Avadhoot Kulkarni

With over 20 years in the enterprise software industry, Avadhoot Kulkarni has led cross-functional product teams, with hundreds of millions in ARR impact, and built customer-centric solutions across data connectivity and AI. His expertise lies in strategic portfolio management, scaling mature products, and navigating the complex transition between legacy systems and modern architectures. He has co-founded a tech venture, held early engineering roles, and now operates at the intersection of product vision, market needs, and team empowerment. Avadhoot thrives in high-accountability environments and brings clarity, structure, and empathy to leadership.

Avadhoot is passionate about mentoring and helping others find clarity in their product careers. Based in Hyderabad, he's a Maharashtrian at heart, an avid lifelong learner, and someone who finds energy in conversations that challenge the status quo—with equal love for frameworks, literature, music and chai. 

Articles by the Author

My AI Journey as a Product Manager: Skepticism to Advocacy – Part 2
Avadhoot Kulkarni, Senior Manager Product Management, continues to write about his personal AI journey and shares how he's been using GenAI in everyday tasks.
My AI Journey as a Product Manager: Skepticism to Advocacy - Part 1
Avadhoot Kulkarni, Senior Manager Product Management, shares his journey of starting as a skeptic of GenAI and how he started using it for day-to-day tasks.
The Secret Life of a Product Manager
The story of how product managers at Progress DataDirect creatively solve the question of "What's next?" with the tools they have at hand.
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