Product-Market Fit Decoded: The Hidden Mindsets that Matter

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Product-Market Fit Decoded: The Hidden Mindsets that Matter

Hosted by Chandar Venkataraman

240 students

What you'll learn

A Reasoning mindset that fosters clarity in product thinking

Learn how to integrate leadership principles, mental models, and cognitive frameworks to make smarter product decisions.

A Customer mindset that enables deep customer insights

Learn how to build customer empathy to uncover unmet needs, identify opportunities others miss, and develop a strategy.

A Builder mindset that turns abstract concepts into products

Learn how to work backward from the customer to build products with the highest potential for product-market fit.

Why this topic matters

Product-market fit (PMF) makes or breaks startups. Most teams scramble to pivot after failing to achieve PMF, but the real seeds are sown much earlier. Discover the hidden mindsets that determine your fate from day one: the Reasoning Mindset for clear thinking, Customer Mindset for genuine user insights, and Builder Mindset for translating insights into products people love. Join to unlock success

You'll learn from

Chandar Venkataraman

4x Chief Product Officer | GM at AWS | $1bn+ Product Builder | Startup Advisor

As a 4-time Chief Product Officer at high-tech startups and a GM at AWS, I have a strong track record of building industry-leading products and creating billion-dollar businesses.

As the Founder of The Product Mind, I help startups and growth-stage companies with all things product, including product strategy, new product introductions, product-market fit, product management best practices, and product marketing.

I have deep expertise in cloud platforms, B2B software, and SaaS for AI-powered security, governance, risk & compliance, and data security.

Previously at AWS, Druva, and Intuit