Product Coffee

In this episode, Kevin & Jake dive into the "greenhouse" concept of leadership, inspired by the late Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh. Learn how to build an empowering environment for your team, embrace failure as a learning opportunity, and adapt your role as a leader to foster growth and success. Follow us on LinkedIn , Instagram , or Twitter & check out our website @ productcoffeepodcas...

In this episode, Kevin and Lou discuss Marty Cagan's new book under development, "Transformed", and break down the core questions to assess a team's health. They also delve into the framework of measuring four different metrics - lead time, deployment frequency, time to restore, and change failure rate - and provide insights on how to benchmark against them. They discuss the impo...

This week on Product Coffee, Katie Johnson, a lead UX researcher at Google, shares her insights on innovation and user research. She discusses the importance of understanding both end-users and cross-functional stakeholders, as well as their decision-making processes. To ensure relevance and value, Katie interviews all decision-makers on a team and conducts a 90-minute workshop to address misalign...

In this episode of Product Coffee, Kevin, Lou, and Lindsey engage in a thoughtful discussion on the role of product managers in understanding market trends and driving innovation. They explore the importance of balancing vision and execution, uncovering market opportunities, and leveraging external input for fresh ideas. With insights from UX research and various PM frameworks, they share valuable...

In this episode, David Odukoya, Taj Moore, and Kevin Gentry dive deep into the world of OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) and discuss the challenges, evolution, and best practices in growing companies. They share their experiences on how teams adapt to change, pivot with purpose, and strike the right balance between intuition and OKRs in a dynamic business landscape. Listen in as they explore how...

Kevin and Lou explore the similarities between product managers and entrepreneurs. They discuss the opportunities for PMs to explore entrepreneurship as a side hustle and the challenge of deciding when to commit to an idea fully. Lou shares his experience with starting three tech startups with varying degrees of success and his current situation with two side hustles: a physical product called Col...

In this episode, Madiha shares her experience launching a new login experience for her customers. She discusses how her team identified customer pain points and used qualitative and quantitative analysis to create an action plan to improve the login experience. She also emphasizes the importance of getting buy-in from stakeholders and crafting a solution that focuses on the bare minimum of what us...

In this episode, Kevin, Lindsey, and Lou explore how product managers can increase their market expertise. They cover how to get up to speed on a new market or product segment quickly and effectively and how to broaden your knowledge as you progress in your career path. They also discuss building a network and evaluating inputs and competitive analysis as ways to stay updated with industry trends...

Join us this week on Product Coffee, where we welcome, Paul Ortchanian from Bain Public as we delve into the world of product management and explore the importance of mapping out the customer experience. Paul shares his expertise on how to create a blueprint that associates across every aspect of the customer journey and how to assign product managers to various verticals to ensure seamless execut...

This week, we're delving into the ever-evolving field of product development. We'll discuss the challenges of driving change and aligning product strategy with organizational values. From the resurgence of "green" initiatives to the impact of structural incentives on product development, we'll explore the complexity of creating products that make a meaningful impact. Join us as we examine the best...

Adam Tornes, formerly of Twitter and now the Chief Product Officer at Swing U, discusses his journey in product management and leadership, beginning as a junior engineer at a startup in the web analytics field and later attending business school to round out his skillset in strategy and marketing. He then worked at a company in Boulder called Gnip before being acquired by Twitter, where he spent e...

In this week's podcast, Kevin, Lou, & Madiha discuss the importance of understanding the mission and vision of a team to guide decision-making and navigate turmoil. We also explore the concept of product market fit and the importance of identifying competitive advantage. We encourage listeners to consider answering the questions of direct, secondary, and indirect competitive advantage and to s...

In this episode of Product Coffee, we dive into the world of monetization in product management. Our guest is Chris Mele, a seasoned product pricing expert with over 13 years of experience successfully monetizing products and driving revenue. We discuss how powerful monetization can be in your product and how much risk it can be if you don’t do it right. Chris shares insider tips and best practice...

Adam Wanninger is on the show! Adam is a FinTech Product Leader at Fortune 100 companies, including JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo. Kevin and Adam discuss how test coverage contributes to building a resilient and reliable product experience for customers. Learn more about Adam Wanninger Follow us on LinkedIn , Instagram , or Twitter & check out our website @ productcoffeepodcast.com ☕️

Lindsey, Kevin, Taj, and Lou discuss what they do off of the clock. Whether it’s contracting, inventing, tinkering, or just spending time to recharge, hear what the crew has to say about their experience when they are off of the clock. Follow us on LinkedIn , Instagram , or Twitter & check out our website @ productcoffeepodcast.com ☕️

Kevin and Lou discuss what it’s like not getting the full picture and how we can do better when contributing to a situation where not everyone has the context to do their best work. Follow us on LinkedIn , Instagram , or Twitter & check out our website @ productcoffeepodcast.com ☕️

Kevin, Lou, Jake, & Madiha for part two of our Twitter headlines evaluation. They discuss blue checkmarks.  Follow us on LinkedIn , Instagram , or Twitter & check out our website @ productcoffeepodcast.com ☕️

Taj, Jake, & Kevin discuss the recent events of Elon Musk acquiring Twitter and what it means to follow the mission and not the individual or company.  Follow us on LinkedIn , Instagram , or Twitter & check out our website @ productcoffeepodcast.com ☕️

Nikhil Nandagopal is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Appsmith , a quickly growing open-source project that is used by over 7,000 teams, employs people in sixteen countries, and has raised over $51 million in capital.  Kevin & Nikhil discuss everything from building products in public to building scalable product teams from 0 to 1.  Follow us on LinkedIn , Instagram , or T...

Kevin and Lou discuss gathering and sharing the right customer context as a part of your product strategy with the rest of the business. They go into some recent explorations as they navigate their product strategies. Follow us on LinkedIn , Instagram , or Twitter & check out our website @ productcoffeepodcast.com ☕️

Jake, Lou, and Kevin discuss the crazy schedules PMs deal with and how we can change the narrative.  Follow us on LinkedIn , Instagram , or Twitter & check out our website @ productcoffeepodcast.com ☕️

Hubert Palan, CEO of Productboard and Kevin Gentry discuss the story of Productboard, what it's like to lead through a recession, the growth challenges that they have weathered, and much more! Sign up for the Product Excellence Summit and tell them we sent you! Follow us on LinkedIn , Instagram , or Twitter & check out our website @ productcoffeepodcast.com ☕️

Ever wonder how TikTok plans, organizes teams, and delivers great product work? Hear it first hand from Senior Product Manager, Komal Agarwal. Komal and Kevin go through some actionable things you can put in place this week for your team.  Resources from the episode:  Find Komal on Linkedin Product League Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/the-product-league/ Follow us on LinkedIn , Instagra...

Lou and Kevin take a stance that outcome-driven roadmaps are the way to build for the future of Product. They discuss their experiences with both outcome and feature-led roadmaps and discuss their learnings through both approaches in a Product organization. Follow us on LinkedIn , Instagram , or Twitter & check out our website @ productcoffeepodcast.com ☕️

Lou and Taj talk about their experiences on both sides of the interview process.  Follow us on LinkedIn , Instagram , or Twitter & check out our website @ productcoffeepodcast.com ☕️