The Product Un(censored) Show with Colin Pal

This is Ep.24, and our guest is none other than Martin Eriksson, co-founder and chairman of Mind the Product. We cover a myriad of topics, including THAT all famous product manager venn diagram, product leadership and the evolution of the individual contributor, being a CPO in Residence for a VC company, and how MTP started, grew, and had to pivot to weather the covid-19 storm. We end our conversa...

We're back with Ep.23 and we talk product with Chris Griffiths, CEO and Co-Founder of Tacklit and former CPO of True Digital in Thailand. We discussed some tricky topics regarding passion in product management, specialisation as a product manager and also finding the balance between hustling and learning in a startup before before we talk about why "Looking As You Are" by Embrace was his song of c...

Episode #22 welcomes our first Australian based product leader with Sherif Mansour, Distinguished Product Manager at Atlassian. We discuss at depth about his unique experience of being a single contributor product leader, product management trends, his journey to becoming a product thought leader before we talk about why "I Shot The Sheriff" by Bob Marley was his song of choice. Do consider suppor...

Episode #21 is the first episode of 2021, and we kick things off with Ngeow Wu Han, Chief Product Officer at MindValley. We discuss his journey from programmer, to design to product management, his experiences in startups and enterprise organizations, his thoughts on autonomy and managing stakeholders before end by talking about why "Aether" by Peter Roe was his song of choice. Do consider support...

Episode #20 is our last episode of the year, and I compare notes with fellow Kit Neoh, host of Crazy Product Asia about product management in Malaysia and SEA, our memories of 2020 from a product and podasting perspective and why "Peace of Mind" by Avicii featuring Vargas & Lagola is his song of choice. Do consider supporting The Product Un(censored) Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prodxcen...

In Episode #19, Rajesh Nerlikar, Co-Author of the book "Build What Matters" and Chief Product Advisor at Prodify, tells me his journey from product management to product leadership to product coaching, why write a book, vision led product management, and why "Glorious" by Macklemore featuring Skylar Grey is his song of choice. Do consider supporting The Product Un(censored) Show: https://www.buyme...

We are at Episode #18, and Ekrut's CPO, Niko Questera joins me on the  show to talk about his love for vehicles that ultimately led him to  Tesla, the decision to move back to Indonesia, jumping into a CPO role  with no product experience and why "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by  Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole is his song of choice. Do consider supporting The Product Un(censored) Sh...

We are at Episode #17, and Christine Sou, the Product Lead at Transferwise chats with me about why she left the finance world and into the cauldron of product management, how she learnt the ropes at Sony, deciding to move to Singapore in a month, building a product for Hong Kong, why her passion led her to Transferwise and why "Dancing in the Moonlight" by Toploader is her musical choice. Do consi...

In Episode #16, we have the Co-founder of Radical Product Thinking, Radhika Dutt on the show with us to talk about startups, the disease of growth at all costs, frameworks (RPT, agile, the lean startup, OKRs), and also why "Sweet Dreams Are Made of This" by Eurythmics is her musical choice.  Do consider supporting The Product Un(censored) Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prodxcensored © 202...

It's Episode #15, and we're shaking things up. This time, we talk to Randy Silver, author of the book "What Do We Do Now: A Product Manager's Guide to Strategy in the time of Covid-19", one half of The Product Experience Podcast, and product consultant. We deep dive into product management in a time of covid-19, user behaviours, the new normal vs anomaly and more! Randy's book is available can be...

This is Episode #14, and we are honoured to have yet another female product leader on the show! Dian Rosanti, SVP of Product Management at GOJEK joins us on the show and dig into being design driven vs data driven, working remotely, adapting to working and cultural differences in GOJEK / Indonesia and lots more! Dian's song choice was  "Happiness is a Warm Gun" by The Beatles https://www.yout...

We're back with Episode #13, and Mudah.my's Head of Product, Prateek Roy, joins us on The Product Un(censored) Show. Based out of Malaysia, we talk about roadmaps, building trust as a product manager, bringing change as a product leader and the product scene in Malaysia / SEA from the perspective of a non-native.  Mike's song choice was "Lost But Won" by Hans Zimmer https://www.youtube.com/wa...

It's Episode #12, and we have Mike D, the CPO of Brankas, in the hot seat! We talk about the fintech scene in Southeast Asia, building a product team when you're the first product hire in an early stage startup, handling a product team in multiple locations, how he ended up in Singapore, how his childhood would come to influence some of his career decisions and he tells us the absolute best story...

Our guest for Episode #11 of the Product Un(censored) Show is Graham Kennedy, a Canadian who now calls Singapore home. The COO of MyDoc, I talk to Graham about his experience working in China and Singapore, Product Marketing vs Marketing, the messy side of Product Management, transitioning from product leadership to COO and why Pearl Jam rocks his socks off amongst our many topics of conversation....

Once again, our show breaks new ground by having our first guest from Dubai. A Malaysian who has since become a global citizen, Yi-Wei Ang is the Chief Product Officer at Talabat (Delivery Hero). We sit down to talk product in enterprise vs startup, strategy vs execution, getting product management to work better with design, and why Pink Martini is great music to work to! Yi-Wei's song choice was...

A Brazilian who works in Thailand, managing a product from China. I sit down with Renato Silva from Tencent Thailand, discussing the importance of an MBA for product managers, handling a top down culture, working together with the PMO and adapting to the Asian culture while building a product team. Renato's song choice was "Insatiable" by Mo'Horizons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0pGSyfPO6o Do...

How does a UK product manager make the decision to move to Hong Kong? How does she cope with cultural and company changes? How can men help women in product? Why Madonna's Like A Prayer? Find out all of that and more as I engage in conversation with Sharon Anne Kean, the former Director of Product at SEEK Asia in Hong Kong. Sharon's song choice was "Like A Prayer" by Madonna https://www.youtube.co...

On today's episode, we speak to our first guest from Indonesia, Hendro Riyadi (VP of Product, Bukalapak). This topic packed conversation covers everything from handling product at Indonesia's fourth unicorn, Hendro's journey from an introverted software engineer to product leader, building a career in Silicon Valley and then leaving it all to return to Indonesia. Hendro's song choice was That's Li...

This Product Un(censored) show is back with another special episode! Vincent Chan (Director of Product Management, GOGOVAN) is our first guest from Hong Kong and he shares his experience growing a product team, instituting company wide change to a product culture and his dreams of entrepreneurship. Vincent's song choice was Change by Taylor Swift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1jYllE0T-k Do con...

In this fifth installment of the Product Un(censored) show, I put Andrius Baranauskas and his product career under the microscope. Andrius talks candidly about being fired from his first product job, the difference between PROJECT and PRODUCT management, his product journey at Carousell and what it takes to stand out as a product manager. Andrius' song choice was Awake by Tycho: https://www.youtub...

It's our fourth show, and Jonathan Wong (Director of Product, ONE Championship) talks about his late start to Product Management, his experience implementing the Spotify model at Rakuten Viki, being a Director of Product while also being an individual contributor, knowing when to move on from an organisation, leading Product Management in a Mixed Martial Arts organisation and more... Jonathan's so...

Our first female guest on the show, Silvia Thom (CTO Zalora) finds herself in the hot seat talking about her product journey from Germany to Singapore, female leadership and discrimination, being a non-technical product leader and also how to break into product management if you're from a non-technical background. Silvia's choice of song: Wie schön du bist by Sarah Connor https://www.youtube.com/w...

For the second episode, I had the privilege of having a chat with Ken Chin, the former Chief Product Officer (CPO) for SEEK Asia and amongst many topics, we talk about digital transformation, OKRs, introverted product managers and advice for product managers who want to start their product journeys in Southeast Asia. Ken's song of choice: Fade to Grey by Visage https://open.spotify.com/track/3yobQ...

For our maiden show, I sit down with Ridzwan to talk about his product journey that started in Singapore and has taken him to South Korea, asian culture in SEA product, DeLoreans, time machines, Elon Musk and more....   Do consider supporting The Product Un(censored) Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prodxcensored If you prefer a visual experience, we have a video recording of this session a...