Product Management Mastermind PM Mastermind

Bryant is an entrepreneur, author, and product leader with experience in multiple industries including fintech,  e-commerce, and automotive. Most recently, he served as a Director of Product at Groundfloor finance, where he drove delivery of a successful beta that drove over $2M in sales in 3 months.

This episode we cover: 


Building customer focus through entrepreneurship and writing


How community building makes products better


Handle conflicting user feedback



References: 


Bryant’s Linkedin


Black Parent Finances (Bryant’s YouTube channel) 


https://www.opus.pro/ - AI for creating short from videos


Money honey


Lenovo Duet 5



Song Credits: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers

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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

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Phyllis is a Speaker, Coach, Author with experience as a Growth PM. Her book, From Fraud to Freedom, is the culmination of her study of internal and external factors that cause self-doubt. Today, Phyllis shares her experience as a Growth Product Manager to help you succeed in a similar role. 



This episode, we cover: 


Strategy & prioritization in a growth role


Running experiments effectively 


Balancing short term vs long term wins


Pivoting into growth product management 





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: 


Phyllis’ LinkedIn  
Phyllis' book - From Fraud to Freedom:
Atomic Habits



Song Credits: ⁠The Right Direction by Shane Ivers⁠

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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.

Mayank is a Director of Product at Reddit. He also has a YouTube series called Product Breakdown where he discusses the latest product innovations and the business strategy considerations that will drive success. In this conversation, we’re discussing marketplaces with Mayank Yadav and learning more about what it takes to build and maintain them. 

This episode, we cover: 


Defining strategy & vision for a marketplace product


Balancing the needs of supply & demand side users in a marketplace


Role of trust & safety in marketplaces


Metrics & milestones for marketplace products



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:


Mayank on Linkedin


Mayank on Substack


Aggregation Theory by Ben Thompson: 


Mayank’s Podcast:, Product Breakdown, Youtube



Song Credits: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com  

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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.