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Should I Use Mind the Product?

mindtheproduct.com·Analyzed 9 hours ago··Based on 11 sources

Join the world's largest product community and level up your product skills with articles, videos and events.

Depends

Depends

The free content is a clear yes for any product manager; you only need to pay for conferences or team training.

World's largest PM community — free content for everyone; only pay for conferences or team training. Not software.

Confidence: Medium

170,000+

Community size

product people (self-claimed)

Free

Content cost

article library unpaywalled since ~2023

mtpcon

Flagship event

London, San Francisco and other cities

Pendo

Ownership

acquired by Pendo

Value for money4

Core content free; events and training cost extra

Ease of use4

Free web access, no setup

Feature depth4

Articles, podcasts, videos, Slack, events, training

Pros

  • Claims world's largest PM community — 170,000+ members
  • Article library, podcasts, and videos are free²
  • Runs mtpcon conferences in London and San Francisco11
  • Team training offers practical, structured PM curriculum10
  • Backed and acquired by Pendo

Cons

  • Not software — content, community, and events only¹
  • No public security page found on their site
  • Owned by Pendo, a vendor selling product analytics
  • Recent independent reviews scarce; recaps skew 2017–2023

Gotchas

  • mediumA 'Klue breach and impact on Mind the Product' security update exists — read their updates page before sharing data
  • mediumNo published pricing found anywhere; training and conferences require contacting sales10
  • lowNo public security page; posture can't be verified pre-purchase
  • lowConference worth-it debates on Reddit; check recent attendee reviews before paying³

Best for

  • Product managers leveling up
  • PM teams wanting group training
  • Conference-going networkers

Not for

  • Anyone shopping for actual software
  • Non-PM roles (eng, design, sales)
  • Teams needing a security review or enterprise SLAs
  • Buyers wanting published, transparent pricing

Companies that use it

Pricing

Free content

$0

  • Articles, podcasts, videos
  • Community Slack access

mtpcon conference

Not published in sources

  • Multi-day event
  • Talks and networking

Team training

Not disclosed

  • Practical PM curriculum
  • For whole teams

Security

No product vulnerabilities found in sources; site lacks a security page and posted a third-party 'Klue breach' impact notice.

  • Klue breach impact noticeMind the Product's updates page carries a 'Security update: Klue breach and impact on Mind the Product' announcement; details not visible in reviewed sources.

What users say

Attendee write-ups are positive but sparse and dated; the community celebrated when content went free.

Mind the Product content is now free
Reddit, r/ProductManagement
This was my first time attending Mind The Product
Medium, Building Creative Market

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Full analysis

Based on ~14 public sources; pricing data and post-2023 user reviews were thin.

Sources

  1. Mind the Product homepagemindtheproduct.com
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  2. review
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  7. news
  8. security
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  10. official
  11. review

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