Better Product

We knew this day would come, but it’s finally here: the END of our product design series. Throughout the series, you’ve heard expert guests explain how product design impacts their teams, their businesses, and beyond. In this episode, hosts Christian Beck and Anna Eaglin share the highlights from this series, with takeaways and insights learned along the way. 

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What happens when designers understand the vision of the business? For Michael Sacca, this long-term perspective is crucial for influencing short-term decisions. 

Michael is General Manager at Dribble, a community for design professionals. As he shares his story, you’ll hear how Dribbble played a role in his career as designer early on, and how he views the relationship between design and product. 

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In this episode of Better Product LAUNCH, Christian and Anna sit down with the founder of Malomo,  a shipment tracking platform helping e-commerce brands generate more revenue and loyalty by turning their shipment tracking experience into a marketing channel.

As our first guest on the LAUNCH series, Yaw provides a rich perspective unearthing the meaning behind the name while highlighting the importance of the overall brand experience.

What happens when a product designer starts with the user, instead of a product or problem? For Gabrielle Guthrie, this approach is key to user-centered design.

Gabrielle was the Co-founder and Product Designer at Moxxly, a hands-free breast pump for women on the move. As Gabrielle shares her story, you’ll hear how she uses empathy to approach product design from the user’s perspective. 

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A special offer to our listeners from Gabrielle, if you are a design decision-maker and interested in getting involved in her next project, you can contact her at gabrielleguthrie.com.

Have you ever met a product designer with a background in physics? Laura Nunnery, Senior Product Design Lead at Strava, saw an opportunity to apply her scientific knowledge and mindset to the world of product design. 

Laura has worked at some of the biggest design-oriented companies that exist today such as TurboTax, Facebook, and Instagram. She joins our series on the business impact of product design as the Senior Product Design Lead at Strava. 

As Laura shares her story, you’ll hear how she applied her physics background to product design by seeking out ways to simplify complex systems.

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To learn from both a Head of Product Design and Interim Head of Product is an opportunity not taken lightly. Tyler Wanless from Buffer joins the series to share how design impacts the business, both in its ability to grow and the company culture. 

As Tyler shares his story and unique experience, you’ll hear how he brought together disjointed products creating a cohesive experience for customers. He shares why it was necessary to create a coherent feel among three different products while showcasing the impact on making this pivotal decision. 

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Our newest series, The Business Impact of Product Design,  is near and dear to both hosts, Anna Eaglin and Christian Beck’s hearts. If it weren’t for product design, there would be no Better Product. 

Join us over the next five weeks as we explore the impact strong product design has on the business. To help kick off the conversation, Evan Tank, Senior Product Designer with Innovatemap sits down to share his product design definition while distinguishing it from the user experience. 

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All good things must come to an end, and the same is true of our How to Learn Product Series. On today’s episode, Anna and Christian highlight the best moments from each episode and recap the top skills of a great product manager.

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As we finish our How To Learn Product Series, we are providing you with a guest offering two distinct perspectives. Erin Chan shares insights on working in product management for complex products while delving into her current role as a Co-founder. 

Erin is the Chief Product Officer and Co-founder of Rhenti, a property management tech start-up. She's also a former Olympic synchronized swimmer putting her in a class of her own. In the conversation, we discuss her past roles while highlighting how a product management career in product management equips her now as an entrepreneur. 

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Check out Erin's article on growing as a PM on Medium: https://medium.com/product-at-shopify/the-hard-thing-about-complex-products-how-ive-grown-as-a-pm-3d4a773c1c21

Throughout Better Product, we've featured product leaders in all stages of their careers. With a specific focus on the feedback, our community provides to determine areas of focus. As we continue with our How to Learn Product series, we revisit past conversations pulling out new insights.  In this episode, we feature Justin Bauer VP of Product at Amplitude Analytics, Hubert Palan, Founder and CEO of ProductBoard, and Brian Crofts Chief Product Officer at Pendo. These guests all had one key thing in common. They represent companies that build products for product people. As we share their genius, you'll hear them illustrate how pivotal the role of the product manager is and their predictions for the role.  If you're looking to connect with other product managers or product professionals in all stages, join the community: http://betterproduct.community