School;ProductDo;Reforge;Maven;Product School;Udemy/Coursera;Free materials
<b>PM Hard Skills Covered</b>;★★★<br>Core PM skills used daily at the job: Analytics, ML/AI for PMs, Tech for PMs, A/B tests.;★☆☆<br>Advanced product & growth strategy for experienced professionals.;★★★<br>Marketplace of courses, including PM ones.;★☆☆<br> Comprehensive PM fundamentals.;★☆☆<br>Product Management fundamentals;★☆☆<br>You can find a lot on PM fundamentals just by googling;
<b>Hands-On Practice</b>;★★★<br>Each course follows the principle: “Learn by doing”. No fluff, pure practice.;★★☆<br>Emphasis is on frameworks and case studies rather than step-by-step project work.;★☆☆<br>Varies per course and per insuctor.;★★☆<br>It is mentioned that there are hands-on exercises and projects.;★☆☆<br>Courses are based on recorded videos. Occasional quizzes.;☆☆☆<br>Only if you make it up for yourself.
<b>Price Category</b>;<b>$$</b><br>100-400$ per course, bundle discounts;<b>$$$</b><br>$1,995 + tax per year membership;<b>$$$</b><br>Most advertised courses are ~2000$;<b>$$$</b><br>~$4,199 for a standard PM course;<b>$</b><br>~50 euros per course or per month;Free (unless count personal time spent)
<b>Self-paced option</b>;☑️ Interactive simulator<br>(10-60 h per course);☑️ Access to recorded videos / articles;✖ Not available;✖ Not available;☑️ Access to recorded videos / articles (3-10 h per course);N / A
<b>Live cohorts</b>;☑️ Occasional (2-3 weeks each);☑️ Periodic live cohorts (4-6 weeks each);☑️ Yes, based on author’s availability (2-6 weeks each);☑️ Yes (8-10 weeks each);✖ Not available;N / A
<b>Business model</b>;1️⃣ Laser Focus on hard skills for PMs<br>🏄♂️ Growth through world of mouth, no investors, thus fair pricing;🔢 Marketplace for courses on various topics.<br>👔 Strong corporate offering<br>🤑 Must show profits to investors;🔢 Marketplace for courses on various topics<br>🤑 Must show profits to investors;🔢 Marketplace for courses on various topics<br>👔 Strong corporate offering<br>🤑 Must show profits to investors;🔢 Marketplace for courses on various topics. <br>🤑 Must show profits to investors.<br>🪫 Low margins for Udemy instructors - no incentive to improve the content;N / A