Past News Announcements
December 2, 2018
September 16 @ [VIDEO]
August 12 @ [VIDEO]
July 15, 2018
April 15 @ [VIDEO Part 1 Part 2]
March 11 @ [VIDEO]
January 7, 2018
December 3
September 17 @ [YouTube]
August 13 @ [YouTube]
June 25, 2017
April 16 @
March 12 @
February 12, 2017 @
December 11, 2016: Finalized selection and pairing of Mentors and Mentees for Session 6
August 28 @ [SUBSCRIBE]
August 24 @ [SUBSCRIBE]
August 17 @ [SUBSCRIBE]
August 14 @ [SUBSCRIBE]
July 17 @ [SUBSCRIBE]
May 1, 2016: Session 5 LAUNCHED!
April 24, 2016: New Mentors and Mentees inducted into special Recognition Awards Page.
April 17 @ [SUBSCRIBE]
March 16, 2016: Completed Potential Mentor Interviews for Session 5
March 13 @ [SUBSCRIBE]
November 1, 2015: The Product Mentor Session 4 Kickoff! (w/ new dashboard tool)
October 29, 2015: Finalized selection and pairing of Mentors and Mentees for Session 4 (starting Sunday)
October 28 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: Finding Blue Oceans with James Alexander
October 21 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: Senior Product Manager and Your Next Career Steps with Dan Mason
October 14 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: Web Design in the Multiscreen Era with Addi Regev
October 7 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: Conducting User Research with Ian Moulton
September 30 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: Product Management at Startups vs. Enterprises with Krishna Madhuvarsu
September 8 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: User Experience Design Tactics for Product Managers with Marc Wendell
August 5 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: Why Every Product Manager Needs to Know Big Data with Dominic Gadoury
July 29 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: Selling the Project: Connecting to Stakeholder Value with Jonathan Berg
July 22 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Product Management with Vikas Batra
July 19 @ 11AM ET: YouTube Video: Parachuting into Existing Product with Paul Hurwitz
July 15 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: Achieving Team Buy-in with Ari Tiktin (Mentor)
July 8 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: Inheriting a Project (aka How to live with other people's mistakes) with Felix Sargent (Mentor)
June 24, 2015: YouTube Video: Designing Your Products to Solve for "Jobs to Be Done" with Amanda Ralph (Mentor)
June 1: 2015: Session 4 Scheduled for Kickoff on November 1st
May 27, 2015: YouTube Video: Leadership and Influence for Product Managers with Dustin Levy (Mentor)
May 9, 2015: Session 3 KICKOFF!
April 9, 2015: All Group Mentors confirmed for Session 3.November 25, 2014: YouTube Video: Product Pricing with Aditya Bhelande (Mentor)
November 22, 2014: YouTube Video: Behavioral Economics with Jeff Otto (Mentor)
November 19, 2014: YouTube Video: Hiring Product Managers with Jon Stross (Mentor)
November 18, 2014: YouTube Video: Financial Analysis with Mike Claiborne (Mentor)
November 4, 2014: YouTube Video: Gaining User Insights from Prototypes with Steven Cohn (Mentor)
November 3, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Managing Your Product Management Career with Adrienne Tan (Mentor)
October 20, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Introducing Product to Your Org with Jordan Bergtraum (Mentor)
October 15, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: User Testing by Example with Ladislav Bartos (Mentor)
October 8, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Intellectual Property Recommendations for Startup Product Managers with Calvin Chu (Mentor)
July 9, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Active Competitive Intelligence with Dominic Gadoury (Mentor)
June 18, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Creating Community for Product Unknown with Cindy Solomon (Mentor)
May 21, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Implementing Continuous Product Delivery with Matt Rogish (Mentor)
May 7, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Quantitative, Qualitative, Intuitive Feature Prioritization w/ Andrew Breen (Mentor)
April 23, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Product Principles w/ Asha Gupta (Mentor)
April 2, 2014: Session 2 Kickoff!
March 25, 2014: Finalized Mentor-Mentee Pairing for Session 2
March 21, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Tactical Outsourcing w/ Calvin Chu (Mentor)
March 7, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Using Lean w/ Steven Cohn (Mentor)
March 3, 2014: Launch internal Wiki for better mentor and mentee knowledge management
March 2, 2014: Preparing Session 2, check out the new mentors
February 7, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Go-to-Market Strategy with David Shoenberger (Mentor)
January 24, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: From Time to Stakeholder Management w/ Becky Yelland (Mentor)
January 17, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Lifecycle Management w/ Adrienne Tan (Mentor)
December 6, 2013: YouTube Video: Creating, Maintaining & Prioritizing a Product Roadmap w/ Raviv Turner (Mentor)
November 8, 2013: YouTube Video: Introducing Agile to Product Teams w/ Ari Tiktin (Mentor)
October 18, 2013: YouTube Video: Talking to Customers w/ Beth Temple (Mentor)
October 4, 2013: Session 1 KICKOFF!
September 13, 2013: Completed all interviews. Pairing everyone up.
August 5, 2013: New website launched!
July 31, 2013: Mentor interviews for upcoming Session completed.
- Announced Session 9 Special Recognition Award winners!
September 16 @ [VIDEO]
- 10AM ET: How to protect your roadmap from derailment by influential clients with Jordan Bergtraum
- 11AM ET: Metrics that Matter: Forget the vanity metrics and measure key outcomes with Joni Hoadley
- 12PM ET: What is CORE to Product Management: why technical enough is a real thing and what is more critical to your success with Patrick Hoffman
August 12 @ [VIDEO]
- 10AM ET: Adversarial models in product with Chris Butler
- 11AM ET: Your hypotheses are probably wrong with Nis Frome
- 12PM ET: The only three things you should focus on with Andrew Hsu
July 15, 2018
- Session 9 Kickoff!
April 15 @ [VIDEO Part 1 Part 2]
- 10AM ET: How to tell your product management story and build your personal brand with Nis Frome
- 11AM ET: Designing and planning to test a new idea/product/feature with Alberto Simon
- 12PM ET: Sprints: finding and maintaining the right cadence for your team and product with Patrick Hoffman
- 1PM ET: Executing a roadmap: Operationalizing a road map with your team, leadership, and client with Andrew Hsu
March 11 @ [VIDEO]
- 11AM ET: 5 activities product managers should stop doing with Jordan Bergtraum
- 12PM ET: Product management management with Chris Butler
January 7, 2018
- Kicked off Session 8
December 3
- Closed Session 7
- Updated Recognition Page w/ New Mentee Articles
- Special Recognition Awards to...
- Jordan Bergtraum [Mentor]
- Nis Frome [Mentor]
- Lee Atkins [Mentee]
- Madhavi Marka [Mentee]
September 17 @ [YouTube]
- 10AM ET: Strategies to Convince your Stakeholders of the Value of User Research with Dan Mason
- 11AM ET: Hot Potatoes: How to handle the thing that causes everyone else to quit with Felix Sargent
- 12PM ET: Problem Statement Definition with Taya Page
- 1PM ET: Product Management for AI/ML with Chris Butler
August 13 @ [YouTube]
- 10AM ET: Developing Strategy for Product Managers with Vikas Batra
- 11AM ET: PMs need to know things no one else knows. How? with Jordan Bergtraum
- 12PM ET: Lean Customer Development with Harikrishna Menon
- 1PM ET: High-velocity Decision-making vs. High-quality Decision-making with Nis Frome
June 25, 2017
- Launched Session 7 of The Product Mentor!
April 16 @
- 10AM ET: [Video] Getting Ahead in Product Management with Felix Sargent
- 12PM ET: [Video] How to Break Into Product Management with Paul Hurwitz
- 2PM ET: [Video] Productivity Hacks for Product Managers with Andy Wadhwa
March 12 @
- 12PM ET: [Video] Product Management & The Nuances of Digital Health Apps with Shelley Iocona
- 2PM ET: [Video] A New Flavor of Agile with Andrew Hsu
- 4PM ET: [Video] How do we build better teams? with Atma Degeyndt
February 12, 2017 @
- 10AM ET: [Video] Advocating for Lean Practices with Nis Frome
- 12PM ET: [Video] Strategy in an Agile Environment with Chris Butler
- 2PM ET: [Video] The Value of Win/Loss Analysis with Jordan Bergtraum
- 4PM ET: [Video] Mixed Reality Interfaces and Product Management with Vikas Batra
December 11, 2016: Finalized selection and pairing of Mentors and Mentees for Session 6
August 28 @ [SUBSCRIBE]
- 2PM ET: [Video] Design Sprints with Nis Frome
- 4PM ET: [Video] Managing Mixed Role Teams and Delivering and Awesome Product with Alex Berman
August 24 @ [SUBSCRIBE]
- 11AM ET: [Video] The Future of Product Management with Ladislav Bartos
August 17 @ [SUBSCRIBE]
- 11AM ET: [Video] Putting Customers First with Zoe Feltham
August 14 @ [SUBSCRIBE]
- 10AM ET: [Video] Implementing Processes in Organizations that Don't Like Processes by Michael Robinson
- 12PM ET: [Video] Product Manager: Transitioning Environments from Startup to Enterprise with Stuart Moore
- 2PM ET: [Video] Storytelling in Product Management with Dave Skrobela
- 4PM ET: [Video] Elephants, Deer & Rabbits - Choosing the right customer for your products with Andy Wadhwa
July 17 @ [SUBSCRIBE]
- 10AM ET: [Video] Creating a Product Management Team from Scratch with Bill Gourlay
- 12PM ET: [Video] Managing Technical Debt with Felix Sargent
- 2PM ET: [Video] Using Discovery Insights Personality Types with Vikas Batra
- 4PM ET: [Video] The Benefit of Being Responsible for Product Messaging with Jordan Bergtraum
- 6PM ET: [Video] Wagile Product Development - Being Agile with Waterfall Clients with Jessica Fredican
May 1, 2016: Session 5 LAUNCHED!
April 24, 2016: New Mentors and Mentees inducted into special Recognition Awards Page.
April 17 @ [SUBSCRIBE]
- 12PM ET: [Video] Numbers and Limits: Balancing Data and Design in Product Management with Vasu Vadlamudi
- 2PM ET: [Video] Agile in the Real World with Addi Regev
- 4PM ET: [Video] Key to Product Management Success: Building Team Morale with Jenn Bornstein
- 6PM ET: [Video] Google's 70/20/10 Rule for Driving Product Innovation wiith James Alexander
March 16, 2016: Completed Potential Mentor Interviews for Session 5
March 13 @ [SUBSCRIBE]
- 12PM ET: [Video] Maximizing Your Linkedin for a Successful Product Management Career with Paul Hurwitz
- 2PM ET: [Video] Working with Designers with Jonathan Berg
- 12PM ET: [Video] How to Interview a Product Manager with Felix Sargent
- 2PM ET: [Video] Working Remotely with Rishi Kumar
- 4PM ET: [Video] Measuring Product and Development with Bennett Morrison
- 10AM ET: [Video] Creating and Managing Product Roadmaps with Marc Abraham
- 12PM ET: [Video] Product Management: Product- vs. Services-centric Companies with Sarah Varki
- 2PM ET: [Video] International Product Management - The Challenge of Globalization with Ladislav Bartos
- 4PM ET: [Video] Not My Job with Marc Wendell
- 6PM ET: [Video] Building Your Product Management Playbook with Ian Moulton
- 10AM ET: [Video] Rapid Prototyping with Nis Frome
- 12PM ET: [Video] Business Development vs. Product Management with Chris Butler
- 2PM ET: [Video] Product Strategies for Non-Strategists with Dustin Levy
- 4PM ET: [Video] Users vs. Thought Leaders with Jordan Bergtraum
- 6PM ET: [Video] Finance and Business Case Essentials for Product Managers with Vikas Batra
November 1, 2015: The Product Mentor Session 4 Kickoff! (w/ new dashboard tool)
October 29, 2015: Finalized selection and pairing of Mentors and Mentees for Session 4 (starting Sunday)
October 28 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: Finding Blue Oceans with James Alexander
October 21 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: Senior Product Manager and Your Next Career Steps with Dan Mason
October 14 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: Web Design in the Multiscreen Era with Addi Regev
October 7 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: Conducting User Research with Ian Moulton
September 30 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: Product Management at Startups vs. Enterprises with Krishna Madhuvarsu
September 8 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: User Experience Design Tactics for Product Managers with Marc Wendell
August 5 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: Why Every Product Manager Needs to Know Big Data with Dominic Gadoury
July 29 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: Selling the Project: Connecting to Stakeholder Value with Jonathan Berg
July 22 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Product Management with Vikas Batra
July 19 @ 11AM ET: YouTube Video: Parachuting into Existing Product with Paul Hurwitz
July 15 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: Achieving Team Buy-in with Ari Tiktin (Mentor)
July 8 @ 7PM ET: YouTube Video: Inheriting a Project (aka How to live with other people's mistakes) with Felix Sargent (Mentor)
June 24, 2015: YouTube Video: Designing Your Products to Solve for "Jobs to Be Done" with Amanda Ralph (Mentor)
June 1: 2015: Session 4 Scheduled for Kickoff on November 1st
May 27, 2015: YouTube Video: Leadership and Influence for Product Managers with Dustin Levy (Mentor)
May 9, 2015: Session 3 KICKOFF!
April 9, 2015: All Group Mentors confirmed for Session 3.November 25, 2014: YouTube Video: Product Pricing with Aditya Bhelande (Mentor)
November 22, 2014: YouTube Video: Behavioral Economics with Jeff Otto (Mentor)
November 19, 2014: YouTube Video: Hiring Product Managers with Jon Stross (Mentor)
November 18, 2014: YouTube Video: Financial Analysis with Mike Claiborne (Mentor)
November 4, 2014: YouTube Video: Gaining User Insights from Prototypes with Steven Cohn (Mentor)
November 3, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Managing Your Product Management Career with Adrienne Tan (Mentor)
October 20, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Introducing Product to Your Org with Jordan Bergtraum (Mentor)
October 15, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: User Testing by Example with Ladislav Bartos (Mentor)
October 8, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Intellectual Property Recommendations for Startup Product Managers with Calvin Chu (Mentor)
July 9, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Active Competitive Intelligence with Dominic Gadoury (Mentor)
June 18, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Creating Community for Product Unknown with Cindy Solomon (Mentor)
May 21, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Implementing Continuous Product Delivery with Matt Rogish (Mentor)
May 7, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Quantitative, Qualitative, Intuitive Feature Prioritization w/ Andrew Breen (Mentor)
April 23, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Product Principles w/ Asha Gupta (Mentor)
April 2, 2014: Session 2 Kickoff!
March 25, 2014: Finalized Mentor-Mentee Pairing for Session 2
March 21, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Tactical Outsourcing w/ Calvin Chu (Mentor)
March 7, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Using Lean w/ Steven Cohn (Mentor)
March 3, 2014: Launch internal Wiki for better mentor and mentee knowledge management
March 2, 2014: Preparing Session 2, check out the new mentors
February 7, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Go-to-Market Strategy with David Shoenberger (Mentor)
January 24, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: From Time to Stakeholder Management w/ Becky Yelland (Mentor)
January 17, 2014: YouTube Video: The Product Mentor: Lifecycle Management w/ Adrienne Tan (Mentor)
December 6, 2013: YouTube Video: Creating, Maintaining & Prioritizing a Product Roadmap w/ Raviv Turner (Mentor)
November 8, 2013: YouTube Video: Introducing Agile to Product Teams w/ Ari Tiktin (Mentor)
October 18, 2013: YouTube Video: Talking to Customers w/ Beth Temple (Mentor)
October 4, 2013: Session 1 KICKOFF!
September 13, 2013: Completed all interviews. Pairing everyone up.
August 5, 2013: New website launched!
July 31, 2013: Mentor interviews for upcoming Session completed.