Product Management Mastermind – Details, episodes & analysis

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.

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

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

Ayush Jain is a Senior Director of product management at Microsoft, leading generative AI and Customer Data Platform teams within the Dynamics 365 portfolio of products. Ayush has built an incredible career in the Enterprise SaaS space, leading the team that’s launched Real-time Customer Journey Orchestration from 0 to 1 and growing the business 3x the business every year for the last 2 years. In this conversation, Ayush talks about the power of generative AI and how to effectively incorporate it into products to drive a valuable user experience.

We cover: 

• Leveraging gen AI to build products for your users

• What execution looks like when gen AI is involved 

• Risks, ethics and considerations of working with gen AI

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 

• Ayush on LinkedIn

• Switch by Chip & Dan Heath

• Hooked by Nir Eyal

• Product Led Conference

Note: Opinions shared are just those of the hosts and guests and not of the companies they work for.

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

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.

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

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.

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  

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.

Mauricio is currently the Chief Product Officer of Wish and is an expert in the marketplace domain, with experience at major companies like eBay, Google, Facebook and Microsoft. He’s also an active mentor/advisor in the product community. In this episode, we’re discussing retention and how you approach improving it as PM.

We cover: 

• Retention for subscriptions vs one-time purchase products.
• The relationship between onboarding and retention
• How to winback users that have churned

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:

• Big Book of Mental Models  
• Rocket Appartamento 

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.