The CEO of AirBnB Brian Chesky made some (probably unintentional) waves when he announced at Figma's Config 2023 that he had eliminated the role of Product Manager.

In this podcast, we watch and respond to the entire talk. We dig past the clickbait and discuss the context behind his remark.

0:00 Topic Intro
0:35 Curtis's Breakdown
1:16 Config 2023 with Brian Chesky: Intro & Ordinary World
2:00 Discussion Break 1
2:55 Config 2023 with Brian Chesky: Call to Adventure
4:18 Discussion Break 2
7:47 Config 2023 with Brian Chesky: Refusal of the Call
9:00 Discussion Break 3
11:00 Config 2023 with Brian Chesky: Meeting the Mentor
11:54 Config 2023 with Brian Chesky: Crossing the Threshold
13:19 Discussion Break 4
18:12 Discussion: A Vision for Org Transformation
21:08 Config 2023 with Brian Chesky: The Approach
21:54 Discussion Break 5
23:12 The Clickbaitey Part You Saw on LinkedIn
24:12 Discussion Break 6
27:03 Arguing On: Centralizing Decision Making
30:39 Config 2023 with Brian Chesky: The Ordeal
31:37 Discussion Break 7
33:27 Config 2023 with Brian Chesky: The Road Back
33:51 Discussion Break 8
35:17 Config 2023 with Brian Chesky: The Return
36:01 Discussion Break 9
37:03 Design Driven Strategy
38:17 Discussing: Design Driven Strategy
40:48 Growth for Growth's Sake
43:00 Shared Services Model
46:01 Where is the Value?
47:57 Arguing On: Roadmaps
51:08 The Power of Stories and Narratives
52:45 Thinking Like a Business Owner
55:24 User Journey Maps
58:02 Closing Statements
1:00:26 Summary
1:03:39 Wrap-Up

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