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Welcome to Lewis C. Lin's 2 Week Product Management Interview Preparation Plan.
bit.ly/PMPrepPlan
Make a copy of this spreadsheet by going to File -> Download as in the upper left to make your own version.
Excel recommended.
Read the article that goes with the guide so you know exactly how to use this spreadsheet.
Adjust deadlines, minutes to study and minutes studied (purple items), based on your own situation.
Find interview practice partners.
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Task Item
Topic
Product Design Questions
Practice brainstorming
Define a list of 10 problems. Brainstorm 10 solutions to each problem without any time constraints.
Define a list of 10 problems. Brainstorm 10 solutions to each problem. This time, apply a 60-90 second time c
Practice customer empathy
Define a list of customer problems. Practice *ranting* on why that problem is terrible.
Lead the end-to-end product design discussion using CIRCLES Method™
Practice 10 questions leading the end to end discussion
Build UX vocabulary by reviewing common design patterns for web and mobile
Practice wireframing
Metrics Questions
Pick 3-5 products
Brainstorm top metrics for each one of those products
Explain which metric is the most important, starting with a balanced pros and cons table
Discuss one potential feature for each product and explain why you should ship / no-ship
Estimation Questions
Read chapter 3: Assumptions
Complete the following exercise problems
BMW Dealerships
Airports
Read chapter 4: Estimation
Complete the following exercise problems
Chinese Diaper Market
Women's Rain Boot Market
TV Ads
Subway's Sales
Netflix Subscription Sales
Lifetime Value Questions
Read chapter 8: Lifetime Value
Complete the following exercise problems
Starbucks' Lifetime Value
AT&T New iPhone Promotion
New York Times Website
Behavioral Questions
Read Winning the Behavioral Interview
Write down responses for Common Behavioral Interview Questions
Minimum stories: 5
Include your written responses to "Tell me about yourself" and "Why do you want to work for this company?"
Verbally rehearse written responses
Technical
Blockchain
Crypto
Cloud
How does a web app work
How does a mobile app work
System design
Wireframing
API
Metaverse
Web 3.0
22-Dec 90
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis 22-Dec 90
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https://www.lewis-lin.com/blog/2016/8/22/pm-interview-practice-partner-community
https://www.lewis-lin.com/resources/
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