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Which UX design courses are actually worth the money? ?? I’m so excited to share that I’m teaming up with Maven so that I can finally get to the bottom of it! Over the next 3 months I’m going to be diving deep into some of their top-rated design courses to see if they truly deliver on their promises. But that’s not all! This week only: Maven is sharing an exclusive 25% discount on all the courses I'm reviewing through Sunday 11/24. Here’s what’s I’ve got my schedule: 1. Describing the ROI of Design by Ryan Scott – https://bit.ly/4emutBL 2. Product Strategy for Designers by Femke van Schoonhoven – https://bit.ly/4e8TCQb 3. Design System Bootcamp by Molly Hellmuth – https://bit.ly/4emuuFP 4. Design Leadership at Scale: Career Strategy by Rachel K. – https://bit.ly/4emuvtn 5. Next-Level Web Design by Benten Woodring – https://bit.ly/4e7wkKg 6. Turbocharge your UX research: write for impact by Ruby Pryor – https://bit.ly/4fzMzS0 7. Strategy and Influence for Product Designers by Dan Winer – https://bit.ly/3Ctshen Curious about any of these? Enter use any of the links above to get 25% off until Sunday with code EMILIE. Thank you Maven for making design education accessible ?? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ???? I'm Emilie–I help people transition to UX and up-skill as a designer. ?? Like and comment to support. ?? Repost to help other designers. P.S. For free UX resources click the link in my profile. #ux

I recently shared some of the resources that helped me in my transition from Engineering to Product Management, including Lenny Rachitsky's fantastic podcast. Today, I'm thrilled to announce that, thanks to an incredible initiative by Lenny and Maven, I've been awarded a scholarship for Satish Mummareddy's "Uplevel Your Product Thinking" course! I'm excited to dive into the course, connect with fellow PMs, and continue refining my product thinking skills - all while exploring Maven's feature-rich platform. Here's to continuous learning and growth!

Excited to share that I've been awarded a scholarship to join Coach Erika's "Teeing up your Tech Job Search in 2025" program via Lenny Rachitsky and Maven! As a freelancer, what caught my attention was how her strategies for job seekers brilliantly translate to the freelance world. Her frameworks around company tiering, pipeline building, and conversion optimization offer fresh perspectives on client acquisition. What I'm particularly excited about: - Adapting her "niche of one" framework to evolve my market positioning - Integrating her systematic outreach strategies into client development - Learning how top-tier tech companies evaluate talent (valuable for enterprise client pitching) - Bringing innovative job search strategies into freelance business development Great strategies work across disciplines. I am excited to see how job search strategies can transform freelance practices.

course bro: I need to tell you something about creating online courses, and it's probably not what you're expecting. I've made about $500-600K consulting this year. But here's what's interesting: the sawdust of my consulting work was worth just as much as the lumber. Every time I solved a problem for a client or built a solution, I gained insights worth sharing. At first, I just wrote blog posts because the information was already in my head. Then I saw my friend Hamel crush it with an LLM course, and I thought, "maybe I could do that too." I didn't want beginners so I priced my first course at $1,650 (probably too high, but in hindsight we perfectly sold out). The days before launch? Full-blown panic attacks. Not the "I'm a bit nervous" kind - the "oh god, what have I done, im going to be called an ai grifter scammer" variety. You know what actually happened? We sold out. 200 seats. $300,000 in revenue, 60% margin since i hired a team to help w/ production etc. 4.8/5 stars. Two new consulting clients. Here's what's fascinating - it evolved into a complete cycle: Consulting generates insights Insights become blog posts Posts feed the newsletter Newsletter builds trust Trust drives course sales Course sales lead to more consulting For my second course, I tried building an email list. Three weeks: 2,000 subscribers. One email launch: 77% open rate, 22% close rate, $50,000 in two days. Here's what I've learned about pricing: It's not about the cost. That's limited mindset. If I'm holding a bag and tell you it costs $750, you've got two ways to think about it. The limited way: "That's too expensive." The abundant way: "What's in the bag?" Because if what's in that bag can make you $100,000, then $750 is nothing. Want to know the real challenge? It's not creating content or marketing. It's asking people to pay you. Because the moment you put a price tag on your knowledge, you're saying "This is valuable. I am valuable." People will call you a sellout. A course bro. Let them. If you're actually transforming lives and businesses, the results speak for themselves. You've got knowledge right now that could change someone's life. The trick isn't figuring out how to sell courses - it's figuring out how to package your knowledge in a way that creates real transformation. Do that, and the selling becomes easy. I still get nervous before every launch. But when someone shares how they implemented what they learned and got a win - that's what matters.

?? Excited to share that I’ve been awarded a full scholarship for the 'Teeing Up Your Tech Job Search in 2025' course taught by Erika G. on Maven, thanks to a nomination by Lenny Rachitsky! Navigating the next step in my product management career has been both challenging and inspiring. This course comes at the perfect time as I focus on refining my approach to finding opportunities that align with my skills and passion for driving execution and delivering impact. I’m especially looking forward to gaining insights from Coach Erika’s expertise on how to position myself effectively and strategically in today’s competitive tech landscape. While job searching isn’t a skill we often talk about, it’s an important part of continuing to grow and take on new challenges as a product leader. Huge thanks to Lenny, Erika, and the Maven team for creating opportunities like this—and for selecting my application from over 600 submissions! I’ll be sharing takeaways and reflections throughout the course journey, and I hope my learnings will resonate with others navigating similar paths. If you’re also exploring what’s next in your career or thinking about how to level up, let’s connect—I’d love to exchange ideas and perspectives. ?? #ProductManagement #TechCareers #ContinuousLearning

Which UX design courses are actually worth the money? ?? I’m so excited to share that I’m teaming up with Maven so that I can finally get to the bottom of it! Over the next 3 months I’m going to be diving deep into some of their top-rated design courses to see if they truly deliver on their promises. But that’s not all! This week only: Maven is sharing an exclusive 25% discount on all the courses I'm reviewing through Sunday 11/24. Here’s what’s I’ve got my schedule: 1. Describing the ROI of Design by Ryan Scott – https://bit.ly/4emutBL 2. Product Strategy for Designers by Femke van Schoonhoven – https://bit.ly/4e8TCQb 3. Design System Bootcamp by Molly Hellmuth – https://bit.ly/4emuuFP 4. Design Leadership at Scale: Career Strategy by Rachel K. – https://bit.ly/4emuvtn 5. Next-Level Web Design by Benten Woodring – https://bit.ly/4e7wkKg 6. Turbocharge your UX research: write for impact by Ruby Pryor – https://bit.ly/4fzMzS0 7. Strategy and Influence for Product Designers by Dan Winer – https://bit.ly/3Ctshen Curious about any of these? Enter use any of the links above to get 25% off until Sunday with code EMILIE. Thank you Maven for making design education accessible ?? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ???? I'm Emilie–I help people transition to UX and up-skill as a designer. ?? Like and comment to support. ?? Repost to help other designers. P.S. For free UX resources click the link in my profile. #ux

I'm excited to share that I have won a scholarship for the "Uplevel Your Product Thinking" course taught by Satish Mummareddy on Maven, thanks to Lenny Rachitsky! ?? A month ago, I came across Lenny's list, a curated list of course recommendations in product, growth and career from Maven and was immediately drawn to learn more about product thinking. Especially since I'm in a transitional phase in my career at the moment, this course comes at the right time as I navigate this phase and uplevel my skills as a product manager. This also feels like a full circle moment for me since the "Accelerate Your Product Management Career" course by Lenny was what accelerated my career in product management back in 2021, and I couldn't be more excited to broaden my product skills moving forward. Thank you to Lenny, Satish and Maven for this opportunity, and for selecting me out of over 600 applications! #productmanagement #Maven

What motivated me to start Maven? Honestly? In part, it was being pissed off at MBA programs, how much they charge and how little value they offer… Why MBAs are declining in value: In 2020, my wife was getting an MBA and I was her “+1”. Fresh off a 2-year sabbatical, I was chilling and thinking about what was next for me. To pass the time, I offered to teach at the MBA program - I thought I’d be giving back but instead they mostly brushed me off! I was surprised and mildly offended; not a single one of their professors had started a startup, but the MBA viewed them as more qualified to teach students about entrepreneurship than me because they had PhD’s in the subject. So, they spent 7 years doing research, reading books and writing dissertations, while I spent 10 years in the field building companies, raising venture capital, and hiring/firing employees. My ego was fine - I started teaching startups directly instead and had a blast doing it. However, my brain saw the inside of the MBA program and thought: This needs change. That’s why I started Maven: to rebuild the MBA from the inside out. MBA: taught by ivory tower professors Maven: taught by leading experts from top companies MBA: classes focus on theory and case studies Maven: classes focus on applied knowledge and projects MBA: an all-or-nothing $200K, 2-year commitment Maven courses: each costs $800 and can be done while keeping your full-time job Eventually, Maven will compete on the other factors that create value for MBA students. But for now, we are trying to build a MUCH better education than an MBA. The career impact and ROI for our students couldn’t be clearer: “The single most impactful professional course you can take inclusive of all possible courses in the world at any institution.” –Siqi Chen, Founder of Runway “Thank you for building Maven. I’m convinced this is what modern-day education post-college looks like.” – Anurag Bolneni, Sr PM at TeleVox Health “This was the opposite of a fluffy ‘big ideas’ only course.” – Tiffany Shi, Head of Product at Good Inside “It’s the best learning I’ve had towards managing my career in a while.” – Suhas Manangi, Head of Product at Snap When I set out to disrupt post-grad education with Maven, I knew that ambitious professionals (like me) wanted to learn from real-world experts, not from professors. 4 years later, it’s looking like we’ve built a legit alternative to the MBA, but about 2000x cheaper. I’m excited. PS. This week only on Maven, you can save 25% with code FAST25. Check out Maven Fast Track event: https://lnkd.in/eMCVuVfr

Grateful to have been awarded a scholarship for the AI Product Management Certification by Lenny Rachitsky and Maven, led by Miqdad Jaffer! As AI reshapes product development, I am excited to dive deeper into building AI-powered features that solve real problems and deliver meaningful value to users. Looking forward to learning from the cohort and connecting with others exploring the intersection of AI and product management. If you are working on AI-driven challenges, let’s connect!

I’m thrilled to share that I’ve been awarded a scholarship for the Breaking Through to Executive course by Ethan Evans via Lenny Rachitsky and Maven! ?? This is a special milestone for me as I aim to level up from my current role and break into executive leadership. I've been feeling the need for more refined strategies and frameworks to amplify my executive presence, navigate the complexities of senior leadership, and effectively manage peers and sponsors. This course couldn’t have come at a better time, and I’m so excited to dive into Ethan’s actionable teachings and make a meaningful impact. Huge thanks to Lenny Rachitsky, Ethan Evans, and the team at Maven for this opportunity. I can’t wait to share my learnings and growth throughout this journey. Let’s go! ??