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The Product Experience

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Product Management Career

How do you avoid burnout in product management?

Louron serves as the Editor at Mind the Product, bringing 11+ years of experience in editorial roles across business and technology publications. For any editorial inquiries, you can connect with him on LinkedIn or email him at louron.pratt@pendo.io 

Louron Pratt

Frameworks

Susana Lopes: Embracing a dual-track career ladder in product

Anna studied English Literature and History at university. She is new to product management and is enjoying learning more about it.

Anna von Hagen

ProductTank

Career clinic for product managers by John Cutler

With a career founded in writing, I pivoted to Product, enjoying the challenges offered by managing diverse products while bringing clarity of communication to my work. I&#39;m passionate about seeing how fast the space is evolving, and always interested to be part of the conversation, whether as a contributor, or writer.

Jon Horvath

Product Discovery

From PO to CPO: How to drive your product career by Namrata Sarmah

Andres is a freelance writer and digital marketer with a background in engineering and a keen interest in the latest technology advancements. He currently helps tech companies and startups tell their stories by turning their complex ideas into easy to understand material. You can reach out to him on LinkedIn

Andres Phillips

Building the perfect product manager: A model for professional development by Greg Prickril

Alexandra is the Newsletter Editor at Mind the Product and a journalist with six years' experience covering tech, culture, and the online space. She's worked with New_Public and Untested and co-founded GRV Media's graduate writers' program.

Alexandra Ciufudean

What the data tells us about tech and PM lay offs

Jenny is an entrepreneur and product operations consultant who helps product teams trying to make dramatic changes and make them stick. She helps them through fractional VP of Product services, coaching, and her course, Product Operations and Infrastructure. Learn more about her at www.jennywanger.com.

She brings over a decade of product management experience. She co-founded the pandemic-tech focused TCN Coalition and merged it with LF Public Health and previously led the consumer product team at SpotHero.

When offline, Jenny is usually up in the mountains outside of her home in Colorado hiking and skiing with her family. 

Jenny Wanger

Community Post

How to lead products through layoff fear

Climbing the Product Career Ladder: Teresa Huang on progressing from Associate PM to VP and above

A technical product manager and writer with a keen interest in product development lifecycle and tech. Worked at a short stay vacation rental platform in Nigeria for two years. With experience navigating the blurred lines between product and project management, he shares insights to help junior and associate PMs like himself build strong foundational skills. He is working daily to become a strong technical PM, particularly in the AI industry.

Joseph Olatunde

Product Management

Why junior product managers get stuck in the project management trap

Iuliia is a Product Manager with 10+ years of experience in product management and customer service, specializing in SaaS and FinTech. She is passionate about creating customer-centric solutions that improve lives, leveraging a deep understanding of user needs to design exceptional mobile and web experiences.

She thrives in Agile environments, and she is committed to cross-functional collaboration, and excel at solving complex challenges. Outside work, she is an avid traveler, lifelong learner, and specialty coffee enthusiast.

Iuliia Nemudrova

The product management crossroads: Skills to shape your product journey

Head of Product at Odicci, where he is building a Gaming-as-a-Service platform that powers playful shopping experiences for enterprise retail brands. I’ve led 0–1 AI, gaming, and eCommerce products at Activision Blizzard, and Bodybuilding.com, and now focus on making enterprise tools intuitive and fun. Through mentoring at Oxford's Saïd Business School and private coaching, he helps aspiring PMs build confidence, clarity, and presence in a rapidly evolving, AI-driven world.

James Effarah

The most common skill gap in aspiring product managers — and how to fix it

Chloe is a product manager with more than 3 years' worth of experience and am currently a product manager at an advertising technology company working on data flows and pipelines.  Previously she was a consumer facing product manager at a B2C travel company where she built experience for millions of users. She graduated from Northeastern University with a Bachelor's of Science in Data Science and Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing.  She is passionate about building user-centric solutions that sit at the intersection of data, design, and business. Outside of work, you will find her creating pottery, spending time with my cats, and traveling

Chloe Gold

Navigating the workplace as a young product manager

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

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML)

Product management news

Microsoft lays off 3% of workforce while renegotiating partnership with OpenAI

Bihag Karnani is a Growth Product Leader at Google with extensive experience driving revenue and user acquisition for technology platforms. At Google, he currently works with the News team on Reader Revenue Manager, helping publishers optimize their digital revenue streams and develop sustainable business models. His previous work at Google Cloud focused on Partner Hub platform development. Prior to Google, Bihag led growth initiatives at OpenText for security products and managed smart home technology development at Canadian Tire. His expertise spans AI-driven growth strategies, subscription economics, and digital platform optimization. Bihag has authored multiple research papers on machine learning applications in business growth and is regularly invited to judge technology competitions and review academic papers in his field. He holds an MBA from Purdue University and a Bachelor's in Information Technology.

Bihag Karnani

Why self-care is your secret weapon as a product manager

Building the Kimolian Academy: How Eleni Lialiamou is helping women break into product

Reshmika is a Product Manager at Motorola Solutions with 3+ years of experience building B2B technology products using automation and AI. She holds a Master’s degree in Engineering Management from Duke University and is a certified Scrum Master and Product Owner. With a strong foundation in product management, software engineering, and machine learning, she is passionate about translating user insights into impactful, value-driven products through innovation and collaboration.

Outside of work, Reshmika is a strong advocate for women in STEM and actively contributes to community initiatives. She is deeply passionate about knowledge sharing and mentorship, having mentored 90+ individuals in product management and career development.

Reshmika Dhandapani

Breaking into product management: A practical guide for aspiring product professionals

Mark Bailes is a Director of Technical Product Management, Assessments at VNS Health with 6 years of experience in the Healthcare Industry. He is passionate about creating value that drives outcomes for End Users and Customers, and using data to drive a Product Mindset within the organisation.