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Are OKRs o-v-e-r?
In this episode: - Where do startups go wrong with implementing OKRs - Can OKRs really scale for enterprise? - What are pipelines and how do they change the way we think about product roadmaps?
The GLEe Model
A long-term phased approach to crafting a product vision.
A Case Study: Chegg
Applying the product strategy tools and frameworks to a textbook rental and education startup.
The GEM Model
Prioritizing growth, engagement, and monetization to keep organizations aligned.
The Strategy-Metric-Tactic Lockup
How to assign metrics and tactics to each high-level hypothesis.
Proxy Metrics
How to define a metric to prove or disprove your hypotheses and measure progress.
The Quarterly Product Strategy Meeting
How to keep strategy “front and center” and accelerate both results & learning.
The DHM Model
Product strategy answers the question, “How will your product delight customers, in hard to copy, margin-enhancing ways?”
Working Bottom-up
Scan your project list to identify themes and define your product strategy.
A Product Strategy for Each Swimlane
How to define the strategies, proxy metrics, and projects for each pod.
The Product Roadmap
A roadmap is an expression of your strategy. It shows how projects fit together, along with a rough time estimate.
From DHM to Product Strategy
You have ideas to delight customers, to build hard to copy advantage and experiment with your business model. Now what?
Nail It, Then Scale It
In this episode: - Establishing a clear vision of your career path - Using metrics to answer burning product questions - What product managers can learn from biology
Fight for It
In this episode: - From customer success to sales to product leadership - Why collective ownership is the key to success - Implementing OKRs at a large scale organization
Product Leaders Make Great Facilitators
In this episode: - Skills of a great facilitator - Finding your AHA moment through “micro learnings” - Leading the Product: the birth story
Throwing Caution to the Wind
In this episode: - Balancing strategic and tactical product management - Common pitfalls of product teams and how to avoid them - Making the leap from Sr. Product Manager to VP of Product
Shepherd Your Product
In this episode: - From retail to product management - Why relationship building is the number one required skill a product manager could have - The value of having confidence with humility
Show Your Work
In this episode: - Evaluating job candidates through take-home assignments - Why companies should stop “hunting unicorns” - Top 3 ways to stand out as a PM candidate
Do the Right Thing by People
In this episode: - Empowering teams through the Prezi Model - Key differences between B2B and B2C product management - Why embracing discomfort can boost your product career
Career Hacks for Product Leaders
In this episode: - From Marketer to VP of Product at Netflix - Delighting Customers through Consumer Science - How to Hack your Product Leader Career
Leading from Behind
In this episode: - Pros and cons of having a consulting background - Importance of sharing "war stories" - Embodying the persona as customer research
Focus on What's Really Important
In this episode: - From business development to product leadership - How to structure (and restructure) product teams at scale - Making process your product
The Business of Hardware Product Development
In this episode: - Understanding supply chain and working well with suppliers - Why productifying operating systems matters in manufacturing - Perfecting product through small batch production
From Leadership to Entrepreneurship
In this episode: - How and when to insource a product team - Leaving leadership to become a founder - Why you have to be excited by responsibility to lead in product
Creating Community
In this episode: - A warm welcome to Women Who Code, NYC - Product Management as Power - Breaking it down and building it
A Different Way of Doing
In this episode: - Where product marketers and product managers meet - Why "moving fast and breaking things" isn't a mantra that flies well in enterprise - Modified agile for big companies
There's No Right Way to Do Anything
In this episode: - The rise and fall of Undercurrent NYC - Grinding your way toward shared understanding - Not getting caught in one identity
Dresses and Robots
In this episode: - Soft robotics, Exoskeletons, and 3D Printers - From design thinking to product mindset - Startup life in NYC
Give The People What They Want
In this episode: - How to structure and scale product teams - Why non-technical PMs can better manage technical products - Ideas for overcoming dependencies
The Product Guy
In this episode: - Why founders have to be product people (or learn to be) - The blinding power of ignorance - How to develop effective product training
A Team of One
In this episode: - What Product Managers can learn from Marketers - Adjusting from a large team to no team - Essential skills for succeeding in product management
This is Mike Fishbein
Trading Places! 100 PM host Suzanne Abate interviews Mike Fishbein, host of This is Product Management.
No Idea is Worthwhile on a Whiteboard
In this episode: - How to avoid getting stuck in project manager tasks - Organizing teams around problems, not products - Advice for mastering quantitative inquiry
The Truth About Engineers and Product Managers
In this episode: - What engineers really think about product managers - How to brand yourself as a PM - Adapting to a Kanban software delivery method
The Art of User Story Writing
In this episode: - The right time to bring in a product manager - The difference between doing product management and teaching it - The art of writing user stories
How Do You Know It's A Good Idea?
In this episode: - What are Entrepreneurs so afraid of? - Managing Freemium vs Subscription model products - How to tell the right story to your investors
Launching Great Products Play by Play
Dan Olsen is the author of The Lean Product Playbook and a product management consultant for leading companies in Silicon Valley. In this interview, Dan explains how to develop great ideas, play by play.
Tales from Sales
Have you ever wondered what it takes to build a massive customer base for your amazing product? In this episode, go-to-market pro Matt Althauser shares stories from the frontlines and advice for how PMs can foster better relationships with sales teams.
Building Community
Mike Belsito wants us all to become better product managers. Tune in to meet the man behind Industry: The Product Conference.
Product Manager Turned CEO
Brainmates is Australia's leading Agile and Product Management Training group. In this episode, Jen shares practical advice for enterprise teams who may be struggling to shift into a product mindset.
The Art of User Science
Brent Tworetzky and Brian Smith are both deep supporters of the "let's go see" method of validating ideas. If you would like to learn more about the technique known as "user science" tune in now.
25 Years in the Life of a PM
In this episode: - Solving business problems at scale - Why so many people fail at product discovery - 10 different ways to say no
Learning on the Job
In this episode: - First-wave Startup-ism - Taking on Amazon - How to know when you're doing it right
Never Enough
In this episode: - Ideas for structuring product teams - The merits of bottom up roadmapping - How to be an ally and champion diversity in your organization
First and Foremost, a Fan
In this episode: - Practical advice for finding your dream job - The blessing (and the curse) of using your own products - Why you shouldn't be afraid to fail
You Don't Know What You Don't Know
- Scaling a team from zero - What PMs should know (or not) about Sales & Marketing - How to be entrepreneurial in a large organization
From Writer to Maker
In this episode: - Is a startup really the right environment to learn product? - Learning to let go of process as you scale - A pro secret for eliciting honest customer feedback
Employee Number Nine
In this episode: - What makes a good Quality Assurance person (hint: you gotta like breaking things) - A brief history of Braintree - Why having competition is really good for you
Data Made Me Do It
In this episode: - A brief history of Data Science - How to avoid Excel hell - Learning to ask the right questions
Processing Process
In this episdoe: - Evolving team processes as your product grows - Creating good developer relationships through your API - Staying innovative even when your organization doesn't support it