Tugra Sahiner🇹🇷

About Tugra Sahiner

CPO at Richie Games

CPO at Richie Games (MegaFortuna) | Former Founder, WalkOVR — wearable VR motion tech exported to 50+ countries. I've spent 15+ years building products across hardware, software, gaming, VR, and loyalty platforms — as a founder, as a CPO, and as a product leader at companies like Nokia and Verifone.

Background in Electronic Engineering (BSc & MSc), Finance (BSc), and executive education at Wharton and Darden. I've built physical products from prototype to global distribution, scaled digital platforms, navigated a startup through Covid, and transitioned back into corporate product leadership at the CPO level.

I know what it takes to ship — and what it costs.

I mentor on: Moving from PM to product leadership — what changes and breaks when you step up Transitioning from engineering into PM — how to leverage technical depth Building hardware or deep tech products — supply chains, go-to-market realities that software PMs never face Founder decisions — when to persist, when to pivot, thinking about the business when you're a technical

I'm direct, structured, and I'll push you. If you want validation, I'm probably not the right mentor. If you want someone who's been through the hard version of these transitions and can help you think clearly about yours — let's talk.

Expertise

Sessions with Tugra Sahiner

• Product Leadership — 40min (40 min): A structured 40-minute session for product managers, engineers, or founders working through a specific career or product challenge. This isn't a casual chat — please come with a specific question or decision you're stuck on. I'll help you think through it clearly. How the session works: First 5 minutes — you frame your challenge and what a good outcome looks like. Next 25 minutes — we dig in. I'll ask some questions, pressure-test your thinking, and share relevant experience where it helps. Final 10 minutes — we land on concrete, next steps you can take until our next session. I'm most useful if you're working on: - Stepping up from PM to product leadership and feeling the gap. - Moving from engineering into product and figuring out how to position yourself. - Building a hardware or deep tech product and hitting real-world walls. - Making a founder decision — pivot, persist, hire, fundraise, shut down. Preparing for senior PM or CPO-level interviews.
• Building a Career Roadmap (45 min): Focusing on a career roadmap that aligns with your goals and aspirations. From identifying skill gaps to exploring potential career paths, we'll discuss various scenarios to support your long-term success.

What mentees say

“The session was exceptionally structured, direct and actionable. Tugra helped me map out a clear career strategy - from building personal infrastructure and technical positioning to preparing for global markets. Highly recommended!”

“Tugra was highly valuable as a brainstorming partner and brought strong clarity to the biggest strategic questions”