tl;dr; I offer a 1-1 mentoring session — free & confidential — to anyone who’d benefit from my skills, experience and failures. Since May 2020, over 50 mentees have benefited with an average 5.5 (of 6) rating. You decide what to get out of the 30 minutes and book a convenient time.

Not sure? Here’s more info to get you started

• What topics can we talk about?
• How do I frame my challenge?
• How do I book a session? I can’t find a slot!
• How do I get the most out of a session?
• Prasad, why do you offer mentoring?

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What topics can we talk about?

• Product Growth: validate an idea, generate customer & business value, or scale your growth model.
• Career in product: transitioning into product management, competency, mastery, shaping your own career advancement & signalling growth.
• Empowered Teams: setting up product mindset, autonomous mission teams, cross-functional collaboration.
• Leadership & coaching: impact through influence, lateral leadership, goal setting, OKRs, performance management, team engagement.

How do I frame my challenge?

• Think of the goal you want to achieve. It could be around any of the above topics. For example, in the next X months, I would like drive X to Y.
• Define an outcome for the session. We can reflect on the situation, brainstorm options, create a plan or even set goals.
  • discuss feasibility/viability of a business idea
  • gain perspective on a business, customer or career challenge.
  • explore/plan the path to up-skill, transition and advance career.
  • discuss a product or leadership challenge
• Provide context. A link to your profile/resume, or product website/pitch would I was to get the most out of the session.
• Remember, everything you share remains private & confidential.

How do I book a session? No slots available!

I offer at least 1 session per week that you can book above or via Plato. New slots open every Monday and the next 4-6 weeks are typically booked. If your topic is time-critical, reach out here and I’ll try to find something sooner.

How do I takeaway the most from the session?

• Reschedule ahead. If you cannot make it for some reason you can always cancel or reschedule via the calendar invite. Avoid last-minute changes.
• Arrive on-time. A couple of minutes is understandable in current times. We can get a lot done in 30 minutes.
• Brief intros. Connect via LinkedIn so we can compress/skip my intro, and focus on you instead. This is about you!
• Elaborate your challenge. Spending the first 5 to 8 minutes to understand is very important.

Why I offer free sessions?

My own career has been quite a journey — with feelings ranging from excited to stuck, challenged to overwhelmed, aligned to lonely, impostor to ambitious — and fueled a ton of learning and resilience. But I’ve had the fortune of some great mentors — acquaintances, colleagues, ex-bosses — who helped with their guidance and unique perspectives at key junctures in that journey. This is my way of saying thank you and giving back to the community.

My mentoring journey

I started in 2019 when a colleague asked if I could help figure their career path. This accelerated in 2020 via platforms like the Mentoring Club, F-Lane and LinkedIn, when I truly experienced the joy of giving and how it was making me a better leader.