If you’re starting a new role in product at whatever level, it can sometimes be difficult to get started, especially if you’re chucked in the deep end. In this week’s podcast episode, we speak with Leah Tharin, currently the Chief Product and Growth Officer at gotphotocom. She provides some insights on your first 90 days in a new product role, challenges the conventional wisdom of the 30, 60, 90-day plan,  and goes into the best ways to gain trust from your new team. Featured Links: Follow Leah on LinkedIn and Twitter | Leah’s website | Leah’s ‘Productea with Leah’ podcast | ‘The Shit San ..read more

Listen to our conversation with Ipsita Basu, Senior Group Product Manager at BILL all about rediscovering our passion in product. In this episode, Ipsita shares practical advice for product managers looking to get out of a rut and build innovative products that customers love. Featured Links: Follow Ipsita on LinkedIn | Bill | Read Ipsita's 'Product managers, stop being jaded' article at Mind The Product  Our Hosts Lily Smith enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. She’s currently Chief Product Office ..read more

Tune into our latest conversation with  Dominique Jost, Head of Product at Doist. In this episode, we peel back the layers on why product managers are especially vulnerable to this modern malaise, with Dominic offering an enlightening breakdown of stressors and personal amplifiers that escalate work pressures into health hazards.  Featured Links: Follow Dominique on LinkedIn | Calmr Works self-care management tool | Work with Dominique at Doist | Buy 'Deep Work: Rules for Focussed Success in a Distracted World' book by  Cal Newport Our Hosts Lily Smith enjoys working as a consu ..read more

How much should you be charging? Are you leaving money on the table, or are you scaring away potential customers? Pricing strategy can be one of the biggest challenges for product people, so we asked Founders Factory coach Fanni Fejes to share some of the lessons she teaches founders. (Since we originally ran this episode, Fanni has moved on to take the Head of Product role at Bequest.) In this episode, listen to learn about: Having a good pricing strategy Applying anchor pricing Using metrics well Quote of the Episode If the pilot is free, make sure that it’s for a certain amount of time ..read more

This week on the podcast, we sit down with Yana Welinder, CEO of Kraftful. Yana shares insights into how today's product managers are transforming their roles by leveraging AI to create compelling user stories, fine-tuning financial models, and even hiring. As AI interfaces grow more intuitive, we navigate the importance of a product manager's openness to these advancements, the significant role AI plays in amplifying diverse customer feedback, and the ongoing responsibility of product professionals to shape AI to reflect the values that drive their visions forward. Featured Links: Follow Ya ..read more

In our latest episode on The Product Experience, we delve into a great discussion with Katie Marcus, Product Lead at Progression. Katie gives us a deep insight into the trials and tribulations of fostering continuous discovery within a B2B environment and the start-up space.  Featured Links: Follow Katie on LinkedIn | Progression | Katie's 'Lessons learnt from a quarter of continuous discovery' feature | Tools: Maze / Dovetail / Supernormal / Mixpanel / Flipper  Our Hosts Lily Smith enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor ..read more

For many of us in product, building products that have long-lasting impacts on people's lives is the dream. In this episode, we speak to Omer Kaplan from Sonara Health. We discuss his mission in forging a path in healthcare technology to combat the opioid crisis. We also explore the principles of equity-first design and the meticulous testing strategies that ensure their technology serves everyone effectively. Featured Links: Follow Omer on LinkedIn and Facebook | Sonara Health | The Lancet feature on North America's opioid crisis Our Hosts Lily Smith enjoys working as a consultant product ma ..read more

Join us on this week's podcast for a conversation with Nesrine Changuel, Senior Product Manager at Google, as she shares key insights on how we can delight users.  Featured Links: Follow Nesrine on LinkedIn | Nesrine's website | 'The Emotion Wheel: What it is and How to Use it' piece by Hokuma Karimova | 'Keeping Track of Your HEART' - Tomer Sharon on The Product Experience | 'The HaTS - Happiness Tracking Survey' feature by Prasanta Kumar Mohanty Our Hosts Lily Smith enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product man ..read more

Join us on this week's podcast episode with Todd Olson, CEO and Co-Founder of Pendo. We venture into the world of AI, software, and how launching AI-powered products can generate real outcomes for your business and customers.  Featured Links: Follow Todd on LinkedIn | Pendo | Register for AI Academy Lisbon 2024  Our Hosts Lily Smith enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. She’s currently Chief Product Officer at BBC Maestro, and has spent 13 years in the tech industry working with startups in the ..read more

This week on the podcast, Kate Leto, Executive Product Leadership Coach, makes a return to the Product Experience spotlight. Join us as she shares insights on improving leadership, communication, conflict, and stakeholder management as a product leader.  Featured Links: Follow Kate on LinkedIn | Kate's website | Sign up for the 'Essential Coaching Skills for Product Leaders' course with Kate in March 2024 | 'Understanding the Circles of Influence, Concern, and Control' feature by Anna Katharina Schaffner | 'About the Drama Triangle - and how to escape it' piece at Listening Partnership Ou ..read more