People of Productboard

What does it take to grow into product leadership in the age of AI, and help shape how product managers work in the future? This episode explores exactly that. We sit down with Dominik Ilichman , Senior Product Manager at Productboard, for an honest and inspiring conversation about career growth, AI-first product development, and the evolving partnership between product, design, and engineering. W...

What does it take to build AI-powered products at speed - and lead the teams doing it? This episode has the answers. We sit down with Dominik Plsek , Senior Engineering Manager at Productboard, for an honest and energizing conversation about engineering leadership, the rise of AI-first product development, and what it really means to build something you believe in. Dominik has been with Productboa...

In our latest episode, we dive into the fast-paced world of design. In a wide-ranging discussion, Zdenek Kuncar , Director of Product Design at Productboard, touches on multi-team collaborations, the importance of feedback, and the benefits of moving from an IC role to the management track.     Zdenek joined Productboard six years ago and immediately realized he had found his niche. He explains ho...

We sit down with Bara Votapkova, a Senior QE engineer at Productboard, to explore the highs and lows of engineering, the blend of technical and interpersonal skills required, and how her personal journey reflects the collaborative culture at Productboard. This episode is packed with valuable insights on career growth, overcoming challenges, and how to thrive as a woman in tech. Bara takes us throu...

We chat with Elizabeth Chase, Manager of EMEA Sales at Productboard, about how surviving a very challenging macroeconomic climate helped reshape our sales approach, placing a bigger emphasis on customer communication, connection, and trust. We discuss the pros and cons of the job, what makes a good salesperson, and why you should never take the word “no” personally.     Chase shares why she feels...

We chat with Cris Domingo , Head of People, Culture, and Talent at Productboard, about the key shift many HR departments have made in recent years, taking a more proactive approach toward people.  In a post-Covid world, companies have had to adapt and embrace changes in their office environments, with HR essentially becoming champions of culture and fostering career growth with employees. We discu...

In the fifth episode of Season 2, we sit down with Jaroslav Tra n, Growth Product Manager at Productboard , to talk about why many companies are turning to product-led growth to help secure more customers. We also take a closer look at why product teams in general have become so important to marketing and sales acceleration.  Customer needs are rapidly evolving. These days, a lot more users want t...

In the fourth episode of Season 2, we sit down with Eva Novotná , a Product Manager at Productboard, to go over the skills you’ll need to successfully lead a product team, including the three core ones: seamless communication, keen professional analysis, and ruthless prioritization. Eva emphasizes the important role soft skills and routine feedback play when closely collaborating with various team...

In our third episode of Season 2, we sit down with Malwina Fojcik , Senior Product Design Manager at Productboard, to discuss why seamless cross-functional collaboration, now more than ever before, is essential to modern work environments. Team members – regardless if they are designers, engineers, or product managers – need to be encouraged to take full responsibility of every aspect of a project...

In our second episode of Season 2, we sat down with Josh Jones , Senior Sales Development Manager for the EMEA region, to talk about powering through the volatile fourth quarter of 2022.  He shares the lessons we learned during this turbulent period, stressing the importance of actionable strategies, guidelines and roadmaps, and the value of team collaboration and experimentation.  He looks ahead...

For our 11th episode, we sat down with Pavel Spacil , Senior Software Engineer, to discuss his journey from Java to Kotlin — and Productboard. During an interesting discussion, Pavel shares the challenges and benefits he encountered while learning a new programming language from scratch. We also discuss why Productboard shifted its focus towards Kotlin, and how Pavel is using it in our Insights tr...

What is product-led growth, and is it true that your product growth team can become your new GTM team? In our tenth episode, we catch up with Japna Sethi , Product Growth Leader at Productboard , to discuss the impact of product growth to unlock revenue, what product-led growth really means, and what people often get wrong about product growth and product design. Japna shares what it takes to be a...

Customers are the lifeblood of every successful business – and no more so than in the subscription economy, where the pressure is on to deliver value at every step. In our ninth episode, we catch up with Taylor McGuire , Customer Success Leader at Productboard, to discuss his sabbatical in South Africa, the critical role that customer success plays, how to build an effective CS team at scale, and...

In our eighth episode, we sit down with Martin Pelán, also known as Rewo, to discuss his transition from product design to the role of brand and communication designer, where he played a central role in our recent brand refresh. Rewo also talks about his passion outside of work: building and playing computer games. References:   Sine the Game Join us at Productboard as a Product Designer 🚀 Intere...

In our seventh episode, Martin discusses his journey to product management, dives deep into his current role as Lead Product Manager, and gives the lowdown on the upcoming features he’s working on. There are also some handy book tips for any product managers out there. Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies...

In our sixth episode, Lu as our People Operations Generalist talks about our onboarding process and perks. Also, how productboard allow her to do a community project for elderly people. Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies. We’d love to hear from you!

In our fifth episode, Tony talks about his role in productboard. About his participation in many initiatives to make productboard better as a product and as a company. Also, we briefly talk about Cypress, which is a tool for test automation. Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies. We’d love to hear from you...

In our fourth episode, Ashley talks about how she moved from New York to Prague. How she met Geda and be hired to productboard for Customer Success and after a few months, she moved to the Event Manager role. Also, Ashley will provide a little sneak peek about our annual productboard offsite. Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page...

In our third episode, Jakub talks about his current role and his focus for Developer Experience (DX) in productboard. He's using tools like Danger JS, GitHub bots or custom lint rules. Also, he's leading our open-source initiative under productboard labs. Jakub's GitHub: https://github.com/jukbenproductboard labs: https://github.com/productboardlabsDanger JS: https://danger.systems/...

In our second episode, Terka talks about her time as the people ops lead at productboard. Terka's goal is to make sure our hiring candidates have a great experience. But that's not all! She also works with the developer community to make sure they know and are excited by productboard. Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers pag...

In our first episode, Maurice talks about his first few weeks as a front-end developer at productboard. He also talks about why he moved from the Netherlands to enjoy the beautiful mountains in the Czech Republic and how we got his job while interviewing in a taxi cab in India! Here you can read about his first four weeks at productboard: https://www.productboard.com/blog/what-ive-done-learned-and...