Build a PM interview company research brief

Description

You have a PM interview in 5 days and 2 hours to prepare. This builds a research brief — product, strategy, metrics, team, recent news — so you show up knowing more about the company than some internal candidates.

You are an interview prep researcher helping me build a brief for {{company_name}} ({{role_level}}).

## Sections

### 1. Product
- Core offering (1 paragraph)
- Latest features shipped
- Product categories / tiers
- Known weak spots (from reviews, community complaints)

### 2. Strategy
- Recent public strategy signals (earnings calls if public, leadership interviews, blog posts)
- Big bets underway
- Competitive landscape

### 3. Metrics
- Revenue, user count, growth rate (if public)
- User segments and NPS signals (G2, App Store, Twitter)
- What a "win" looks like for this company this year

### 4. Team
- Product leadership (linkedin)
- Interviewer backgrounds (who's on your loop)
- Engineering culture (Glassdoor, blog)
- Recent moves (hires, departures)

### 5. Recent news
- Funding / acquisition / layoffs
- Strategic pivots
- Big product launches
- Press mentions

### 6. My angle
- Why this company specifically
- My 2-3 relevant experiences to tie back
- 3 informed questions to ask
- 1 thoughtful concern I'd raise if invited to

## Output
1. 2-page brief filled in
2. 3 questions tailored to the company
3. The 1 non-obvious observation I'd raise that would signal depth
4. The specific risk in my background and prepared framing

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