January is always the month to pick up tools, get reacquainted with regular practices, and set personal and work goals for the year ahead. On Mind the Product, here is what product people were reading the most of in January 2025.
In this article published towards the start of the year, Emily Canon, Australian-based Product Manager, shares ten tips for Product Managers to effectively navigate APIs. Here are three of her ten tips. Make sure to read the full article for the other seven tips!
Stay customer-focused by understanding their pain points: As a Product Manager, you should focus on API customer needs with a view of the functional qualities and requirements; you shouldn’t try to assume the role of an API designer.
Get hands-on experience: Don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty and try APIs out for yourself. You don’t need to be able to code to do this.
High-quality documentation is essential: Quality documentation is imperative for API products. As a Product Manager, you should champion the need for excellent documentation as part of the API delivery process.
Read: Ten tips for Product Managers to get comfortable with APIs
In the second most popular article on Mind the Product this month, Lama Alrweta, Senior Product Manager and UX Researcher, highlights the transition to non-tech or corporate organisations.
Lama explains that when entering a new environment, you should “Never ever lose sight of your users, regardless of the environment. Continuously seek ways to connect with them and understand their needs. It’s a serious misstep for a product manager to only engage with top management, business teams, or CX teams without directly interacting with customers.”
Read: Does product management only work for tech and startups?
A piece that garnered interest was our article on Lovable AI, which has launched a new feature that transforms Figma prototypes into fully functional apps in partnership with Builder.io. This integration allows designers to bypass developers and independently create applications or websites, taking control of both the creative and technical aspects.
Burnout is a silent adversary that many of us face in product management. In January, we were joined by Evie Brockwell, a seasoned product consultant and coach who has faced this challenge head-on during her time at Booking.com. Here are some of the key takeaways from our conversation:
Listen to our episode with Evie Brockewell here.
Several surveys and polls have indicated that conflict with stakeholders is conclusively the biggest challenge that product managers face. This month, we wrote a deep dive detailing how to turn challenging interactions into productive dialogues and build stronger, more successful products through better stakeholder management.
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