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Free library

Five printable kits. One model arena.

Download the PDFs: drills, STAR, portfolio brief, outreach scripts, objection replies. Arena scores models on PM work. A free profile adds the course, resume tools, and coach.

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Three printable PM craft cards: judgment under pressure, AI levers, and inherited-product first 30 days

PDF

PM Craft Cards

Three one-page drills: judgment under pressure, AI control levers, first 30 days on a product you inherited.

5 pages · 3 drills + cover + next step

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STAR framework panels and behavioral question bank from the PM Interview Guide

PDF

PM Interview Guide

STAR with a worked example, question banks by stage, and a practice sheet you fill before the loop.

6 pages · STAR · banks · practice sheet

Open the guide
Filled product brief template beside the portfolio proof checklist

PDF

Portfolio Starter Kit

Filled product brief, blank worksheet, proof checklist — plus the Playbook PDF for a senior case.

2 PDFs · brief + 5-box senior case

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Members in a working session — networking scripts for LinkedIn and coffee chats

PDF

Networking Scripts

Copy-ready LinkedIn request, coffee chat, thank-you, and a 5-target send list for this week.

6 pages · scripts you send, not essays

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Objection frames for experience, skills, fit, and stakeholder pushback

PDF

PM Objection Guide

Experience, skills, fit, and stakeholder pushback — filled reply, then a blank for your version out loud.

6 pages · 4 objection types + practice lines

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AI Model Arena PM Index leaderboard with live model scores

Tool

AI Model Arena

Live PM Index: Gemini, Grok, OpenAI, and others scored on real product tasks.

Interactive leaderboard

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More in the library

Rubric, writing, and member tools.

CPL360 Rubric

The six-domain scoring rubric reviewers use. Free to study; pay only if you pursue the credential.

Product blog

Frameworks, career notes, and practitioner writing from PLA.

Free with account

Free PL360 curriculum

Free account

10 core modules toward the six CPL pillars. Free with a completed profile; no paywall on learning.

Resume optimizer

Free account

Score a PM resume against a JD and get a rewrite in the community.

PM Copilot

Free account

Work through a discovery, roadmap, or stakeholder problem with the coach.

Book club

Book summaries

Essentials from product and leadership books, curated for working PMs.

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Summary

The Lean Startup

Eric Ries

Eric Ries' The Lean Startup is a pragmatic playbook for building products amid uncertainty through rapid experimentation and customer-centered learning. Instead of betting months of engineering on assumptions, teams form hypotheses, run scrappy tests, and let evidence guide what to build next. For aspiring product managers, it provides a shared language and repeatable methods to reduce waste, accelerate learning, and converge on product–market fit.

Summary

Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love

Marty Cagan

Marty Cagan's Inspired is a definitive guide to building products customers truly love. It reframes product management as a customer‑centric, outcome‑driven discipline where discovery, collaboration, and empowered teams replace feature factories and hand‑offs. For aspiring PMs, it provides practical tools to identify real problems, test solutions early, and align teams on impact.

Summary

Escaping the Build Trap

Melissa Perri

Melissa Perri’s Escaping the Build Trap is a wake-up call for anyone stuck in the cycle of churning out features without delivering real value. It’s perfect for aspiring product managers who want to build products that matter.

Summary

Transformed: Moving to the Product Operating Model

Marty Cagan, Lea Hickman, Chris Jones, Christian Idiodi, and John Moore

Transformed is a playbook for shifting from feature factories and project thinking to a product operating model that delivers exceptional, customer-centered outcomes. It explains how empowered, cross-functional teams, guided by a clear vision and outcome-based goals, use continuous discovery and delivery to create real impact. For aspiring PMs, it offers the tools to lead change, align stakeholders, and build products that matter.