In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to the multi-talented Vidya Dinamani.

Vidya talks to us about what we need to know to build a product that customers love.

Vidya Dinamani is a product executive, advisor, investor and author.

She has over 20 years of experience in product management, including multiple executive roles at leading companies such as Intuit.

Vidya is an expert in product-market fit and innovation, and founded a product training and coaching company, Product Rebels, that teaches people hands-on ways to become stronger, customer-focused product managers. Her book on building products, Groundwork, can be found on Amazon.

She is also founder at Ad Astra Ventures, where she helps strengthen female founders, guiding them through a curriculum designed for women leaders, and supporting them through direct investment. She’s coached over 200 companies from startups to Fortune 50 through Product Rebels and Ad Astra. A holder of 9 US patents for software technology, Vidya earned a B.S. in Physics from Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand, and a Masters from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.