Product Manager Interview Questions

So - here are the key questions I've compiled that one should expect in a PM interview. Please feel free to add more if you have them!- Why do you want to be a PM?- Why do you want to work at this company?- What do you know about this market?- What...

An interview with someone in PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

So during my job search, I had the opportunity to interview an individual who has been working as a Product Manager for several different Silicon Valley startups. Currently, he is working for a Sequoia backed company and has gone from being their first...

What should I do if I'm not ready to start the next Google? (PART 2)

"There are 2 types of people who start companies in Silicon Valley: Engineers and Product Managers. That's the problem with hiring a great product manager; you know that long term, they don't want to work for someone else" --Silicon Valley CEOHaving...

An Interview with someone in SALES

Sorry to cut the flow of my Part 1/Part 2 posts, but I wanted to put up a summary from an interview with a HBS alum in sales:There are 2 types of positions at his company: Sales Rep (smile & dial) and Account Executive (carries bags) - see previous...

What should I do now if I am not ready to start the next Google? (PART 1)

I think about this question every morning when I wake up. Having met with many professors, VCs, serial entrepreneurs, and advisers to help me figure this out, I wanted to pass along the cliff notes:There are 3 common positions that one can take after...

The 3 ingredients to a successfull startup. When should you add co-founders to the mix?

"People who don't know how to sail won't be able to get the most thoroughly designed ship in the world out of the dock. On the other hand, the best crew in the world could sail a makeshift boat anywhere in the world"--Curt Shilling, MLB Veteran and...

Should your startup sell pain killers or vitamins?

If you combine all the classes, conversations, books, cases, meetings, lectures, school immersions, and online research I've done, here are the key takeaways I've accumulated thus far about characteristics of successful new businesses. It's not to say...

Where is the "beaten path" for entrepreneurs?

Alright. Here's the deal. I've done well for myself until now, having followed the beaten path to the Mecca of a young professional's choice for graduate education (Harvard Business School). After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University with honors,...