product management today mvp winner

I was named a winner in the Product Management Today’s 2021 MVP Awards

Product Management Today brings together the best content from hundreds of industry thought-leaders. Product Management Today’s articles are read by an audience of over 72,000 people on their site and newsletter. These awards will recognize the Most Valuable Posts as judged by our readers, award committee, and our machine intelligence and social media. We will recognize the posts that provide the highest value to industry professionals – useful and actionable information, that is tactical or strategic in nature, providing either long-term or short-term value.


My article Product Managers: How Do You Manage Middle Aged Products? was voted the winner in the ‘Other’ category. Thank you to all of the people who voted for me. Best wishes for Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.


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By John Mecke

John is a 25 year veteran of the enterprise technology market. He has led six global product management organizations for three public companies and three private equity-backed firms. He played a key role in delivering a $115 million dividend for his private equity backers – a 2.8x return in less than three years. He has led five acquisitions for a total consideration of over $175 million. He has led eight divestitures for a total consideration of $24.5 million in cash. John regularly blogs about product management and mergers/acquisitions.