Cieden Podcast

Magnus Hillestad is the CEO and co-founder of Sanity, a company with a gross revenue retention of 97%. Basically, nobody's leaving their product. How did they achieve that?

By being intentional. This is Magnus’s favorite word. What he means by that is asking yourself what you are trying to solve as a startup and then focusing on that using frameworks like SCQA, V2Mom, and others.

This episode distills the essence of the learnings Magnus has undergone and the myriad of books he has read. If you want to be more intentional about your product, this is a must-listen.

📚 During this discussion, Magnus mentioned:

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Hans Guntren is the Vice President of Product Design at Demandbase, focusing on delivering customer value through AI and Machine Learning. He's a veteran technology executive and board advisor with over 20 years of product design experience.

Hans spent over a decade advising Silicon Valley technology firms and worked within IBM's Silicon Valley Lab, where he managed product design and oversaw a host of complex enterprise products. In addition to his experience with Fortune 500 companies, he helps early-stage startups develop their product vision and design.

In this episode, Hans and Yuriy discuss what's wrong with the trend of incorporating AI into products. They also talk about the graceful way of working with a design team and teaching young people that winning is not just about brute force.

📚 During this discussion, Hans mentioned The Startup J Curve by Howard Love.

This podcast is created to connect with tech and design leaders. Let’s connect on LinkedIn:

🎙 Yuriy Mykhasyak, Podcast Host, CEO and Co-Founder of Cieden

🎙 Hans Guntren, Vice President of Product Design at Demandbase

This podcast is brought to you by Cieden, a digital product design agency. If you are looking for a product designer who knows how to design an AI product, check if we align with your vision.

Thanks for listening!

Santiago Cardona, Director of Product Management at Fingercheck, shares his insights on navigating product strategy amid uncertainty. With Fingercheck's platform experiencing rapid growth and 100K daily active users, Santiago's responsibilities are crucial in steering product development.

So, what makes his approach special is focus on weekly customer engagement, agility in strategy, and fostering collaboration within teams.

📚 During this discussion, Santiago mentioned:

This podcast is created to connect with tech and design leaders. Feel free to reach out to us:

🎙 Anastasia Mudryk, Podcast Host, Head of BA & PM at Cieden

🎙 Santiago Cardona, Director of Product Management at Fingercheck.

This podcast is brought to you by Cieden, a digital product design agency. If you are looking for a UX/UI expert to design your product, check if we are a great fit for each other.

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In this episode, Brighton Vino Jegarajan, Head of Design at Aviatrix, shares how he’s promoting design thinking among teammates and across the board. He also talks about the challenges and opportunities of designing for cloud networking services, where users often have a stronger technical background than the designers and engineers.

Brighton believes the biggest modern challenge for product leaders lies in fostering cohesion across teams.

📚 During this discussion, Brighton mentioned:

This podcast is created to connect with tech and design leaders. Feel free to reach out to us:

🎙 Anastasia Mudryk, Podcast Host, Head of BA & PM at Cieden

🎙 Brighton Vino Jegarajan, Head of Design at Aviatrix. If you want to know more about Aviatrix, visit their website.

This podcast is brought to you by Cieden, a digital product design agency. If you are looking for a UX/UI expert to design your product, check if we are a great fit for each other.

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Larry Pelty is a product design leader with 24 years of experience, not including his background as a digital artist. Today, he holds the position of Director of Product Design at Clari and advocates for a transition from traditional product design to AI-driven product design.

Larry encourages designers to change their mindset and embrace AI as an assistive technology to refine product experiences. He emphasizes the importance of active listening and deeply thinking about how we can solve problems for users during critical moments.

In this episode, we talk about:

📚 During this discussion, Larry mentioned:

Feel free to reach out to us:

🎙 ⁠Yuriy Mykhasyak⁠, Podcast Host, CEO and Co-Founder of Cieden

🎙 Larry Pelty, Director of Product Design at Clari

💜 This podcast is brought to you by Cieden, a digital product design agency. If you are looking for a UX/UI expert to design your product, ⁠check if we align with your vision⁠.

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Dive into the world of AI product development with insights from Ari Kahn, CEO of Bridgeline and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence.

Ari boasts 20 years of experience growing SaaS companies. He co-founded FatWire, which was later acquired by Oracle for $160 million. Under his leadership, FatWire expanded globally with offices in 13 countries and received top industry analyst ratings. Following this successful acquisition, Ari served as Chairman and CEO of resort development company Great Land Holdings, navigating it through the 2008 recession and transforming it into one of the region's most successful businesses.

Currently, Ari is a member of the Forbes Councils and hosts the eCommerce AI: The Revenue Revolution podcast.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

📚 The book Ari was about to mention is The High-Value Writing: Real Strategies for Real-World Writing by Erin Lebacqz.

This podcast is created to connect with tech and design leaders. Feel free to reach out to us:

🎙 Yuriy Mykhasyak, Podcast Host, CEO and Co-Founder of Cieden

🎙 Ari Kahn, CEO of Bridgeline Digital. If you want to know more about Bridgeline, visit their website.

💜 This podcast is brought to you by Cieden, a digital product design agency. If you are looking for a UX/UI expert to design your product, check if we align with your vision.

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Robin Titus is a self-taught designer who built one of the first design teams at Capgemini 10 years ago. He started as a product manager and then ventured into design to follow his aspirations. 

Throughout the 25+ years of the product journey, Robin has had a varied career that includes involvement with startups, scale-ups, and corporates. 

Currently, he leads the product design team at Aiven, a triple-unicorn scale-up based in Helsinki, Finland. Robin founded two startups and is an active mentor and coach of early-stage ventures in a corporate incubator based in Germany.

In this meaningful discussion, we talk about the changes in the product designer role and what it takes to make a company truly focused on design.

This podcast is created to connect with tech and design leaders. Feel free to reach out to us:

🎙 Yuriy Mykhasyak, Podcast Host, CEO and Co-Founder of Cieden

🎙 Anastasia Mudryk, Podcast Host, Head of BA & PM at Cieden

🎙 Robin Titus, Director of UX Design at Aiven. If you want to know more about Aiven, visit their website.

💜 This podcast is brought to you by Cieden, a digital product design agency. If you are looking for a UX/UI expert to design your product, check if we align with your vision.

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As the founder of an SEO agency and a software product, SearchPilot, Will Critchlow has spent over 20 years bringing businesses more revenue through SEO.

Unlike influencers who proliferate buzzwords, Will tells us the hard truth: to increase revenue with SaaS SEO, you need to test everything patiently. And if you are a startup founder, there's a high chance SEO is not even for you.

This episode dives deep into the potential of SEO for startups and enterprises, separating fact from fiction in the SEO landscape, especially with the growing impact of AI.

Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts on this episode:

🎙 Yuriy Mykhasyak, Podcast Host, CEO and Co-Founder of Cieden

🎙 Anastasia Mudryk, Podcast Host, Head of BA & PM at Cieden

💜 This podcast is brought to you by Cieden, a digital product design agency. If you are looking for a UX/UI expert to design your product, ⁠⁠check⁠⁠ if we meet your needs.

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Meet Michal Kolasa, the Design Director at Chili Piper, a leading billion-dollar startup revolutionizing B2B sales. With over $25 million in ARR, Chili Piper offers a suite of products, including lead routing, form scheduling, SDR-to-AE handoff, and much more.

In this video, Michal shares his vision of product design and expertise in enhancing user experiences. We'll also discuss the state of modern design education and how to make remote design teams more creative and productive.

We do podcasting to connect with fellow tech and design leaders. So, we'll be happy to meet you on LinkedIn. Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts on this episode:

🎙 ⁠Yuriy Mykhasyak⁠, Podcast Host, CEO and Co-Founder of Cieden

🎙 ⁠Michal Kolasa, Design Director at Chili Piper

💜 This podcast is brought to you by Cieden, a digital product design agency. If you are looking for a UX/UI expert to design your product, ⁠check⁠ if we align with your vision.

Thanks for listening. Do not miss the next episodes and subscribe to this show!

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The sales tech platform category is blowing up. Apollo raised $100 million and hit unicorn status in 2023. Lots of other sales intelligence tools release more and more go-to-market workflows.

How to compete with that? How to think ahead and build the right product strategy? How to nail a product launch, go-to-market plan, and messaging? 

When it comes to mastering these challenges, there's no one better suited than Todd Busler.

Todd has truly lived through the problems of selling B2B software tools. He was the first sales hire at Heap when the company only started its path to becoming a unicorn. Later, he spent a year at Unusual Ventures, working with early-stage companies exclusively. Now, Todd is the Founder and CEO of Champify.

Today, we’ll chat about:

We do podcasting to connect with fellow tech and design leaders. So, we'll be happy to meet you on LinkedIn. Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts on this episode:

🎙 Yuriy Mykhasyak, Podcast Host, CEO and Co-Founder of Cieden

🎙 Anastasia Mudryk, Podcast Host, Head of BA & PM at Cieden

💜 This podcast is brought to you by Cieden, a digital product design agency. If you are looking for a UX/UI expert to design your product, check if we align with your vision.

Thanks for listening. Do not miss the next episodes and subscribe to this show!

P.S. We have the video version on YouTube and shorts there. Check them out.