# Mehdi Boudoukhane

> Mehdi Boudoukhane is the Paris-based founder and former CEO of Cycle, a customer-feedback platform started with eFounders in 2019. An engineer and data scientist who moved into product management, he interviewed more than 50 product leaders in San Francisco while developing the idea. Cycle announced $6 million in seed funding in 2023; Atlassian acquired its technology and team in September 2025. He now works as Principal Product Manager for Feedback at Atlassian and writes The Quiet Force.

- **Role:** Principal Product Manager for Feedback at Atlassian
- **Organizations:** Cycle, Atlassian, Hexa (formerly eFounders), Riaktr, Lab Box
- **Education:** Université libre de Bruxelles
- **Known for:** Founded Cycle with eFounders in 2019., Cycle became Product of the Week on Product Hunt in July 2022., Cycle reported active company usage growing from 50 to 500 following the July 2022 launch, as reported in February 2023.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2019** — Worked as an engineer and data scientist before moving into product management; previous organizations include Riaktr and Lab Box.
- **2019** — Started Cycle, initially called ProductX, with eFounders; interviewed more than 50 product leaders in San Francisco.
- **2022** — Cycle launched on Product Hunt in July and became Product of the Week.
- **2023** — Announced Cycle 1.0 and $6 million in seed funding in February.
- **2024** — Published Deconstructing PLG and The Bullshit AI test, describing onboarding changes and AI feedback processing.
- **2025** — Atlassian announced acquisition of Cycle’s technology and team on September 3; the team joined Jira Product Discovery.
- **2026** — Publicly identified as Principal Product Manager for Feedback at Atlassian; advises Enobase and publishes The Quiet Force.

## Achievements

- Founded Cycle with eFounders in 2019.
- Cycle became Product of the Week on Product Hunt in July 2022.
- Cycle reported active company usage growing from 50 to 500 following the July 2022 launch, as reported in February 2023.
- Cycle announced a $6 million seed round led by Boldstart in February 2023, with 60 operator angels participating.
- Led Cycle until Atlassian acquired its technology and team in September 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Atlassian announced the acquisition of Cycle’s technology and team; Boudoukhane and the team joined Jira Product Discovery.
- **2026-03** — Announced that he was advising Enobase alongside Thibaud Elzière.
- **2026-04** — Published Act I, Act II, Act III, and the mistake in between on April 28.
- **2026-06** — Published Vision is irrational on June 10, reflecting on Cycle and his work with founders.

## Links

- Website: https://thequietforce.substack.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mboudoukhane
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/mboudoukhane

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Last updated: 2026-10-12