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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

Stakeholder Management

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What AI can’t—and shouldn’t—do for product managers

5 difficult conversations and how to have them

A no-code approach to building MVPs 

Why great product managers think like therapists

Netflix introduces major TV product redesign

I have led product development and strategy in multinational corporations and startups, working across B2B and B2C SaaS solutions. My experience includes driving innovation in mature products and greenfield initiatives. Academically, I am pursuing a PhD in Business Management and hold two master&#39;s degrees in Business Management and Administration, with a focus on strategy and competitiveness. Additionally, I’ve completed several specializations in strategy and applied technology, as well as an MBA in Project Management.

Heriton Duarte

Guest Post

Opportunity cost and the systematic value loss in product development

Sonia is a passionate product leader on a mission to bridge business strategy, product management, and people. For her, great product management isn’t just about building features—it’s about driving business success and delivering real impact to customers and industries. She began her career by co-founding an e-learning startup, scaling it and leading
it to a successful acquisition before transitioning into life sciences software, where she found her true calling. With deep expertise in B2B SaaS, Sonia thrives on solving complex market challenges, driving the full product lifecycle, and shaping go-to-market strategies that move
the needle.

Sonia Araujo

Six product skills that will define your leadership journey

a seasoned professional with over 13 years of experience in data and business analysis. Currently at Data Axle, he leverages his expertise to bridge the gap between complex data insights and actionable business strategies.

sanjay mood

Frameworks

Why Agile needs more than stand-ups and sprints

Product leader with 14+ years of experience in building digital products using groundbreaking technologies like AI/ML ; driving outsized impact in social media, retail, high tech, finance, telecom &amp; non profit industries. Strong track record of leading strategy in ambiguous problem spaces, navigating areas of high XFN complexity and leading cross functional product teams (Eng, Design, Data) from ideation to launch.

Swati Goyal

Case Study

A case study : Phased approach to driving Reels production on Facebook

Leslie Grandy is a global, first-to-market product executive and board advisor with a 25+ year career innovating and delivering game-changing products in publicly traded Fortune 500 companies, including Best Buy, Discovery Communications, T-Mobile, Apple Inc., and Amazon. 
Leslie is the founder of The Product Guild, a Product and Innovation Advisory Services company, through which she has advised numerous publicly traded companies and serves on the advisory boards for several early-stage companies. Her clients have included Starbucks, Oracle, and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers. Leslie is an IDEO-trained leader in Design Thinking with an MBA from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science in TV/Film from Northwestern University. Leslie is also a Directors Guild of America member, working on such classic films as “The Abyss”, “Tremors”, and the award-winning motion picture “The Waterdance.”

Leslie Grandy

Artificial intelligence (AI)

Three creative problem-solving frameworks for ideating with generative AI

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

Marta is currently a Product Director at Springer Nature, where she leads a team of product managers and product-minded people. Her focus over the last 10+ years has been on product innovation in scientific publishing and digital transformation. She holds a M.A. degree in German Language and Culture (who would have thought!) from the University of Wroclaw, Poland. She is based in London.

Marta Rolak

Embedding stakeholders for alignment in digital transformation

Madison is a product manager focused on digital health. With a background as a clinician, she experienced firsthand the challenges faced by both patients and providers. Driven by a desire to understand and solve these problems at scale, she transitioned into product management to build solutions that improve healthcare experiences and outcomes.

Madison Fugard

Anton Polomkin, Lead Software Engineer at Eptura, is the architect behind the Evo Design System, a finalist for the 2024 ZeroHeight Design System Awards. Anton focuses on building scalable systems that streamline collaboration, improve efficiency, and ensure consistent, high-quality user experiences.

Anton Polomkin

Without design systems, your product is already failing

Experienced product manager of 8+ years in roles across B2C, B2B and AI product management. I love to problem-solve and think strategically with first principles and deep customer research. I have built delightful, revenue-creating and sticky B2C + B2B products from concept to launch (0 to $12M). My expertise lies in 0-1 and 1-n product launches and growth across verticals, including HRTech, Logistics, eCommerce and Edtech, accountable for overall business growth. Extremely passionate and eager to learn and create impact by building high-performing teams.

Deepika Mallyk

Why backlog grooming isn’t good product strategy

Curtis is the founder of his own bespoke consulting agency Minds Alert. He also is a coordinator for MindTheProduct in North America where he supports the growth of ProductTank groups across US and Canada.
As a strategic consultant, Curtis is a growth catalyst for leaders and teams driving meaningful innovation.

For over a decade he has been working with organizations like Campbells Soup, NASA, Siemens Energy, and Walmart to build better products and transform internal processes and culture.
His approach blends foresight, future-casting, with design sprints and leadership coaching.

Curtis Michelson

Honing our ‘AI intuitions’ as product managers

Kushal Shah, co-founder and CEO of Trestle, brings over a decade of expertise in the identity data space. At Trestle, he leads the product, engineering, and go-to-market teams, driving the development of Trestle's product portfolio suit for identity verification and enrichment.

Kushal Shah

Product distribution lessons I learned the hard way

Natalia is a Product Owner at Zeal Capital Market (now YCH Blue Digital Limited) with a strong background in product and project management. She has a proven track record in driving digital transformation, improving operational efficiency, and enhancing user experiences. Her key achievements include developing social media analysis and corporate reputation management platforms, automating HR and marketing processes, and implementing chatbots to boost customer satisfaction. Additionally, she has extensive experience in CRM system optimization, managing cross-functional teams, and delivering impactful tech solutions.

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