Utku Karaca — Product Manager

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About

I'm a Product Manager who's spent the last 3 years building and scaling AI-powered consumer products — mobile apps, subscription systems, and now an AI research platform. I don't just define what to build — I own why and how.

I've shipped products that generate $200K+ in monthly subscription revenue and maintained ~90% user retention through obsessive attention to onboarding, user value delivery, and paywall strategy. I've touched 30+ apps across AI video, image, voice, and utility categories.

My background is entrepreneurial — I've launched products myself, marketed them. Some scaled, others didn't — but every failure sharpened how I think: value, trade-offs, outcomes. Not just delivery.

Core Skills

Product ManagementSubscription & MonetizationA/B TestingOnboarding & ActivationPaywall StrategyUser Story MappingAgileCRORoot Cause AnalysisAI PipelinesCross-functional Collab

Analytics & Tools

AmplitudeMixpanelGoogle AnalyticsAdaptyFigma

Languages

Turkish — NativeEnglish — Full Professional

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Experience

AI Research Platform (NDA)

Product Manager & UX / Brand Lead

01/2026 — PresentIstanbul, Turkey

Leading product, UX, and brand for an AI-powered research platform preparing for launch and an upcoming investment round.
Solo PM in high-ownership sprint cycles — shaping UX architecture, defining product foundations, partnering with design and engineering.
Platform ingests YouTube and podcast content, building structured knowledge bases using LLM-based pipelines.

App Genie

Product Manager

07/2025 — 01/2026Istanbul, Turkey

Owned end-to-end product development for a portfolio of AI-powered mobile apps (iOS & Android).
Led subscription monetization, paywall strategy, and A/B testing for products generating ~$200K in monthly subscription revenue.
Maintained ~90% user retention on a core sports card identifier app through sharp onboarding, pricing, and feature prioritization.
Designed and integrated API-based AI pipelines using fal.ai, Eachlabs, and third-party providers.
Collaborated with frontend, backend, and full-stack engineers across multiple mobile publishers.

Intra Medical

Product Manager

07/2024 — 06/2025Istanbul, Turkey

Led commercial and operational management across multiple brands — strategic planning, budgeting, and execution.
Managed inventory, logistics, and sales channel optimization across B2B and B2C channels.
Directed performance-driven ad budgets and monitored KPIs across digital funnels.

SevenApps

CEO's Office → Product Manager

07/2022 — 05/2024Istanbul, Turkey

07/2022 — 07/2023 · CEO's Office

Managed company-wide accounting, financial statements, and investor reporting.
Led recruitment support and oversaw internal access management and tech infrastructure.
Prepared monthly investor reports in collaboration with marketing and product leadership.

07/2023 — 05/2024 · Product Manager

Led cross-functional product delivery across high-performing AI consumer mobile applications.
Supported AI-driven feature development using open-source and third-party APIs.
Conducted QA across 10+ mobile apps, ensuring reliability, usability, and release quality.
Benchmarked competitors and market trends, contributing to new app concepts.

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My Tech Stack

I leverage cutting-edge AI tools to accelerate product development, strategy, and execution. Vibe coding isn't just about speed — it's about smart workflows that let me move at startup speed without sacrificing quality.

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IDE / Coding

Cursor

AI-powered code editor for vibe coding and rapid prototyping

Use: Building features 10x faster with AI assistance

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AI Assistant

Claude

Advanced reasoning for complex product decisions and strategy

Use: Analyzing metrics, writing specs, brainstorming

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Research & Automation

Manus

Full-stack automation platform for rapid research and deployment

Use: Deep research, market analysis, rapid prototyping

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Browsing Agent

Antigravity

Agentic web automation and real-time research workflows

Use: Competitor research, agentic web tasks

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Agentic Coding

Claude Code

CLI-based agentic coding for full-stack builds and automation

Use: End-to-end feature builds, CLI workflows

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AI Research

Google AI Mode

Multimodal AI for deep research, content generation and analysis

Use: Market research, user feedback analysis

Why This Stack?

The combination of AI-powered development tools (Cursor, Claude) with robust automation platforms (Manus) lets me move at startup speed while maintaining product quality. I don't just use these tools — I've integrated them into my workflow to deliver faster iterations, better decisions, and more scalable solutions.

This translates directly to client work: faster prototyping, data-driven decisions, and products built to scale from day one.

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How I Can Help

Got a product stuck? Can't nail your MVP? Struggling with growth? I work with early-stage startups and app studios as a fractional PM or product advisor.

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MVP Definition

Can't cut scope? I define what needs to ship first — and ruthlessly cut the rest.

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Monetization & Paywall

Subscription strategy, paywall design, A/B testing, onboarding flows. Done this at $200K+ MRR.

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Growth & Retention

Users coming in but not sticking? I diagnose drop-offs and build retention loops.

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AI Feature Integration

Translate LLMs, image gen, and voice AI into user-facing features with real value props.

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Product Audit

I review your product end-to-end — onboarding, UX, metrics, pricing — and give a diagnosis.

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Fractional PM

Need a PM but not full-time? I embed on sprint cycles, roadmaps, and stakeholder alignment.

Talk about your product ↗

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