API Product Mastery for Experienced PMs
4.8 (3)
2 - 3 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Become an expert API Product Manager and learn how to scale and manage an API portfolio.
API Product Mastery for Experienced PMs
4.8 (3)
2 - 3 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Become an expert API Product Manager and learn how to scale and manage an API portfolio.
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Course overview
Accelerate Your Career and Become the Go-To API Expert in Your Organization
If you’ve shipped an API product—or more—and you want to level up your expertise, API Product Mastery for Experienced PMs is for you. You’ll learn how to design and deliver API products that not only meet technical standards but also drive measurable business impact. We’ll go beyond the basics, digging into real strategies for building APIs that empower both developers and business stakeholders, all while solidifying your role as an API thought leader within your organization.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to speak confidently about APIs in product parlance, build robust solutions your engineering teams will appreciate, and design Developer Experiences that rival the best in the industry. My core goal is to help you sharpen your capabilities so you can set bold KPIs, exceed them, and demonstrate the ROI of your API initiatives.
You’ll walk away with a practical toolkit for everything from rapid prototyping to scaling API products for high-volume use. Whether you’re perfecting an existing product, tackling a new launch, or even guiding a team of product managers, you’ll have the structure and know-how to succeed:
Understand APIs at a deeper level—enough to earn the respect of peers, leadership, and technical teams
• Drive business impact by setting stronger goals and hitting KPIs for your API products
• Build a clear path to product growth through monetization, internal advocacy, and advanced Go To Market strategies
• Deliver a stellar Developer Experience with better documentation, security, and onboarding flows
• Become the API champion who can confidently guide decision-making and position APIs as a strategic advantage within your organization
• Explore the future of APIs as they evolve with Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent API consumption, including design and building of APIs with the help of LLMs.
After 15+ years managing API products, I’ve seen firsthand how to thrive as an API PM—and I want to share what I’ve learned!
When you complete this course, you’ll have the skills and perspective to deliver real value and confidently guide and scale the next generation of API portfolios.
Who is this course for
01
Product Managers with some API PM Experience who want to take on more responsibility and become experts at shipping public and internal API
02
Product Managers who have shipped API Products but want to gain a deeper understanding and scale to an API Portfolio
03
Product Leaders who want to hire and manage a team of API Product Managers.
What you’ll get out of this course
Define a Winning API Strategy for the Future
- Adopt API-first and secure executive buy-in to build an API portfolio.
- Make API governance, security and compliance a part of your roadmap.
- Explore how MCP & Agents will drive the next wave of API consumption.
- Identify how API businesses succeed by examining real-world business m
Understand How Great APIs Are Made: The API Lifecycle
- Evaluate modern API architectures (REST, GraphQL, Async, gRPC) to choose the right approach for your use case.
- Craft consistent API designs using standards, OpenAPI, and style guides.
- Plan for API evolution by creating a deprecation policy and implementing effective versioning.
Drive API Adoption with an Effective Go-to-Market Approach
- Develop a frictionless Developer Experience, from clear documentation to Dev Portals with PLG.
- Optimize usage and revenue by analyzing API metrics, refining pricing models and tracking churn.
- Implement clear pricing strategies—like tiered or usage-based pricing—supported by data.
Design and Build a Working API Using Best Practices
- Use AI tools to iterate on your API design for usability, consistency , and standards.
- Gather feedback from users through documentation and mock services.
- Implement your API prototype using AI codegen.
- Deploy your API behind an API Gateway and view Analytics
Network and Collaborate with your peers
- Demo the API Prototype you built to the class.
- Group discussions where you can learn from others.
- AMA session with the instructor - bring the topics you’d like to cover!
This course includes
6 interactive live sessions
Lifetime access to course materials
59 in-depth lessons
Direct access to instructor
5 projects to apply learnings
Guided feedback & reflection
Private community of peers
Course certificate upon completion
Maven Satisfaction Guarantee
This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.
API Product Mastery for Experienced PMs
Course syllabus
Week 1
May
1
Defining a Winning API Strategy
Thu 5/14:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)May
2
The API Lifecycle: Understand How Great APIs Are Made
Fri 5/24:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)
Module 1 - API Strategy
Pre-reading materials - Module 2
Module 2 - The API Lifecycle
Week 2
May
6
API Go To Market for Adoption and Growth
Tue 5/64:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)May
8
Securing your APIs and anticipating AI Agents
Thu 5/84:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)May
9
Hands-On: How to Build an API with AI
Fri 5/94:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)
Pre-reading materials - Module 3
Module 3 - API Go To Market
Pre-reading materials - Module 4
Module 4 - Security & AI Agents
Pre-reading materials - Module 5
Module 5 - Build Your Own API Prototype with AI
Week 3
Week 4
May
20
Demo & AMA
Bonus
Further Learning Resources
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What people are saying
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Meet your instructor
Emmanuel Paraskakis
API PM Executive | 15+ Years, VP-Level Experience
I’m Emmanuel, an entrepreneur, product management executive, and consultant at Level 250 with over 15 years of experience shaping API products.
I’ve led large API programs in fintech for Verisk, Moody’s, and Precisely, and served as VP of Product for some of the world’s most influential API tools—like API Blueprint at Apiary (550,000+ APIs), Oracle’s first Cloud-Native API Gateway, and Swagger at SmartBear (750,000+ APIs).
Over the years, I’ve consulted with everyone from Fortune 500 CEOs to startup founders, engaging with thousands of API providers and consumers to help them build winning products and exceptional developer experiences.
My passion is to make APIs more impactful and developer-friendly, which is why I created the API Product Mastery for Experienced PMs course: to share my lessons learned and help Product Managers fast-track their careers.
Join me to gain practical insights, avoid common pitfalls, and learn how to deliver API Products that enable great user experiences—without repeating the mistakes I’ve already made along the way.
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Course schedule
6 - 9 hours per week
Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays
9:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT
Five live sessions covering each module, with projects and group discussion.
Build and Demo an API Prototype Project
3 hours
Due the Tuesday after course completion.
AMA & Demo - 1 session
9:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT
The session is on the Tuesday after course completion.
Learning is better with cohorts
Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you
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