API Product Mastery for Experienced PMs
Emmanuel Paraskakis
Founder, Level 250 | 3x VP, API Products
Accelerate Your Career and Become the Go-To API Expert in Your Organization
If you’ve shipped an API product already and want to level up your expertise, this course is for you. You’ll learn how to design and deliver API products that meet technical standards but also drive measurable business impact. We’ll go beyond the basics, building APIs that empower both developers and business stakeholders, while solidifying your role as an API thought leader within your organization.
You’ll walk away with a practical toolkit for everything from rapid prototyping to scaling API products for high-volume use:
Understand APIs at a deeper level, enough to earn the respect of peers, leadership, and technical teams
• Drive business impact by setting measurable goals and KPIs for your API products
• Build a clear path to product growth through monetization, internal advocacy, and advanced GTM 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 strategically in your organization
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.
What you’ll learn
Become an expert API Product Manager and learn how to scale and manage an API portfolio.
Adopt API-first and secure executive buy-in to build an API portfolio.
Make API governance, standards, and compliance a part of your roadmap.
Identify how API businesses succeed by examining real-world business models.
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.
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, such as tiered or usage-based pricing, supported by data.
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.
Explore API Security Incidents and understand how to mitigate them with the OWASP API Top-10
Explore how MCP & Agents will drive the next wave of API consumption.
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!
Learn directly from Emmanuel
Emmanuel Paraskakis
Emmanuel Paraskakis
15+ years in APIs | Product Consultant for SaaS and API Companies | 3x VP PM
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Who this course is for
Product Managers with some API PM Experience who want to take on more responsibility and become experts at shipping public and internal API
Product Managers who have shipped API Products but want to gain a deeper understanding and scale to an API Portfolio
Product Leaders who want to hire and manage a team of API Product Managers.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Emmanuel Paraskakis in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Syllabus
6 live sessions • 60 lessons • 5 projects
Week 1
Jan
22
Defining a Winning API Strategy
Thu 1/225:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)Jan
23
The API Lifecycle: Understand How Great APIs Are Made
Fri 1/235:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
Module 1 - API Strategy
Pre-reading materials - Module 2
Module 2 - The API Lifecycle
Week 2
Jan
27
API Go To Market for Adoption and Growth
Tue 1/275:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)Jan
29
Securing your APIs and anticipating AI Agents
Thu 1/295:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)Jan
30
Hands-On: How to Build an API with AI
Fri 1/305:00 PM—8:00 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
Free lesson
Develop, Deploy and Secure Your API with AI Codegen
Build Your API with AI Code Generation
You'll learn how to use AI-generated code to rapidly build your API's first version from validated specifications.
Test Your API Implementation Effectively
You'll see how you can test scenarios efficiently to confirm your API works as expected and meets your customers’ needs.
Deploy and Secure Your API
You'll deploy the API behind a cloud API gateway to protect it, while keeping alignment with the original requirements.
Evolve your technical PM skills
You'll understand how to take an API Product from concept to production, expanding your impact as a Product Manager.
Schedule
Live sessions
6-9 hrs / week
2-3 Live sessions x 3 hours per week
Tue, Feb 3
5:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
Thu, Jan 22
5:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
Fri, Jan 23
5:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
Projects
2-4 hrs / week
Complete each session with a take-home project that helps consolidate your learning and lets you experience real-world products before applying the lessons to your own. The Capstone project follows session 5, after which you will demo and present to your peers and the instructor for feedback.
Async content
2 hrs / week
Each session has pre-reading you should complete.
Frequently asked questions
Students Enrolled From
$1,499
USD