Shaili Guru

💻 AI Product Manager & Innovation
👩Woman in Tech
👩‍👧‍👦 Mother
I'm driven by curiosity and my passion of learning just about everything.

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

Giving better presentations can 10x your career.

But, giving presentations as a PM is different from any other job.

5 tips after 10+ years in the job:

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

Every PM interview ends with “what questions do you have for me?”

95% of applicants don’t impress.

Their questions demonstrate lack of curiosity, and they ask too few.

I’ve interviewed over 100 PMs over the last few months.

Here’s how some ROCK this part of the interview:

[Shreyas Doshi @shreyas]

Just because you are nervous prior to a major meeting or an important presentation doesn’t automatically mean you have Imposter Syndrome. It usually just means that you care about ensuring it goes well.

[Hemant Mohapatra @MohapatraHemant]

You can often trace back a co's massive competitive advantage to a key decision in its history. For amazon, it was this 2002 memo. The API economy was still 10yrs out, so this took real courage. The only joke here was the last line. Bezos didn't really care if you had a nice day.

[Shreyas Doshi @shreyas]

As a PM leader, in the first

30 days:
Understand org/process
Build rapport
Contribute to a feature

60 days:
Understand the products
Build relationships
Contribute to process

90 days:
Understand customers
Build deep trust
Contribute to strategy

Most vital, act based on context

[Shaili Guru @ShailiGuru]

Here is an image of frameworks I have aggregated over the years. It can be used by anyone that is just entering the Product Management space or by someone that is currently interviewing.

[Shreyas Doshi @shreyas]

5) What few actions of yours truly matter for it?

6) What is blocking you from focusing more on those specific, concentrated actions?

7) Are these blockers within your control or outside your control?

8) What lies did you just tell yourself when responding to these questions?

[Shreyas Doshi @shreyas]

As a stressed & overwhelmed product leader, ask yourself

1) What is the most important thing for the product over the next 6 months?

2) Are you sure that answer is correct?

3) What portion of your time do you spend on this thing?

4) Why are you afraid of focusing more on it?

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[Shaili Guru @ShailiGuru]

@mnutsch @mobile @wes That's awesome!

[Shaili Guru @ShailiGuru]

@mnutsch @mobile @wes How did you do? Michelle, the organizer, is one of my bestie at T-Mobile!

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Sharpen your negotiation skills with Britt Provost from @Apptio at the Power Negotiations Workshop on Oct 4! RSVP: https://t.co/misPPYDJe2

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[Shaili Guru @ShailiGuru]

Join us Saturday, November 11th at the #ABIdotSEA Grace Hopper 1-Day Event! Registration opens on 9/7 - 12PM PDT! https://t.co/EkPvyRAu5e

[John Legere @JohnLegere]

Hear that? Yep, that’s us getting ready to turn the industry upside down, AGAIN. Get ready for 9/6... https://t.co/Vo9B9q8XXN

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[Shaili Guru @ShailiGuru]

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