Varima Henry
Dive Into Product
Dive Into Product — venture studio founder Varima Henry talks about how companies actually get built. This isn't a theory podcast. Every episode comes from inside the build — the real decisions, real trade-offs, and real lessons from building digital products and ventures from scratch. Topics covered: the venture studio model, product strategy, startup validation, product delivery, design, and what it actually takes to build a company that works. Varima Henry is the founder of Foundry One Group, a venture studio that builds and launches digital companies. She also works with select founders
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Episodes
Why a Venture Studio? 01.07.2026 11:28
This is the podcast where we geek out about product, startups, great ideas, and the messy reality of building things people actually want. Some episodes are deep dives into product strategy. Some are lessons from founders. Others are me thinking out loud about the future of AI, design, fintech, innovation, and what I've learned from building products (including the mistakes). If you're cur...
How AI is Reshaping Product Teams 28.05.2025 17:57
AI is transforming how products are built—but what does this mean for traditional product teams? Will AI replace product managers, or empower them? In this episode, we break down the real impact of AI on product development, from automation to decision-making, and what it means for your career. 🔹 Key Discussion Points: ✅ How AI is changing product strategy & roadmaps ✅ The risks (and oppor...
2024 Career reflection and learnings, launching my startup, Idea to App Store in 8 weeks! 29.10.2024 31:52
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Ship Fast, Fail Fast, Learn Fast 04.09.2024 7:24
Every week, I dedicate one hour to live discussions on product design, design thinking, and career insights. I review product designs and occasionally share behind-the-scenes details about my ongoing projects. Join in for a relaxing Lofi session, idea sharing, and engaging conversation. If you enjoy reading and newsletters, visit my website for weekly blog posts. Also, sign up for my monthly produ...
3 Best Ways to Validate Product Ideas in 2024 02.09.2024 11:58
Every week, I dedicate one hour to live discussions on product design, design thinking, and career insights. I review product designs and occasionally share behind-the-scenes details about my ongoing projects. Join in for a relaxing Lofi session, idea sharing, and engaging conversation. If you enjoy reading and newsletters, visit my website for weekly blog posts. Also, sign up for my monthly produ...
Don’t get fired! - Product Designers 29.08.2024 6:44
Every week, I dedicate one hour to live discussions on product design, design thinking, and career insights. I review product designs and occasionally share behind-the-scenes details about my ongoing projects. Join in for a relaxing Lofi session, idea sharing, and engaging conversation. If you enjoy reading and newsletters, visit my website for weekly blog posts. Also, sign up for my monthly produ...
WWDC24 Take-out's with Paul Loots 24.06.2024 36:58
In this conversation I have a chat with Paul Loots, we have a casual chat about WWDC24, some projects he is working on what we thought about some of the things announced at WWDC24
#WWDC24, Apple Intelligence, Smart Siri and Calculator for iPad! 12.06.2024 47:37
Every week, I dedicate one hour to live discussions on product design, design thinking, and career insights. I review product designs and occasionally share behind-the-scenes details about my ongoing projects. Join for this one where I will be talking about #WWDC24 and Follow me to continue the discussion online If you enjoy reading and newsletters, visit my website for weekly blog posts. Also, si...
3 Product Skills You Can’t Afford to Ignore! 04.06.2024 26:21
Every week, I dedicate one hour to live discussions on product design, design thinking, and career insights. I review product designs and occasionally share behind-the-scenes details about my ongoing projects. Join in for a relaxing Lofi session, idea sharing, and engaging conversation. If you enjoy reading and newsletters, visit my website for weekly blog posts. Also, sign up for my monthly produ...
Invision's Fate, AI Bubble Burst, Apple Vision Pro, Rabbit R1 & Humane AI Pin? 19.03.2024 40:30
Every week, I dedicate one hour to live discussions on product design, design thinking, and career insights. I review product designs and occasionally share behind-the-scenes details about my ongoing projects. Join in for a relaxing Lofi session, idea sharing, and engaging conversation. If you enjoy reading and newsletters, visit my website for weekly blog posts. Also, sign up for my monthly produ...
Designing for AI and AI Hardware - Rabbit r1, Humane AI Pin, Tab AI, Apple Vision Pro 21.02.2024 34:20
In this episode of "Dive into Product - the Podcast," I discuss AI hardware, actions product designers can take to design these products effectively, and the potential impact on the future of design and technology if executed correctly. Related Post: https://www.dobetterux.com/designing-for-ai/ If you enjoy reading and newsletters, visit my website for weekly blog posts. Also, sign up fo...
If I was getting into Product Design/Management in 2024 I'ld do this 01.02.2024 27:17
Every week, I dedicate one hour to live discussions on product design, design thinking, and career insights. I review product designs and occasionally share behind-the-scenes details about my ongoing projects. Join in for a relaxing Lofi session, idea sharing, and engaging conversation. If you enjoy reading and newsletters, visit my website for weekly blog posts. Also, sign up for my monthly produ...
A Thoughtful Approach to Success in 2024 23.01.2024 9:53
Starting the year diving in head first or taking things a bit slow? Some ideas to ponder on while figuring out the year ahead. Connect with me on LinkedIn for more engaging discussions: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varima-henry-4638ab4b/ Follow me on Twitter for real-time updates and reflections: https://twitter.com/varima_henry Subscribe to the newsletter : https://www.dobetterux.com Don't for...
Looking back at my Product design career over the past 2 years 14.06.2023 37:55
This is an experiemnetal episode, i speak about some of my personal career insihghts, highlights and tech, how it is changing and what Ive done to stay ahead.
Tech Season, Google vs Microsoft, AI in every product, Where is Apple? 29.05.2023 41:36
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AI in design, WWDC, building a UX design Community 19.04.2023 41:49
In this episode we chat about AI in design, the dobetterUX community and WWDC 2023 what to expect and what we are excited about. Join our community : https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9316421/ See our website : https://www.dobetterux.com/ Join us live on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@dobetterux4478/
How to improve your personal brand as a Product designer 08.08.2022 26:06
Personal branding is a big part of why we get hired, weather you are looking for a full-time job, you are a freelancer or contract worker your personal brand helps potential hires understand who you are and if you are a good culture and company fit. Join the conversation : Website : www.dovetterux.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13715248/ Discord: https://discord.gg/uH58UKbxkT
Kickstarting your UX design career in 2022? 09.01.2022 50:54
Are you looking to get started in UX design in 2022? Here are things to consider for people who are looking to get started and designers who want to take their career to the next level. Join us for this live recording of our first podcast episode in 2022. Visit our website: https://www.dobetterux.com
What hiring managers are looking for - a chat with Liz 16.08.2021 1:12:58
In this episode I have a discussion with Liz - Head of design at DVT. She gives us insights on what hiring managers are looking for in UX design candidates. We get into the details on what UX designers need to focus on to stand out, the do's and dont's in design portfolios and CV's, as well as ethical salary practice.
Reinventing yourself & redefining your career 14.07.2021 30:30
If anything 2020, showed us that nothing is certain and we need to keep diversifying our income and evolving our skills and technique In this episode of not a UX designer I want to chat about why change is not only important but good for us, how you can keep reinventing yourself in your career and most importantly how to not get extinct as a designer by becoming a good problem solver.
Why I quit my senior UX designer job 22.06.2021 23:24
In this podcast episode I will share why I left my job as a senior UX designer and why you should also consider other career paths as a designer in 2021.
WWDC2021 - Keynote expectations and disappointments 11.06.2021 24:35
WWDC2021 Apple's world wide developer conference was on the 7th of June 2021. This could have been an all time most anticipated conference with many leaks and rumours from the apple leaks community and expectations were set high to everyones disappointment. We cover that and more on what we liked for the WWDC2021 Day 1 keynote.
The ROI of good UX design. 13.01.2021 30:04
Happy 2021, In this first episode of season 3 of "Not a UX designer" we will be talking about the Return on investment of good UX design (Or the RIO of design), I will discuss why the companies that focus on design are more successful in any given market.
Doing better UX, a thing? 14.10.2020 18:17
UX design has been around for a long time and many of the practices are being rinsed and repeated. Can we do more, can we innovate new better ways of solving problems and working. In this episode we would like to invite you to the dobetterux community. Join our community: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13715248/ www.dobetterux.com
Why I am leaving Adobe and Sketch as a product designer in 2020 22.07.2020 15:47
Adobe and sketch have been a huge part of my design career, but I am leaving them for a more futureproof UX design tool. In this episode, I discuss why I am leaving adobe and sketch as a product designer in 2020. Join our community: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13715248/ www.dobetterux.com
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