Lessons In Product Management

By Path2Product

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What's Lessons In Product Management about?

Path2Product's Mission is to bridge the gap in product management experience for aspiring product managers, so the Lessons In Product Management podcast is here to support that effort, as well as provide valuable insights to existing PMs and PM leaders.

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What's Missing In Prioritiz...

03.13.2023

There are great frameworks for prioritizing features, but what if prioritizing features isn't the right approach? We dig into why opportunity costs are the most underrated variables in prioritizing Product decisions. If you're looking to get into product management, come ...

Lessons In Product Management episodes:

03.13.2023 What's Missing In Prioritization Frameworks? There are great frameworks for prioritizing features, but what if prioritizing features isn't the right approach? We dig into why opportunity costs are the most underrated variables in prioritizing Product decisions. If you're looking to get into product management, come ...
02.22.2023 5 Key Elements of Successful Product Launches with Derek Osgood - Founder and CEO of Ignition This week's lesson in product management is brought to you by Derek Osgood, Founder and CEO of Ignition. If your product launches are less than ideal, you should listen to what Derek has to say. Even if you're launches go ...
02.02.2023 Product Management Essentials - Part 3 - Drafting Product Strategy As you wrap up the last 30 days of your 30, 60, 90-day onboarding, it's time to start drafting strategy. In this episode I break down how to do that with a simple framework and how to shrink the timeline ...
01.16.2023 When ideation is a waste of time Many answers to the question of "why do you want to be a product manager" have some variation of "ideation." While ideation and solutioning are definitely part of product management, it's by far NOT the most important thing to get ...
01.05.2023 When should you respond to competitive pressure? Story time - your competitor launched a feature. They’re making a bunch of noise on all the social channels. An influencers Tie Tok of the new thing went viral. Your execs are screaming that you need to respond. As the ...
11.21.2022 PM hiring is broken and how to fix it with Andrew Bowker, Senior Product Manager @ IBM Andrew and I both had non-traditional paths into product management, and we've both experienced and seen how broken the talent acquisition process is for aspiring PMs. On this episode, you'll hear a passionate discussion of what problems we've noticed and ...
11.01.2022 How To Product Manage Expansion Into New Markets with Luke and Jakub, PMs at GetResponse On this episode of Lessons in Product Management, I sat down with Luke and Jakub from GetResponse as they shared their experiences launching products into new markets, what it takes to do it successfully, how to test into it, and ...
10.18.2022 Product Manager Anti-Patterns (Ego) w/ Eva Beasley, Product Manager at UIPath On today's episode, Eva Beasley shares her experience before and after getting into Product Management. One of the things she noticed about some of the PMs she interacted with was an anti-pattern that needed to be addressed, so we did ...
10.04.2022 Path to Product Leadership w/ Eric Perkins - Director of Product @ Entrata Eric Perkins is the Director of Product at Entrata. And as Eric describes his career, it feels like he has a rocket attached to his back. In this discussion, Eric and I talk through how he got into product management, ...
09.20.2022 Solving Product Growth w/ Etienne Garbugli - Founder & CEO of Lean B2B On today's episode, I had the immense pleasure of speaking with Etienne Garbugli, Founder & CEO of Lean B2B and Author of Lean B2B, Solving Product, and Find Your Market. Etienne is a brilliant product thinker and author with a ...
08.23.2022 5 Immutable Truths of Great Product Management On today's episode, we have JJ Rorie, CEO of Great Product Management and Author of 5 Immutable Truths of Great Product Management, and you're in for a treat! Don't miss out on this great episode as we dive deep into ...
08.09.2022 ML's Impact on Product Management Careers w/ Gopal Erinjippurath On today's episode, we have Gopal Erinjippurath, Founder, CTO, and Head of Product at Sust Global. Gopal and I talked about: His product career The lifecycle of AI/ML Best use cases for Data Science and ML in products And how ...
07.26.2022 Building Strong Product Team Dynamics w/ Nico Nico joined the show to share his advice and experience on building strong product team relationships. If you're looking to get into product management, you'll need experience. Start gaining tangible product manager experience today on your Path2Product 0:00-0:52 - Episode ...
07.05.2022 Transitioning Intro Product Management w/ Larry Imgrund - Product Manager at Khoros Making the transition into product management can be hard. Larry Imgrund shares how he did it, and he offers advice for anyone looking to get into Product or anyone who has recently made that transition. If you're looking to get ...
06.21.2022 User-Driven Roadmaps w/ Matt Young - CEO of UserVoice Should users or customers drive your roadmap decisions? The answer is yes AND no. Like everything in product management, it depends... and Matt and I dive deep into the topic. If you want to get into product management, join us ...
06.07.2022 Essentials of Product Management Part 2 - Customer and Market Research On this episode, we get "out of the building" to start learning about our customers and the markets we serve and want to serve. After understanding your business, objectives, and strategy, this is the next step before being ready enough ...
05.31.2022 Product Management Essentials - Part 1 - Business Acumen Getting back to the basics of product management, my goal in this multi-part series is to demystify product management for new and aspiring product managers. If you're looking to break into product management, join us at Path2Product where you'll gain ...
05.24.2022 Never Assume - Cross Over Episode w/ JJ Rorie CEO of Great Product Management and Host of the Product Voices Podcast - Part 2 On this cross-over episode, I joined JJ Rorie's Product Voices Podcast to share the last 5 chapters of my book, Never Assume - Ten Fatal Assumptions Great PMs Never Make Be sure to subscribe to the Product Voices Podcast and ...
05.17.2022 Never Assume Crossover Episode w/ JJ Rorie, CEO of Great Product Management and Host of the Product Voices Podcast - Part 1 On this cross-over episode, I joined JJ Rorie's Product Voices Podcast to share the first 5 chapters of my book, Never Assume - Ten Fatal Assumptions Great PMs Never Make Be sure to subscribe to the Product Voices Podcast and ...
05.10.2022 How To Become A More Technical Product Manager with Irene Yu - Founder and CEO of Skiplevel So, today, I’m really excited for you to hear this conversation, because I have Irene Yu, Founder of Skiplevel, joining me to talk about how to become technical as a product manager. Irene was formally a developer at Amazon where ...
04.27.2022 Product Manager Symptoms and Effects of Ego with Tony Poon - Chief Product Officer at R-Zero On today's episode, we have the pleasure of learning from Tony Poon, Chief Product Officer at R-Zero. We tackle the difficult topic of ego, where it comes from, what the symptoms are, and what the effects of ego come to ...
04.19.2022 Why Great Product Managers Never Argue Great PMs are like sponges, they soak in info from anywhere We can’t assume we’re always right, we don’t have all information, and the info we have is not always perfect or correct We need allies - we can’t ship ...
03.29.2022 Getting Into Product Management Part 2 - Practice You need experience to land a product job, but how do you get it? In this episode, I unpack two feasible ways of gaining and documenting tangible experience to help create your own path to product. Check out our blog ...
03.15.2022 Getting Into Product Management - Part 1 - Learn There is no easy path into product management, but there are 4 simple steps to get you there. We cover step 1 in today's lesson in product management, and it's all about learning first. Before you can do the job, ...
03.08.2022 Powerful Ideation for Better Decision-Making Part 2 - Group Ideation In this episode, I share 3 tactics for making better decisions in a group setting. Help your team and your organization take your decision-making capabilities to the next level. Your company and your customers will thank you. Subscribe to the ...
02.28.2022 Powerful Ideation for Better Decision-Making - Part 1 - Individual Decisions There's no shortage of debate as to whether individual or group ideation yields better results. We're not going to take sides. What we're going to do is explore how to make better decisions by generating better ideas, regardless of the ...
02.23.2022 3 Tips for Greater Feature Adoption Most features never get adopted, and I'm betting these three tips will help shift your success ratio upward. Be sure to rate and review the podcast! Subscribe to the Path2Product YouTube Channel for exclusive video content. --- Send in a ...
02.15.2022 How To Hack The MBA - And Do You Even Need One?! I get asked a lot about whether aspiring PMs need an MBA to land a Product Management job. The simple answer is no. But we dive into the nuance of why MBAs are valuable. Here's the YouTube Video where we ...
02.11.2022 Establishing and Maintaining Alignment with Jonathon Hensley - Co-Founder and CEO @ Emerge Interactive and Author of Alignment - Overcoming Internal Sabotage and Product Failure Today’s Lesson in Product Management comes from Jonathon Hensley, Co-Founder and CEO of Emerge Interactive and Author of Alignment: Overcoming Internal Sabotage and Product Failure. When I first heard about Jonathon’s book, I ordered it immediately. Alignment is one of ...
01.27.2022 MVP vs MTP - Change The Narrative! It’s funny how first releases have become synonymous with MVPs, but how many first releases have you seen that are able to stand on their own and sustain a business? In the early days it’s about testing and learning. You ...
01.19.2022 Measuring Customer Sentiment feat. Pranav Desai - Chief Product Officer at Reputation On today’s episode you’ll hear from Pranav Desai, Chief Product Officer at Reputation. We covered a ton of ground in the thirty minutes or so we talked, so don’t feel bad if you have to listen twice to take it ...
01.04.2022 Product Management vs Marketing with Brian Yam - Head of Marketing @ Paragon There's an age-old debate about what's more important, a good product or great marketing? Brian Yam, Head of Marketing at Paragon, and I look to settle that debate. The answer might surprise you. Subscribe to the Path 2 Product YouTube ...
12.28.2021 Shipping Viable Products? What Does That Even Mean?! You hear product people talk about feasibility, usability, and viability all the time as the three core variables product managers should care about. The typical definition of viability looks a lot like ROI, but today we challenge that narrow view ...
12.20.2021 There's A Problem With OKRs OKRs are great, but they are NOT a replacement for strategy. To find the slides and subscribe, go to the Path2Product YouTube Channel --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/productmanagementlessons/message
12.13.2021 The Difference Between Strategic Analysis and Strategy Development On today's episode, we discuss the difference between doing strategic analysis and developing strategy. Too many people conflate and confuse the two things as one, but they are not. If you want a deep dive into what product strategy development ...
12.06.2021 When to quit and when to persevere - feat. John Garratt, Product Manager @ Therapixel Welcome back to Lessons in Product Management. I’m your host, John Fontenot, and today we have a bit of a different episode, but it’s soooo relevant. With the pandemic, working from home, and Zoom fatigue, our jobs are hard enough ...
11.29.2021 How Product Strategy Works With Product Discovery, featuring Henry Latham - Founder and CEO of ProdMBA As we wrap up season 4 of Lessons in Product Management, we’re going to hear from Henry Latham, Founder and CEO of ProdMBA. Before starting ProdMBA, Henry served in UX and Product leadership roles for a variety of companies and ...
11.22.2021 Startup vs Enterprise - Lessons in Product Discovery featuring Taylor Heyman - PM @ Lendio Welcome back to Lessons in Product Management. it is November 22nd, 2021, and today we are chatting with Taylor Heyman, Product Manager at Lendio. Yes, we are co-workers, but I learned a lot about Taylor and his career in product ...
11.15.2021 Why Great Product Leaders Create Space For Product Discovery featuring Elena Leonova - VP of Product @ BigCommerce On today’s episode, I sat down with Elena Leonova, VP of Product at BigCommerce. With a decade of product management experience, I really wanted to get Elena’s take on Product Discovery and how it’s perceived from a product leadership point ...
11.08.2021 Creating Organizational Alignment Through Discovery - Featuring Duy "Duhwee" Pham - Product Manager @ HREasily On today’s episode we get to hear from Duy Pham, Product Manager at HREasily. We’ll hear about Duy’s really interesting path into product, how to create organizational alignment through discovery, and the 4 quadrants of discovery that need to be ...
11.01.2021 A Growth PM's Perspective On Discovery w/ Austin Yang - Sr. Product Manager @ Landbot On today's episode, we get to learn from Austin Yang, Sr. PM at Landbot. Austin shared his journey from SDR to Sr. PM, his perspective on discovery, and the differences he's seen in Discovery between being a Core PM vs ...
10.25.2021 Using Customer Discovery for Market Validation featuring Jaudat Ali - Product Manager @ Toggl Track For free Product Management training, join us at Path2Product On today's episode, we get to hear from Jaudat Ali. Jaudat started as a startup founder before turning to PM, and now he works at Toggl Track as a Product Manager ...
10.18.2021 Balancing customer discovery and market discovery w/ Jon Gatrell - Chief Product Officer @ Loren Data Corp Jon shared a ton of great insights about discovery. Here are just a few of the points covered in this episode: The core skill to develop for discovery Using discovery to identify and enter new markets Balancing customer discovery w/ ...
10.11.2021 Diverse input makes for great product discovery w/ Courtney Arnott - Sr. PM @ Casted On today's episode, Courtney shares how she got into Product and how her love for discovery started in her career before she got into Product. We talked a lot about diverse inputs, and we talked about what good discovery is ...
10.05.2021 Season 4 Intro: Discovery! I would argue that Discovery is the MOST important part of product management, so I'm devoting a whole season to it. Let's go! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/productmanagementlessons/message
09.28.2021 Communicating Product Strategy How often do I need to remind stakeholders about the product strategy? Can my product strategy be changed or tweaked based on market and customers needs? These are great questions I was asked recently in the Path2Product Community after one ...
09.20.2021 30, 60, 90 Day PM Onboarding Best Practices Starting fast in your career or at a new company require you to know where to start. Join me in this episode to learn best practices on how to approach your first 30, 60, and 90 days as a PM ...
09.07.2021 Why Constraints Are So Valuable Most Product Managers hate constraints. In this episode of Lessons in Product Management, I break down why that is and why that mentality is wrong. We also walk through some of the most commonly addressed constraints and the ones we ...
08.17.2021 Developing Your Product Mindset w/ Matt and Moshe - PMs and Hosts of the Product for Product Podcast Check out Moshe's book: The Resurrector Subscribe to the Path2Product YouTube Channel Join us at path2product.io for free courses, a growing community, and exclusive content --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/productmanagementlessons/message
08.10.2021 Building Your Product Sense w/ Peter Knudson - Product Strategy @ EA Sports and Braxton Bragg - Product Director @ Laika Grab a copy of Product Sense on Amazon Check out the Path2Product YouTube Channel Leave us a voice message with feedback or donate to help support the podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/productmanagementlessons/message

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