Pranjal Sarkar

25/07/2025

24/07/2025

Jeff Bezos stepped down not from pressure, not from failure but from a place of completion. He built a machine that could run without him. That is leadership. That is product thinking at the highest level.

23/07/2025

Many times we do not have a product problem. We may have an operating problem. We can hire smart team. Team can run agile sprints and can launch features every week. And still feel stuck.

Why? Because unknowingly we are scaling delivery. Not clarity.

See! Product culture or value culture is not a team job. It is a habit and a system. And without a strong operating model, every one in the team can become a delivery boy with a shiny title.

22/07/2025

In most teams, product thinking is expected from product managers. But in great teams, it’s a shared mindset.
Because when a company adopts a product thinking culture then everything shifts:

→ People stop chasing features and start solving problems.
→ Teams stop measuring output and start owning outcomes.
→ Conversations move from delivery timelines to customer impact.

This shift is not easy. But it is necessary, especially if you're building for the long-term.

21/07/2025

Saturday morning was special. Not because I was speaking but because I was learning too.

Had the chance to sit with 30 thoughtful CEOs and business leaders in Ahmedabad, and together, we explored one question: How do we shift from building products to building product culture?

I want to sincerely thank:
Piyush Patel & Bhavika Patel for believing in this idea and supporting it fully.
Harikrishna Patel, Nitin Suvagiya, and the Softqube Technologies LLC team for opening your space and welcoming everyone with such warmth. And Shivam, Divyesh & Kishan for quietly handling everything behind the scenes. Truly grateful.

Workshops like this are not about slides or frameworks. They are about listening, reflecting, and asking the right questions together.

Looking forward to more such open conversations.

04/07/2025

If you are waiting for the job to start learning, you are not preparing. You are stalling. Most people want the title first, the mindset later. But the market works in reverse.

Market is looking for people who already think like Product Managers who can already break down a problem, own trade-offs, talk in impact, not just features.

So next time you feel stuck,
stop tweaking your resume.
Start tweaking your thinking.

Because the job comes after the mindset.
Not before it.

03/07/2025

Let me share you a secret. We often think confident people were always like that. But most of them started just like anyone who is unsure, overthinking, scared to speak.

Confidence is not natural.
It is built slowly, through small risks taken in quiet rooms.
Through ideas that were rejected.
Through one more attempt when it felt easier to quit.

So if you are doubting yourself today then it's Good.
That is where it usually begins.

02/07/2025

As many of you know, I spend my weekends with my mentees. For the past 1.5 years, I have been running back-to-back cohort batches helping aspiring product managers build the skills that truly matter.

And whenever someone joins my mentorship, I tell them this early:

You might get a job.
You might not.
That is not the real win.

The real win is this —
You start thinking sharper.
You begin asking better questions.
You stop needing shortcuts.

Because jobs will come and go.
But mindset stays.
And mindset is what makes you unshakeable.

01/07/2025

I know, I know... Speed feels exciting. But without clarity, it is just motion and not progress.
Here are few lessons I learnt to build clarity before momentum:

1. Define one non-negotiable outcome for the sprint.
2. List what we will not do. That’s where real alignment begins.
3. Ask yourself, “If we deliver this fast, will it still be useful?”

Do this before asking the team to “go faster.”

30/06/2025

Every sprint goes by, features are shipping , meetings are happening. Velocity looks good on paper. But how often you check that you are really solving the right problem? Or just completing tasks faster?

I believe product managers are not hired to build what was asked. No matter where you are, it is your responsibility to challenge what should never have been built.

You can fix broken UI. But you cannot patch lazy thinking.
So, fuel up!

22/06/2025

If you are in a phase where you want to rebuild your product mindset, I would be happy to support.
I spend my weekends mentoring product folks from across the world.
If you are on a similar journey, you are always welcome to join.