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Why The Best Product Managers Are Getting Rejected (And How to Find Them Before Competitors Do)
Companies systematically reject exceptional neurodivergent product managers. Here’s how to recognize hidden talent and gain competitive advantage through cognitive diversity.
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Why 90% of Product Managers Are Building Copycat Features That Kill Their Companies (The Market Research Lies That Destroy Careers)
Most product managers are professional thieves who copy competitors and build “me too” products. Here’s the intelligence system that creates market leaders.
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Detailed Breakdown of the Product Management Career Ladder at Microsoft
Navigate Microsoft’s PM career maze from APM to Partner level. Updated 2025 salary data, advancement strategies, and insider promotion secrets revealed.
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Why Parenthood Actually Creates Better Product Leaders (And Why Most Companies Don’t Realize It)
The uncomfortable truth: Your organization is probably overlooking its most capable leadership talent. You know that colleague who just returned from parental leave? The one some whisper about being “less committed” now? They might just be the secret weapon for landing that $2.3M+ total compensation Senior Director role everyone’s competing for. After coaching 800+ professionals…
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Why Your Executive Presence is Sabotaging Your $300K Career (The 10 Unconscious Habits Keeping You Stuck)
You walk into the conference room with a flawless technical solution. Your code is elegant. Your roadmap is bulletproof. Your market analysis could make McKinsey weep with envy. And then you open your mouth. “Um, this might be totally wrong, but I was thinking… sorry to interrupt, but maybe we could…” Congratulations. You just torched…
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Why 87% of Tech Professionals Pick the Wrong Career Path (+ The $200K Framework That Fixes It)
You just got passed over for promotion again. Your manager praised your “great work” but promoted someone who “shows more strategic thinking”—while you actually shipped three major features this quarter. This is the classic PM vs TPM career trap that’s costing professionals $200K+ in lifetime earnings. After coaching 700+ product professionals, I’ve watched brilliant people…
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Why Startup Product Management Will Either Make You or Break You (And Why Community Might Be Your Only Lifeline)
Startup PM isn’t just FAANG work without resources—it’s professional masochism where community might be your only lifeline. Brutal truths about why most fail and how to survive the transition from big tech.
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Missed the PM Job? Why You’re Closer Than Ever
If you’ve ever walked out of a multi-round product management interview thinking, “That went pretty well,” only to get a rejection email days later—you’re not alone. Recently, a candidate I coached reached out to share that she had made it through four in-person rounds with six different interviewers. Her feedback? Overwhelmingly positive. In fact, one…
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How to Answer “Design a Better Bicycle” Like a PM at Meta (Without Sounding Like a Rookie)
So, you’re sitting across from a Meta hiring manager, confidently making small talk, when they hit you with the classic product design prompt: “Design a better bicycle.” This isn’t an engineering challenge. They don’t care about your knowledge of gear ratios or the tensile strength of titanium frames. This is a test of structured product…
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How Great Product Managers and UX Designers Work Together to Build Exceptional Products
The relationship between Product Managers and UX Designers is a delicate dance—when done well, it’s like a well-rehearsed duet, each complementing the other’s moves. When done poorly, it’s like trying to waltz while stepping on each other’s feet. Both roles are critical to delivering a seamless, user-centric product. A PM ensures that business goals, technical…