Crash Course in Profitability for Product Managers

Written on 07/25/2025
Bandan Jot Singh

Profitability isn’t a quarterly review slide. It’s baked into the choices you make daily as a PM.

If you’re a Product Manager reading this, chances are someone (maybe your CEO/CFO, maybe your OKRs) has nudged you to “think profitability” And if you're like most PMs, you're probably asking: "Okay, but what does that actually mean for me, my product, and the battles I fight every day?"

Let’s cut through the noise. Profitability is not some abstract financial KPI sitting in a spreadsheet—it's a living, breathing constraint (and opportunity!) you build with.

But how you think about it as a PM depends entirely on the setup you’re in—B2B, B2B2C, or B2C—and the industry you're shipping into.

So, in today’s newsletter you will learn:

  • How retention is the hidden profit engine in SaaS

  • The quiet profitability power of compliance in Healthcare

  • Tactical PM plays for making thin-margin logistics work

  • 6 surprising cost-saving moves PMs can make this quarter

through 4 key agenda items:

  1. How to look at Profitability in B2B Setups - Tech SaaS, HealthCare and Finance

  2. How to look at Profitability in B2B2C Setups - Online Marketplaces, FinTech and Logistics

  3. How to look at Profitability in B2C Setups - eCommerce, Consumer Goods and Retail

  4. For every stage PM: Practical (and Underrated) Ways to Make Your Product More Profitable

So let’s get right into it.


1.B2B Setups:

If You're in Tech / SaaS B2B – You're Playing the Long Game

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