Paul B.

Paul B.

5.0

PM Interview Coach | Break into Product | Experienced PM Practice/Refresh

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Studied at Wheaton College

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Works at Twilio

Available today at 11:30 PM UTC

Usually responds within 13 hours

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Paul’s Product Management Qualifications

Experience level: Product Manager

- I have 7+ years of experience building products at both startups and big tech. - I've personally interviewed and received offers at small startups and FAANG companies like Google. - I’ve interviewed many PM candidates on panel, case study, product sense, and analytical interviews at several different companies. - I broke into product from an unusual background (sales and consulting) without an MBA. - I wrote a book on breaking into product management which has helped many navigate the interview process (check out the reviews! https://a.co/d/anjUf5u)

Paul can help with:

Strategy & Vision

Execution

Product Case Interview Prep

Resume Review

Networking Strategy

LinkedIn Review

Salary Negotiation

Influence & Collaboration

Behavioral Interview Prep

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About Paul

Hi, I’m Paul. I have 7+ years of product management experience and prior to that worked in enterprise tech sales and management consulting. I’ve worked at small startups, big tech companies, and founded a startup of my own. I’ve scaled growth stage products, managed portfolios of mature products, and launched a number of products from zero to one. Two experiences sold me on the value of coaching. The first was breaking into product management from sales. Trying to pivot into product management without the “right” pedigree felt nearly impossible. The second was fumbling an interview I should have aced after years of working in product. Both experiences taught the same lesson: interviewing for product management is an independent skill from doing the job, it’s one anyone can learn to do well, and one even experienced PMs can neglect. So now I help people hone their product interviewing skills, whether they’re brand new to product and trying to break in, or have years of experience in product and need to brush up on interviewing. Message me if you have any questions or need to find a time outside my regular availability.

Why do I coach?

I love product management; it was a dream job that turned out to be even better than I imagined. Landing my first job in product was a nightmare because I didn’t match the pattern recruiters were looking for (prior product experience, an MBA from a top school) so it took me years of failed attempts before I realized I was approaching applications and interviewing the wrong way. Four months after that insight I had a job in product management. I coach because I want to give other people who would make great product managers the opportunity to break into product and their dream career. I even wrote a book as a guide for others: “Get Hired as a Product Manager without an MBA, Bootcamp, or Product Experience” (https://a.co/d/anjUf5u).

Work Experience

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Product Lead

Twilio

December 2023 - Present

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Author

Get Hired as a Product Manager without an MBA, Bootcamp, or Product Experience

2021 - Present

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Founder & Head of Product

Twine

November 2022 - November 2023

Twine (twine.media) is a category creator in the enterprise video chat space.

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Staff Product Manager

Twilio

May 2021 - November 2022

Worked within the Segment CDP (Customer Data Platform) business unit working within the Data Storage product team.

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Product Manager

Zenput

September 2019 - May 2021

Launched an IoT product line for Zenput, a food health and safety operations SaaS company.

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Product Manager

Cisco

May 2017 - September 2019

Working on pricing & packaging for AppDynamics/Cisco join products and the inter-company ordering platform to support it.

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Product Sales Representative

AppDynamics

January 2015 - April 2017

Sold millions of dollars as a Software Sales Rep

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Consultant

biz accelerator

August 2013 - April 2017

Consulted for early-stage, funded startups on strategy, biz dev, and product growth.

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Consultant

Everest Group

June 2012 - July 2013

Management Consultant

Paul was also given offers to work at

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    Google

Education

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Wheaton College

Bachelors, Philosophy and Business (double major)

2008 - 2012

Paul was also personally admitted to

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    Rhodes College

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    Baylor University

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