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The Product Experience podcast features conversations with the product people of the world, helping you to improve your product practice. Join our hosts Lily Smith and Randy Silver every week as they chat with people in the know and cover the topics that matter to you — solving real problems, developing awesome products, building successful teams, and developing careers. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Interested in sponsoring The Product Experience? Email sponsor@mindtheproduct.com
Navigating the AI job market – Hoang Nguyen (Director of Product)
Navigating the job market, finding your specialization, and making career decisions that suit your needs can be a complex process. That's why we sat down with Hoang Nguyen , Director of Product at Westwing, to dig into these intricate topics and offer some insight. In the realm of AI, not only do we discuss its fascinating aspects, but we also delve into how to discover innate talents and develop a passion for product management within it.
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Empowered product teams – Andrew Skotzko (Product leadership advisor)
This week's episode on The Product Experience podcast demystifies what it truly means to lead an empowered team and helps you navigate the tricky waters of autonomy and accountability. Uncover invaluable advice on earning and extending trust, understanding the power dynamics in a team setting, and transforming company relationships.
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How to become an exceptional product manager – Randy Silver (CPO Circles, Out of Owls)
Today, on a very special episode on The Product Experience, Randy Silver joins us for a change on the other side of the mic as a guest! Lily Smith interviews Randy to talk all about what differentiates good product managers from exceptional ones, as well as touching upon his experience in speaking at #mtpcon London 2023.
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Rerun: Managing stakeholders and driving alignment – Susana Lopes (Director of Product, Abatable, Onfido)
This week, we go back into the archives when Susana Lopes, Director of Product at Abatable, joined us on the podcast. In this episode, we discuss how she used the State of the Product presentation to manage stakeholders and drive alignment. Tune in for an episode filled with practical insights and invaluable resources.
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Demystifying freemium pricing – Dan Balcauski (Chief Pricing Officer)
In this week's podcast, Dan Balcauski shares his thoughts on the challenge of measuring uncertainty in pricing strategy and how tools like Fermi decomposition can be game-changers. Additionally, if you've ever wondered how to manage existing customers when you decide to tweak pricing and packaging, we've got you covered. Tune in for some pragmatic advice on pricing strategy, indicative pricing, and the reasoning behind 'contact us for a quote' approach.
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How to transform teams and products – Mel McVeigh (Condé Nast, The Telegraph, Vogue)
In this week's podcast, we had the pleasure of hosting Mel McVeigh, the Vice President of Product at Condé Nast. Our engaging conversation delves into the distinctive hurdles encountered when developing products within a worldwide mass media powerhouse. Tune in to gain insights from Mel as she shares her expertise on product transformation and product team strategies.
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Building evidence-guided products – Itamar Gilad (Google, Microsoft, IBM)
On this week's podcast episode, product veteran Itamar Gilad joins us on the podcast to provide insights on implementing evidence-guided principles into product management. He discusses that as product managers, we must be driven by evidence to find product success.
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Decoding the mysteries of pricing strategies – Dan Balcauski on The Product Experience
In this week's podcast, we were joined by Dan Balcauski, Founder and Chief Pricing Officer at Product Tranquility. Dan sheds light on the common misconceptions around pricing and gives valuable advice on aligning your pricing strategy with your business objectives.
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The product momentum gap – Dave Martin and Andrea Saez on The Product Experience
This week we invited Dave Martin and Andrea Saez, to share their insights from their book 'Product Momentum Gap, whilst also sharing wisdom on product strategy and providing customer value.
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Rerun: Lessons from building the UK’s test and trace app – Randeep Sidhu on The Product Experience
With only 30 days to go until our flagship conference, #mtpcon London, we thought that this week, we'd take a trip down memory lane to when we invited AI and Health Tech leader, Randeep Sidhu on the podcast. Randeep, who will be speaking on the #mtpcon main stage on 20 October, spoke to us about lessons learned from building the Covid-19 test and trace app in the midst of the pandemic.
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Career progression in product – Alex Watson on The Product Experience
In this week's episode, we sit down with Alex Watson, Product Director at Spotify's Core Experience. Together, we unpack the tools and mindset necessary for anyone navigating a career in product management. We delve into the critical aspects of understanding your motivation for career progression and the unique benefits that different levels of seniority hold.
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Leading cross-functional teams – Tobias Freudenreich on The Product Experience
In this week's podcast, we were joined by Tobias Freudenreich, a product leadership coach and consultant based in Hamburg. This episode dives deep into the structure of cross-functional teams and explains how this structure can help us build great products that people love.
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