Jake and Jonathan

The podcast is 50, so it’s officially a middle-aged rambly guy! 👴🏻 There’s someone in Jake’s background, who suddenly takes over from Jake. He also invented the Design Sprint. Maybe it’s just Jake doing a French accent..? 🥖 This episode literally has zero useful information for anyone. It’s just Jake and Jonathan patting themselves on the back for recording 50 Skype calls of them talking and inflicting those conversations on the world. 😌 But if you tuned in for the previous 49 episodes, then that’s not likely to discourage you from listening. Have fun! 🤓 Check out, nay, GO BUY the AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class: ajsmart.com/masterclass 💰 Links: Stéphane Cruchon (Twitter) design-sprint.com Google Design Sprint Conf Dee (Instagram) Gruyère cheese (Wikipedia) John Zeratsky (Twitter) Buy Make Time! Buy Sprint! Jason Fried (Twitter) BOOK: It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried and DHH (Amazon.com) BOOK: The Messy Middle by Scott Belsky (Amazon.com) Gary Vee (Instagram) Your Hosts: Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com Show Notes (fan made by @amrkhalifeh): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

Jonathan interviews Mona Patel, who really makes Jonathan look like a boring, lazy person in comparison. Mona is the founder of 3 companies: Motivate Design, UX Hires, and Insider Insight. Aaaand she’s the author of Reframe: Shift the Way You Work, Innovate, and Think. Jonathan who? Some of the topics covered: Mona’s story in a nutshell. Her work at NASA(!!) and Kodak. 🤯 How do you prove yourself in a company? Speak your mind, but only if you have something useful to say! 😛 Jonathan ADMITS he doesn’t think research is useless, and where it’s can be best employed. 🤓 THE INSIDERS! Who are they?! How are they contributing good karma to the world? And what is the Observation Method? 👀 Solopreneuring…while pregnant! 🤰🏽 How to hire well. 👩🏼‍💻 Tony Robbins comes into the story at some point. 🕺🏻 Why you should read Mona’s book, Reframe. 📖 Check out, nay, GO BUY the AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class: ajsmart.com/masterclass 💰 Links: Mona Patel on Instagram Mona Patel on Twitter Motivate Design UX Hires GaryVee American Institutes for Research Design Research (Wikipedia) Buy Sprint! BOOK: Reframe: Shift the Way You Work, Innovate, and Think by Mona Patel Your Hosts: Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com Show Notes (fan made by @amrkhalifeh): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

Jonathan interviews Scott Belsky, founder of Behance and currently Adobe's Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President of Creative Cloud, and only asks him questions that were sent in by you, the listener! Just kidding, Jonathan selfishly asks Scott questions about building a business and about leadership, because those are the ones most relevant to Jonathan’s current role as a CEO. But he does throw in a product question at the end. So there’s at least one question for everyone! 😝 Here’s how the interview goes in broad strokes: Jonathan gushes over Scott Belsky. 😍 Scott Belsky on building Behance. 👷‍ How to keep people motivated. EMPATHY! 😌 The line between life and work. 💼 The lows & highs of creating a business & the importance of self-awareness during both. 📈 What do you do when you get the feeling that it’s not going to work out? When do you know when to quit? It’s all about conviction. 🤓 How to deal with distractions? 💩 Who shouldn’t read the Messy Middle? 🛑 📖 What’s more important, ideas or execution? ✨ A book within a book! 🧐 How people are lazy, vain, and selfish. 😬 Check out, nay, GO BUY the AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class: ajsmart.com/masterclass 💰 Links: ScottBelsky.com Scott Belsky on Twitter Scott Belsky on Instagram BOOK: Making Ideas Happen by Scott Belsky BOOK: The Messy Middle by Scott Belsky 99u.com Behance.net AskGaryVee 290: Scott Belsky on Starting Behance, Perseverance in Business, & the “Messy Middle” The Tim Ferriss Show: Scott Belsky — How to Conquer the Messy Middle (#336) The Real Journey image Action Method: A Flexible and Intuitive Project Management System | 2008 | TechCrunch BOOK: Anything You Want by Derek Sivers Your Hosts: Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com Show Notes (fan made by @amrkhalifeh): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

Jonathan is famous and get recognized while holding underwear. 👙 Jake's new book Make Time is coming out tomorrow! 🔥📖🔥 Jake and Jonathan discuss different approaches to giving talks. Jake always wings it, while Jonathan sweats every detail! Sound right, right? 🤔 Jonathan charges an ungodly amount for talks...because he can. 🤑 Jake and Jonathan drop some wisdom on giving talks. Being entertaining is key. No forget that, actually just be serious. 😶 Jake candidly roasts Jonathan on his interview skills, then they talk about how TOTALLY confident they are when they interview guests. 😎 Creative Selection book discussion. Gut → demo → launch. How that relates to the sprint. Words matter: Prototype vs demo. 👨🏻‍🎨 Irish accent. ☘️ Check out, nay, GO BUY the AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class: ajsmart.com/masterclass 💰 Links: Buy Make Time! Review Make Time on: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de Review Make Time on Goodreads Buy Sprint! PBC #Why Most Design Conferences Suck BOOK: Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun | Amazon.com PBC #Silicon Valley’s Top CEO/Leadership Coach: KIM SCOTT Scott Belsky The GaryVee Audio Experience The Tim Ferriss Show Terry Gross | Wikipedia PBC X: Jason Fried gives us SAVAGE Product Advice BOOK: Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda | Amazon.com Go (subtly) nag Chris Do to invite Jonathan on his podcast Your Hosts: Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com Show Notes (fan made by @amrkhalifeh): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

This week Jonathan interviews his favorite Author Kim Scott, Founder of Candor Inc. & CEO coach for some of Silicon Valley's biggest companies. She was on the faculty of Apple University and was a leader for Google AdSense, YouTube and the Double Click team. Her other achievements include managing a pediatric clinic in war-torn Kosovo and building a diamond cutting company in Russia - Basically not many people can say they have her experiences in life, so listening to all this condensed into 30+ minutes should definitely put a smile on your face. It did ours! She's here to show off her book Radical Candor, which just so happens to be the best book on management and leadership that we've every read! You'll have yourself saying 'how did i not know this'!!! Enjoy. Find out more about the Master-Class here: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class: https://ajsmart.com/masterclass Links radicalcandor.com BOOK: Radical Candor | Amazon.com Radical Candor podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast Apple University | Wikipedia Sergey Brin | Wikipedia Eric Schmidt | Wikipedia Sheryl Sandberg| Wikipedia Radical Candor 2x2 Grid Bonus.ly Your Hosts Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com Show Notes (fan made by @amrkhalifeh): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

This week something cool is about to drop… and it’s not the theme tune to Fragil Rock. It’s that time for Apple’s special event - 2018. The invitations are out, but so are the rumours. This year also comes with a whole bunch of leaks (whoooo let the dogs out). So Jonathan chats to Jake via some crappy Skype phone sound (apologies) and go over the pre-event rumours and leaks, as they surface. We explore the 3 different iPhone models, possible iPad and iWatch improvements and what it means for this ‘Tick-Tock’ tock year. We also look at the flaws in Apples yearly improvements but the desire that captivates all Apple users to buy every year. Oh and some Yodelling… Find out more about the Master-Class here: AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class: https://ajsmart.com/masterclass Links BOOK: Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die | Amazon Buy Sprint! Buy Make Time! IDEO Apple’s next iPhone event will be on September 12th | The Verge Apple MacBook Pro with Touch Bar updated with ‘improved’ third-generation keyboard | 9to5Mac Exclusive: This is ‘iPhone XS’ — design, larger version, and gold colors confirmed | 9to5Mac Exclusive: Apple Watch Series 4 revealed — massive display, dense watch face, more | 9to5Mac Sign up for one of Jake’s upcoming workshops! Buy the AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass! How to Run 13 Design Sprints at Once: Inside Maker Week at The New York Times | Jake Knapp | NYTimes The Hosts Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com Show Notes (fan made by @amrkhalifeh): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

Ever wanted to hear from a creative design business master??? Well, today is another very special episode. This time Jonathan interviews Jules Ehrhardt of UsTwo fame about building one of the biggest most revered design companies. Unfortunately, no Jake on this one… But Jonathan and Jules expand on a recent article called ‘The State Of The Digital Nation 2020’, diving deep into the commoditisation race to the bottom and how to outlast the pricing structure wars in design companies. Article - https://medium.com/swlh/state-of-the-digital-nation-2020-venture-road-22de4377836 They also Chat about Jules’ start; from London to Japan, From Australia to the US and heading up offices around the world! This is now for sure, the worlds no.1 podcast - about design – officially!!! Because we have a number 1 designer on our show. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Find out more about the Master-Class here; AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class: https://ajsmart.com/masterclass Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

This week is a little different from our usual, Jonathan couldn't make it. So instead Jake is bringing you and interview from another show that he's just been on, talking about his new book 'Make Time'. You've heard us talk a lot about "buy Sprint", well soon you will be able to buy Make Time, so here you'll get your first in depth glimpse of what the book is all about. The interview is from a Podcast called 'Time off' and the host is John Fitch. Find out more about the Master-Class here; AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class: https://ajsmart.com/masterclass Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

What's the difference between working as a designer in Silicon Valley and the rest of the world.... Well, the water closet for sure! Jonathan and Jake chat about; • Working for big Silicon Valley companies, • How to position your values inline with people higher in the food chain, • How to ask for what you want without sounding sleazy, • And of course a whole bunch of polite restroom/bathroom humour. Find out more about the Master-Class here; AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class: https://ajsmart.com/masterclass €500 off (until August 16th) with this code: PBCPODCAST Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

Jonathan and Jake cozy up in an hotel room together, eating some breakfast in bed like Bert and Erni would be proud of! Talking with a mouth full, spraying pastry crumbs all over the sheets and much more... They chat about leaving behind technical design, suggesting you turn your attention to the business side of the job, learn to communicate with people outside of your specific role and some growth strategies to boost your career. Including a bunch of great book recommendations for growth. Find out more about the masterclass here; AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass: https://ajsmart.com/masterclass €500 off (until August 16th) with this code: PBCPODCAST Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

What does a 300,000 dollar a year designer do to earn that much money...? Well Jonathan has a chat with one. This weeks episode is with Ran Segall from the YouTube channel Flux. The topics in this conversation turned to career hacks, mentors and money. We know you'll learn a ton from this. Enjoy the show. Find out more about the masterclass here; AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass: https://ajsmart.com/masterclass €500 off (until August 16th) with this code: PBCPODCAST Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

This Episode.... Yes, THIS EPISODE, is the BEST episode... So much in this episode, You'll learn lot's of things, soooo many things! Side note - If you take something from this episode, please let us know cause we have no idea what to write about it.... ....Wizards, that's it, you learn about wizards... and Back To The Future - Terminator - robot AI's. A super fun show from New York! Start spreading the news.... Find out more about the masterclass here; AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass: https://ajsmart.com/masterclass €500 off (until August 16th) with this code: PBCPODCAST Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

In this mini episode Jake answers another interesting question that was asked in the masterclass this week. A question about how charismatic or extroverted do you need to be to run a Sprint workshop (...buy Sprint). You might be surprised of the answer.. Check it out. Find out more about the masterclass here; AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass: https://ajsmart.com/masterclass €500 off (until August 16th) with this code: PBCPODCAST Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

How messy can you get? In this mini ep Jake answers a difficult but super interesting question that came up in the masterclass this week. A question about using design sprints for complex enterprise situations when designing B2B products. Find out more about the masterclass here; AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass: https://ajsmart.com/masterclass €500 off (until August 16th) with this code: PBCPODCAST Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

During the recording of one of our masterclass workshops, we thought we'd address a really important question that pops up time and time again in our Facebook group and at our workshops; Is user research important when designing a product... let's find out in this minisode! Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

Jonathan does another lonely cast today, Jake couldn't join us unfortunately. Jonathan talks about how he scales design sprints across multiple big companies he's working with and when or not you might not need to. He also concludes his summary of Ryan Holiday's book The Obstacle Is The Way. Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

Jonathan and Jake answer a listeners question about the value of formal education, while exploring what good and bad things they took away from going to college. Is it even necessary these days and will they be sending their kids off to college? We'll find out! Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

Jonathan is back from vacation and happy that it's gaming conference season. He and Jake chat about monetisation of apps and when or not it's important to release free stuff, also a few book recommendations for your vacation read list! Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

In this episode Jake Knapp takes on his very first 'SoloCast'. Carrying on from episode 30, where we looked at Google's Digital Well Being strategies, Jake explores what Apple have brought to the table in their newest updates for IOS, Apple watch, Desktop OS and Apple TV. Super Interesting, let's dive in! Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

Do you know that terrible Netflix movie with Natalie Portman – Annihilation? Well it’s actually an awesome book that you have to read. A bit disturbing and tense though! Oooo Creepy Friday Fun-Cast!! Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

Google get’s ahead of Apple by releasing SOME... (probably should be more) digital health clean-ups. We talk GDPR and more while Jonathan dies of man-flu. Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

We missed a mainline episode this week due to bad planning BUT DO NOT FEAR because here's a Friday Funcast! Also, Jake messed up the audio. Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

How do you know if you're on the right path in your career? What do you do when you start to doubt yourself or feel like you're on the wrong path? Jake and Jonathan discuss this AND MORE in this week's HORRIBLY RECORDED (sorry) PBC Podcast. Sorry for the 2 day delay! Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

What's the best possible career advice I can give you in May 2018? Well, here it is! Lemme know if you liked it on social! (@jicecream) Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial Tickets to our next live event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ajsmart-design-sprint-bootcamp-with-jake-knapp-tickets-44400525166 CODE: pbcmay

An interview with the amazing Sarah Cooper, an ex-Google Docs design lead and super talented comedian! Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Sarah Cooper: @sarahcpr Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write in to the podcast: [email protected] Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

Uploading this episode in Copenhagen airport, laughing to myself like an idiot. Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

It's a day late, but you know what they say: Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

THIS IS IT. YOU FINALLY HAVE AN ANSWER TO THE MOST COMMON EXISTENTIAL QUESTION.... we're so sorry about these Friday Funcasts... Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

Product breakfast club, product breakfast club! This week we dive deep and dirty into Google I/O leaks. I/O is only 20 days away and already we're knee-deep in freaky, leaky-love. Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

The title kinda says it all here. Jake and Jonathan discuss their first trips to Silicon Valley and chat about some misconceptions and stuff, probably. Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial Tickets for Jake in Berlin: http://learndesignsprints.com/event-jun-27/ discount code: pbcapril

Jonathan had a little accident and apparently you need to hear about it asap. Regular programming returns Monday. Follow Jake on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected]

British accents, Instagram butts and more deep-cut innovation topics. (Oh, and we talk about design products to be addictive). PLEASE... please.... if you like the podcast, give it a 5 Star rating on itunes/Apple podcasts. Show notes: https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial/pbc-19-are-the-designers-at-facebook-bad-people-instagram-buttwave-cd17d4feb509 Follow Jake on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected]

Workshop Offer-code in description below McKinsey, one of the largest, most important consulting firms on the planet, announce that they're going to start selling Concept Sprints. Jake and Jonathan discuss this OUTRAGE. Follow Jake on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected] Master the art of running your own Design Sprint: Join Jake and Jonathan for a 2-day Design Sprint Bootcamp in Berlin this June. Use Offer code "pbcapril" at checkout to get a €250 discount on the current Early-Bird price. Details here: http://learndesignsprints.com/event-jun-27/ McKinsey thingy: https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/digital-mckinsey/our-insights/how-concept-sprints-can-improve-customer-experience-innovation SHOW NOTES can be found here: https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial (made by an amazing fan)

Ever wondered if Design Sprints would work in a large-scale corporation? Wonder no more! Seriously, stop, please!!!!! This week Jonathan had the pleasure of interviewing Eik Brandsgård who's been at LEGO for over a decade. In this episode you'll learn how LEGO's internal agency bet everything on the Design Sprint and succeeded. Follow Jake on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Find Eik on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eik-thyrsted-brandsg%C3%A5rd-a866543/ Write into the podcast: [email protected] SHOW NOTES can be found here: https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial (made by an amazing fan) Join Jake and Jonathan at our next training event in Berlin: http://learndesignsprints.com/event-jun-27/

This week, Jake interviews Jonathan on how he went from being a guy selling fish in Ireland to running a succesful design agency. I know, I know... you want links in the show notes... maybe in episode 17? Follow Jake on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: [email protected]

Our shortest episode ever! Recorded Live in Stockholm, Sweden after a Design Sprint Workshop. Have a listen in on our only slightly drunken rant about Innovation and Leadership. Let us know if you like it!!! And please give it a review. Jonathan on Twitter or Instagram: @Jicecream Jake on Twitter: @Jakek Email us: [email protected]

The Golden Age of UX is over, so what can designers do to stay valuable while supply reaches demand levels? What should companies hiring designer be looking for? Also, what's this?? A short episode?! Jonathan on Instagram and Twitter: @jicecream Jake on Twitter: @jakek

Jake and Jon jump on a Youtube Live to answer anything people had to ask about Design Sprints. If you're interested in how the Design Sprint has evolved over the last 2 years, then this is the Big Juicy Carrot for you! Be sure to subscribe to the AJ&Smart Youtube channel for more Live Streams! Follow Jake on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan on Instagram: @jicecream

Chris Do, the Emmy Award winning designer and CEO of 2 successful design companies came on the PBC podcast! No idea why but it was great! Chris and Jonathan discuss building design agencies from scratch, money, cars, youtube and much more! Chris Do on Twitter: @TheChrisDo Jonathan on Instagram: @jicecream Jake on Twitter: @jakek

What's this??! The audio doesn't suck in this episode?! We're like NPR or something! This episode is all about why Jonathan and Jake think Design Conferences mostly suck. If you thought this episode didn't suck then please give us a 5 star rating in iTunes so that we can feed our fragile egos :) Say hi to us on social media! Jake on Twitter: @jakek Jonathan on Instagram: @jicecream Link to Shortcut-O-Matic: https://medium.com/@jicecream/shortcut-o-matic-a-simple-exercise-that-will-improve-your-life-immediately-1b2a98c355a7

If the last episode was "Episode X" then how can this be "Episode 10?!". Well... ask apple! Oh man... we messed up the audio in this one again but next week it'll be amazing. Does anyone read this? (Lemme know @jicecream on instagram) Jake on twitter: jakek €100 off our nordic workshops: PBCPODCAST10 (you can find the events on the AJ&Smart FB page)

We've decided to take a leaf from Apple's book and skip the number "9" for this momentous episode! Jason Fried gives amazing product advice to sub-humans Jonathan and Jake. That's it! Do people actually read this bit? Follow us on social media: Jason- Twitter: @jasonfried Jake -Twitter : @jakek Jonathan - Instagram: @jicecream

Having systems for making decisions is one of the best ways to make sure your team or business doesn't end up arguing over which chairs to buy when they should be innovating. In other news, Jake is trying to make money because he's super greedy and Jonathan's having some growing pains while running AJ&Smart. Jonathan on Instagram: @jicecream - Jake on Twitter: @jakek

Rancid Audio Warning! It's the day before 2018 and we're here to hit you with a BONUS episode of the PBC podcast!!! This one is an amazing, deep-dive into all things Design Sprint. The (terrible) audio is taken from a fireside chat FB live stream we held at the AJ&Smart offices in June. It includes some fantastic questions from the audience. Beware, the audio is DAMN bad, but the content is oh so juicy.

In this episode of Product Breakfast Club, Jake and Jon talk about how to get the most out of what you read, Jon's return to UI design (it's been a while!) & the big changes in design in 2017! Don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast and leave us a review too! Until next time, happy listening!

In this episode of Product Breakfast Club, Jake and Jon talk about the Design Sprint! But more specifically the process of iterating a product, what it means, and when you should do it. The episode stemmed from a recent twitter craze: Jason Fried recently tweeted that you cannot iterate on a product before releasing it to the public. Jake and Jon discuss the anger that the online community felt after reading this very ALARMING tweet. Don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast and leave us a review too! Until next time, happy listening!

The guys are back for another Product Breakfast Club! The Design Sprint duo discuss Jon’s recent “career highlight” trip to San Francisco, techniques for not swearing during high level business presentations & the need for structure in any creative process. Don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Hello & welcome to The Product Breakfast Club podcast by AJ&Smart. It’s episode 3! This episode Jake & Jon get right into it discussing some of the misconceptions people have about the Design Sprint touching upon the recent online controversy on how it deals with user research. You can check out past episodes wherever you listen to podcasts & don’t forget to subscribe!

What is The Product Breakfast Club? The Product Breakfast Club is a behind the scenes look at how some of the best companies in the world design their products. Jake Knapp, NY Times best-selling author of “Sprint”, has helped companies like Slack, Nest and 23andMe build successful products. Jonathan Courtney, co-founder of AJ&Smart, has worked with companies like RedBull, eBay and the United Nations, to help them build better products faster. In this new, exciting podcast, the two of them have teamed up to discuss things like product design, innovation and productivity. Welcome to episode 2 of the Product Breakfast club podcast from AJ&Smart. This time Jon’s co-founder (the Smart in AJ&Smart) Michael Smart joins in on the action. The gang discuss the iPhone bubble so many of us are still caught in, the importance of leadership in innovative companies & what happens after a Design Sprint! Don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

In the first ever episode of The Product Breakfast Club, with Jonathan Courtney, co-founder of AJ&Smart and Jake Knapp, NY Times best-selling author of "Sprint", we dive into some pretty heavy product design territory! In this episode, Jon and Jake discuss the power of designing products with a focus on creating exceptional experiences for the user and the difference it can make for the success of a product. (Inspired by the book their both reading called, "Power of Moments"). The difference between business and the startup scene in Europe vs. the United States (Silicon Valley more specifically. They also explore why good execution of a bad idea can beat bad execution of a great idea. If you like what you hear, give us a like and subscribe for our next episodes!