ShippedTwelve weeks to
your first PM title.
For the engineer rewriting the backlog, the designer shipping unvalidated features, and the marketer already thinking in hypotheses. You're doing PM work. Now get the title — and the salary — to match.
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You're already doing PM work.
You just don't have the title.
Shipped is built for mid-career professionals in adjacent roles — people with 3–8 years of domain expertise who already operate like product managers but lack the framework, the vocabulary, and the credential to claim the role.
"I keep rewriting the backlog because no one else understands what the users actually need — but I have no authority to set direction."
💡 You already do discovery in disguise.
Shipped → Engineering Manager → PM at Series B fintech
Marcus Osei
Led 0→1 checkout flow. +$44K salary.
"I'm tired of building features that skip research because the PM already decided. I can see what's wrong — I just can't stop it."
💡 You already own the user truth.
Shipped → Product Designer → PM at climate tech startup
Priya Nair
Shipped waitlist feature in week 8. +$31K salary.
"I think in hypotheses, segment users in my sleep, and have stronger product opinions than anyone in the room — but I'm still writing campaign briefs."
💡 You already think like a PM.
Shipped → Growth Marketer → PM at SaaS company
Alejandra Rios
Owned activation metrics from day one. +$39K salary.
Five pillars.
Twelve weeks.
One shipped product.
Discovery
Weeks 1–2Stop building what stakeholders ask for. Start shipping what users actually need. You'll conduct real user interviews, synthesize insights, and write a problem brief that survives a skeptical VP.
Skills You'll Build
Week 1
User Research Methods
Deliverable: Conduct 5 user interviews on a real problem
Week 2
Synthesis & Problem Framing
Deliverable: Deliver a one-page problem brief to cohort
The before is a frustration.
The after is a shipped product.
Senior Software Engineer
Regional healthcare startup
$112,000/yr
“Spent 2 years silently rewriting sprint tickets because the PM's priorities ignored what users actually complained about. Got passed over for a "technical product" role because he didn't have PM experience.”
Product Manager
Series B fintech, New York
🚀 Shipped: Redesigned the onboarding flow, cutting time-to-first-transaction from 11 days to 3.
⏱ 7 weeks after graduation
“I had the instincts. Shipped gave me the vocabulary and the proof. I walked into my final interview with a 12-page PRD and a prototype. They made an offer the same week.”
Marcus Osei · Atlanta, GA
Senior UX Designer
Enterprise SaaS company
$98,000/yr
“Watched her research get shelved in 80% of sprints. The PM would say "we already know what users want." She knew more about the product than anyone — but had no seat at the strategy table.”
Product Manager, Growth
Climate tech startup, Series A
🚀 Shipped: Launched a waitlist referral feature in week 8 of Shipped. It was live before she graduated.
⏱ 3 weeks after graduation
“Week 8 is called Ship Week for a reason. I presented a working prototype to an actual panel of PMs. One of them offered me a job six days later. This is real.”
Priya Nair · Austin, TX
Growth Marketing Manager
B2B SaaS, Series C
$89,000/yr
“Had stronger product opinions than the PM team but no way to act on them. Ran experiments, analyzed funnels, and presented findings — but was always told "that's a product decision."”
Product Manager, Activation
HR tech company, post-IPO
🚀 Shipped: Owned the activation metric from day one — went from 34% to 61% in her first quarter.
⏱ 5 weeks after graduation
“The salary calculator on this page told me I'd see a $35K increase. I got $39K. The cohort taught me to negotiate, which I never had to do as a marketer.”
Alejandra Rios · Chicago, IL
Based on 2,400+ graduate reviews
See your number
before you decide.
The average Shipped graduate sees a $38K salary increase. But your number depends on your role and experience. Use the calculator below — then decide if the ROI makes sense.
Salary Calculator
Current Est. Salary
$115,000
Projected PM Salary
$158,000
Projected increase
+$43,000/yr
Tuition ROI break-even
3 months
Based on median salary data from 2,400+ Shipped graduates. Individual results vary.
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Week-by-week breakdown, guest instructor list, project briefs, and alumni outcomes. 18 pages. No fluff.
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Takes 3 minutes. No commitment until we talk. Cohort 14 starts March 24, 2026 — 11 seats remaining.
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What you're signing up for
- ✓Live cohort of 24 students — no async-only courses
- ✓12 weeks, 8–10 hrs/week (evenings + weekends)
- ✓Real cross-functional project with engineers + designers
- ✓1:1 career coaching through graduation
- ✓Lifetime alumni network access
- ✓$9,800 tuition — payment plans available
Alejandra Rios
PM, HR tech · Chicago
“The application took me 4 minutes. The advisor call took 20. I was in the cohort the same week. Don't overthink it.”
11 seats remaining out of 24. Cohort 13 filled in 9 days.