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The Product Mind Workshop for Startup Founders and Product Managers
3 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
This workshop empowers startup founders and product managers with the mindsets to create breakthrough products and reach product-market fit.
Class is in session
The Product Mind Workshop for Startup Founders and Product Managers
3 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
This workshop empowers startup founders and product managers with the mindsets to create breakthrough products and reach product-market fit.
Previously 4x CPO and GM at AWS
Course overview
World-class product leadership is rooted in a clear and brilliant product mind
In The Product Mind Workshop, you’ll go beyond frameworks and tactics. You’ll redefine how you approach customer insights, product strategy, market fit, and growth execution, equipping yourself with the same mindsets, decision-making frameworks, and playbooks that have shaped startups with industry-leading products and billion-dollar businesses.
Under the guidance of Chandar, a 4-time Chief Product Officer, GM at AWS, and Founder of The Product Mind, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Master strategic product thinking – Move beyond execution and learn how to align product vision with business strategy, customer needs, and market opportunities.
✅ Harness AI while balancing it with intuition – Understand how to leverage AI as your CoPilot while applying human intuition for balanced, optimal decision-making.
✅ Navigate product-market fit with confidence – Develop repeatable systems to assess traction, iterate on customer feedback, and drive sustained product adoption.
✅ Position and differentiate your product effectively – Learn how to craft compelling messaging, establish unique positioning, and accelerate your customer journey with winning narratives.
✅ Execute high-impact go-to-market strategies – Understand when to leverage Product-Led Growth (PLG) vs. Sales-Led GTM, and how to achieve product-market fit.
✅ Scale products and teams without losing focus – Master the art of relentless focus, iterative metrics-driven execution, and AI-driven growth optimization.
✅ Lead with clarity, confidence, and influence – Develop your personalized, AI-augmented Product Mind Playbook, integrating AI-powered insights, intuition, and strategic decision-making to lead products that drive business success.
You won’t just walk away with theory—you’ll leave with an actionable playbook, practical strategies, and a leadership mindset that will elevate your career, transform the way you build products, and position you for long-term success.
🚀 If you’re ready to break through to the next level as a product leader, this is the workshop you need.
Who is this course for
01
Startup Founders (early stage including Seed-stage, Series-A and Series-B startups)
02
Product Managers in early-stage startups
Product Managers in growth-stage startups launching new products
03
R&D roles (Engineering & UX design) in early-stage startups
R&D roles in growth-stage startups launching new products
What you’ll get out of this course
A Reasoning Mindset
Master strategic reasoning by integrating cognitive clarity, methodical reasoning using mental models, and structured decision-making. Make smart decisions, simplify complexity, and execute confidently.
A Customer Mindset
Cultivate the art of customer empathy to uncover unmet needs, identify market opportunities & customer segments, and create a sound product strategy. Learn to apply JTBD, outcome-driven innovation, and need-based clustering frameworks.
A Builder Mindset
Embrace a builder mindset to create a strong product vision and follow a disciplined approach to execution rooted in customer value and design thinking.
A GTM Mindset
Acquire the mindset to develop and execute the best go-to-market strategy to drive product adoption and achieve product-market fit.
A Product Marketing Mindset
Master the art of product marketing, establishing clear and differentiated product positioning that aligns with your GTM strategy and accelerates the customer journey.
A Growth Mindset
Develop a growth mindset to scale your product through relentless focus, iterative metrics-driven execution, and AI-driven growth optimization.
Your personalized, AI-augmented Product Mind Playbook
Build a personalized leadership framework that integrates all the mindsets, decision-making tools, and strategic playbooks from the course. Lead products and teams with clarity, confidence, and influence to create a lasting impact.
What’s included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Chandar Venkataraman 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.
The Product Mind Workshop for Startup Founders and Product Managers
Course syllabus
6 live sessions • 30 lessons • 7 projects
Week 1
May
28
The Reasoning Mindset: Awakening Your Thinking Mind
Wed 5/281:30 AM—3:30 AM (UTC)May
30
The Customer Mindset: Bridging Customer Empathy and Product Strategy
Fri 5/301:30 AM—3:30 AM (UTC)
The Reasoning Mindset: Awakening Your Thinking Mind
The Customer Mindset: Bridging Customer Empathy and Product Strategy
Week 2
Jun
4
The Builder Mindset: Building Products That Resonate
Wed 6/41:30 AM—3:30 AM (UTC)Jun
6
The GTM Mindset: Achieving Product-Market Fit
Fri 6/61:30 AM—3:30 AM (UTC)
The Builder Mindset: Building Products That Resonate
The GTM Mindset: Achieving Product-Market Fit
Week 3
Jun
11
The Product Marketing Mindset – Accelerating the Customer Journey
Wed 6/111:30 AM—3:30 AM (UTC)Jun
13
The Growth Mindset: Driving Product Scale and Continuous Innovation
Fri 6/131:30 AM—3:30 AM (UTC)
The Product Marketing Mindset – Accelerating The Customer Journey
The Growth Mindset: Driving Product Scale and Continuous Innovation
Post-course
Capstone Project
What people are saying
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Dave Packer
Kapil Ashok Jaiswal
Kalyan Ghatak
Alay Desai
Sumit Suman
Meet your instructor
Chandar Venkataraman
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.
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.
I have deep expertise in cloud platforms and B2B software and SaaS for AI-powered security, governance, risk & compliance, and data security.
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Course schedule
6 live sessions; 4 hours/week; 3 weeks
Module 1: The Reasoning Mindset: Awakening Your Thinking Mind
May 27 Tuesday 6-8 PM PST
A live session to develop the foundational traits of a strong product mind to navigate complexity with clarity and confidence. Includes an interactive project.
Module 2: The Customer Mindset: Bridging Customer Empathy and Product Strategy
May 29 Thursday 6-8 PM PST
A live session to build deep customer insights and use them to craft segmentation and product strategies. Includes an interactive project.
Module 3: The Builder Mindset: Building Products That Resonate
June 3 Tuesday 6-8 PM PST
A live session to bridge product vision with planning and execution using structured frameworks. Includes an interactive project.
Module 4: The GTM Mindset: Achieving Product-Market Fit
June 5 Thursday 6-8 PM PST
A live session to develop and execute a go-to-market strategy that drives product-market fit. Includes an interactive project.
Module 5: The Product Marketing Mindset – Driving Clear Product Positioning
June 10 Tuesday 6-8 PM PST
A live session to develop and execute a product marketing strategy that establishes clear differentiation, compelling messaging, and sales alignment. Includes an interactive project.
Module 6: The Growth Mindset: Driving Product Scale and Continuous Innovation
June 12 Thursday 6-8 PM PST
A live session to develop a growth mindset that achieves sustained product growth by driving continuous iteration. Includes an interactive project.
Capstone Project
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The final project is to develop a personalized, AI-augmented Product Mind playbook that captures all the learnings. While the playbook is developed incrementally each session, it's due for a final review a week after the workshop, allowing for ample synthesis and reflection.
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