$512K Offer! Here's The Strategy Behind It

🥂 Today we are celebrating a client who landed a $512K offer in total comp ($287K base, $900K equity over 4 years)!

When we first met, they
• were primarily practicing with friends
• couldn't find interview resources meant for PMs with more than 10 YOE

They also had the tendency to be verbose in their communication,
• which made it hard for them to articulate deep and strategic thoughts.

We worked on elevating their answers to actually represent their seniority.

The BLUF (bottom line up front) technique worked well for them, it
• captures the interviewer's attention quickly
• and demonstrates deep, strategic thinking from the start.

We worked on zooming out, even in Analytical rounds,
• which added more signals that they are a deep strategic thinker.

Across all interview types (behavioral, presentations, cases),
• we worked on articulating their thoughts clearly and succinctly.

This means not over-indexing on providing tactical and detail-oriented responses, but focusing on deeper analysis that demonstrates strategic thinking. 👍

As a result:
• Their ideas flowed naturally and clearly
• Their authentic strategic presence shined through
• They had the confidence in showcasing senior-level expertise

The interview preparation journey largely has 2 components:
• 20% on acquiring knowledge about best practices, frameworks, and examples
• 80% on applying that knowledge

The 80% is the part that can take a lot of candidates 6-9+ months on their own.

And one of the fastest ways to accelerate your time to a L6+ offer is to increase the quality of the 80%, so that it doesn't take as long.

The quality of your preparation matters more than just the hours you put in.

Your path can be shorter when you have clarity on your gaps and know precisely what to focus on.

A shorter path, and shorter time to offer means decreasing your opportunity cost.

I've helped many clients gain this clarity and accelerate their journey to L6+ offers.

Would you like to join them?

My clients have landed roles at Meta, Google, Microsoft, Uber, Walmart, Tesla, Stripe, Intuit, Nvidia, Glean, Retool, Apple, and Tubi from Staff and Principal to GPM, Director, and VP, with compensation up to $1.4M this past year.

They didn’t get there by memorizing frameworks.

They transformed because they upgraded who they were being in the interview room, clearer, more senior, more grounded, and learned what “great” actually sounds like at the L6-L9 levels.

They did not transform using the old way of prepping, with endless surface-level AI "polish" and peer mocks.

Every month you delay your offer often means $10K-$20K+ in total comp left on the table when you are targeting $500K-$1M+ roles.

If this is the year you want to show up differently: clearer and more strategic to shorten your time-to-offer go here to request your invite for PM interviews and behavioral & leadership interviews across all roles, I’ll be in touch. 🌟

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$512K Offer! Here's The Strategy Behind It

🥂 Today we are celebrating a client who landed a $512K offer in total comp ($287K base, $900K equity over 4 years)!

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