The Product Podcast

Neha talks about a few projects she worked on for the visually impaired. The first was in collaboration with TechBridgeWorld, an organization that facilitated the implementation of accessible technologies for developing communities. The second was during her time at Google Maps. Neha Rathi is the primary front end developer for Flow, Sidewalk Labs' mobility subsidiary. Prior to joining Flow,...

People don’t want to buy a quarter inch drill. They want a quarter inch hole. This is a profound insight. Customers don't want products, they want solutions to their problems. All great products are built around profound insights. In this talk, Rakesh Goyal, Product Manager at Google, shares some examples of successful products and the foundational insight or ‘secret’ as Peter Thiel would lik...

Increased competition and higher customer expectations are forcing modern product management teams to up their game to keep pace. In this talk, Richard White, CEO of UserVoice, discusses how product leaders are leveraging customer feedback, collected across the organization, to inform how they build the best product possible in the shortest amount of time. Richard White is Co-founder and CEO of Us...

Why do some products capture widespread attention while others flop? Is there a pattern underlying how technologies hook us? In this talk, the author of the book "Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products" talks about a 4 step process called the Hooked Model. Nir Eyal shares a framework that gives entrepreneurs and product designers a new way for thinking of the necessary components in...

Product Manager approaches things differently depending on the project, team and size of the company. Shaun Seo from Google talks about the differences in Product Management approaches at big and established companies like Google and GoDaddy, and small startups. He discusses how you can define your role and responsibilities, understand the required granularity of insights and choose the right fram...

Mike Goos talks about how to define your role on the product team and perform a personal gap analysis. He discusses how you can take ownership while not stepping on toes and the 4 pillars of product management, which are marketing, business, technical and communication style. He also gives recommendations for helpful tools and supplemental training. Social Links: Find out more about Product School...

Curious about what it takes to build Search products? Product Manager at LinkedIn gives an overview of the search and discovery problem, and presents LinkedIn’s approach to navigating and exploring its economic graph using search technologies. She also highlights how LinkedIn uses machine learning to model user intent, understand user query, and rank search results to deliver personalized experien...

In this talk Avneesh Kohl, the Product Manager at Foursquare, talks about how understanding tech will make you a better Product Manager. For the ones that are new to Product Management, he discusses how much technology they should know. He also talks about how to build rapport and what coding language one should learn. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on Tik...

Google's "Next Billion Users" effort aims to build better Google products for emerging markets. It does so by adapting current products to better fit the needs & environment of these users, and by building new products from the ground up specifically tailored for users in such markets. Building products for cultures and people that are very different from your surroundings is a...

This is a Q&A talk with Mike Burk, Director of Product at Postmates, to give the audience a chance to ask every question they’ve ever had about product management. Mike also gives an inside scoop on the day-to-day work in Product Management, the challenges of the job and personal insight from his experience at working at different companies. He talks about how he got into Product Management fr...

How is gaming Product Management different from the conventional Product Management? How is monetizing gaming products different? Being a Product Manager in gaming is a very different world. In this talk, Matt Herrick, former Product Manager at PlayStation, discusses data analytics, A/B testing, the gaming ecosystem, and monetization strategies to help attendees better understand this industry. He...

In a nutshell, information theory defines a logarithmic measure that only depends on the probability of events and is impartial to the value of the event itself. In other words, information theory treats alien landing and earthquakes equally if they occur at the same frequency. This impartial perspective will guide our product development and simultaneously enable more data-driven design while res...

FinTech is a fast growing area presenting numerous product management opportunities at startups as well as enterprises. It is a highly regulated complex industry made up of technology, finance, accounting, legal, regulation, privacy laws, etc. In this talk Sheela Ursal, former Amazon Payments Head of Product, gives a glimpse into the world of Fintech, especially into Fintech Product Management. Sh...

Understanding how to access and interpret data is critical for the modern Product Manager. In this talk, a data scientist at Airbnb teaches the basics in data-informed thinking as well as resources and tools for SQL, python and R. She discusses how you can up-level your skills in interpreting A/B tests, incrementally, and when and why to use Machine Learning techniques. Social Links: Find out more...

How important is prioritization? In order to build the best possible solution, a product manager needs to understand WHY they are building. Once the problem and stakeholders have been identified, how does a PM tackle solving it? In this talk, Jeff Betts, a Product Manager at Google, covers this problem-solving framework and shares insights and anecdotes from his user-first approach to product deve...

While it can be intimidating for people without technical backgrounds to jump into a technical environment, there is amazing potential to affect change and act as a multiplier. In this session, Andrew talks about lessons he has learned in how to better understand, prioritize, and tackle technical issues facing engineers in the workplace. He discusses how you can understand the key business metrics...

In this talk, Ryan Cunningham, a Product Strategist at UberEats, discusses how he transitioned from Finance into Product. He walks through the key skills that transfer and those that don't, as well as unexpected areas that will require a steep learning curve, particularly in culture and how to spend your time. Based on his experience and lessons learned, Ryan provides insights on how to make...

In this talk Carlos González de Villaumbrosia, the Founder and CEO of Product School, is holding a mock interview workshop, discussing the lay of the land in terms of the 5 most commonly asked questions. In a group session the group practices answering these questions. He gives an overview of the interview situation, things you should do to prepare for the interview and how to answer the questions...

What are the common mistakes, misunderstandings and misconceptions new product managers often have? How can you avoid them? Product management encompasses lots of different disciplines and responsibilities but not all of them will be summed up in a job description. While everyone will talk about setting product strategy, defining features, maintaining a roadmap, managing an engineering team, and p...

Why does analytics matter? As "big data" and "data science" become increasingly mature practices, businesses have started to demand ROI from their investments in analytics. In fact, senior stakeholders at some companies cast doubt on the need for data science. Gordon Silvera, a Senior Data Scientist on Spotify's Data SWAT squad, discusses why enterprise analytics is essent...

From vertical to horizontal product management. In this talk LinkedIn`s Senior Product Manager, Christian Byza, talks about how his roles changed from owning a vertical slice of a solution to a horizontal ownership of an entire market and what it takes to build great products in a large organization He also talks about the 10 rules to follow in product management and the difference between horizon...

While each company and each interview can be unique, there are general patterns and tips that you can follow to present your best self during the interview process. Chandan Lodha, former Product Manager at GoogleX, walked through various types of questions and what you can do to best prepare yourself for applying and interviewing at these companies. Social Links: Find out more about Product School...

We all enter a company as part of an organization, each with a set of teams with their own purpose. We start with this sense of mission we attach to our role  - whether you are a PM, a designer, a marketer, and more. It’s exciting, and the level of role specialization makes you motivated to reach the goals that you set for that role. But let’s take another step back. Remove the attribute of whethe...

In this talk Ane Silva, Product Manager at Cancer Research UK, talks about the struggle of figuring out whether you should or shouldn't build a new feature. She also discusses how you can validate your ideas for new products and features in a simple framework to get you started. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School on Li...

In this talk the Senior Product Manager at MongoDB, Jordan Sumerlus, talks about the transition from Consulting to Product Management. He walks through the key consulting skills that transfer across and those that don't. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn here