Product Lessons from the F1 Grid

Inga Chen and Andrea Chesleigh•podcasters.spotify.com

Product leaders and Formula 1 fans Inga Chen and Andrea Chesleigh break down product concepts through the lens of Formula 1 racing.

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Episode 6: Turkish GP Recap

In the Season 1 Finale of Product Lessons from the F1 Grid, Inga and Andrea discuss product leadership and decision making, while they recap the Turkish Grand Prix. How do you keep your cool but stay passionate as a leader during tough circumstances? When do you use product intuition and choose not to run a test? How do you make real-time calculated risks while still using previous learnings? Plus, celebrate Valtteri's first podium in his last season on the Mercedes team.

Mar 20, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Episode 5: Sochi GP Recap

Inga and Andrea recap the highs and lows of the Sochi GP, with weather playing a major part in worst case scenario planning. How does a team react gracefully with up-to-the-minute data input and still have conviction in their decision? How does that relate to product? Looking at Lewis' 100th race, what are the equivalent product career milestones? That and more in this episode's new format.

Oct 25, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Episode 4: Becoming World Class

What does it mean to be a world-class F1 driver when you're already at the top of your sport with only 20 drivers in the world? And how do you become, and stay, number 1? Inga and Andrea review the French GP through the Italian GP, and how that might translate to being a world-class PM and what it takes to accelerate your product career.

Oct 25, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode 3: 200 mph Pivots

Inga and Andrea talk about the 2021 season up to the Baku race, and how the iterative product development lifecycle mirrors some of the season's learnings. It's all about quick speed, real-time pivoting, coming back from failure, and team dynamics in this third episode.

Aug 22, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode 2: 2020 Retro

In their second episode, Inga and Andrea reflect on the 2020 season through the lens of a product retrospective: what went well and what could be improved. They also do a little sprint planning and talk about what they're looking forward to the most in the 2021 season.

Mar 28, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode 1: Welcome to the Grid

In this debut episode, Inga and Andrea set the stage with F1 racing parallels to product management using the first race of the 2020 season in Austria.

Dec 07, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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