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It’s the Strategy, stupid – Andrew Martinez-Fonts (VP Product, Honeysales)

Louron serves as the Editor at Mind the Product, bringing nearly a decade of experience in editorial positions across business and technology publications. For any editorial inquiries, you can connect with him on LinkedIn or Twitter.

Louron Pratt

Artificial intelligence (AI)

LLM workflows for product managers: 3 key takeaways (Niloufar Salehi, Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley) – ProductTank SF

How to survive the next phase of tech – Jonty Sharples (Product and Strategy Consultant)

Eira is an editor for Mind the Product. She's been a business journalist, editor, and copywriter for longer than she cares to think about.

Eira Hayward

Enterprise Product Management

Transformed: Moving to the product model by Marty Cagan

Pendomonium+#mtpcon roadshow

Product teams in flux – Pendomonium+#mtpcon roadshow: Berlin

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Creating metrics that matter

A case study: Launching a product process in a project-based company

B2B product management

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML)

Building Product Teams

Business Strategy

Data Driven Product Management

Digital Transformation

Diversity and Inclusion

Minimum Viable Product

OKRs

Prioritisation

Product Design

Product Research

Product Development Process

Product Ethics

Product Discovery

Product Leadership

Product Management Career

Product Strategy

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How much are product managers getting paid in 2024?

Leading product ops at Delivery Hero with Koen Dubelaar

Connecting fans to creators at Spotify (Dariusz Dziuk, Product Lead, Spotify)

“You’re not as competent as you think” 5 lessons from Ken Chin on navigating a product career (CPO, Spark Networks)

Everything wrong with the product management job market. And how to fix it

Hermann is Head of Product in the company CSI.  
Since 2016 he has been developing in the direction of product management.
Between 2016 and 2021 he consulted business owners and product managers about Customer Development processes, marketing promotion of the product and other issues.
Since 2021, he has managed the product creation of Set Loyalty - CDP platform for data and customer loyalty management in large international retail chains.

Hermann Antonov

Product Management

What I wish I knew sooner in product: Lessons from the community

Kent J McDonald writes about and practices software product management. He has IT and product development experience in a variety of industries including financial services, health insurance, nonprofit, and automotive. Kent currently practices his craft with teams in a variety of industries and provides just in time resources for product owners and business analysts at KBP.media and Product Collective. When not writing or product managing, Kent is his family’s #ubersherpa, listens to jazz and podcasts (but not necessarily podcasts about jazz), and collects national parks.

Kent McDonald

Your data may be discounted: This week’s product news

Mind the Product’s top 10 guest posts of 2024

product community

Sunday Rewind: The importance of connection and community

Amanda Gelb is an independent UX researcher and strategist with over a decade of experience at companies like Google, Lyft, and HUGE. She partners with startups and established organizations to conduct end-to-end research, lead strategy projects, and design bespoke workshops and training that drive clarity and alignment. Amanda is passionate about asking great questions and making meaningful connections. She is currently working on a visual book that explores how thoughtful inquiry can unlock impactful conversations.

Amanda Gelb

Mel is a UX Research leader with a decade of experience in both in-house and consultancy roles. Her last full-time position was at Glovo, where she served as a UX Research Manager and Staff UX Researcher. Now, she’s a UX Career Coach and helps tech professionals (re)build their careers. She uses a unique framework inspired by UX methodologies to help her clients grow their careers with passion and self-awareness. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

Meltem Naz Kaso

From questions to clarity: How UX research drives startup success

Namratha Vasu is a Product Manager with a Master’s degree in Engineering Management from Duke University. She thrives on joining startups at pivotal early stages to build and scale impactful products. She was the first Product Manager at SmartCue and the second at Clerkie, where she is reshaping the way financial systems work using cutting-edge AI. Previously, she honed her tech expertise as a Systems Engineer at HPE and expanded her product acumen at C2FO, a pre-IPO fintech company.

A dedicated community builder, Namratha has contributed to organizing ProductCon and remains an active participant in the NYC product ecosystem. In her free time, she co-hosts the NYC Cafe Project on YouTube, reviewing cafés and sharing her passion for discovery and storytelling.

Namratha Vasu

Career

Three hacks I used to get promoted in my first product job within 6 months

Paul is the Director of Branded Communities, including Mind the Product, at Pendo. Before he joined the Pendo team, he was the Co-founder of Product Collective, an initiative to bring together the global product community online and at INDUSTRY: The Product Conference. In recent years he led business development at DXY, a leading product design firm in the Midwest, and product innovation at MedCity Media, a publishing startup acquired by Breaking Media in 2015.

Paul McAvinchey

Product Launch

Deep dive: A product manager’s guide to product launches

A product leader with 19 years of experience shaping technology and driving innovation across the U.S. and the Middle East. As a Senior Group Product Manager at Paylocity, he focuses on delivering user-driven solutions that create measurable impact.

His career includes leadership roles at Paycom and du in Dubai, as well as valuable experience at Computer Rx in Oklahoma, where he developed his skills in product management and technology. He specializes in product strategy, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and delivering results in dynamic environments.

Outside of work, he is a big soccer fan and enjoy sharing insights about product management, leadership, and innovation through writing and mentorship.

Product Management

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