Secret to winning Product | Is MBA worth it for PMs with Aakash Gupta (Product Growth Newsletter& Podcast)

Great product teams don’t just build—they master the art of&nbsp;finding the right problem, crafting the right solution, and unlocking growth.&nbsp;In&nbsp;Part 2 of Episode 1, Aakash Gupta shares his&nbsp;framework for identifying the right problem and growth equation—insights every product leader needs.&nbsp;But that’s not all. We also dive into a hot topic:&nbsp;Was a Wharton MBA worth it for Aakash?&nbsp;How did it shape his career, and should aspiring Product Managers consider an MBA? His take might surprise you.&nbsp;👉&nbsp;Listen to Episode 1 Part 2 of Beyond the Grind, where&nbsp;Arushi Maheshwari (Host)&nbsp;sits down with&nbsp;Aakash Gupta—the&nbsp;Product Growth Newsletter guy—to unpack these questions. With&nbsp;240K+ LinkedIn followers, Aakash has led product teams at&nbsp;Apollo, Affirm, and Epic Games, completed a&nbsp;Wharton MBA, and written&nbsp;180+ deep dives&nbsp;on product growth. Now, he’s helping the community navigate&nbsp;Product Management in the AI era.🔗&nbsp;YouTube –&nbsp;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRBOyBst_yM&nbsp;About Beyond the GrindI’ve always been fascinated by people’s career journeys—the experiences that shape them and who they become along the way. That’s how&nbsp;Beyond the Grind&nbsp;was born—a podcast where I sit down with professionals from product, investing, marketing, and beyond to learn from their journeys, tactically.&nbsp;&nbsp;I’m learning through these conversations, and I’d love for you to be a part of this journey.&nbsp;&nbsp;Here’s a sneak peek of what’s coming in the next few weeks—stay tuned (ex-CEO of Airtel Digital, ex-Angellist Head, Deputy Dean and Professor at ISB, Founder - Climate Party, PM at Google).Aakash’s Newsletter &amp; Podcast:&nbsp;https://www.news.aakashg.com/s/product-growth-podcast&nbsp;Audio credit: Young Buck by Blue&nbsp;Dot&nbsp;SessionsReferences -&nbsp;Lenny’s Podcast with Archie Abrams (VP of Product &amp; Growth at Shopify) -&nbsp;https://open.spotify.com/episode/3vUiSBKPrvPRAqSEc6T0Mq?si=b795695423b3491bArchie Abrams (VP of Product &amp; Growth at Shopify) -&nbsp;https://www.linkedin.com/in/archie-abrams-b6aa8b6/Product Compass by Pawel Huryn -&nbsp;https://www.productcompass.pm/David Pereira, Untrapping Product Teams -&nbsp;https://www.d-pereira.com/untrapping-product-teamsPragmatic Engineer by Gergely -&nbsp;https://www.pragmaticengineer.com/Diary of a CEO Podcast -&nbsp;https://www.youtube.com/@TheDiaryOfACEOModern Wisdom podcast -&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0XrOqvxlqQI6bmdYHuIVnr" rel="noopener noreferrer"...