Cracking the PM Newsletter

Vibe Coding for Product Managers - Day 1

PMs, our time is now!

Aug 15 • 

Jackie Bavaro

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Cracking the Behavioral Interview: Putting it together with PEARL

Problem, Epiphany, Action, Result, Learning

Aug 5 • 

Jackie Bavaro

9

July 2025

Cracking the Behavioral Interview: What details should you include in your story?

How to be specific without rambling

Jul 31 • 

Jackie Bavaro

2

Cracking the Behavioral Interview: What makes a story impressive?

If things went too smoothly you'll sound junior. Here's how to fix it.

Jul 28 • 

Jackie Bavaro

9

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Cracking the Behavioral Interview: Which project should I talk about?

Let's figure out which stories to prepare

Jul 22 • 

Jackie Bavaro

7

5

Cracking the Behavioral Interview: What are they really looking for?

How interviewers evaluate seniority & strengths

Jul 16 • 

Jackie Bavaro

10

3

Cracking the Behavioral Interview: "Tell me a project you're proud of" - 4 Mock Interviews

Put on your interviewer hat and see who you'd hire!

Jul 9 • 

Jackie Bavaro

7

3

Cracking the Behavioral Interview: Build up your Interview Confidence with a Wins Warmup

A two-step tool for building up your confidence so that you can shine in interviews

Jul 3 • 

Jackie Bavaro

12

December 2022

What is Product Strategy?

There are three pieces in a complete product strategy: Vision, Framework, Roadmap

Dec 10, 2022 • 

Jackie Bavaro

175

7

Hot Take: Google has a company strategy, not a product strategy

Or, Why Google keeps killing products

Dec 2, 2022 • 

Jackie Bavaro

86

10

November 2022

The Charcuterie Framework for Roadmap Planning

Instead of stack ranking your priorities, balance your investments across goals.

Nov 15, 2022 • 

Jackie Bavaro

29

2

The 3 Stages of a Product Manager's Career

What's the difference between a Product Manager, Senior Product Manager, and a Director of Product?

Nov 10, 2022 • 

Jackie Bavaro

28

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