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Apurva oversaw my product management internship at A9.com (Amazon Search) in the summer of 2017. Apurva is an outstanding product management leader for several reasons. First, she demonstrated deep insights into customers in e-commerce. She intuitively understood customer needs at a qualitative level, and had strong analytical skills to distill customer insights quantitatively. Second, Apurva was an effective manager who successfully supervised multiple product management initiatives simultaneously. She had a keen awareness of organizational dynamics, and worked effectively with both executive stakeholders and project teams to create tangible impact. Finally, Apurva was a great coach and had a clear interest in helping her colleagues succeed. Overall, I really enjoyed working with Apurva and can confidently recommend her as a product management leader.

I've had the pleasure of working closely with Apurva for three years at Chegg. She has been a key product leader and role model for me in my career, as well as for the entire product organization at Chegg. Apurva helped me raise the standards for product management processes and team collaboration, which impacted all teams at Chegg. Apurva is genuine, empathetic, a great listener and problem solver, and values her relationship with her colleagues. She is skilled in helping product managers grow and reach their highest potential, and truly embodies everything one would look for in a manager and product leader.

Working with Apurva is one of the highlights of my career. I reported to Apurva at Medium while working on curation tools. She oversaw my team, as well as the recommendations and reader experience teams. She's an incredible mentor - both for career-level and project-specific guidance. I deeply appreciate the time and care she put into my growth. She's a strong cross-team facilitator and comes up with fun initiatives to inspire the team, which was especially crucial when the work was challenging. I aspire to be a leader like her, and would recommend her especially for roles leading product at a company, and directing initiatives across orgs.

James was incredibly helpful for me to go from 0 to 1 on my take home assignment! I come in with no formal PM experience and this is my very first case. He was extremely helpful in guiding me on all the relevant considerations specific to my case that I should include, especially with pointers of common mistakes APMs make and how to level up my analysis. Very grateful to have transparent and empathetic coaches like James in my corner!

Case practice was very structured and to the point. He gives clear feedback on what works vs. what doesn’t and on how to improve. Petros acts like a real mentor.

as someone just starting my prep, petros helped me figure out what i actually needed to focus on and how to approach it

Nancy is an instrumental coach! Super helpful in listing out all the things that I need to improve upon- super sharp aswell and will point out all the logical problems in your framework and cases- def a big plus for anyone wanting to land a consulting offer!

This course was a total game-changer. It's perfect for beginner/matured PMs in the AI space or seasoned ML engineers who want to better collaborate with product and other stakeholders. It masterfully balances two critical areas: A Mature Product Mindset: Moving beyond the hype to the practical application. Strategic AI Implementation: Teaching the crucial wisdom of when to use AI—and when not to. The instructors, Avinash (a seasoned product coach) and Deepa (a world-class ML engineering director), bring an incredible depth of real-world experience. But what truly set this course apart was the empathy and focused attention they gave to each participant. They empowered and coached us with the right tools/frameworks, making us fall in "love" with the problem—which organically produces the right solutions. I now feel fully empowered to lead AI-driven PoCs and pilots from concept to production, ensuring they deliver genuine business impact

Avinash and Deepa’s combination of product leadership and machine learning expertise delivers a truly holistic perspective, showing not just how to build ML solutions, but how to align them with real-world product goals. The single, evolving case study anchors the entire course, making each concept immediately relevant and easy to connect.