Product Management Mastermind

In this special bonus episode of the Product Management Mastermind Podcast, we welcome back Ayushman Jain (Ep. 1, Unleashing the Magic of GenAI), Nkem Nwankwo (Ep. 2, API & Platform Product Management), Diego Granados (Ep. 3, Networking as PM), & Marily Nika (Ep. 5 AI Product Management) to revisit key topics from the season and explore new trends shaping the future of product management. This episode we cover: A deeper dive into the world of API & Platform Product Management How to navigate the tech world with all the layoffs AI and what it means for us Product Managers The Product Management Mastermind is a community for product people to get advice, share advice and build relationships. Join ⁠The Product Management Mastermind on LinkedIn. References: Diego Website, Linkedin Marily Website, Linkedin Ayush Linkedin Nkem Linkedin AI is not just GenAI - AI vs AGI vs ASI Switch: How to change things when change is hard Song Credits: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Note: Opinions shared are just those of the hosts and guests and not of the companies they work for.

Ayuba is a Product Manager at Coda supporting the team that empowers customers to work with their data in Coda and the underlying data model that supports their imagination. Previous to Coda, Ayuba spent a decade at Microsoft building products from 0 to 1 and through to scaled stages. This episode we cover: A walkthrough of a zero-to-one project & developing the strategy around it Conducting market research Understanding user behavior & it’s criticality in a zero-to-one effort Challenges & risks of starting something new References: Ayuba’s Linkedin Kent Beck’s Framework (Fast/Slow in 3X): Song Credits: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Note: Opinions shared are just those of the hosts and guests and not of the companies they work for.

Rohan Rajiv is a Director of Product at LinkedIn, focused on products that help LinkedIn members find jobs. Rohan also writes extensively for his blog, “A learning a day”- where he’s shared a learning every day since 2008 - and his LinkedIn Newsletter, “Notes on Product Management” - where he breaks down product management best practices and frameworks for over 36K subscribers. In this conversation, Rohan talks to us about managing your psychology and staying effective through all the ups and downs you experience as a product manager. We cover: What it means to manage your psychology Stages of processing feedback Why “Therapy” from the manager is critical to a PM's success The balance of celebrating wins and maintaining perspective The Product Management Mastermind is a community for product people to get advice, share advice and build relationships. Join ⁠The Product Management Mastermind on LinkedIn. References: Connect with Rohan: Linkedin, Email: Rohan@rohanrajiv.com “Managing your psychology” on Rohan's LinkedIn Newsletter Rohan’s LinkedIn Newsletter - Notes on Product Management: Atomic Habits Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity Excellent Advice for Living Unreasonable Hospitality Song Credits: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Note: Opinions shared are just those of the hosts and guests and not of the companies they work for.

Based in Silicon Valley, Dr. Marily Nika is an award-winning AI product management leader and one of the world's top AI educators with 10+ years of experience building AI products at Google and Meta. Marily earned a PhD in machine learning at Imperial College London and is also an author, TED AI speaker, and executive fellow at Harvard Business School. She created the first-ever cohort-based AI product bootcamp and writes about AI at: https://marily.substack.com/. In this conversation, Marily shares her insights to help you understand what it takes to be a successful AI/ML PM. We cover: What is AI/ML Product Management What are the skills and knowledge you need to be an effective AI/ML PM Maintaining AI/ML products When to leverage ML The Product Management Mastermind is a community for product people to get advice, share advice and build relationships. Join ⁠The Product Management Mastermind on LinkedIn. References: Marily’s Newsletter Linkedin Courses offered (& certifications): AI Product Management 101 course (3 weeks) Advanced AI Product Management course (3 weeks) AI Product Bootcamp (12 weeks) Use discount code PMMASTE for 25% off any courses above Twitter/X Instagram Email ArXiv (Archive) research publishing “Download” Newsletter by MIT Technology Review TLDR Newsletter RICE Scoring Song Credits: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Note: Opinions shared are just those of the hosts and guests and not of the companies they work for.

Diego Granados is a Senior PM at Paypal who’s built deep experience in the AI/ML domain with his previous experience leveraging AI at Microsoft and LinkedIn. He’s also a top PM creator who’s amassed millions of views and helped hundreds of PMs land their first or next Product Management role with his digital courses - “Rocking Your Product Manager Resume” and “Product Interview Operating System”. Today, Diego shares his best advice around networking as a PM. This episode, we cover: The role networking has played in Diego’s career journey How to make time for networking How to find a PM mentor The importance of personal brand when networking The Product Management Mastermind is a community for product people to get advice, share advice and build relationships. Join ⁠The Product Management Mastermind on LinkedIn. References: Diego’s LinkedIn Diego’s website Black Product Managers Women in Product community, conference, local events GraceHopper ProductCon by Product School Mind the product conference CPO Mastery conference by Product Faculty Note: Opinions shared are just those of the hosts and guests and not of the companies they work for.

Welcome to The Product Management Mastermind: a global community for product people to get advice, share advice, and build relationships. In this podcasts, product leaders share their stories, lessons learned, and best advice to level up your product craft and career. In each episode, guest speakers deep dive topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Networking as a PM, and even managing your psychology. We also answer questions submitted from our community of product managers and end each session with a fun rapid fire round. Thank you for being here. Let’s level up together! With Hosts Akshayaa Jayanth Felix Jr. Join The Product Management Mastermind on LinkedIn