The Product Handbook
The Product Handbook is a practical show for product manager interview prep and day-to-day skills. Learn frameworks, product sense, metrics, estimation, prioritization, A/B testing, and strategy. Episodes explore case-style topics, roadmaps, and stakeholder communication across startups and big tech. Built for aspiring product managers through senior leaders.
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Episodes (119)
The First 90 Days as a Product Manager
Jan 5, 2026
Mastering Planning: From Sprints to Annual Strategy
Dec 30, 2025
Calendar Management: Protecting Focus as a Product Manager
Dec 26, 2025
Leading Through Layoffs: Strategy, Stability, and Moving Forward
Nov 29, 2025
Hooked: Customer Retention Guide
Nov 19, 2025
Go-to-Market Strategy: Components, Execution, and Metrics
Nov 17, 2025
How to Validate Your Ideas with Customers
Oct 22, 2025
How do you come up with new feature ideas?
Oct 20, 2025
Product Managers — Are You the CEO of Anything?
Oct 18, 2025
How to Ask - Nay, Get - a Promotion as a Product Manager
Oct 15, 2025
Thriving as an Introvert in Product Management
Oct 13, 2025
The Good Product Manager’s Toolkit
Oct 11, 2025
The Five Dysfunctions of Product Teams and How To Fix Them
Oct 6, 2025
Effective Delegation for Product Managers and Product Leaders
Oct 3, 2025
When to Pivot: Strategy, Execution, and Communication
Oct 1, 2025
Building and Managing Customer Advisory Boards
Sep 29, 2025
Product Transformation: Leading Change Beyond Technology
Sep 27, 2025
That's a Great Question! How To Train Product Management Core Skill
Sep 23, 2025
Crafting Effective Product Problem Statements
Sep 21, 2025
Epic Product Fails: Amazon, Juicero, Apple, and Microsoft [100th Special Episode]
Sep 19, 2025
Cultivating Product Ownership: Frameworks, Mindset, and Empowerment
Sep 17, 2025
Data Products: From Analytics Layers to Self-Serve BI
Sep 16, 2025
Accessibility at Scale: WCAG Compliance and Building Inclusive Products
Sep 14, 2025
Product Analytics: Metrics, Tools, and Best Practices
Sep 13, 2025
Market Research and Competitor Analysis: From Insights to Advantage
Sep 12, 2025
The Mom Test: Talking to Customers the Right Way
Sep 11, 2025
Tell Me About a Time You Failed: Turning Mistakes into PM Growth
Sep 10, 2025
Build vs Buy: How Product Managers Make the Call
Sep 9, 2025
Winning Your Case for More Resources: How PMs Secure Engineers and Designers
Sep 8, 2025
Platform Teams: Building the Foundation for Developer Velocity
Sep 7, 2025
Product Storytelling: How to Persuade and Align Through Narrative
Sep 6, 2025
Release Management: The PM’s Guide to Shipping with Confidence
Sep 5, 2025
Product Strategy: What it is, Why it Matters, and How to Ace the Interview
Sep 4, 2025
Cracking the PM Interview: Book Review and Key Takeaways
Sep 3, 2025
Productive Sprint Retrospectives for Agile Teams
Sep 2, 2025
Pre-Mortem: How to Anticipate Failure and Strengthen Your Strategy
Sep 1, 2025
Blameless Post-Mortems: Turning Failure into Strategy
Aug 31, 2025
API Product Management: From Endpoints to Ecosystems
Aug 30, 2025
Structured Brainstorming Techniques for Product Teams
Aug 27, 2025
Handling Difficult Conversations with Engineers and Designers
Aug 26, 2025
Technical Debt: How to Identify, Prioritize, and Communicate It as a PM
Aug 25, 2025
Mergers and Acquisitions: What Happens to Products and PMs
Aug 24, 2025
Pricing Psychology: Anchoring, Decoys, and Freemium Models
Aug 23, 2025
Unit Economics for PMs: CAC, LTV, Payback Period and Why They Matter
Aug 22, 2025
The Math of Retention: Cohorts, Churn, and Compounding Growth Explained Simply
Aug 21, 2025
How to Show Leadership Without Having a “Leader” Title
Aug 20, 2025
STAR Method for PMs: Turning Your Career Stories Into Impact Statements
Aug 19, 2025
User Story Mapping: Turning User Journeys into Product Plans
Aug 18, 2025
AI and Human-Centered Product Discovery
Aug 16, 2025
Building Products: AI Tools and Side Projects for Product Managers
Aug 15, 2025