In a two-part InsideIIM interview, Pratik Ranjan—Principal at Boston Consulting Group and IIM Lucknow alumnus—breaks down exactly what makes recruiters stop and say, “Let’s interview this candidate.”
Thinking of doing an MBA in 2025? Watch this before you decide.
Kick things off by watching our two‑part sit‑down with Varnika Chaturvedi: in Part 1 she relives the nerve‑shredding CAT fiasco, her small‑town roots in Agra and the eye‑opening culture shock at MANIT that pushed her to chase skills over scores; in Part 2 she peels back the curtain on Accenture’s high‑stakes consulting floor, wrestles with the brutal feedback loop that shaped her professional grit, and explains why stacking engineering, fintech and MBA smarts made her the perfect fit for a rocket‑ship AI start‑up.
Have you heard the phrase, “All roads lead to Rome?” Well, we got one - “Any career leads to product management.” The career path of a PM is not a linear one & career transition to Product Management isn't either. Anyone with curiosity and the right attitude can walk the road to PM.
The Genesis: An On-The-Ground Issue from the Streets When IIM Lucknow and NIT Bhopal alumnus R. Chandrasekhar Naidu peered deeper into India's ride-hailing space, he saw an interesting disconnect. On one hand, tens of thousands of commercial cabs were piling up, idle in parking lots. On the other hand, tens of thousands of drivers were scrambling, fighting to get their hands on vehicles and maintain their livelihoods. This was not a matter of market demand. This was a matter of utilisation. With Aniket Malviya, another NIT Bhopal alumnus and a former Amazon tech lead, Chandrasekhar began working to create a solution. That is how 2xCabs was born – a platform with a laser-sharp focus on maximising the usage of commercial cabs.
In an insightful discussion between the Dean of HSB, industry expert and director of admissions at HSB we discover why technology is transforming every business and why "every company is becoming a software company."
If you're someone who self-admittedly can't write a single line of code or reset their home’s Wi-Fi router - Can you land a high-paying Product Management job at the UBERs, Microsofts, & Swiggys of the world? Yes, in a nutshell. So, imagine you're interviewing for a PM role at a top company. Given your lack of technical background, a question that is bound to arise is - "Product managers must work closely with engineers to develop and ship world-class products. How do you deal with that aspect of the job, given you don’t have a technical background?" Don't worry if you're not sure about the answer - we've got you covered. Continue reading to find out.
"Show me how you've driven product innovation using AI."
In a two-part InsideIIM interview, Pratik Ranjan—Principal at Boston Consulting Group and IIM Lucknow alumnus—breaks down exactly what makes recruiters stop and say, “Let’s interview this candidate.”
Thinking of doing an MBA in 2025? Watch this before you decide.
Kick things off by watching our two‑part sit‑down with Varnika Chaturvedi: in Part 1 she relives the nerve‑shredding CAT fiasco, her small‑town roots in Agra and the eye‑opening culture shock at MANIT that pushed her to chase skills over scores; in Part 2 she peels back the curtain on Accenture’s high‑stakes consulting floor, wrestles with the brutal feedback loop that shaped her professional grit, and explains why stacking engineering, fintech and MBA smarts made her the perfect fit for a rocket‑ship AI start‑up.
Have you heard the phrase, “All roads lead to Rome?” Well, we got one - “Any career leads to product management.” The career path of a PM is not a linear one & career transition to Product Management isn't either. Anyone with curiosity and the right attitude can walk the road to PM.
The Genesis: An On-The-Ground Issue from the Streets When IIM Lucknow and NIT Bhopal alumnus R. Chandrasekhar Naidu peered deeper into India's ride-hailing space, he saw an interesting disconnect. On one hand, tens of thousands of commercial cabs were piling up, idle in parking lots. On the other hand, tens of thousands of drivers were scrambling, fighting to get their hands on vehicles and maintain their livelihoods. This was not a matter of market demand. This was a matter of utilisation. With Aniket Malviya, another NIT Bhopal alumnus and a former Amazon tech lead, Chandrasekhar began working to create a solution. That is how 2xCabs was born – a platform with a laser-sharp focus on maximising the usage of commercial cabs.
In an insightful discussion between the Dean of HSB, industry expert and director of admissions at HSB we discover why technology is transforming every business and why "every company is becoming a software company."
If you're someone who self-admittedly can't write a single line of code or reset their home’s Wi-Fi router - Can you land a high-paying Product Management job at the UBERs, Microsofts, & Swiggys of the world? Yes, in a nutshell. So, imagine you're interviewing for a PM role at a top company. Given your lack of technical background, a question that is bound to arise is - "Product managers must work closely with engineers to develop and ship world-class products. How do you deal with that aspect of the job, given you don’t have a technical background?" Don't worry if you're not sure about the answer - we've got you covered. Continue reading to find out.
"Show me how you've driven product innovation using AI."
