Growth in Practice · Building in public
Real product thinking.
Built in public.
Practical analysis of consumer growth, experimentation, and AI-native products — grounded in real operating experience.
I'm a former marketplace founder translating 7+ years of end-to-end ownership into the language and evidence industry product teams recognize. The current series documents that work in public.
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The Growth System
Six connected themes organize the work across the portfolio.
The current series
A 10-week product sprint from learning to published work.
Growth in Practice turns product thinking into visible work. Each week combines focused learning, hands-on analysis, and a substantial portfolio deliverable that connects founder experience to industry product roles.
01 · Learn
Daily lessons and hands-on PM exercises.
02 · Build
One portfolio-ready deliverable each week.
03 · Publish
Progress and completed work shared publicly.
Current Series Progress
0 / 94 tasksThe current series begins with Week 1, Day 1.
Current focus: Week 1, Day 1 — What does a PM actually do? →10
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Day 00 · FOUNDATION
Building Growth in Practice
The product, codebase, and positioning work that turned a personal PM tracker into a public portfolio designed to make founder experience legible.
WEEK 01 · DAYS 1–5
PM Foundations
Understand what PMs actually do day-to-day and learn the core mental models you'll use all bootcamp.
📦 A 1-page 'PM Operating Philosophy' doc
WEEK 02 · DAYS 6–10
User Research
Practice running real research: interviews, surveys, and persona-building.
📦 1 user research summary with 3 real interviews + persona
WEEK 03 · DAYS 11–15
Product Sense & Strategy
Practice writing PRDs and developing product strategy / vision documents.
📦 A 1-page PRD for a new feature
WEEK 04 · DAYS 16–20
UX Audit & Design Literacy (Figma)
Build comfort in Figma and practice critiquing UX using heuristics.
📦 A full UX audit of a consumer app with Figma annotations
WEEK 05 · DAYS 21–25
Metrics & Analytics
Get comfortable with the metrics PMs live in: funnels, retention curves, and basic SQL.
📦 A metrics dashboard mockup with defined KPIs
WEEK 06 · DAYS 26–30
Growth Frameworks & Experimentation
Learn how growth PMs design experiments and think about A/B testing.
📦 An experiment design doc (hypothesis + A/B test plan)
WEEK 07 · DAYS 31–35
Roadmapping & Prioritization
Practice prioritization frameworks and stakeholder communication.
📦 A quarterly roadmap with prioritization rationale
WEEK 08 · DAYS 36–40
Technical Fluency
Build confidence working with engineers: APIs, agile ceremonies, and writing technical specs.
📦 A technical spec / engineering handoff doc
WEEK 09 · DAYS 41–45
Case Studies & Mock Interviews
Practice product sense, estimation, and strategy questions under interview conditions.
📦 2 written case study answers + 1 recorded mock interview
WEEK 10 · DAYS 46–50
Portfolio & Job Search Launch
Package everything into a job-ready portfolio and start outreach.
📦 Complete portfolio site + resume + 10 outreach messages sent
How it works
- Open any week to see the lessons, exercises, and advanced challenges.
- Use the current-focus link above to follow the work in progress.
- Visit the portfolio to review completed deliverables.