pingananth

Super cool. This is more towards one who knows to play but any plans to introduce tutoring sessions for beginners?

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Sure! Happy to exchange notes!

In the age of AI, a good PM is one who is - clear thinker and great problem solver - strategic ( execution chops is now taken care ) - Good at handling stakeholders ( this is least talked about. The industry jargon for this is high agency )

I’ve spent the last 14 years in PM and Engineering roles. One thing I've consistently seen is that the technical skill of fixing a P0 is often undermined by the 'soft skill' of reporting it to leadership.

Engineers often over-explain, while CEOs just want to calculate business risk. I’ve been using these two frameworks (SIR/SIEN) to decouple technical investigation from executive communication. I'm curious if other teams have formalized communication protocols, or if it's mostly handled by a 'shield' person (like a Director or Senior PM)?

That sounds very draining.

Since I'm selling a low-ticket ($19) self-serve product with zero sales calls, I'm hoping i don't face this.

But I hear you loud and clear - if I ever move upmarket to enterprise contracts, I'll consider this!

Oh, was it subscription and high ticket value?

You are right! My costs are negligible and I just shipped the parity pricing feature hoping to do more sales as currently the count is less from these regions.

Thanks for the heads up on the code reselling risk. That was my biggest worry with generic coupon codes too.

To solve this, I decided against just using a 'coupon' on the main checkout. Instead, I set up a completely separate payment flow (Topmate) specifically for India that requires local UPI payment methods.

My theory is that the requirement to use a local Indian payment method acts as a 'natural geoblock' against arbitrage. Interesting to hear that India didn't convert well for you even with PPP—I'll keep my expectations in check.