The Product Podcast

Companies treat the role of product management differently. Miles Lennon, Product Manager at Spotify, shares how they articulate the product development process at Spotify and the role of a PM. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn here

Ben Schein, Product Manager at NPR Product, discusses the main points that arise from over engineering, and how to effectively avoid them. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn here

In this talk Ketan Nayak, a Product Manager at Dropbox, discusses why and how the function of product management is different in important ways in enterprise software as compared to the consumer web, and why it’s not the drag that everyone thinks. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn here

This talk is an "ask me anything" session with the Senior Product Manager at TaskRabbit, Derya Rose. He talks about how he got into product management and answers questions about what it's like to work as a Product Manager at TaskRabbit. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn here

Ever wondered what it’s like to work as a Product Manager? What about as a Product Manager at cool companies like Lyft, Amazon or Docusign? Kevin Zhu, Senior Product Manager at Docusign, discusses what it’s like to work in this dynamic role and what it takes to get your foot in the door. He also gives the inside scoop on the day-to-day work as a PM, challenges of the job and personal insight from...

The Product Book: How to Become a Great Product Manager has just launched, and we are excited to share all the insights with you from the one who co-authored it! In this talk CEO of Product School, Carlos González de Villaumbrosia, talks about what you'll find in the book and answers questions about the book, and how to break into product management. If you want to grab the book in advance, i...

In this talk Daniel Tunon, a software engineer at OSIsoft, talks about how to go from no prior coding knowledge to crafting your own websites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. He discusses the basics of how web browsers work and the basics of programming which apply in language. Coding is the ability to take the abstract and make it concrete. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Fo...

An important skill for a Product Manager is the ability to parachute into an existing product and land on your feet. In this talk the Director of Product for Animoto, Paul Yokota, discusses how to immerse yourself in your new company and how to do as much as you can as quickly as you can. He also talks about how you can understand your products problem domain, how to collect good qualitative data,...

As Product Managers and aspiring product managers, learning is all part of the process. That doesn't change if you've been a PM for one day or ten years. This talk focuses on the lessons Neha Monga, Head of Product for global marketplace pricing at Amazon has learned from launching products over her 10+ years long career as a product manager. Key Takeaways 1. Launch a lot - get better at...

Tyler Odean, Group Product Manager at Google, gives a whirlwind tour of our cognitive biases and the psychology of decision making (drawing heavily from Thinking Fast & Slow) to help frame a set of practical tips and tricks for making your arguments as persuasive as possible. Being effective as a Product Manager requires influence without authority - convincing a broad portfolio of stakeholder...

Product Management is more of an art than a science. So, how do you become a Product Manager? Kevin Gu, Product Manager at Etsy, talks about what he has learned before and during his journey in product management. He also talks about what does a Product Manager really do and how you can get started by discussing various approaches to actually get an interview. Social Links: Find out more about Pro...

In this talk George Zeng, Product Manager at Facebook, answers all key questions about Product Management. He will talk about what it means to be an outstanding Product Manager, what a day in the life of a PM actually looks like and how to achieve & maintain a successful PM career. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School on...

This talk covers the important topics of when to use A/B testing, how to implement it and most importantly, how to measure the results. Anna Marie Clifton, Product Manager at Yammer, talks about why A/B testing sucks. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn here

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work as a Product Manager? This is an exclusive Q&A session where our audience asks every questions they have in product management, with Amrit Pal, Product Manager at Square. He discusses what it’s like to work in this dynamic role and what it takes to get your foot in the door. He also talks about his day-to-day work as a PM, the challenges of the job...

When we think "Product Manager," most people think of the products we use every day, Facebook, Twitter, Spotify, etc... But we need to consider another large opportunity for new product managers: internal-facing products. Companies need these to keep operations going strong, and you could just be the next PM leading the way for innovation on the inside! Social Links: Find out more about...

AirBnB is the ultimate unicorn. As a digital marketplaces, AirBnB has fundamentally transformed the way in which we as consumers book vacations. This talk is a crash course on this new wave of products, and how it compares with a traditional managed inventory. Jiaona Zhang, Product Manager at AirBnB discusses how AirBnB manages its quality of the marketplace to ensure its high standards are met wh...

What does a Product Manager do, should I become one, and, if yes, how? In this talk Alison Go, a product manager at Facebook, discusses the intricacies of product management at companies, large and small, and across various industries. She walks you through the day-to-day of the role - both the triumphs and pitfalls of this dynamic and challenging job. If PMing still sounds good to you, she gives...

This talk introduces people to how product managers harness data and machine learning to build products. During this talk Melody Ivory, Product Manager at Google, discusses her experiences as a Product Manager at Google Home and how she uses machine learning to inform her decisions. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School on Lin...

What does a typical Data Science Project look like? Explore the current Business Analytics Landscape: Get past the Jargon into actual business cases. Data Science is the newest hot trend in the world of business, but what does it really mean? In this talk Ania Wieczorek, co-founder of Bowery Analytics, discusses through a real use case what the project lifecycle looks like from a business perspect...

In this talk, Product School's founding Data for Manager's course instructor and curriculum designer offers an intro to this course, including how to collect, aggregate, and analyze data. He discusses how to understand not only who your users are but how they behave and how to take action via tests, experimentation and notifications. He also talks about understanding the product ecosyste...

Autopilot HQ's Josh Fechter discusses tactical techniques in gaining and retaining a strong user base. Understanding your users and how they discover and adopt your products is very important in building a product. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn here

Distinguishing business critical events from user behavior is an important part of leveraging event tracking for product development. In this talk Matt Salefski, a Group Product Manager at Betterment, demoed funnels and discusses how and when to use SQL and Mixpanel for tracking events and behaviors. Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Pro...

Kathleen Cohen, former Product Manager at Disney, discussed overall Experience Strategy as it relates to Product Development. Her discussion covers video game, web, mobile, interactives, AR/VR and the expectation of a PM in those roles from within. With the convergence of medias and IoT, it’s only natural that a PM’s role is expected to have the 10,000 ft. view into integrated media products and t...

"Satisfying customer needs better than the competitors in your market" is the key to launching high-growth products and the key to your success as a product manager. But, what is a customer need? Who is your real competition? What does it mean to be "satisfied?" And, by the way, what is a market? In this talk a Growth Partner at thrv, Jared Ranere, talked about how you'll...

As a PM you will want to know about Data Analytics and how to work with a team of data scientists to build a product users will love and trust. In this talk, Kristian Hansen, Group Product Manager at Levi's, talks about understanding the basics of data analytics and its use in start ups as well as large companies. He also discusses the importance of knowing how to frame problems for both data...