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The definitive guide to mastering analytical thinking interviews
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The definitive guide to mastering analytical thinking interviews

A step-by-step prep playbook to help you ace your PM interviews

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Ben Erez is a former PM at Facebook, the first PM at multiple startups, and now a full-time interview coach and educator. In this episode, he shares the five-part framework he’s used to help hundreds of PMs land roles at top companies. It’s the most practical, example-rich guide I’ve seen on analytical thinking interviews and it’ll show you exactly how to stand out.

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In this episode, you’ll learn

  • Ben’s five-part framework for acing analytical thinking interviews

  • How to set clear assumptions and align on a game plan

  • A repeatable structure for crafting compelling product rationale

  • How to define effective North Star and guardrail metrics

  • How to identify high-leverage team goals that tie back to strategy

  • A method for confidently navigating tradeoff decisions

  • How to tackle debugging and estimation questions

  • Why top candidates think in ecosystems, not just features

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