How to get your first product role
summary
Argues that a targeted product portfolio beats scattergun applications by showing product thinking start to finish and linking it to your CV; gives a concrete example: reverse‑engineer Wayflyer’s onboarding, score ideas with RICE scoring, add wireframes in Miro and a five‑minute Loom video, publish a unique tracking link and spend ~10 hours building it; claims hiring funnels of hundreds rarely see this and that fewer high‑quality, company‑specific applications get interviews.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:06Why product roles are hard
- 3:50Key skills for PM
- 8:21Three things hiring managers want
- 9:02Product portfolio to stand out
- 17:29Why scattergun applications fail
- 19:17Q&A: UX to PM transition
- 21:00Q&A: Interview red flags
- 23:06Q&A: Portfolios vs homework
- 24:30Q&A: Portfolio adoption
- 25:12Q&A: Plagiarism in portfolios
- 26:17Q&A: Product mindset
- 29:45Q&A: Competing with PMs
- 31:10Q&A: Best practices for applicants
- 32:14Q&A: Metrics and business impact
- 34:00Q&A: Handling missing info
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