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7/4/2023
12 : 14

How to pass any first-round interview (even in a terrible talent market)

Learn how to get that strong yes without burning yourself out with interview prep ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
7/2/2023
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Building minimum lovable products, stories from WeWork and Airbnb, and thriving as a PM | Jiaona Zhang (Webflow, W…

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6/27/2023
12 : 16

What 5 years at Reddit taught us about building for a highly opinionated user base

A framework, from the front lines of Reddit, for turning a sometimes combative relationship with users into a strong, productive partnership ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
6/25/2023
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Lessons from scaling Ramp | Sri Batchu (Ramp, Instacart, Opendoor)

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6/20/2023
12 : 16

How to create an exceptional coverage plan for your parental leave

A step-by-step guide, and plug-and-play template, for going on leave with peace of mind ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
6/20/2023
6 : 35

Leveraging growth advisors, hiring well, mastering SEO, and honing your craft | Luc Levesque (Shopify, Meta, TripA…

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6/20/2023
5 : 34

Building high-performing teams | Melissa Tan (Webflow, Dropbox, Canva)

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6/13/2023
12 : 14

The unconventional Palantir principles that catalyzed a generation of startups

How the principles we learned at Palantir spawned nine unicorns and 100+ venture-backed companies ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
6/12/2023
3 : 44

How a traumatic brain injury made me a better PM—and person

Takeaways from a period of extreme adversity ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
6/12/2023
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Building a long and meaningful career | Nikhyl Singhal (Meta, Google)

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6/4/2023
12 : 14

Moving fast and navigating uncertainty | Jeremy Henrickson (Rippling, Coinbase)

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6/2/2023
12 : 16

What working at Figma taught me about customer obsession

VP of Product Sho Kuwamoto on the importance of feel, service, and customer support ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
6/1/2023
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Storytelling with Nancy Duarte: How to craft compelling presentations and tell a story that sticks

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5/30/2023
12 : 14

How Notion builds product

Chief Product and Technology Officer Michael Manapat on Notion's evolving internal processes, product reviews, planning cadences, and increasing shift to synchronous communication ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
5/28/2023
12 : 15

The power of strategic narrative | Andy Raskin

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5/23/2023
12 : 15

How Ramp builds product

Geoff Charles, VP of Product, on Ramp's unique culture of velocity, efficiency, and empowerment ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
5/21/2023
12 : 14

Lessons from scaling Spotify: The science of product, taking risky bets, and how AI is already impacting the futur…

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5/18/2023
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Lessons on building product sense, navigating AI, optimizing the first mile, and making it through the messy middl…

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5/16/2023
12 : 14

Your startup idea probably isn’t venture-scale

And that's OK ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
5/14/2023
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Frameworks for product differentiation, team building, and thinking from first principles | Ayo Omojola (Carbon He…

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