On today's episode, we have Gopal Erinjippurath, Founder, CTO, and Head of Product at Sust Global . Gopal and I talked about: His product career The lifecycle of AI/ML Best use cases for Data Science and ML in products And how ML might impact your career in product management Connect with Gopal on LinkedIn ...
Nico joined the show to share his advice and experience on building strong product team relationships. If you're looking to get into product management, you'll need experience. Start gaining tangible product manager experience today on your Path2Product 0:00-0:52 - Episode Intro 0:52-2:08 - Introducing Nico 2:08-4:20 - Defining Team Building 4:20-11:08 - Gaining Team Alignment 11:08-15:55 - Diversity of Thought 15:55-18:20 - Small Steps To Building Rel...
Making the transition into product management can be hard. Larry Imgrund shares how he did it, and he offers advice for anyone looking to get into Product or anyone who has recently made that transition. If you're looking to get into product management, join us at Path2Product to start gaining the experience you need to land your first PM job: Path2Product
Should users or customers drive your roadmap decisions? The answer is yes AND no. Like everything in product management, it depends... and Matt and I dive deep into the topic. If you want to get into product management, join us at Path2Product to get the experience and visibility you need to land your first product job. Check out UserVoice and start collecting more robust and actionable customer feedback today...
On this episode, we get "out of the building" to start learning about our customers and the markets we serve and want to serve. After understanding your business, objectives, and strategy, this is the next step before being ready enough to start mapping out a strategic direction for your team or organization. If you're looking to get into product management, join us at Path2Product where you'll get the training and hands-on experience you need to streamline your path into product managemen...
Getting back to the basics of product management, my goal in this multi-part series is to demystify product management for new and aspiring product managers. If you're looking to break into product management, join us at Path2Product where you'll gain the experience you need to land your first product management job.
On this cross-over episode, I joined JJ Rorie's Product Voices Podcast to share the last 5 chapters of my book, Never Assume - Ten Fatal Assumptions Great PMs Never Make Be sure to subscribe to the Product Voices Podcast and follow JJ on Twitter at her handle above. If you're looking to get into product management, come join us at Path2Product If you're an experienced PM interested in helping provide feedback on the portfolio projects of aspiring PMs, please join us at Path2Product ...
On this cross-over episode, I joined JJ Rorie's Product Voices Podcast to share the first 5 chapters of my book, Never Assume - Ten Fatal Assumptions Great PMs Never Make Be sure to subscribe to the Product Voices Podcast and follow JJ on Twitter at her handle above. If you're looking to get into product management, come join us at Path2Product If you're an experienced PM interested in helping provide feedback on the portfolio projects of aspiring PMs, please join us at Path2Product ...
So, today, I’m really excited for you to hear this conversation, because I have Irene Yu, Founder of Skiplevel, joining me to talk about how to become technical as a product manager. Irene was formally a developer at Amazon where she uncovered a pretty big problem that Skiplevel is helping to tackle. Join Skip Level: Skiplevel Course Follow Skip Level on Twitter: Skiplevel Twitter Follow on LinkedIn Skiplevel LinkedIn...
On today's episode, we have the pleasure of learning from Tony Poon, Chief Product Officer at R-Zero. We tackle the difficult topic of ego, where it comes from, what the symptoms are, and what the effects of ego come to be. To connect with Tony, request to connect on LinkedIn If you're an aspiring PM, check out Path2Product to help you on your journey by building product management experience and a product portfolio to prove it...
Great PMs are like sponges, they soak in info from anywhere We can’t assume we’re always right, we don’t have all information, and the info we have is not always perfect or correct We need allies - we can’t ship successful products on our own However: We should have an opinion - we just don’t always have to express it in an argumentative fashion This doesn’t mean we say yes to everything - we can’t be order takers So, if we can’t say yes, then how do we say no… we don’t - the best way to not say...
You need experience to land a product job, but how do you get it? In this episode, I unpack two feasible ways of gaining and documenting tangible experience to help create your own path to product. Check out our blog series on Path2Product :
There is no easy path into product management, but there are 4 simple steps to get you there. We cover step 1 in today's lesson in product management, and it's all about learning first. Before you can do the job, you need to learn what the job entails and how to execute different skills within it. In today's episode, I share some free and inexpensive places to acquire the knowledge you'll need as a foundation for your path to product management. Subscribe to the Path 2 Product YouTube Chan...
In this episode, I share 3 tactics for making better decisions in a group setting. Help your team and your organization take your decision-making capabilities to the next level. Your company and your customers will thank you. Subscribe to the Path2Product YouTube channel for free product management courses and exclusive video content
There's no shortage of debate as to whether individual or group ideation yields better results. We're not going to take sides. What we're going to do is explore how to make better decisions by generating better ideas, regardless of the setting you're in. In Part 1, we examine a few ways you can increase your decision success rate by generating better ideas. For more and exclusive video content, subscribe to the Path2Product YouTube channel...
Most features never get adopted, and I'm betting these three tips will help shift your success ratio upward. Be sure to rate and review the podcast! Subscribe to the Path2Product YouTube Channel for exclusive video content.
I get asked a lot about whether aspiring PMs need an MBA to land a Product Management job. The simple answer is no. But we dive into the nuance of why MBAs are valuable. Here's the YouTube Video where we dive into how to go about hacking the MBA and some cost-effective MBA options
Today’s Lesson in Product Management comes from Jonathon Hensley, Co-Founder and CEO of Emerge Interactive and Author of Alignment: Overcoming Internal Sabotage and Product Failure. When I first heard about Jonathon’s book, I ordered it immediately. Alignment is one of the hardest parts of my job as a product manager, and I’ve enjoyed putting his advice and frameworks into practice. In this conversation you’ll get to hear the origin story that drove Jonathon to write the book, how to build the f...
It’s funny how first releases have become synonymous with MVPs, but how many first releases have you seen that are able to stand on their own and sustain a business? In the early days it’s about testing and learning. You want Minimum TESTABLE Products If you wait until you have something you think is a fully coded up MVP with what you believe to be the features that make the product minimally viable, you’re almost guaranteed to be wrong. You can support the podcast for .99 a month by clicking th...
On today’s episode you’ll hear from Pranav Desai, Chief Product Officer at Reputation. We covered a ton of ground in the thirty minutes or so we talked, so don’t feel bad if you have to listen twice to take it all in. You’ll hear us talk about: Why one customer’s feedback isn’t the end all be all for decision making Why Product should own voice of the customer How to balance quantitative data with qualitative. How to distinguish between signals and noise And so much more. Be sure to subscribe to...
There's an age-old debate about what's more important, a good product or great marketing? Brian Yam, Head of Marketing at Paragon, and I look to settle that debate. The answer might surprise you. Subscribe to the Path 2 Product YouTube Channel for exclusive video content and downloadable resources.
You hear product people talk about feasibility, usability, and viability all the time as the three core variables product managers should care about. The typical definition of viability looks a lot like ROI, but today we challenge that narrow view of viability and expand the definition. Follow us on the Path2Product YouTube Channel for more content and access to the slides!
OKRs are great, but they are NOT a replacement for strategy. To find the slides and subscribe, go to the Path2Product YouTube Channel
On today's episode, we discuss the difference between doing strategic analysis and developing strategy. Too many people conflate and confuse the two things as one, but they are not. If you want a deep dive into what product strategy development actually looks like, check out the free course on our YouTube Channel
Welcome back to Lessons in Product Management. I’m your host, John Fontenot, and today we have a bit of a different episode, but it’s soooo relevant. With the pandemic, working from home, and Zoom fatigue, our jobs are hard enough but how do you know when it’s time to call it quits? John Garret, Product Manager at Therapixel, and I talk through all of this and more. For free product management courses, join us on the Path 2 Product YouTube Channel!...
As we wrap up season 4 of Lessons in Product Management, we’re going to hear from Henry Latham, Founder and CEO of ProdMBA. Before starting ProdMBA, Henry served in UX and Product leadership roles for a variety of companies and has taken his experience and used it to produce a great book, “Product Leadership Starts With You,” as well as launch ProdMBA to fast track your career from PM to head of product. On this episode Henry and I break down product strategy and how it works in conjunction with...
Welcome back to Lessons in Product Management. it is November 22nd, 2021, and today we are chatting with Taylor Heyman, Product Manager at Lendio. Yes, we are co-workers, but I learned a lot about Taylor and his career in product that I didn’t know before this discussion. You see, Taylor’s PM career started in startups but how he get his start might surprise you. Taylor’s shares his unique experience running discovery in startups and what he learned from those experiences and how to balance the ...
On today’s episode, I sat down with Elena Leonova, VP of Product at BigCommerce. With a decade of product management experience, I really wanted to get Elena’s take on Product Discovery and how it’s perceived from a product leadership point of view We discussed how Elena got into Product by accidentally taking a Business Analyst role. And after reading Marty Cagan and getting inspired, Elena decided she’d make a pivot from BA to PM. Now as a product leader, Elena works to create space for her PM...
On today’s episode we get to hear from Duy Pham, Product Manager at HREasily. We’ll hear about Duy’s really interesting path into product, how to create organizational alignment through discovery, and the 4 quadrants of discovery that need to be considered to get a holistic picture of your customer and the market at large. Join our Path2Product community for free courses, exclusive content, and great product people to network with ...
On today's episode, we get to learn from Austin Yang, Sr. PM at Landbot. Austin shared his journey from SDR to Sr. PM, his perspective on discovery, and the differences he's seen in Discovery between being a Core PM vs a Growth PM. Join our Product Management community at Path2Product where you get access to free resources, courses, and exclusive content and AMAs. If you're an Aspiring PM, the courses will give you the hands on experience you need to land your first PM role. ...
