Fireside Product Management
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Why is it soooo hard to build products that solve customer problems?
Tom goes into the 5 forces that conspire against PM's to build products that are customer centric. Sign up for PM coaching from Tom at tomleungcoaching.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Do customers lie to product managers in early stage ventures?
Pete Christothoulou is the former CEO of Marchex, the call and conversational analytics company, who is now founder and CEO of Xembly, a Seattle-based startup developing AI-powered technology that replicates a chief of staff and executive assistant — automating tasks such as meeting notes, scheduling, and action items. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
CDO at YouTube and former PM VP at Netflix Chris Jaffe
How can you be a better PM and partner with Design? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Bean Box retail coffee CEO and former tech CTO
Had a great chat with Matthew Berk about Bean Box, proudly *non* venture backed #entrepreneurship, building decades long co-founder partnerships, and getting back to the fundamentals of turning nickels into dimes! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
How to build a world-class Product Management team
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How to ask questions and get advice from serial gaming entrepreneur, Adam Lieb.
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Is European tech product management ahead, behind, or different than Silicon Valley?
Tom interviews Raphael Leiteritz, former Google executive and co-founder of Peak Product and Product Management festival. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Ryan Fritzky on How he Built Bean Box, an internet retailer Top 100 brand and purveyor of fine coffees
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Four Harvard MBA's reflect 20 years after graduation
Tom Leung, David Hindman, Pam Perskie, and Rahul Mahendale reflect on Artificial Intelligence, Inflation, College Admissions, and Leadership lessons in general. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Jessica Gilmartin, CMO of Calendly on High-Performing Marketing Teams
Tom interviews Jess about building great teams, partnering with product management, and how she's thinking about AI in marketing. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Is hybrid work here to stay or a passing fad given tech industry challenges?
Chris Berta from the Laurel Group discusses the different types of hybrid and remote work setups he's seeing in tech companies and shares predictions on where things are heading. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Are you visible enough at work to get ahead?
How to fast track your career without being cheesy. High-impact trainer Laura Chattington shares tips for PM's to be more visible in the workplace and how they can fast-track their careers. ActivateYourCareerLive.com Learn more about host Tom Leung at http://tomleungcoaching.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Everything you wanted to know about how recruiters pick Product Leads
Chris Berta has been recruiting top tech executives for 20 years. As a partner at the Laurel Group executive search firm in Seattle, he shares their process, insights, and advice for product executives and the companies who need to hire one. Learn more about host Tom Leung at http://tomleungcoaching.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
How do you Product Manage an AI-based product?
Tom Leung (Google Health), Ryan Cunningham (AI Fund), Arun Ravi (Microsoft Health AI), and Vipul Kashyap (Buddi AI) discuss what it's like to PM an AI-based product versus a traditional tech product. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Brewster Stanislaw, Chief Product Officer of Demandbase
What's it like being a CPO? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Greylock Partner and former Google, Linkedin, and Groupon VP - David Thacker
Perhaps one of the most influential guests I've ever had on the Fireside PM podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Roadmaps! What are they, why are they tricky? Guest Saeed Khan shares insights.
From guest, Saeed Khan: "A lot of companies struggle with "roadmaps" that aren't actually strategic roadmaps, but are a delivery plan masquerading as a roadmap. The diagram tries to show how a roadmap contributes to a release, but the release also includes more tactical items such as roadmap aligned sales requests, customer issues, engineering needs etc. I'd love to hear your questions as there's a lot packed into this one slide." This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Product Managers finding Product Market Fit
Tom and Justin Kistner talk about how product managers work with cross functional teams to find fit, the tools they use, and what UpFocus.io has built. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
What makes a great product manager?
I answered this question 10 years ago on Quora and it got 50k views, let's assess where I got it wrong and where it held up. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Decades of Product Management Lessons in one Interview
Chad from Product Mastery Now had me on his show and was kind enough to allow me to re-publish it here. Hope it's useful! Learn more about Chat, his podcast, and other PM resources at https://productmasterynow.com/ If you're interested in engaging with me as a PM or executive coach, learn more at http://tomleungcoaching.com And if you want to watch the video on youtube, go to http://firesidepm.co This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Microsoft VP Amit Fulay's 6 Career Lessons for PM Success
Tom and Amit discuss Amit's LinkedIn post about career management that got over 1,000 shares. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
10 Things Your Product Org can do to Succeed
Chad McAllister from Product Mastery Now on specific steps every product team can take to ship products that customers love. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Software Excellence and Product Management according to McKinsey's Brian Goffman
Tom and Brian Goffman discuss what it takes to deliver great software and why product management is a crucial factor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Enterprise Product Management is hard: John Gilmartin SVP at VMware
Tom and John talk product management roadmaps and PRD's, career advice, and how to evaluate great talent. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Vlada Bortnik, CEO of Marco Polo (1.5M App Store ratings)
Tom and Vlada talk about her founding a purpose-driven startup and how she has developed as a CEO and led product at this award winning company. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Nick Soman, Decent CEO, former Amazon PM, Harvard and Stanford grad
Who is Nick? Stanford American Studies & English major; PhD pitch coach; AV tech worker; Proactiv Acne Solution infomercial market researcher; PR intern; LSAT prep lecturer; strategy consultant; Harvard MBA; Amazon Kindle PM, until my wife Anna asked “Does it ever bother you that on your best day you’re writing a footnote in Jeff Bezos’ story?” 2x founder with 1 exit and counting, plus jobs leading Community at Napster and Growth at Gusto and as an EIR-turned-scout at Foundation Capital between startups. It’s been a weird and magnificent road. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Keela Robison, VP of Product Innovation at Netflix
Tom and Keela discuss her PM experiences at Amazon, Netflix, Expedia, and career development and leadership in general. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Roblox Chief Product Officer Manuel Bronstein on the importance of Product Management Conviction
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Shimrit Ben-Yair, VP of Google Photos
Tom and Shimrit talk about product management, leadership, and career development. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Tom Leung, Google PM Director, Startup Founder, and Career Coach
Tom reverses roles for this episode and becomes the guest. Wes Wu, an early Fireside PM subscriber will ask Tom anything. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
What's it like being the Chief Product Officer of a billion dollar startup?
Ziad Ismail hails from Sweden, Harvard, Microsoft, Marchex, Convoy and is now at H1. What product management lessons has he learned over the years? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Former head of Product Management at Airbnb
Sanchan Saxena was head of product at Airbnb, is now VP of Product at Coinbase, and also worked at Instagram. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
From apprentice to Corp VP of Product at Microsoft
Omar Shahine, Microsoft Corp VP, shares some lessons about leadership, culture, product versus program management, and how to hire great product talent. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Uber's first head of Product Management
Tom interviews Mina Radhakrishnan, former Google PM, VC, Uber's first head of PM, and CEO of :Different. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com
Former YouTube VP of Product Management Ariel Bardin
Tom and Ariel discuss being great at product management from the trenches of big tech. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com