# Product Circle blog

> Practical guides for product managers and founders in India.

Source: https://productcircle.club/blog

## Guides

- [45 product manager interview questions, with frameworks and model answers](https://productcircle.club/blog/product-manager-interview-questions): 45 product manager interview questions across product sense, metrics, strategy, estimation, behavioural and technical, with frameworks and model answers.
- [Customer interviews: a practical guide with 25 user interview questions](https://productcircle.club/blog/customer-interviews-guide): How to run customer interviews that reveal real problems: Mom Test principles, recruiting users in India, a script template and 25 user interview questions.
- [From product manager to founder: an honest guide to making the jump](https://productcircle.club/blog/from-product-manager-to-founder): Going from product manager to founder: which PM skills transfer, which don't, how to validate an idea while employed, find a co-founder and plan runway.
- [How to ask good questions in an AMA (with 30 examples)](https://productcircle.club/blog/how-to-ask-good-questions-in-an-ama): How to ask good questions in an AMA with a PM or founder: a simple question formula, bad vs good examples, 30 AMA questions by theme and follow-ups.
- [How to become a product manager in India (paths, skills and a 90-day plan)](https://productcircle.club/blog/how-to-become-a-product-manager-in-india): How to become a product manager in India: the four main paths, skills that matter, a portfolio, APM programmes, resume tips, interview stages and a 90-day plan.
- [How to do a product teardown (framework, template and worked example)](https://productcircle.club/blog/how-to-do-a-product-teardown): A step-by-step product teardown framework built on Works, Doesn't and Steal this, with a copyable template, a worked onboarding example and common mistakes.
- [How to prepare for VC office hours (agenda, questions and follow-up template)](https://productcircle.club/blog/how-to-prepare-for-vc-office-hours): How to prepare for VC office hours: what to bring, a 20-minute agenda, questions to ask and expect, and a follow-up email template for founders.
- [How to write a PRD (with a free template and a worked example)](https://productcircle.club/blog/how-to-write-a-prd): Learn how to write a PRD engineers actually read: the sections that matter, a copyable PRD template, a worked example and the mistakes to avoid.
- [Networking for product managers: how to build a real network (with templates)](https://productcircle.club/blog/networking-for-product-managers): Networking for product managers without LinkedIn spam: give before you ask, outreach templates that get replies, communities, referrals and a follow-up system.
- [North star metric: how to choose one (with examples and an input metrics tree)](https://productcircle.club/blog/north-star-metric): What a north star metric is, how to choose one for your product, how to build the input metrics tree under it, with examples and anti-patterns to avoid.
- [Product management communities in India: a fair guide for 2026](https://productcircle.club/blog/product-management-communities-in-india): A researched guide to product management communities in India: free meetups, paid memberships and online groups, with a comparison table and how to choose one.
- [Product manager salary in India (2026): by level, city and company](https://productcircle.club/blog/product-manager-salary-in-india): Product manager salary in India in 2026, from APM to CPO, by city and company type, with sourced ranges, ESOP basics and how to negotiate your offer.
- [Product prioritization frameworks: RICE, ICE, MoSCoW, Kano and more, compared](https://productcircle.club/blog/product-prioritisation-frameworks): Compare 7 product prioritization frameworks: RICE, ICE, MoSCoW, Kano, value vs effort, opportunity scoring and WSJF, with formulas and a worked RICE example.
- [Product roadmap guide: types, template and how to build one](https://productcircle.club/blog/product-roadmap-guide): What a product roadmap is, the main types (Now/Next/Later, outcome-based, timeline), how to build one step by step, plus a template and examples.
- [What is a founding product manager? Role, equity and how to get hired](https://productcircle.club/blog/what-is-a-founding-product-manager): What a founding product manager does, how the role differs from a PM at scale, when startups should hire one, equity basics, red flags and how to land the role.
- [Your first 90 days as a product manager (a 30/60/90 plan that works)](https://productcircle.club/blog/first-90-days-as-a-product-manager): A practical plan for your first 90 days as a product manager: a 30/60/90 table, stakeholder map, documents to read, questions to ask and early wins.
