About Product Party
Smart, fun, and refreshingly real takes on building great products.
Hi, I’m Mike — a product leader with 10+ years of experience driving innovation in fintech, tech consulting, and high-growth environments. From transforming legacy systems to launching AI-driven workflows, I’ve led teams through the messy, rewarding process of building products that actually make a difference.
Now I am writing Product Party, a newsletter for product folks who want more than fluff.
Who this is for: Product managers, team leaders, builders, and curious minds navigating tech — whether you're in a startup, scale-up, or corporate innovation team.
🧠 What You’ll Get as a Subscriber
Real-world product insights, no jargon required.
From shipping features to managing exec expectations, I break down the strategies and lessons from 10+ years across Rocket Mortgage, Credit Acceptance, and more.
Tactics you can use Monday morning.
You’ll find templates, checklists, frameworks, and battle-tested advice for launching better products and building better teams.
Pulse checks on tech, teams, and tools.
I write about what’s actually changing in product work — whether that’s how AI is creeping into workflows, or how to handle roadmap chaos during org shifts.
And yeah, a little personality.
Expect dad jokes, product memes, and the occasional hot take. Building great products should be fun, after all.
🔓 Free Subscribers Get:
Weekly newsletter with curated insights, Q&As, and product inspiration
Access to the community threads and comments
Occasional tools and templates
🔒 Paid Subscribers Unlock:
Deep-dive articles with frameworks, case studies, and original thinking
Early access to interviews with product leaders and PMs in the trenches
Product playbooks and team-building tools I’ve developed (and used) over the years
A direct line to me — reply to the newsletter, and I’ll write back
And yeah… no ads, no noise, just signal
Why Go Paid?
It pays for itself if you walk away from one newsletter with a new idea that improves your team, project, or product.
Many readers expense Product Party as part of their professional development budget (and I can help with that).
$5/month or $55/year – cancel anytime. Group rates available.
Join the Party
Let’s build better products — and enjoy the ride.
Subscribe, get involved, and tell me what you’re working on.
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