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I’m María Leal, a digital product professional with nearly 20 years of experience in the digital world and almost 8 years in Product Management. I’ve worked on complex digital products across international markets, collaborating closely with engineering, design, data and business teams. I’m especially interested in the intersection of product, technology and business, and in making complex ideas easier to understand. Alongside my work in product, I write and create practical educational content on Product Management and technology. I’m also the creator of The Product Shelf.

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1mo ago

The Product Shelf - Technical skills for Product Managers, explained simply

The Product Shelf is a learning platform for Product Managers who want to become more technical — without becoming developers. Learn APIs, software architecture, SQL, product metrics, observability, security, CI/CD and more, all explained from a PM perspective. Understand what matters, ask better questions, have better conversations with engineers and make better product decisions. No coding background required.
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3mo ago

APIs for Product Managers - APIs in a simple way. Make better product decisions

APIs are everywhere in Product Management: integrations, technical documentation, authentication, webhooks, errors, and more. This book teaches you what a PM really needs to know about APIs—requests, endpoints, JSON, status codes, Postman, OAuth, rate limits, webhooks, REST, GraphQL, and more. No coding required. Learn to understand technical discussions, evaluate integrations, read API documentation, and communicate confidently with Engineering.
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8yr ago

Fucktune Cookie - I'm telling you your fucking fortune for just $0.99

Fucktune Cookie is my first product in Product Hunt. Ok, maybe it won't solve any of your problems but it's funny af! Go ahead, take a look and be ready to reveal your f*cking fortune.

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