Akil's Product Management Podcast - Strong Pass for Product Sense, Analytical, Execution, Strategy, Leadership and Drive Interviews
Go beyond generic advice and get a 'Strong Pass' on your next Senior Product Manager interview. Hosted by Akil, a former FAANG hiring manager, this podcast deconstructs the key interview loops: Product Sense, Analytical, Execution, Strategy, and Leadership. Each episode provides actionable insights and insider perspectives to help you stop memorizing frameworks and start thinking like a hiring manager. If you're an experienced PM targeting a top-tier role, this is your new playbook.
Website : https://telamon.getlearnworlds.com/course/product-dreamroles
Google Doc : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KLVU0FcA3FDrXuBP_RR6zELq1l_wHz91ZvNlmBFA_eA/edit?pli=1&tab=t.0
Linkedln : https://www.linkedin.com/in/akil-rakuten-a-60739a229/
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 12
- Years Active
- 2025
Set Goals and Metrics for Xbox Content Store
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Podcast Summary: The Xbox Content Store - Fueling Player Engagement and Ecosys…
Set Goals and Metrics for Facebook Fundraising
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Podcast Summary: Meta Fundraising - Empowering Generosity and Community Impact
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Set Goals and Metrics for Local Ads
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Podcast Summary: Meta Local Ads - Driving Real-World Growth
This episode focuse…
Set Goals for Facebook Buy and Sell Groups
The Hidden Engine of Local Commerce—Facebook's Buy/Sell Groups
Episode Description:
Ever wondered about the engine driving local commerce inside the world's largest social network? It’s n…
Set Goals and Metrics for Facebook Notifications
Decoding the Bell—Facebook's Notification Strategy
Episode Description:
What is the most powerful driver of engagement on Facebook? It might just be the little red number on the bell icon…
Set Goals and North Star Metric for Netflix Podcast
Netflix's Next Frontier—Conquering Audio
Episode Description:
What if Netflix could keep you engaged even when you're not looking at a screen? This episode unpacks the product strategy be…
Design a Product for Mentorship
Launching CreatorPath, the AI-Powered Mentorship Platform for Startups
Episode Description:
Is traditional mentorship broken? For aspiring content creators, finding results-oriented guida…
Design a Product for Personal Finance
Meta's Financial Play—AI-Powered Savings for Gen Z
Episode Description:
How can you teach personal finance to a generation with a low attention span? This episode explores Meta's strategi…
Design a Product for Education
Meta's Play for Gen Z—Reinventing Education with AI and Social Learning
Episode Description:
Ever wonder how Meta plans to capture the attention of Gen Z? This podcast summary breaks down…
Design a Product for Musicians
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KLVU0FcA3FDrXuBP_RR6zELq1l_wHz91ZvNlmBFA_eA/edit?pli=1&tab=t.0
This document outlines the strategy for "Meta Spark: Ignite Your Sound," a product aime…
Improve Instacart
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KLVU0FcA3FDrXuBP_RR6zELq1l_wHz91ZvNlmBFA_eA/edit?pli=1&tab=t.0
This document outlines a strategy to make Instacart an indispensable "favorite product"…
Design a Neighborhood Product for Meta
MetaHood: Connecting Neighbors, Building Home - Study Guide
This study guide is designed to review your understanding of the "MetaHood: Connecting Neighbors, Building Home" product propo…