Hi, I am

Mini Yadav

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Product Management | Technology Operations | Business Strategy

I blend technical execution with business strategy to build products that drive measurable impact.

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Seattle skyline and Foster School of Business Full-time MBA

About

From 'Are We Building the Product Right?' to 'Are We Building the Right Product?'

I started my career as an engineer, which meant my job was mostly about execution: does the code work, does the system scale, does the feature ship on time. Good questions. Necessary questions. But somewhere along the way, I kept finding myself more curious about a different one: should we be building this at all?

That's what pulled me toward product and strategy, and eventually toward my MBA at the University of Washington's Foster School of Business. I'm not leaving engineering behind so much as bringing it with me. I still think in systems, still want to know how something actually works under the hood, but now I use that instinct to ask sharper questions about the right problem to solve, not just the cleanest way to solve it.

In practice, that means I'm most useful in the space between product, strategy, and technology, translating a messy, ambiguous business problem into something specific enough to build, and then making sure what gets built actually reaches the people who need it.

Experience

Where I've made an impact

Forge AI, Seattle, WA
Jul 2026 – Sep 2026
MBA Product Management & Strategy Intern
Led end-to-end customer onboarding and go-to-market strategy for Forge, an AI-native financial compliance platform for federally and state-funded organizations. Partnering directly with the founders, I defined the Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) through primary research, designed product workflows that reduced customer time-to-value by 40%, and deployed an AI-driven acquisition campaign to capture high-potential leads.
Microsoft, Redmond, WA
Jan 2026 – Mar 2026
MBA Consultant
Developed a market entry and positioning strategy for Microsoft's Public Sector Utilities segment, identifying and sizing a $1.5B growth opportunity in municipal grid modernization. By mapping cybersecurity pain points across key executive personas, I built a strategic enablement playbook that was adopted by U.S. and U.K. leadership to strengthen competitive positioning.
Fractal Analytics, Gurugram, Haryana, India
India's first AI-Analytics unicorn delivering strategic, data-driven solutions to Fortune 500 companies.
1. Product Quality Owner
  Apr 2024 – Jul 2025
  Directed the product quality and release strategy across three proprietary GenAI SaaS platforms from launch through scale. Bridging the gap between engineering and product strategy, I built and mentored an 8-person team, implemented risk-based planning frameworks to prevent costly late-stage rework, and redesigned agile workflows to accelerate our release cadence by 60%.
2. Quality Assurance Engineer
  Oct 2022 – Mar 2024
  Owned reliability and automated testing for GenAI products ahead of enterprise deployment. Working from the engineering side of quality, I traced output errors to algorithmic flaws, improving accuracy by 18% and supporting a $75K renewal uplift. I also introduced Jenkins and CodeceptJS so automated checks ran with every release instead of delaying deployments, cutting the overall testing cycle by 50%.
3. Imagineer (Graduate Leadership Development Program)
  Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
  Selected for Fractal's highly competitive rotational leadership program, I developed my foundation in product strategy through direct, client-facing ownership. I translated over 100 customer pain points into actionable requirements for a flagship business-experimentation platform. By designing user-centric workflows, I mitigated rollout risks, helped secure $1.5M in enterprise ARR, and lifted product NPS from 66 to 72, ultimately earning top 1% cohort recognition.

Credentials

Education & certifications

Education

Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Jun 2027 (Expected)
Candidate for Master of Business Administration (MBA), Management Science (STEM)
- Honors: PMI Member, Forté Fellow, Merit Scholar
- Board Fellow (Advising WA Nonprofits)
- VP of Operations, Foster Creative
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India
Jun 2021
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science and Engineering
- First Class with Distinction (Top ~10%)
- Honors: Merit Scholarship recipient; Winner, Social Responsibility Initiative Challenge
- Senior Member, Next Tech Lab

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP)
Offered by Project Management Institute (PMI)
In Progress
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Offered by Scrum Alliance
In Progress

Projects

Selected projects

Industry Research | GTM Strategy | Stakeholder Mapping | Public Sector

2026

Decoding the U.S. Utility Industry for Microsoft's Public Sector Team

Project overview of the Microsoft utilities sales playbook: what we built, why it matters, and how to use it

industry challenges mapped: 4; industry challenges mapped
buyer personas built: 3; buyer personas built
sources synthesized: 15+; sources synthesized

Built a go-to-market playbook and companion briefing deck for Microsoft's Worldwide Public Sector team, mapping how U.S. utilities make technology decisions — ownership structures, regulatory pressures, and the buyer personas behind every deal. The goal: help Microsoft sellers walk into utility conversations already speaking the industry's language.

Full deliverable is confidential under an NDA with Microsoft — happy to walk through the approach in person.

Seattle Business Immersion

Industry Exposure

On-site visits with leading Seattle-area companies to study product, operations, and culture up close.

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McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company
Sat down with Engagement Managers and Partners to unpack how structured frameworks turn messy business problems into clear recommendations, learning how to apply hypothesis-driven thinking to complex client challenges.
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Amazon HQ
Amazon HQ
Walked the Spheres and engaged in discussions on product scale, learning how Amazon's "Day 1" mentality directly influences their long-term corporate strategy and culture.
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Microsoft HQ
Microsoft HQ
Attended a business leader talk on "The Age of the Frontier Firm" and explored the Visitors Center, learning practical strategies for navigating a first year in tech from an alumni panel.
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Expedia Group HQ
Expedia Group HQ
Tackled a live business strategy challenge and attended a keynote on AI-driven customer experiences, learning how Expedia leverages data to drive travel-tech decisions.
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Starbucks HQ
Starbucks HQ
Participated in a coffee tasting and a deep-dive into supply chain operations, learning how a legacy consumer brand balances massive scale with cultural relevance.
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Lululemon
Lululemon
Toured the Seattle office and engaged in a panel on innovation and career pivots, learning how Lululemon's brand culture actively shapes its workplace environment and tech adoption.
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Amazon Fulfillment Center
Amazon Fulfillment Center
Walked the floor of the Kent robotics sortable facility, seeing firsthand how human associates and robotics seamlessly integrate to deliver on the "1-click" promise.
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AWS Skills Center
AWS Skills Center
Competed in a hands-on AI hackathon using PartyRock to build functional applications, learning from a PM panel how to transition raw prototypes into scalable products.
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F5 HQ
F5 HQ
Visited the Customer Engagement Center for a leadership talk, learning from alumni how F5 quietly and securely powers global internet traffic behind the scenes.
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9Zero Climate Innovation Hub
9Zero Climate Innovation Hub
Toured Seattle's new climate-tech hub to connect with founders and investors, learning how cross-sector collaboration accelerates viable solutions to the climate crisis.
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Special Olympics WA
Special Olympics WA
Volunteered to design motivational posters for athletes, gaining perspective on community leadership and learning that meaningful impact extends far beyond market share.
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Wyze
Wyze
Engaged with a cross-functional panel spanning finance to product management, learning how a scrappy hardware startup successfully competes on price and speed against industry giants.
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