Ramp - Smart Onboarding Product Manager Platform

Ramp helps new product managers onboard faster by delivering tailored resources and tools, making it easy to learn, connect, and start driving impact from day one.

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Inspiration

I started out in product management in 2022 and was literally thrown into the chaos of 'producting', on my first official day on the job, i was pulled into a meeting with faces I didn't know and boom 'Florence, this will be your product to manage'. This is me a new employee, on day one as an intern!!! There was no proper onboarding process (the chaos that is startup in NG), just a walkthrough of the product by the then lead and I spent a large part of my first few months trying to make sense of who to meet or where we are. Fast forward to 3 years later as a PM who now builds in public, I have had numerous messages from entry to mid-level PMs about what to do or at least how to get started on their first 30-60-90 days and win fast and oh, I co-authored a book and my chapter was about getting your your first PM job and your first 90 days as a PM link

Im my current role, I have taken it up to build a seamless onboarding process for new hires even outside of my core team. I worked on a Company Wiki that speaks to what we do, our product line, user manuals, assets, etc. for the internal team and this is now part of the people team's onboarding package. A proud win this year for me so why not take what I have learnt to help people on a larger scale?

What it does

Ramp is your AI-powered onboarding companion for product managers. It helps you start strong and win early by giving you:

PM Onboarding Checklist Select your PM type (Core, Growth, or Technical) and get a tailored checklist for your first 3 weeks on the job. It’s dynamic, practical, and adjusts based on your selection.

Ask a PM A conversational AI buddy trained to answer real, messy PM questions like: “What’s the first thing to do when you inherit a product with no docs?” “How do I manage up when I don’t even know the org chart?”

Templates Access ready-to-use, battle-tested templates for kickoff docs, PRDs, user stories, onboarding briefs, and more, to get you to value faster.

How we built it

  • Ramp was designed as a web app, built to run entirely in-browser and deployable on Netlify. Refinements were majorly done to prompt draft before providing final prompt for implementation.

  • Frontend: Pure HTML with Tailwind CSS utility classes and Alpine.js for interactivity, optimized for mobile-first and minimal load time.

  • Placeholder functions simulate GPT output for demo; future versions will securely call OpenAI's GPT-4o API via a Netlify Function proxy.

  • Templates: Stored as JSON and rendered on demand, making it easy to expand the library without code changes.

  • User Flow: No login required. LocalStorage handles session state, PM type selection, and template favorites.

Challenges we ran into

  • Getting GPT to consistently output checklists scoped to exactly 3 weeks took multiple iterations.

  • I had to structure content delivery carefully, new PMs are already overwhelmed.

  • Aggregating feedback from user interview.

  • Nigeria Network issues

    Accomplishments that we're proud of

  • Launched a working MVP in 36 hours

  • Built a product I wish I had when I started

  • Shared it publicly and received great feedback from potential users & early testers link

Wrote a prompt that output the entire functional product on the first Bolt run, rare!

What we learned

  • Definitely not that one can have a finished product on first prompt, I was stunned. It just goes to show that even with AI, it still needs a well thought out human framing and probing

  • Onboarding is a product, not a checklist. It is still a major issue in this part of the world especially in startup. It has been a constant conversation in a PM community I belong to lately.

  • Just seeing early testers feel seen, supported, and less alone in their onboarding journey reminded me why I built this.

What's next for Ramp - Smart Onboarding Product Manager Tool

  • Launch MVP and acquire first 1k users (set up analytics)
  • Add real-time GPT-4o or Gemini support
  • Expand onboarding lists by PM level (junior, mid, senior) and company type (startup vs. enterprise)
  • Launch “Mentor Mode” with feedback loops
  • Login and save progress feature

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