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Product Management's Sacred Seven: The Skills Required to Crush Product Manager Interviews and be a World-Class PM (Fast Forward Your Product Career: The Two Books Required to Land Any PM Job) Paperback – August 6, 2020

by Parth Detroja (Author), Neel Mehta (Author), Aditya Agashe (Author)
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Authored by 3 Product Managers at Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, Product Management’s Sacred Seven is a comprehensive resource that will teach you the must-know knowledge and applied skills necessary to become a world-class PM that can get hired anywhere.

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In writing this book, we interviewed 67 product leads and hiring managers from 52 top companies around the world. They ranged from all the usual FAANG suspects to darling unicorns such as Coinbase, TikTok, and Grab. We asked everyone two simple questions:
  1. What knowledge separates interview candidates you hire from those you don't?
  2. What hard skills help PMs advance their careers the fastest?

Given that we talked to product leaders across the world who worked in various different countries and industries, we expected to see no clear pattern in our responses. We were shocked to find a common theme across all of our interviews. The knowledge and skills which separated exceptional PMs from the rest all boiled down to seven subjects: product design, economics, psychology, user experience, data science, law & policy, and marketing & growth.

The average PM excels at 2 or 3 of these disciplines. A truly world-class product manager, however, thrives in all 7. Authored by the #1 bestselling authors of Swipe to Unlock, this book blends case studies, theory, and mental models to help you master these seven subjects and fast forward your product career!

Inside Product Management’s Sacred Seven, you’ll find real-world examples from over four dozen companies, battle-tested interview tips, and free access to a library of bonus video content online.

Topics Covered: Product Development, Hypothesis Testing, Market Selection, Prototyping, Product Strategy, Business Models, Market Entry Strategies, Unit Economics, Customer Economics, Product Segmentation, Pricing Psychology, User Motivation, Creating Product Stickiness & Habit, Gamification, Cognition & Mental Models, UX Principles, Product Usability, Light & Dark Patterns, Data Analysis, Experimentation Frameworks, Product Metrics, Storytelling with Data, Antitrust Policy, Intellectual Property, Platform Liability, Privacy, Employment Law, Accessibility, Brand Building, Advertising, Growth Hacking and much more!

Featured Companies: Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, TikTok, Snapchat, Apple, Spotify, Uber, WeChat, Yelp, Tinder, Twitter, Tesla, ByteDance, OnePlus, PayPal, LinkedIn, Airbnb, Pinterest, Zillow, Visa, Salesforce, Asana, Robinhood, Adobe, Alibaba, Netflix, Bloomberg, Shopify, Trello, Workday, Notion, Nintendo, Glossier, Lyft, Telegram, Disney, and many more!

Read Sacred Seven today to ace your PM interviews and become a better product leader!
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Praise for Swipe to Unlock, the #1 Amazon Bestseller
"Swipe to Unlock is the go-to guide for learning the important trends, concepts, and strategies driving the tech industry."
--Morgan Brown, author of Hacking Growth
"Swipe to Unlock is our generation's Rosetta Stone -- letting even non-engineers peer into the machines and code that are changing our lives every day."
--Jeremy Schifeling, founder of Break into Tech

Praise for Bubble or Revolution, the #1 Amazon Bestseller
"A brilliant overview of what could the next big thing in tech, authored by leaders at today's top tech companies."
--Nir Eyal, bestselling author of Hooked
"Whether you are bearish or bullish on crypto, Bubble or Revolution brilliantly articulates both sides of the argument and offers well-researched insight on the future of blockchain technology."
--Mike Novogratz, former partner at Goldman Sachs
"Bubble or Revolution is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding both the immense potential of, AND profound obstacles associated with, blockchain technology."
--Mike Rowan, Chief Product Office at TechStars

In the process of writing the #1 product management bestsellers Swipe to Unlock: The Primer on Technology and Business Strategy and Bubble or Revolution?: The Present and Future of Blockchains and Cryptocurrencies, we've had the chance to talk to product leads and hiring managers at top product management companies around the world.

Product Management's Sacred Seven is the result of hundreds of hours of interviews and research, and we think it contains everything you need to know to crack the product manager interview and rise to the top of your PM career.

You'll hear about what we learned from PMs at companies as varied as Twitter, TikTok, Asana, Amazon, Grab, Lyft, Disney, and LinkedIn, distilled into case studies, mental models, and product management interview tips sprinkled throughout the book in the famous gray boxes.

We hope you enjoy the book and excel at your product manager interviews!

--Parth, Neel, and Adi

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Product Management's Sacred Seven, already known as the "PM Bible", contains deep-dives on the seven disciplines that every product manager needs to master:
  1. Product Design
  2. Economics
  3. Psychology
  4. User Experience (UX) Design
  5. Data Science and Data Analysis
  6. Law and Tech Policy
  7. Marketing and Growth Hacking
Whether you want to crack your Associate Product Manager interviews or rise to become a senior product manager / head of product / Chief Product Officer, Product Management's Sacred Seven will teach you exactly what you need to stand apart from the pack.
If you want to conquer the PM interview, land a product management internship or job, crack the product career, and decode the secrets to becoming a great entrepreneur and founder, Product Management's Sacred Seven is the one book you need to read!

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Paravane Ventures (August 6, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 685 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0578740583
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0578740584
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.44 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.72 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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    Adi Agashe is a prominent Product Manager at Microsoft and author of the bestselling technology strategy book, Swipe to Unlock. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Business Insider, Inc., and more. He works on Azure cloud growth team to build hyper-converged and hybrid features that help customers adopt cloud technologies. He previously managed product and engineering teams as the founder of Belle Applications and Head of Product at Speare.

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    Neel is a Product Manager at Google and studied Computer Science at Harvard University. He worked previously at Microsoft and Khan Academy. Neel founded the Civic Digital Fellowship, the first paid tech internship program in the federal government.

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    Parth Detroja is currently a Product Manager at Facebook. He has previously worked at Microsoft, Amazon, and IBM. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Cornell University.

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Andrew McGuire - Product Manager
5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read for Product Managers and those who aspire to be
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2020
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Summary: Great book. Must be an addition to any ProdMgr's library (next to Swipe to Unlock). Well written and keeps a reader's interest throughout. It should be read in its entirety first and then as a reference guide for interviews and keeping fresh.

Through interviews with PMs and their own experience, the three authors break down product management into 7 Disciplines.

Product Design Highlights
* Fundamentally breaks down design into building a new product (0 --> 1) and scaling an existing one (1 --> n)

* Mentions the Kronos effect - Companies protect their cash cows through a variety of tactics (acquisition, etc). One of the more dangerous implementations of protection is companies ignoring research or building out disruptive technologies to their own cash cow. The authors cite a great example in Eastman Kodak which actually invented the digital camera in 1975. Investment in the idea was squashed by leadership.

* Assumptions in Chapter 3 - The books rightfully points out that "If you’re going to be going successful, your assumptions have to be valid - so your first step has to be finding and validating your assumption.” They go on to mention "Assumptions are hard to dig from the back of your mind, so it helps to have a systematic way to catalog them”. While the authors rightfully acknowledge this as critical they provide a quick write-up of a potential way of systemically eliciting the assumptions and organizing them. I would have liked to see some more depth here. The link doesn’t seem to work well for the footnote (PD.CH.FN1). Many people including myself don’t even realize they are making assumptions. I would like to have seen more depth in the book or via footnote on this important topic.

* MVP vs RAT vs MLP - The authors correctly mention that MVP is a flawed term and oft-debated terms. They propose the Riskiest Assumption Test (RAT). Great concept! Which Assumption is Riskiest and how can it be most simply tested? They go on to expound on another very useful concept, Minimum Likable Product (MLP). An MLP "is the simplest thing that will impress your users and make them stick around." The key with an MLP is to identify the "surface area" for the feature set.

* User Personas - The authors provide some strong arguments against the overuse of user personas which I found both interesting and compelling.

* User research - ask open-ended questions to ascertain a fuller picture. They give a great example and funny at the same time example from a Pink Panther movie. While Y/N or multiple choice questions are standard, advancement is possible when an investigator breaks away from dominant methods with the courage to opt for labor intensive ones.

* Experience over products - consumers are not just purchasing a set of features or a product. They value a complete experience.

* Randon Note - the authors provide some interesting examples of how American Airlines and Ford complimented their products. AA with Sabre and Ford with their financing arm. Provides food for thought.
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Sadko
5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional Read!
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2024
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"Sacred Seven" is a comprehensive guide that delves into the intricacies of essential product management skills, covering Product Design, Economics, Psychology, User Experience, Data Science, Law & Policy, and Marketing & Growth. The authors skillfully distill the core concepts of each skill, presenting them in easily digestible ways. Despite the extensive material, the book excels in clarity and accessibility. An added bonus is the inclusion of numerous footnotes and QR codes, providing readers the flexibility to dive deeper into the subject matter at their own pace. Highly recommended for both novice and seasoned product managers.
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Ronald Mueller
5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece Unveiled: "Product Management's Sacred Seven" Redefines Excellence in the Field
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2023
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"Product Management's Sacred Seven" is a groundbreaking masterpiece penned by the brilliant trio of Neel Mehta, Parth Detroja, and Aditya Agashe. This exceptional book is a revelation for product managers, both novices and seasoned professionals alike, as it unravels the intricacies of the field with unprecedented clarity and insight.

The authors embark on an ambitious journey, dissecting the multifaceted world of product management through a lens that encompasses seven pivotal domains: Product Design, Economics, Psychology, User Experience, Data Science, Law & Policy, and Marketing & Growth. This holistic approach sets the book apart from others in the genre, providing readers with a comprehensive toolkit that extends beyond the traditional boundaries of product management.

The first standout feature is the authors' ability to distill complex concepts into digestible, actionable insights. Whether you're grappling with the nuances of user experience or navigating the legal landscape, "Product Management's Sacred Seven" serves as a beacon of clarity. The writing is not only engaging but also remarkably accessible, ensuring that readers of all levels can absorb and apply the wealth of knowledge within.

The integration of diverse disciplines is a stroke of genius. By seamlessly weaving together elements of design, economics, psychology, data science, law, and marketing, the authors create a holistic framework that mirrors the dynamic reality of modern product management. This interdisciplinarity is a testament to the authors' deep understanding of the multifaceted challenges that product managers encounter daily.

One of the book's greatest strengths lies in its applicability. It doesn't merely present theories; it equips readers with practical tools and strategies to excel in each domain. The real-world examples and case studies peppered throughout the book serve as invaluable guides, illustrating how these principles can be implemented to overcome real challenges in product management.

"Product Management's Sacred Seven" doesn't cater exclusively to a particular skill level. Whether you're a budding product manager eager to kickstart your career or a seasoned professional looking to refine your skills, the book provides a roadmap for success. The balanced blend of foundational principles and advanced strategies ensures that every reader, regardless of experience, finds immense value within its pages.

In conclusion, "Product Management's Sacred Seven" is a 5 out of 5 stars spectacular book that transcends the boundaries of conventional literature in the field. Neel Mehta, Parth Detroja, and Aditya Agashe have not only delivered a comprehensive guide to product management but have redefined the standard for excellence in the discipline. For anyone serious about excelling in the world of product management, this book is not just recommended—it's essential.
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Zach Schwartz
5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable Insights, Intriguing/Interesting Real World Examples
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2024
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The book was honestly more resourceful and insightful than I expected it would be. The material is not technically dense at all, has a lot of pictures, and is highly practical.
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Emmanuel Ogunlolu
5.0 out of 5 stars great
Reviewed in Canada on January 12, 2024
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"If you are aiming to become a product manager, this book is excellent."
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harsh
5.0 out of 5 stars 650 pages of awesomeness
Reviewed in India on April 8, 2024
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Inhave read a lot of PM books and I can guarantee the nuances you will come across in this book on allmost every topic is unparalleled compared to reading a full 400 page book on each subject.

There is ust so much of clarity inhave gooen on Growth Hacking, advertising, Econ, UX just from this book. I'm talking about pure practical and deep nuance and no BS
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roula h
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing source for product managers at any stage of their career
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 22, 2023
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Looking to explore new career pathway, I came across the Sacred Seven recommended as one of the best books to master the key capabilities under product management. I am halfway through the book and I am enjoying it greatly. The style keeps you thirsty for more - laying the concept and supporting it by using different examples of world leading tech companies is very enriching. I love the structure of the chapters, the interview tips and the supplement of each chapter with bar code links to videos. I recommend this book for anyone thinking to start or change their career towards a PM role, anyone looking to refresh or cement their knowledge in preparation for an interview, or purely as a reference to all the great nuggets and real world examples.
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Luvema
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing reading, will bring your career to the next level!
Reviewed in Italy on September 22, 2022
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Amazing reading, will bring your career to the next level!
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Zsolt Netz
5.0 out of 5 stars The most complete PM book
Reviewed in Sweden on July 24, 2022
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I’ve read many books (50+) about product management, UX, and psychology, but none was nearly as comprehensive as this book. I wish this book had been available when I started as a PM 10 years ago.
Reading it will feel like reading the most important parts of the best PM books. With lots of examples, tips and practices written clearly, this book best reflects the mindset of a PM. If you've been a PM for a while, it won't be completely new, but as a beginner, it's a must. Now, if someone asks me how to be a PM, I just have to show them this book.
The seven areas are:
Product design (scaling, finding advantages, MVP, hypothesis testing, etc.),
Economics (business models, GTM, customer economics, segmentation, etc.),
Psychology (pricing, motivation, stickiness, gamification, etc.),
UX (mental models, principles, usability, etc.),
Data science (principles, metrics, metric models,
Law (intellectual property, privacy, accessibility, etc.),
Marketing&Growth(branding, market types, advertising, growth hacking, etc.).
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