
The Art of Product Management with Sachin Rekhi
In this presentation Rekhi shares his lessons learned over the last decade as a product manager in Silicon Valley on the art behind each of these dimensions of product management
How to Hire a Product Manager
The classic essay on the role of product management and what makes a good PM by Ken Norton
Find, Vet and Close the Best Product Managers
In this post, Todd Jackson, ex VP of Product and Design at Dropbox explains how startups can define the type of PMs they need, source candidates, ask the right interview questions — and, perhaps most importantly, convince them to come work for you
Top 75+ Resources for Product Managers
A set of resources for managing a career in product management. Helpful for interviews too
How I got my first Valley-based Product Management job in 5 Weeks
How Nitin Julka got a Product Manager role at a rapidly growing venture-backed startup in the Valley
Interview Question Prep for PM Interviews
By Rafi Lurie, PM @ Uber
Google’s Official Note to Product Management Candidates
Google’s official note to product management candidates
36-Day Amazon PM Interview Study Guide
Book excerpt from PM Interview Questions
Resources (Please go through all of these)
Cracking the PM Interview: How to Land a Product Manager Job in Technology
Product School San Francisco Youtube videos
The PM Interview Website to practice interview questions
Books + Courses I recommend to people interested in transitioning to a PM role
Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works
Talking to Humans: Success starts with understanding your customers
Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster
Introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL)
Human-Centered Design: an Introduction
Shameless plug
How We Scaled CashBoss To 500K downloads in 5 months
50 Lessons I’ve Learned from working at Start-ups
The Macro and Micro approach to learning as a Product Manager