Awkward Silences

#8 - Continuously Delivering and Discovering with James Aylward of Pluralsight


Listen Later

Pluralsight is built on continuous discovery and continuous delivery, which means they are constantly building and shipping code, while constantly digging in to how customers feel about their product. We talked to James Aylward about the framework that keeps his team moving while creating products that are all about the customer.

Episode Highlights

[1:45] James talks about how Pluralsight thinks about continuously delivering and discovering

[4:10] Culture and values at Pluralsight

[5:57] The directed discovery process

[13:05] Who you should have on your team to bring the most value to your products

[17:15] How a culture of learning promotes research

[19:10] Different teams will work together in different ways

About our Guest

James Aylward is GM and Chief Product Officer at PerkSpot (at the time of our interview, James was SVP and Head of Data Product at Pluralsight). He’s passionate about identifying customer needs and rapidly designing and developing products that offer solutions. He has 10 years of experience managing products and nearly 20 years of experience in the field.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Awkward SilencesBy User Interviews

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

75 ratings


More shows like Awkward Silences

View all
Death, Sex & Money by Slate Podcasts

Death, Sex & Money

7,703 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,358 Listeners

10% Happier with Dan Harris by 10% Happier

10% Happier with Dan Harris

12,634 Listeners

Creative Confidence Podcast by IDEO U

Creative Confidence Podcast

127 Listeners

Design Better by The Curiosity Department, sponsored by Wix Studio

Design Better

320 Listeners

Worklife with Adam Grant by TED

Worklife with Adam Grant

9,171 Listeners

Life Kit by NPR

Life Kit

4,355 Listeners

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos by Pushkin Industries

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

14,278 Listeners

Consider This from NPR by NPR

Consider This from NPR

5,989 Listeners

NN/g UX Podcast by Nielsen Norman Group

NN/g UX Podcast

106 Listeners

How to Be a Better Human by TED

How to Be a Better Human

1,370 Listeners

Product Thinking by Melissa Perri

Product Thinking

144 Listeners

A Slight Change of Plans by Pushkin Industries

A Slight Change of Plans

2,051 Listeners

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career by Nikki Anderson

The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | Career

8 Listeners

UX Research Rundown by Lookback

UX Research Rundown

1 Listeners