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Shruti Totla

Shruti Totla

Product Manager — payments, credit cards, and sustainability products

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Joined August 2026
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Focus on decision-making over ideation: Shruti writes that effective product management is about making clear, disciplined decisions rather than merely generating ideas, and she emphasizes asking the right 'why' questions and prioritizing clarity for teams. medium+1
Experience in payments and credit-card product spaces: her profiles describe work with Freecharge (Axis Bank DBAT) and highlight credit-card/product experience and building innovative product solutions. topmate
Active mentor and coach for product aspirants: she offers paid 1:1 services (career guidance, interview preparation, resume review, mentorship) and presents herself as a mentor for early-career PMs. topmate+2
Transitioned from an engineering education to product roles: her background shows a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering followed by roles in product management across fintech and sustainability tech companies. theorg

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I Thought Product Management Was About Ideas. I Was Wrong.

January 1, 2026

A Medium essay reflecting on the role of product management, arguing that PM work is less about ideation and more about making disciplined decisions and bringing clarity to teams.

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Writes about product management and personal reflections on Medium. medium