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Apr 2025
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PMs Are Screwed (Here’s Why)

Aakash Gupta
About this episode

You’re not ready for this!

David Pereira exposes the 3 traps killing product teams, hot takes on b******t management, fake strategy, and what it really means to be a 10x PM.

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In this episode:

Why You Should Listen to This Podcast – 00:00:00

Ad – 00:01:20

Ad – 00:02:21

What Is Bullsh*t Product Management – 00:03:07

Aakash Sharing His First Full-Time Job Experience – 00:04:39

The Problem with the PM Job – 00:07:28

Sad Reality for Most PMs – 00:12:023

Common Traps for Most PMs – 00:15:25

Have You Been a Waiter Too? – 00:17:41

Navigating Your CEO's Endless Feature Requests (Role Play) – 00:23:40

One Thing Constant in Product Management Is “Challenges” (and How to Solve Them) – 00:26:14

Ad – 00:29:59

Solving Those Challenges (Continued) – 00:30:34

Summarizing What Strategy Health Check Includes – 00:38:04

They Say “Talk to Customers”, But You Don’t Have General Access – 00:40:50

Fixing Confirmation Bias in Interviews – 00:42:06

Summarizing Product Discovery Health Check – 00:43:20

Delivery Health Check – 00:43:33

What Worked for David in 2016 – 00:49:35

“I’m a Terrible Product Manager” – 00:51:24

“What Do All PMs Have in Common? Too Many Things on Their Plate” – 00:52:18

“Agile Is Dead. Scrum Is Dead. Everything Is Dead. We Know It All” – 00:56:29

How Can PMs Really Take Back the Driver’s Seat? – 00:58:53

Why You Should Look Bad in Your Job – 01:00:51

How David Is Spending His Time These Days – 01:01:58

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Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.

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I hope you enjoyed the last episode with Kate Syuma (where we dived deep into 25 product designs). Up next, we have episodes with:

Dr. Bart Jaworski - Senior PM, 125K+ on LinkedIn

Spenser Skates - CEO and Founder, Amplitude

Anthony Maggio - VP Product, Airtable

I’m so excited to share them with all of you.



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