Emmanuel Paraskakis

Emmanuel Paraskakis

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3x VP Product (Apiary, Swagger, Oracle) | 1.3M APIs | Founder, Level 250 | Agent-ready APIs & MCP

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Emmanuel Paraskakis will help you build what agents want

I’m Emmanuel, 3x VP Product, now a founder at Level 250.

If you built or used APIs in the past 15 years, chances are you’ve used one of my products:

I’ve led some of the most influential API tools: Apiary (550,000+ APIs), Swagger (750,000+ APIs) and Oracle’s first Cloud-Native API Gateway. Before that, I built large B2B API programs at Verisk, Moody’s, and Precisely.

Today, I advise Fortune 500 CEOs and AI-forward startup founders on API Strategy, Developer Experience, MCP products, and AI agent readiness.

I'm also a member of OpenAPI and a featured speaker at apidays and other global technology conferences.

My passion is helping others build products, which is why I also teach on Maven: to share my lessons learned and help Product Managers and Engineers fast-track their careers.

Previously at
Verisk
Moodys
Oracle
SmartBear
Precisely

Alumni reviews

API Fundamentals for Product Managers

You think you don't need it because of years of experience, but guess what we all have gaps. Such a fundamental class and always looking at what's new out there. Sets ground rules we need for next level Mastery of APIs and MCP and now I have full confidence for what's next Thank you Emmanuel for holding my hand and teaching me to walk properly again so I can run later.
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Demetrios

Cohort 9
Product Manager · unemployed

Build an MCP Product with AI

Very practical - it was nice to have a guided session on how to do this
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Alex

Cohort 3
Product Manager · Usercentrics

What Agents Want from Your Product

Excellent course - and doable in a short time. Give yourself a gift and take part in the next cohort if you can!
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Gianna (they/them)

Cohort 1
Senior Product Manager Search · DeepL SE

API Fundamentals for Product Managers

This course is great to understand the business and technical aspects of APIs. You also get to be hands-on with APIs which will stay with you long after the course is done! The resources and the content shared throughout the course are highly valuable! Thank you Emmanuel for teaching it so nicely!

Dev

Cohort 8
Principal Product Manager, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure · Oracle

API Fundamentals for Product Managers

I found the API Fundamentals for Product Managers course very useful and well-structured. Emmanuel showed strong expertise and was always available to answer questions and provide helpful clarifications. The course covered all the topics I was expecting, presenting them in a clear and accessible way. It made even more complex concepts easy to follow. Overall, it was a valuable experience, and I’m interested in exploring the topic of APIs further.
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Liza

Cohort 8
Product Owner · Cornèrcard