# Oji Udezue

> Builder, Investor, Author, Speaker. Helping companies and founders succeed in the age of AI. Work with him through ProductMind.

Pronunciation: Aw-jee Oou-daze-uway. Based in Austin, TX. Contact: via the contact section at https://ojiudezue.com/#contact

## Recent work history

- CPO, Typeform
- Product Lead, Twitter
- CPO, Calendly
- Head of Product, Atlassian
- GM Technology, Bridgewater Associates
- Product Manager Lead, Microsoft

Led Engineering, Product, Design, Data/ML/AI, User Research and Product Marketing teams.
Education: B.Eng (FUTO), M.Sc (USC), MBA (UC Berkeley), MBA (Columbia). 14 granted patents: operating systems, web platforms, UX.

## The book

- [Building Rocketships](https://www.productmind.co/book): Product Management for High-Growth Companies, by Oji & Ezinne Udezue (2024). A practical playbook for building customer-obsessed products, road-tested on real rocketship companies. Also on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Building-Rocketships-Management-High-Growth-Companies/dp/1962339068).

## Current work

- [ProductMind](https://www.productmind.co): consulting practice for founders, CPOs, CEOs, Boards
- [ProductMind Labs](https://labs.productmind.co): tools and skills for solving for AI PDLC
- [ProductMind Skills](https://skills.productmind.co): product and business judgment skills for founders and PMs
- [Africa AI X-Prize / Nduzi Foundation](https://africaaixprize.org): 501(c)(3) working to make inference as cheap as mobile credits for Africa and the global south
- [Universal Room Automation](https://universalroom.org): whole-house automation framework built on Home Assistant

## Speaking

Keynotes and workshops on product leadership, building in the age of AI, and how high-growth companies operate.
Invite via https://ojiudezue.com/#contact. Talks: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI2Qv760A6mKQnycxmv1yCxGnnC1GQqkD

## The ProductMind podcast

- Conversations on product, AI and building: https://www.youtube.com/@ProductMindX

## Writing

- Essays at [ProductMind Substack](https://substack.productmind.co)

## Profiles

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ojiudezue/)
- [X](https://x.com/ojiudezue)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/ojiudezue)