Aykut Bal

@aykutbal

Product Craftsman

About

Seasoned product management leader with 15 years of experience.

Years Experience

Skills

Strategy & Vision

Intrapreneurship

Execution & Delivery

Software Production Frameworks

Data & Analytics

App Analytics
JTBD

Influence & Communication

Leading Product Teams

Domain & Technical

Mobile App Growth

Now

I'm working on Prodlog. I think PMs need better tools to build their careers and see what they have done before.

Updated 1 week ago

Domain Expertise

Mobile Apps · Expert · 13 yrs
Fintech · Know it well · 2 yrs
B2B SaaS · Expert · 8 yrs

Hire Me!

Send an email to aykutbal@prodlog.app

Products I've Worked On Before

Prodlog

B2C SaaS

Product managers need brag document to keep track of their successes

Founder

May 2026 - Present

Finally launched Slack App for Prodlog

Jul 8, 2026

Now Prodlog has a Slack application that lets user to add log by just typing /log or selecting any text from their chats and using the Message shortcut.

Jotform Mobile App

Mobile app

VP of Platforms

Jotform Mobile App

2×

Paid User

Jotform AI Agent Mobile App

Mobile App

VP of Platforms

Jotform Quiz Generator Mobile App

Mobile App

VP of Platforms

Jotform Sign

Mobile App

Mobile e-sign application with in-person sign capability and AI summaries

VP of Platforms

Apr 2025 - Aug 2025

Storyly

B2B SaaS

Mobile app engagement tool that drives conversions via story formatted content with its native SDK.

Chief Product Officer

Jan 2020 - Aug 2024

App Samurai

B2B

AppSamurai helps brands and apps grow with less effort, across one platform for UA, retargeting, OEM discovery, and rewarded monetization.

Head of Product

Jun 2018 - Mar 2022

Interceptd

B2B SaaS

Head of Product

Storyly

$4.5M

Revenue

Twentify

It's hard to capture data from the field for big companies. Twentify is a SaaS Customer Research tool with it's mobile app called Bounty.

Head of Product

Dec 2016 - May 2018

Bounty Mobile App

B2C

Head of Product

Bounty Mobile App

I drove it

4×

User Count

1×5×·1.5 years

TAG Mobile App - Ridesharing

B2C

This was a ridesharing app that brings people with car and others with a same route.

Product Manager

Feb 2016 - Dec 2016

BKM Express Mobile App

Mobile App

Secure digital wallet that lets you shop and transfer money 24/7 without sharing your full card details

Product Manager

Dec 2014 - Nov 2015

Jukela

B2B & B2C

Mobile Jukebox App for venues to create community feeling

Founder

Dec 2013 - Oct 2014

BKM Express Mobile App

720K

Active Users

Me

App Engagement

YouTube

Jukela in Turkish

YouTube

Writing

100 products in 100 days - First One

Hi friend 👋,

Substack · Jan 2, 2022

Writing

Ürün yöneticileri ve yazılımcıları için önemli 3 metrik — B2B

Medium

Writing

Hayatımdaki en iyi ürün yönetimi mülakatında bana ne sordular?

Medium · Mar 21, 2017

Battle Against Churn

YouTube

Storyly in Turkish

YouTube

Confirmed testimonial

“Building Storyly with him shaped everything I know about product: empathy, connection, sharing. At every tough decision, I still ask "what would he think?". Whatever he touches, he turns into art. An inspiration to all product enthusiasts.”

Cansu Tetik

Head of Product · Tightly

Edited & confirmed

Jul 2026

Worked together at Storyly and App Samurai from 2019 to 2023

Confirmed testimonial

“Aykut is an exceptional product leader. He combines his domain expertise with a unique management style that makes teamwork impactful while encouraging continuous learning.”

Kaan Uyanık

Strategy & Business Operations · App Samurai

Edited & confirmed

Jul 2026

Worked together at AppSamurai, 2019-2024

Product Management in Turkish

YouTube

Digital Product Management in Turkish

YouTube

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