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• rahimnathwani · Jun 9, 2021 · Recommends

  A list I put together a while back: https://www.encona.com/posts/product-manager-resources Overview books: * Inspired * The Product Manager’s Desk Reference * The Lean Startup * Agile Product Management with Scrum Interview preparation (good for breadth, even if you’re not applying for jobs): * Decode & Conquer * Cracking the PM interview Other good books for PMs: * Hooked * The Design

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• rahimnathwani · Dec 31, 2015 · Recommends

  Overview of being a PM: - Inspired - The Product Manager's Desk Reference - The Lean Startup - Agile Product Management with Scrum Targeted at interview preparation, but good for breadth: - Decode & Conquer - Cracking the PM interview Other good books for PMs: - Talking to Humans - Hooked - The Design of Everyday Things - Zero to One - Traction

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• rahimnathwani · Jan 19, 2016 · Recommends

  …sorts of backgrounds. My pre-PM background is only slightly less varied than yours. Email me if you want to chat or want specific advice. I'd recommend you pick up a couple of PM interview books: (i) Decode and Conquer, (ii) Cracking the PM interview. They aren't just useful for interview preparation, but helpful in thinking whether you want to do this sort of job, how to prepare your CV etc.

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• alanaut · Sep 17, 2016 · Recommends

  …Recruiters and interviewers can see this coming from a mile away. Perhaps, you are trying to jump up the proverbial software engineering ladder to fast... I would highly recommend you read the book: Decode and Conquer. I would also recommend Cracking the Coding Interview and Cracking the PM Interview. If you can solve those problems on a white board, you can pass a technical SE interview. I would also suggest you:…

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• BrightlyAbsurd · Aug 23, 2020 · Critical

  …superficial and arbitrary to me. The typical problem given at the interview is like 'Design a solution to the problem X'. What exactly to do next is an entirely subjective choice. I've read the famous "Decode and Conquer", but even then it leaves a lot to be answered. In the end you are not really solving the problem, you need to please the interviewer instead. Do they want you to challenge the problem first? Do they…

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