The Product Podcast

In this episode, Sunethra Dhileepan, PM at Paypal, talks about transitioning into Product Management, by drawing from her personal experiences talking about when and why she decided to become a PM, the steps she took towards becoming a PM. Finally, Sunethra evaluates what worked for her and what didn't. Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Chang Yu, Senior Product Manager at Tripadvisor, gives an introduction to Product Management, specifically our part-time product management course curriculum, as well as what it takes to become a product manager. Chang, also gives examples from personal experience in his career.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this, episode, Daniel Weiss, Product Manager at Boeing talks about the understanding of stakeholders and their importance to product teams, as well as how stakeholder involvement impacts a product team. Daniel concludes the session with practical strategies to manage stakeholders.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Tal Flanchraych, fmr Product Lead at Wags Labs Inc., talks about the hard lesson she learned about the marketplace product management. You can have what looks like a great marketplace, but it’s actually just a great interface. A great marketplace is something that is a lot deeper than a great digital user experience.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Giovanni Gardelli, fmr Product Manager at Snapchat, talks about a few lessons he's learnt about being a PM for enterprise products. Consumer products and business products are well understood. Enterprise products are a subset of business products which require human interaction in order to be bought or sold. They include a degree of customization and sophistication, so there’s seldom an out of the box “click and buy” option.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Ariel Butters, fmr Product Manager at Omaze, draws some lessons from years of Product Management experience that are also applicable to all other aspects of life and work. The PM role at startups is different than at large corporations. You are not only a manager, but you are also a mentor, therapist, and judge. The opportunities to learn are manifold.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Loren Khulusi, Sr PM at Dollar Shave Club (DSC), discusses the importance of building products with empathy. DSC have a different take on how to build an MVP, a lot of what they do is tied to the emotional value and usability, as well as functionality. Loren believes in empathizing with a customer's needs in order to build a successful product.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Ryan Mick, Designer and Product Manager at Tinder, discusses the importance of breaking the rules you set yourself. B peeling back the rules you put in place on your product, you give users reasons to stay, because you are in effect adding more value to their experience.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Guy Assedou, fmr Product Management explains SaaS, the three key activities of SaaS businesses and the key metrics. Guy concentrates on churn rate and what PMs can do impact monthly recurring revenue.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode: Forbes recently ran a headline that stated “Big Data is Overrated Compared to Human Ingenuity.” Kathleen Cohen, would take this a step further: The future is overrated compared to human ingenuity. Kathleen talks about the values that define us and the importance of soft skills, values, diversity, beliefs systems and team work.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

Even in tech circles, too many people still associate blockchain with cryptocurrencies. Crypto’s popular appeal has obscured the deeper possibilities behind this completely novel way of storing and sharing data. Jason Roberts, HelloSugoi co-founder, wants you to think further... Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

The more you understand your customer, the more successful you’ll be as a Product Manager. To help you understand your users, Samantha Stevens, the Director of Product Management at Tinder, has created a DIY guide for user research.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this talk episode, Navin Nair, runs through some of the most common problems in Product Management, why they happen and how to fix them, and maybe even avoid them. This isn't an intro to Agile or its theory; this is about a no-nonsense approach to improving your product development process, accepting the reality that understanding how people work is the key to unlocking the secrets of the universe!Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Ashu D., LinkedIn PM discusses the lessons he learned as a founder and a leader that continue to mould his thoughts and actions. Ashu also touches on his experience as a data scientist and how all of the above connect with his current role as a PM at LinkedIn. Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this talk, Liat Laron, a Senior Product Manager at PayPal, shares practical tips for identifying your team members’ strengths and internal motivations. Liat also talks about how to leverage them to build trust in global teams, in a way that contributes directly to product success and the bottom line.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Charu Govind, the Intel PM, talks about being a multidisciplinary Product Manager, managing a product with invisible software and the vague requirements in AI/IoT. Charu also touches upon customer vs industry, the difference between technology and product - When to productize? Charu distinguishes between AI as a feature and AI as a product, finally he talks about Product Management for the Internet of Things.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Ammar Jawad, discusses the type of problems applied machine learning can solve for a product, as well as how machine learning can deliver personalised experiences. Ammar's final chapter reveals where to actually begin with learning machine learning as product people.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Anand Lakshminarayan, discusses the core of what it is like to be an Enterprise Product Manager, drawing upon his experience at Microsoft and Checkr. Enterprise Product Management has different challenges and rewards than consumer products, and while you may find that consumer products are more exciting, think Spotify, Snapchat, Instagram, working on an Enterprise product is extremely fascinating as well. Aside from general Enterprise Product Management, Anand talks about what it is like to be a Product Manager at a startup vs. a large company, the exciting things happening in the background check space and his experience working with people across various disciplines.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Paresh Vakhariya walks us through his journey from UX to Product Management and how he did it. Paresh also highlights his own product as a success story and provides tips on how to transition from UX to Product Management to anyone who is interested. Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Tim Holley, discusses the different ways to test ideas, from 1:1 user interviews to A/B testing at scale. The speaker advises you to:1. Define your goals, figure out whether you have sufficient projects to achieve them, and how you're going to validate your initiatives. 2. Create your toolbox of ways to identify insights and validate ideas as effectively as possible. Add to this toolbox whenever you get the chance.3. Be pragmatic when it comes to validating ideas. Different situations call for different types of testing so don’t get hung up on one way of doing things.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Alex Prokhorenko discusses some parts of being a Product Manager. How to be as effective as possible and the importance of learning through your mistakes. Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

Darrell Stone focuses on how he broke into product, walks through his career and some of the lessons that he learned on the road to becoming a Product Manager at Uber.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Ellen Dunn, discusses whether bots are the right solution for YOUR product, how to develop conversational UX and how to design a 'successful' conversation. Ellen also touches upon the measures you should be using. Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, David Ganzi, discusses keys to balancing the logical and the emotional. You will come away with an alternative perspective on Product Management success for any organization.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, George Jeng, covers the different ways A/B Tests can be implemented within an organization and also discusses some of the misconceptions of A/B Testing.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this talk, Deb Dutta, will focus on how you can incorporate data throughout your product life cycle to drive product decisions, feature prioritization and long term roadmap strategy. She walks through simple use cases where data has helped Product Managers break down complex problems and arrive at simple product decisions that directly impacted their KPIs. Deb concludes with interview tips to crack a Product Manager job interviews with a data driven approach.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Taige Zhang shared a powerful framework he's been using to brainstorm ideas for boosting user engagement! Being a Product Manager requires structured and organized thinking. Frameworks are a handy and effective way to approach problems. Product Managers learn about many and develop their own throughout their product careers. Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, our panelists discuss Blockchain. This discussion took place during #ProductCon NYC 2018, the biggest product management conference in the world! Moderator: Lisa Connelly. Chief Product and Operations Officer. The Panelists: Veena Xavier. Director-Programmatic Demand at PulsePoint. Daniel Brand. Account Manager at AlphaPoint Corp. Julien Tregoat. Front End Engineer & Dapp Developer at Thunder Token Inc.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Karl Sluis, founder at CityAtlas, discusses the importance of communication for Product Managers. This discussion took place during #ProductCon NYC 2018, the biggest product management conference in the world!Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Kevin Gu, Product Manager at Etsy, discusses growing as a Product Manager. This discussion took place during #ProductCon NYC 2018, the biggest product management conference in the world!Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Chris Maliwat discusses Past, Present & Future of Personalization. This discussion took place during #ProductCon NYC 2018, the biggest product management conference in the world!Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Jesse Owens discusses Purpose-Driven Product Development. This talk took place during #ProductCon NYC, the biggest product management conference in the world!Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Ben Babock, Director of Research & Insights at Jet.com focuses on weaving insights into product. He also discusses his journey over the past few years and the launch of Jet.com.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this episode, Chris Butler, Director of AI at Philosophie Group, discusses how to build products using artificial intelligence and machine learning.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

We have all seen how product and services change our daily behaviors. So, if we want to learn how to form healthy habits in our users' lives, it is indispensable to look at the best in the business. In this talk, Nir goes through the patterns behind how big companies have profoundly changed our day to day lives and habits.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

Product visions are extremely important for product managers and should be thought about day in and day out, in order to ensure a successful strategy. In this podcast, Jori shares her take on MVPs and explains why they are a pitstop to product vision. Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

Your optimization and testing strategy can potentially determine the success or failure of your product. A/B testing is the most common approach used to validate optimization hypothesis. This approach while powerful has many limitations and does not always result in the highest ROI. Personalization is an alternative approach which can maximize value for specific audiences but can be costly to implement at scale. Some questions that will be answered include: What are the strengths and limitations of A/B testing? When to use A/B testing vs. personalization? What is predictive personalization and where it can offer value?Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

Ever wondered what it’s like to work as a Product Manager? What about as a Product Manager at Visa? In this talk, Rory discusses what it’s like to work in this dynamic role and what it takes to get your foot in the door. You’ll also get the inside scoop on the day-to-day work as a Product Manager, the challenges of the job and personal insight from Rory's experience at Visa.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

How does one become a Product Manager? What does it even mean to be a Product Manager? What skills and experiences make a good Product Manager? In this conversation, Cav takes a look at how different disciplines can add value to a product organization, and what steps you can take to stand out as a leader and a listener. The goal is to get a few action items on how to get where you want to be, drive a product vision and how to navigate the often turbulent waters of agile product development. Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this talk, former Microsoft Senior Product Manager, Richa Rai and Boeing Product Manager, Dan Weiss give their insight on Product Management by answering the audience's various questions. Some questions that will be answered include: What is the best part of being a Product Manager? What is the worst part of being a Product Manager? What do you look for in a Product Management resume and/or candidate? What was a difficult Product Manager interview question you’ve had? And how did you answer it? Have you ever felt like you didn’t understand the technology on a product? What did you do to compensate? Moderated by Chris Madison, Sr. Product Manager for POSSIBLE. Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

You’ve no doubt seen the headlines about how blockchain startups have taken in more capital from token sales/initial coin offerings, ICOs, / token generating events, TGEs, in 2017 than traditional VC/equity financing, CB Insights says 5x more,. You might also have heard about the $2-billion Telegram token sale. What is the difference between token sales versus traditional equity fundraising? What factors contribute to success or failure of token sales? What are the different types of token sale advisors and what do they do? In this talk, Chris Chan, principal and co-founder of Blockstate, walks through the landscape of token sales and explains where the rules are different or the same between token sales versus equity financing.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

Would you like to get a job as a Product Manager? Pashmeen gave an overview of what it's like to work as a Product Manager, and answered the audience's questions about what it takes to become a Product Manager. He also shared how he got into product management and why he's passionate about it. Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

If you're resource-strapped or if you're not quite sure the Minimum Viable Product is going to be impactful, try the Google Design Sprint process. Over the course of 5 days, you work in a cross-functional team to solve for a core problem together. The best part? You build a high-fidelity prototype and validate the experience with your target audience. Out of one of these Design Sprints, a team at Blue Bottle developed the Welcome Kit experience, which increased their new customer lifetime value by 11x! In this talk, Oriana walks through the experience using the Design Sprint process, how you can facilitate one with your team, and why you might want to consider running a Design Sprint yourself!Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

Engineering teams rely on the Product Manager to drive prioritization and planning. They expect the Product Manager to know exactly what the customer wants and to have a pulse on the market and competitors.In this talk, Salah talks about how to be deliberate about the investments your team makes and the features you build. You can learn the importance of defining goals and getting buy-in from key stakeholders, how to use those goals to prioritize your features, how to keep the team motivated to deliver on those features and how to track success. Roadmap planning is a key aspect of a Product Managers job and becomes more important as you advance in your career.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

Growing as an Engineer and wondering what the next step should be in your career? Are you thinking of transitioning from an engineering role to product management? Unsure whether going back to school for an MBA would be the right option for you? This talk will help you understand whether a change to product management is the right step for you. Manjot will also talk about how to actually make that transition happen while learning the required business skills for succeeding on the job and finding sponsors in your career. Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

In the era of Google, Facebook, Uber and Amazon, enterprise users expect deeper interactions and usable interfaces with mobile apps. Suresh will take you through his experience of the mobile app launch from concept to mature state. Should it be a single mobile app or multiple apps? Should you first launch on iOS or on Android? Should we release every 3 months, 2 month or every week? Should you market the mobile app separately? How do we get the user feedback? Should it be free or should you price it? Let's get to heart of these questions during planning, execution, release and post-release stages. Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

The most common question we get asked at Off the Grid markets is “What is your favorite food truck?” While seemingly easy enough to answer, the product team at Off the Grid wants to know more. Why are guests asking that question? How do guests choose what to eat at our markets? Which trucks should we book for next week? Although fairly simple questions, they are surprisingly tough to answer, especially as they relate to the nuances in personal food preference. This talk conveys how good Product Managers focus on a few simple questions and go deep on the answers.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

Blockchain has swept the tech space by storm and we are now seeing the first wave of products built using this technology. One of the biggest challenges with blockchain is taking very technical concepts, such as signing transactions, and making them intuitive and easy to use. In this talk, Yev discussed the tools, design decisions, and best practices involved when creating a blockchain product.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

Ever feel stuck or unable to decide what the team should work on next? Ever get steamrolled by an exec to take on their new favorite idea? You are not alone. As Product Managers we are constantly dealing with issues like this. In this talk, Joshuah focuses on a lean product development strategy that helps reduce and in some cases eliminate some of these common issues. The process is called Evidence Driven Development. This process is similar to the scientific method, and helps us define and deliver the products and features of highest importance to the target audience. Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here

If you're involved in tech in any way, you've likely heard of the concept of a "Growth Hacker" or just a "Growth" role in general. Over the last five years, this term has gotten wildly out of control. People want to be in Growth and companies want to hire Growth roles. However, from Willie's experience talking to many people who want to hop in the field as well as talking to numerous companies, he's found most of the people who talk about Growth actually have no idea what it is. In this talk, Willie goes over clear definitions and why Growth is much more of a Product function than it is a Marketing one. On top of going over how Growth is fundamentally different from Marketing, it will also go over how Growth Product Management can be quite different from feature or traditional Product Management.Social Links:Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here