career.pm Podcast

In this episode, we answer your questions on qualifying your first employer, doing product discovery, and how PMs and POs should work together.

Pricing is one of the "dark corners" of product development that many PMs actively avoid. In this episode, we talk with Emanuel Martonca of Soft Fight about the science of product pricing. It's a great listen for all product managers and leaders who want to improve their pricing chops.

https://softfight.com/

In this episode, we talk to Rahel Bailie, founder of Content, Seriously regarding the criticality to enterprise product teams of managing the vast amounts of information they generate. Whether it's marketing collateral, the text we include in UIs, or compliance documents related to the market we serve, effectively and strategically managing content can be a significant differentiator to technology companies.

GoPractice is changing how product managers learn about using data and analytics by designing their course as an elaborate simulation. In this episode, GoPractice's CEO, Oleg Yakubenkov, talks about his path into product management and what inspired him to disrupt the PM training market.

Product operations has emerged in the last few years as a discipline designed to increase product management's impact. In this discussion with Anabela Cesário, Director of Product Operations at Outsystems, we'll dive into the key accountabilities and activities of product ops and discuss when an organization should consider adopting a product ops approach.

Prioritization is an essential competency for product managers but it still confuses and confounds many. There are so many tools and frameworks. How do I choose the best one for my situation? Daniel Zacarias, a world authority on prioritization and co-founder at career.pm imparts some prioritization wisdom in this episode, starting with a strategic approach. Everyone involved in product could benefit from his sage advice.

What is the point as PMs of working so hard planning and executing a product release if we're not prepared to make a big splash in the market with a highly effective product launch? In this podcast, we talk with Dave Daniels, an expert in product management and product launches. He takes us through they key activities, talks about accountability from the perspective of product managers, and gives us insight into what makes launches succesful (and what doesn't!).

To learn more about Brainkraft, including their amazing online course on product launches, visit them at https://www.brainkraft.com/.

In this episode, we interview an experienced product leader at Kone, a $10B international powerhouse about:

Olli Kilpeläinen is a digitalization enthusiast with a combination of software engineering and business background with over 15 years of experience in high-tech product and service creation in several industries.

In this episode, we speak to the leader of a graduate product management program at a University in Ireland. We explore the value of a formal degree for product professionals, the specific benefits of participating in an accredited learning experience, and the growth of formal learning opportunities for product managers and product leaders. If you find the the idea of a formal degree in product interesting or just want to keep up on developments in product education, this episode is for you!

You can learn more about Claire and the program she manages here.

In this episode, we explore product management in the context of artificial intelligence with Dr. Marek Meyer, Director of Product at arago. Marek has a background in traditional PM, having then transitioned to AI-centric products. He will give us some insight into what he currently does and what he's learned as his focus on AI has grown. He'll also share some information fresh from the trenches of AI-based process automation. Finally, Marek provides some tips for PMs wanting to "wet their toes" in the fascinating world of artificial intelligence.