Take your seat at the executive table with confidence.
You’re already a great product leader. Now become a great product executive.
The CPO Accelerator is a members-only virtual course for product leaders.
The move from product leader to VP or CPO can be challenging. It takes a whole new set of skills to succeed at the next level, and you may be the first person at your company to hold this seat at the executive table.
Our course instructors and mentors are experts who will guide you through this transition with informative online lectures, webinars, and lively discussion sessions. Build connections with a group of product leaders in similar stages of their careers, and navigate this exciting step together.
A one-of-a-kind training program focused solely on executive product leadership.
Actionable, strategic work:
Walk out of each lecture with assignments and exercises directly applicable to your current product line, and receive critiques of this work during open discussion sessions.
Engaging lectures & webinars:
Tune in via Zoom for a live lecture and class discussion every two weeks with your course coaches. Benefit from monthly webinars and Q&As led by practiced CPOs.
Exclusive community:
Join a network of experienced CPOs eager to share practices, ideas and feedback, and establish valuable connections with fellow peers.
Busy-schedule friendly:
When you’re accepted into the CPO Accelerator Program, you’ll be asked to dedicate 6 class hours of your time per month, for 3 months, with an additional 5-10 hours of your own work.
Continued Learning:
Your access to mentor panels, networking, and other events remains after the program ends to further develop your skills.
Small class size:
Foster valuable relationships with your class of 8-10 product leaders. Work through shared struggles and experiences with your peers- anything discussed will remain confidential.
Your course instructor is an industry expert who is passionate about growing strong product executives.
Melissa Perri
Melissa Perri believes the key to creating great products is growing great product leaders. As the CEO of Produx Labs, Melissa works with executives worldwide to set up their product organizations and create product strategies. She has published two books on Product Management, Escaping the Build Trap and Product Operations. Committed to furthering the education of product managers, Melissa founded the online school Product Institute, and previously taught Product Management on the faculty of Harvard Business School in the MBA program.
Connect with experienced product executives from our network.
Learn from been-there-done-that CPOs and other executives as they share their experiences and advice through live webinars each month. They’ll be there for you, throughout the course and beyond, for support and career guidance. As you continue to evolve into an accomplished executive, we hope you’ll join this growing community of experts and share your experience with future students.
Applications for our September 2024 course is open. We encourage you to apply if you are:
A Product Leader looking to level up your skills in order to be an effective executive
A Head of Product (Senior Director, VP, Chief Product Officer) focused on scaling and growth
$5000
- 3 month remote course
- 18 hours of live class time
- One year access to Product Institute courses
- Hands-on, strategic real-world activities
- Expert guidance from experienced CPOs
- Learn on the job with real time feedback
- Permanent access to CPO network
All CPO Accelerator members are granted access to the full Product Institute curriculum for one year. These courses, created by Melissa Perri, have trained thousands of students how to think like great product managers. Use these courses as an excellent refresher for your core product skills, or review them to see if Product Institute is the right solution for baselining and upleveling your own product teams.