The Product Podcast

Tune in to listen to "The Product Book - How to become a great Product Manager" audiobook. The book is filled with practical advice, best practices, and expert tips. This book is here to help you succeed in becoming an outstanding Product Manager! Get your FREE copy. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn...

Tune in to listen to "The Product Book - How to become a great Product Manager" audiobook. The book is filled with practical advice, best practices, and expert tips. This book is here to help you succeed in becoming an outstanding Product Manager! Get your FREE copy. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn...

Tune in to listen to "The Product Book - How to become a great Product Manager" audiobook. The book is filled with practical advice, best practices, and expert tips. This book is here to help you succeed in becoming an outstanding Product Manager! Get your FREE copy. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn...

Tune in to listen to "The Product Book - How to become a great Product Manager" audiobook. The book is filled with practical advice, best practices, and expert tips. This book is here to help you succeed in becoming an outstanding Product Manager! Get your FREE copy. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn...

Tune in to listen to "The Product Book - How to become a great Product Manager" audiobook. The book is filled with practical advice, best practices, and expert tips. This book is here to help you succeed in becoming an outstanding Product Manager! Get your FREE copy. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn...

In this episode, Shoshana Burgett the Director of Corporate Strategy and Customer Insights for X-Rite Pantone will be talking about the difference between validating questions and probing ones, explaining why you should never use the word 'Why' and discussing what are the different types of voice of the customer (VOC) activities there are out there, different ways of collecting them and...

In this episode, Richard Mannion , the PM from McDonald's, talks about the importance of asking 'Why', the purpose and vision of a product and what problems it can solve. He discusses scaling Agile for enterprise and concludes with how to deliver killer features. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn...

In this episode, Ross Yesikov , Senior PM at Pandora, shares his perspective on the differences and similarities in managing Hardware vs Software, as well as B2B vs B2C, products. Ross also discusses the psychological differences in the work approaches, he also goes through several specific examples from a product lifecycle like pitching an idea to stakeholders, product requirements document writi...

In this episode, Erica (Pierantozzi) Ackermann , fmr Senior PM at Percolate, 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 Erica's experience at Percolate Inc. Social Links: Find out more about Product School...

In this episode, Yana Yushkina , PM at Google, talks about the concrete steps to transitioning from data analytics to Product Management, how to lean into your particular strengths and filling in the gaps. And finally, Yana, touches upon applying data analysis when developing and launching products. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Prod...

In this episode, Nikil Ramanathan , fmr PM at Amazon, talks about his transition from analytics to Product Management and what part of an analyst job mirrors the work of a Product Manager. Nikil finally concludes with some tips on developing relationships and seeking mentorship from current Product Managers. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Fo...

In this episode, Josey Sandoval , covers the basics of voice as a user interface, including practical examples using the Alexa Skills Kit. He covers the role played by speech recognition and natural language understanding in voice applications, along with some voice UX best practices. Finally, Josey explains some of the major opportunities and challenges for voice, and where up-and-coming Product...

In this episode, Patrick Tsao , talks about an important part of any Product Manager's responsibilities that is 'balance'. Patrick discusses how successful products strive to balance the needs between users, business and technology, whilst often not being the experts in any of these areas.  Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follo...

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 here Follow our Podcast on TikTok 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 here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product...

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 here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School on L...

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 here Follow ou...

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...

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...

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 ab...

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 here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School...

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 here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow 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 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 here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School on Linke...

 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 here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn here