I have interviewed >100 Product Managers in my career.
I can tell you that the average candidates make some common mistakes.
Here are the top 5 mistakes to avoid:
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Explaining 8 Popular Network Protocols in 1 Diagram. The method to download the high-resolution PDF is available at the end.
Network protocols are standard methods of transferring data between two computers in a network.
1. HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol)
HTTP is a protocol for fetching resources such as HTML documents. It is the foundation of any data exchange on the Web and it is a client-server protocol.
2. HTTP/3
HTTP/3 is the next major revision of the HTTP. It runs on QUIC, a new transport protocol designed for mobile-heavy internet usage. It relies on UDP instead of TCP, which enables faster web page responsiveness. VR applications demand more bandwidth to render intricate details of a virtual scene and will likely benefit from migrating to HTTP/3 powered by QUIC.
3. HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure)
HTTPS extends HTTP and uses encryption for secure communications.
4. WebSocket
WebSocket is a protocol that provides full-duplex communications over TCP. Clients establish WebSockets to receive real-time updates from the back-end services. Unlike REST, which always “pulls” data, WebSocket enables data to be “pushed”. Applications, like online gaming, stock trading, and messaging apps leverage WebSocket for real-time communication.
5. TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
TCP is is designed to send packets across the internet and ensure the successful delivery of data and messages over networks. Many application-layer protocols build on top of TCP.
6. UDP (User Datagram Protocol)
UDP sends packets directly to a target computer, without establishing a connection first. UDP is commonly used in time-sensitive communications where occasionally dropping packets is better than waiting. Voice and video traffic are often sent using this protocol.
7. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
SMTP is a standard protocol to transfer electronic mail from one user to another.
8. FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
FTP is used to transfer computer files between client and server. It has separate connections for the control channel and data channel.
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A free PM Competence Map (PDF) + skills assessment (32 questions).
The assessment will test your knowledge in essential areas of Product Management:
- Strategy and Business (4 points)
- Execution (4 points)
- Leadership (4 points)
- Product Analytics (4 points)
- Product Discovery (4 points)
- Experimentation (4 points)
- Product Marketing (4 points)
- Product Growth (4 points)
Starting now, skill assessments will be a regular feature in my newsletter.
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Hope that helps! 🙌
Here is a list of the most commonly used metrics that every Product Manager should know.
For each metric, I included:
• The definition
• Real-world example (Instagram)
• How they are calculated
• Why are they important for the business
The most asked question in any interview: "What questions do you have for me?"
It is also the question that most candidates take for granted. That is where they go wrong.
Preparing for this question is really important for two reasons:
1. It is your chance to learn more about the role
2. It is your chance to show how much you know about the company/team.
So the next time you're in an interview, be sure to prepare well and have really good questions to ask.
Here is a list 7 categories and 34 questions. I recommend having 2-3 questions at hand per category:
▶️ Company
1. What is the biggest challenge the company's working on?
2. How is your team contributing to solving the challenge?
3. What is the 2-5-10 year vision of the company?
4. How is the company responding to the recent news of ABC?
5. What is the planning process? How does everyone decide what to do next?
6. How many people are you looking to hire in the next 6 months?
▶️ Role
7. What will be the main responsibilities of this role?
8. What does it take to be successful in this role?
9. What experience/knowledge will help excel in this role?
10. Who are the most important stakeholders for this role?
11. Typically, what challenges will this person have to face?
12. What will be the biggest goals for this person?
▶️ Team
13. What is the team size and structure?
14. What are the team goals? How do they translate to company goals?
15. Are there any plans on changing the team structure?
16. What are some strengths and weaknesses of the current team?
▶️ Product
17. Can you talk more about ABC product? What is the primary goal for it?
18. How has the product grown in last 3 years? What plans for next 1-2-5 years?
19. What's are you most proud about, and why?
▶️ Engineering
20. How do PMs work with engineers?
21. How are the responsibilities divided?
22. What are the biggest challenges that PMs-EMs face while working together?
23. How does alignment happen? Is it bottom-up or other way?
24. How do engineering teams measure their contribution to larger goals?
25. What is the working model bw PMs and eng.? Is it hands off or hands on?
▶️ Culture
26. What is yearly goal setting process? How are PMs part of it?
27. How do PMs typically share ideas with senior leaders?
28. What are the most important employee values?
29. What opportunities do PMs have to learn in/outside of work?
30. Can you describe a typical PM-Sales team relationship?
31. What processes do you have to engage with customers?
32. How are critical issues communicated?
▶️ Career growth
33. Can employees speak at/attend conferences?
34. What is the typical growth plan for a person like me?
Are there are other interesting questions you've asked (as an interviewee) or received (as an interviewer)
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Gamification is an interesting concept, and there are a few products that are using it really well.
I watched 50+ articles and read 20+ case studies on gamification.
Here are my favorites (6 videos and 5 case studies) :
Pale Blue Dot is a photo of Earth that was taken by the Voyager 1 space probe in 1990 from a distance of about 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles) as it was leaving our solar system. This is what Carl Sagan said about the photo:
"Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it, everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor, and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every 'superstar,' every 'supreme leader,' every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there — on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.
The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand. It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.”