In this episode of byProduct Live we are joined by Abdo Wahba, CPO at Offerista.

Abdo is an expert in the world of presentations and has over 1300 hours training and coaching CEOs, product leaders and consultants in the art of presenting effectively.

In our discussion we talk about the 3 biggest blunders most people make when preparing presentations, to help you be more effective.  

We think about presenting standing up on stage or in front of your team, but the techniques Abdo talks through can be applied in a whole manner of different settings - one on one, team meetings, company town halls, job interviews, sales pitches and more.

Abdo makes the concepts easy to understand and relatable with easy to understand examples.  

03:05 Blunder #1: Focusing on the Content & What You Are Going to Say
13:13 Blunder #2: Using Abstract Concepts
25:42 Blunder #3: Thinking You Don't Have the Time to Prepare
31:32 Key Take-Aways

byProduct is the community group for leaders in SaaS and Product.

"A likeminded community sharing knowledge and understanding, product by product"

If you're a CPO, CTO, CPTO, VP or Head of Product or Engineering then connect with Andrew at [email protected] or on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amaeer/ to hear more and join.

This week on byProduct Live I am joined by Youssef Hounat, VP of Product at Amsterdam based DataSnipper.  

DataSnipper recently became a tech unicorn with a value in excess of €1 billion in their latest funding round.

Our talk is focussed on the hype around AI, and why the focus needs to be using AI to add user value, not because its the latest and greatest tech innovation.  

We also ventured into Youssef's growth as a product leader and his move from a non-product/tech role and why this has been a big benefit to his, and DataSnipper's succes.

01:20 Intro to Youssef Hounat
02:59 Intro to DataSnipper
03:39 The Role of AI in Product Development
04:33 Products and AI Hype
05:59 Adding Customer Value with AI
07:53 Challenges of Implementing AI Solutions
10:37 Scaling a Product Team and Organization
13:51 Key Take-Aways

byProduct is the community group for leaders in SaaS and Product.

"A likeminded community sharing knowledge and understanding, product by product"

If you're a CPO, CTO, CPTO, VP or Head of Product or Engineering then connect with Andrew at [email protected] or on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amaeer/ to hear more and join.

In this episode of byProduct Live we are joined by Rhiannon White. 

Rhiannon is CPO at Clue, the number 1 recommended period & cycle tracking app.  Previous to this she held leadership roles at Shazam in Silicon Valley, and the BBC.

Our talk focusses on the journey Rhiannon has been on to becoming an effective product leader.  We discuss the challenges and mistakes she made early in her career, and the lightbulb moment that changed everything for her.

Rhiannon is very open and this is a must listen to understand everyone goes through the hard times, not just you.


00:16 Intro to Rhiannon and Her Career Journey
03:57 Making All the Mistakes Possible in Product
07:39 The Lightbulb Moment That Changed Everything for Rhiannon
09:26 The Power of User Insights
13:37 Making User Interviews a Regular Practice
15:14 Key Take-Aways

byProduct is the community group for leaders in SaaS and Product.

"A likeminded community sharing knowledge and understanding, product by product"

If you're a CPO, CTO, CPTO, VP or Head of Product or Engineering then connect with Andrew at [email protected] or on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amaeer/ to hear more and join.

For todays episode of byProduct Live we’re joined by Guven Soydan.  

In this episode he gives an overview of how he thinks Product Managers can onboard themselves more effectively when starting a new role.

While we focus on Product Managers, the ideas and suggestions Guven gives will work across many disciplines and industries.

Guven is currently Head of Product at Zalando, for their marketing services team. 

In this role Guven and his teams are shipping products that helps Zalando’s partners to grow their businesses on Zalando marketplace and beyond.

Previous to this Guven was the VP of Product at Remerge, scaling some of the worlds leading mobile apps through retargeting technologies and has led the company’s second product launch: user acquisition for mobile apps. 

He has 13 years of experience working on growth and advertising products mainly for enterprises and developers in companies like OLX, the mobile gaming platform Coda and the supply side platform Fyber, acquired by and now known as Digital Turbine.

01:51 Importance of Onboarding Yourself
03:06 Moving Fast and Filling the Blanks
04:23 Effective Communication and Knowing Why You're There
04:51 Asking Your New Manager for Help, Effectively
05:48 Being Proactive, Not Reactive
06:59 Meeting as Many People As Possible
09:06 Understanding Organization Strategy, Metrics, and Prioritization
13:15 Awareness of Your Own Strengths & Weaknesses
15:12 Key Takeaways

byProduct is the community group for leaders in SaaS and Product.

"A likeminded community sharing knowledge and understanding, product by product"

If you're a CPO, CTO, CPTO, VP or Head of Product or Engineering then connect with Andrew at [email protected] or on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amaeer/ to hear more and join.

This episode of byProduct Live is with Macs Dickinson, Lead Engineering Manager at LHV.

LHV are an Estonian based FinTech who’s platform you have probably used, but just don’t know it.  Their tech powers platforms such as CurrencyCloud, Wise and Coinbase. 

In the UK they have established a new bank, and Macs head up their engineering teams.  His teams underpin LHV’s banking operations which recently included a major migration to a new platform.

This platform migration will form the basis of our discussion - Happily Married Product & Engineering Teams - and how that drives success in product development.

00:00 Introduction to Macs Dickinson and LHV
01:45 Overview of the Migration Project at LHV
06:31 Alignment between Product and Engineering
08:00 Importance of the Relationship between Product and Engineering
11:01 Building Strong Relationships within the Team
13:08 OKRs and Prioritization for Alignment
14:35 WSJF - Weighted Shortest Job First
17:49 Data Supporting Decision Making
18:26 Key Takeaways

byProduct is the community group for leaders in SaaS and Product.

"A likeminded community sharing knowledge and understanding, product by product"

If you're a CPO, CTO, CPTO, VP or Head of Product or Engineering then connect with Andrew at [email protected] or on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amaeer/ to hear more and join.

In today's episode of byProduct Live we are talking with Ilya Sakharov.

Ilya is CTO at Codility, the leading platform for assessing and advancing technical skills.

Previous to Codility Ilya was Director of Engineering at Getir, the ultra-fast grocery delivery platform, and HelloFresh.

Ilya has wide experience scaling engineering teams for high-growth products

Today we will be discussing the role of the CTO - It’s ideal positioning in the C-suite of a tech/product company and some of the less obvious responsibilities that come with it.

01:21 Where the CTO operates
02:31 The CTO in different stages of businesses
04:32 Differences Between a CTO in a Startup and an Enterprise
11:42 The influence of the CTO with CEO/CFO
13:30 Improving the technical IQ of the C-Suite
15:55 A Happy C-Suite
18:21 More Aligned = More Successful
18:49 Key Take-Aways

byProduct is the community group for leaders in SaaS and Product.

"A likeminded community sharing knowledge and understanding, product by product"

If you're a CPO, CTO, CPTO, VP or Head of Product or Engineering then connect with Andrew at [email protected] or on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amaeer/ to hear more and join.

For this episode we are joined by Darryl Feldman to discuss a topic that’s super relevant in the challenging times we live (climate change, healthcare etc).

Todays discussion will be around Building Products with
Purpose. 

Darryl talks about his personal experiences that drive his desire to
build products with purpose. 

We’ll take a dive into the why, what and how of creating
products that have the potential to make a positive impact in the world. 

Darryl has worked in a number of product companies developing
platforms for Healthcare, Mobility and Education.

He is currently working in the area of digital therapeutics,
healthdata / machine learning. Their mission is to improve the health and
wellbeing of cancer patients. 

00:00 Introduction: Building Products with Purpose 
01:41 Why Building Products with Purpose is Vital and Relevant
05:21 Balancing Purpose with Commercial Reality 
07:32 Non-Revenue Metrics 
10:53 Purpose, Vision, Mission & The Wider Team 
14:59 Challenges & Resilience Needed 
18:18 Key Take-Aways

byProduct is the community group for leaders in SaaS and Product.

"A likeminded community sharing knowledge and understanding, product by product"

If you're a CPO, CTO, CPTO, VP or Head of Product or Engineering then connect with Andrew at [email protected] or on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amaeer/ to hear more and join.

Todays guest is Sayan Maiti.  Sayan is Head of Marketplace and Driver App at FreeNow, the mobility super app experienced rapid growth across Europe.

Sayan has extensive experience across marketplace and on demand apps in the driving/transportation space.  He was previously Director of Product Management at Sixt and Head of Product at Swiggy.  

Sayan has worked on a number of products from idea stage, and that is the subject we will be discussing in todays episode of byProduct Live: 0 to 1 Product

01:07 Defining 0 to 1 product
02:21 What's exciting about 0 to 1 product?
03:02 Differentiating 0 to 1 product
04:01 Recognising a potential 0 to 1 product
09:19 Managing Risk and Prioritizing Features
11:50 Defining Success
13:19 Key Takeaways

byProduct is the community group for leaders in SaaS and Product.

"A likeminded community sharing knowledge and understanding, product by product"

If you're a CPO, CTO, CPTO, VP or Head of Product or Engineering then connect with Andrew at [email protected] or on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amaeer/ to hear more and join.

Todays episode of byproduct Live covers a topic all leaders like to think they know about and are successful with, but sadly often are not.

It’s the secret sauce to success across any teams, and really is the difference between good and great.  Today we are discussing Team Empowerment.

Joining me is Jakob Thomas.  Jakob is CPO at &Make.  &Make are a group of entrepreneurs and venture builders who support companies and their teams to design, validate and build digital products.  They have worked across a whole variety of sectors and supported a number of starts ups to achieve funding and beyond.

01:37 - Defining Team Empowerment
03:29 - Team Empowerment in Remote Work
04:15 - Common Issues
06:28 - Overcoming Micromanagement
07:53 - Overcoming Goals and Frameworks
09:48 - Creating a Culture Where it's OK to Fail
10:55 - Effective Communication
13:11 - Measuring Team Empowerment
15:59 - Role of Resources in Team Empowerment
17:07 - Involvement of Scrum Masters

byProduct is the community group for leaders in SaaS and Product.

"A likeminded community sharing knowledge and understanding, product by product"

If you're a CPO, CTO, CPTO, VP or Head of Product or Engineering then connect with Andrew at [email protected] or on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amaeer/ to hear more and join.

Todays episode of  I am delighted to be joined by the Queen of product ops and super active tech community supporter, Antonia Landi. 

Antonia is a big advocate of tech communities both as an organiser, speaker and attendee. 

Antonia has been a member of our byProduct community pretty much since we started and has been a great supporter.  She is also active in a number of other product communities in berlin and beyond

01:33 The Importance of Online Communities
05:14 Authenticity and Genuine Contribution
05:42 Online to In-Person Events
06:40 Actionable Insights in Community Discussions
07:57 Learning from Failures and Real-World Experiences
08:50 Contributing to Events and Volunteering
10:41 Exploring Different Communities
13:35 Key Takeaways

byProduct is the community group for leaders in SaaS and Product.

"A likeminded community sharing knowledge and understanding, product by product"

If you're a CPO, CTO, CPTO, VP or Head of Product or Engineering then connect with Andrew at [email protected] or on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amaeer/ to hear more and join.