# Product Thinking

> Product Thinking is Melissa Perri’s product management podcast and newsletter within Product Institute. It combines practitioner interviews and listener questions about strategy, discovery, experimentation, operations, and leadership; the surrounding business sells product courses, team training, and executive programs.

- **Founders:** Melissa Perri (Creator and host of Product Thinking; founder and CEO of Product Institute)
- **Products:** Product Thinking Podcast, Product Thinking Newsletter, Product Management Foundations, Mastering Product Strategy, CPO Accelerator
- **Notable:** 271 episodes listed in the official archive as of October 9, 2026., Guests include Teresa Torres, Jeff Patton, April Dunford, and Amy Edmondson., Product Institute reports training across 40+ countries; this is not a podcast audience measure.

## Products & services

- **Product Thinking Podcast** — Free interviews, listener Q&A, and thematic compilations on product leadership and practice; 271 listed episodes. New releases paused after June 24, 2026.
- **Product Thinking Newsletter** — Monthly Product Institute newsletter by Melissa Perri about strategy, leadership, and communication.
- **Product Management Foundations** — Product Institute’s self-paced course with 77 lessons, 26 templates and tools, and applied case studies.
- **Mastering Product Strategy** — Product Institute training for senior PMs and product leaders.
- **CPO Accelerator** — Product Institute’s selective three-month executive cohort: $5,000 USD, nine live hours with Perri, up to 20 leaders, and an alumni community.
- **Enterprise team training** — Product Institute courses, live coaching, customized curriculum, and LMS progress tracking.

## Achievements

- 271 episodes listed in the official archive as of October 9, 2026.
- Guests include Teresa Torres, Jeff Patton, April Dunford, and Amy Edmondson.
- Product Institute reports training across 40+ countries; this is not a podcast audience measure.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Episode 271, aired June 24, covers the AI survey and announces a pause in new episodes without a return date.
- **2026-06** — Episode 270, aired June 3, combines perspectives on experimentation culture.
- **2026-05** — Episode 269, aired May 20, combines discovery perspectives from Teresa Torres, Christina Wodtke, and Julia Austin.

## Links

- Website: https://productinstitute.com/resources/podcast
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/product-institute
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@product-thinking

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Last updated: 2026-10-09