Design a Partner API That Drives Revenue

Hosted by Emmanuel Paraskakis

Wed, Jan 7, 2026

5:00 PM UTC (45 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

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API Product Mastery for Experienced PMs
Emmanuel Paraskakis
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What you'll learn

Map Partner Workflows to Platform Capabilities

Understand how partners work today and which platform features can be used to power their automations.

Synthesize Requirements and Prioritize by Revenue Impact

Not all features matter equally. We'll learn how to rank API capabilities by what drives partner success.

Generate an API Design & Spec to Gather User Feedback.

Walk away with a standards-based OpenAPI spec you can use as a prototype & share with real users for validation.

Design for AI Agents from Day One

Build in support for AI agents and MCP so your API is ready for how partners will work tomorrow.

Why this topic matters

Partner APIs help platforms grow by empowering the people who drive their revenue. In 30 minutes, I'll show you how to turn market insights into a real API design. We'll use Maven as our example, designing an API that helps instructors like me work efficiently while delivering a great student experience. You'll see how to identify partner needs, prioritize by impact, and produce a testable spec.

You'll learn from

Emmanuel Paraskakis

Founder, Level 250 | 3x VP, API Products

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 API Fundamentals for Product Managers: 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.

Previously at

Verisk
Moodys
Oracle
SmartBear
Precisely

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