The Most Innovative People in Product

Recognizing the top 50 product and growth leaders developing boundary-breaking, business-making products around the world. Determined by a set criteria and scored by a panel of industry judges, only 10 winners and 40 finalists can be called the Product 50.

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Congratulations to our category winners

Winner and finalist titles and companies are noted from the time of nomination.

Meet the rest of the Product 50

Thank you to our judges

Product 50 award categories

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Most Admired Product Leader

This person is who up-and-coming product leaders aspire to be.

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Best Product Leader, Large Company

Leader at a company with 1,000+ employees who has been instrumental to its product’s success.

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Best Product Leader, Midsize Company

Leader at a company with 100-1,000 employees who has shaped its product’s success.

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Best Product Leader, Startup and Small Company

Leader at a company with 100 or fewer employees who is laying a strong foundation for product success and driving growth.

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Best Digital Transformation Product Leader

This person helped digitally transform its company by launching or enhancing its digital product(s).

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Best Growth Leader

This person works within or with their organization’s growth team supporting customer acquisition, monetization, and retention.

Best Product Design Leader
Best Product Design Leader

This person is the brains behind a product known for its seamless, engaging, and intuitive user experience.

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Most Promising Up-and-Comer

This person isn’t well-known yet, but they’re sure to be making headlines in the product world one day.

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Best Product Industry Influencer

This person is a well-respected voice, educator, analyst, journalist or other influential figure advancing the product industry through shared knowledge.

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Best Data-Driven Leader

This person is an expert at using data to inform their product strategy.

Learn more about Product 50

Learn more about 2025's winners
Learn more about 2025's winners

We asked this year’s Product 50 what this award means to them and their advice for product and growth leaders everywhere.

Get VentureBeat's take on this year's Product 50
Get VentureBeat's take on this year's Product 50

Learn more about the leaders who made the Product 50 and their industry-transforming accomplishments.

2024 Winners' Advice
2024 Winners' Advice

We recognized the past Product 50 winners who inspire future excellence in product and growth leadership.

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