Editor's Note
Welcome! I’m glad to have you back here and I hope you can gain some value, if not let’s chat so that you can give me your insights
🗓️ The Search
This week I applied to fellowships
What was tried: I spent the week looking to find quality ones. It took me a while of searching on X and LinkedIn. In my opinion its best to make sure you go to a place that can improve not just your skills but also meet people that can challenge you in a way to grow. Fellowships seem like a great way to do so
What happened: After all my research, I applied to one fellowships. It is call interact which is mainly focused on technologists. My goal with them was to improve my technical side and learn a whole new world that I’m not familiar with but its closed now.
Lessons learned: Turns out most 'fellowships' for PM are either paid courses in disguise or don't exist for breaking in cold.
But I don’t want to waste your time. Surprisingly thank you to all my readers for being here but I didn’t expect to see that you are all from India and I even received a DM from someone wanting to break into tech!
So I went out and found a place that I think will benefit you all the most. First for the ones that wanted to break into tech (not PM specifically, but learning to code will help you understand products better) please apply to the MLH Fellowship. Its free and it is backed up by amazing companies like Meta, GitHub, AWS. The tracks are Software Engineering, Production Engineering (DevOps/SRE), Web3.
Its highly competitive so best of luck.
Now for my other fellow PMs. Its good to join the product folks. "The Product Folks is based in India, so the timing and community will actually work for you (unlike most US-based programs). Speakers include Lenny Rachitsky (Lenny's Newsletter), Shreyas Doshi (ex-Stripe/Twitter), Julie Zhuo (ex-Facebook VP) and they have a job board to make it easier to find places to work at. There is a lot of amazing resources and they are legitimate.
Please take advantage
The Craft
Your portfolio matters
When I built my portfolio, I wasn't trying to make some fancy website. I just wanted to show how I think. I went with an Mac OS themed interface because I thought it'd be cool. The way I organized everything? That was me figuring out what to prioritize. What I chose to highlight? That's just me making product calls based on what I think matters.
Every time I cold email someone, they ask the same thing: "What have you built?" They don't care about frameworks or whatever's on my LinkedIn. They just want to see that I can actually take an idea and make it happen
Your portfolio doesn't need to be fancy. It needs to show three things:
How you think - What problems did you see and why did they matter?
What you built - Doesn't have to be perfect, just has to exist
Why you made those choices - This is the PM part. Decision making is the job.
Try this: Build your own website! Vibe code it or use WordPress or Wix. Whatever tool you want, use it to make a place for yourself or do what I’m doing with my newsletter and build in public. If you do the latter then DM me on LinkedIn or X and I will check it out
The Opportunity
This week I'm highlighting again two PM internships that actually pay well and teach real skills. All are summer 2026 and are at companies building products that matter. This time I chose companies that are more under the radar
Epicor: Product Management Intern, US 2026
Epicor runs ERP software for manufacturers, the companies that make, move, and sell physical products. This internship puts you directly with manufacturing customers to understand supply chain, production, and operational challenges, then translate those into product requirements. You'll do user interviews, requirement gathering, and explore how AI transforms traditional manufacturing.
What's compelling: you're learning how the physical world actually works while building core PM skills. Manufacturing is undergoing massive digital transformation, and Epicor is at the center of it with their cognitive ERP platform. Plus, 25% of their positions are filled internally which means strong conversion potential.
The role involves real customer collaboration, documentation, and cross functional work. You're not just shadowing; you're contributing to actual product initiatives that impact global supply chains. They offer comprehensive benefits, LinkedIn Learning licenses, and mentorship programs.
Something I'd recommend for your application: mention a time you had to understand a complex system or process you'd never seen before. Epicor wants someone curious enough to dive into manufacturing workflows and extract actionable insights for product development.
Recruiter: Mouy Bun
Best of luck
NVIDIA: Product Manager Intern, US 2026
NVIDIA is literally powering the AI revolution. Their GPUs run everything from ChatGPT to autonomous vehicles, and this PM internship puts you at the center of defining how developers use their platform. You'll work on value propositions, performance metrics, and go to market strategy for products that enable AI across every industry.
The requirements are serious though. They want MBA students with Python skills, GPU experience, and deep GenAI knowledge including LLM training and inference. The "ways to stand out" section reads like a senior engineer's resume, so they're looking for someone who can go deep technically.
Pay ranges from $27 to $82/hour depending on experience and location. Applications close February 16, 2026, so there's urgency here.
Something I'd recommend: if you have any experience with AI model deployment, GPU computing, or even just training models locally, highlight the technical details. NVIDIA wants someone who understands both the business and the underlying architecture that makes AI possible.
Best of luck
This Week's Action
Build your portfolio
Make your website or whatever you choose!
Set a timer. Get it done.
Reply and let me know you did it. Accountability matters
Here is mine which you can visit at www.bhach.com
That's it for this week. If any of this resonated, I'd love to hear from you.
I read every email or connect with me on Linkedin - always down to chat
Bryan :)
P.S. If you know someone trying to break into PM, forward this to them. Let's figure this out together.
Till next time,