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 of view

We discussed how Elena got into Product by accidentally taking a Business Analyst role. And after reading Marty Cagan and getting inspired, Elena decided she’d make a pivot from BA to PM. Now as a product leader, Elena works to create space for her PMs to focus on the important work of product discovery. We talked through what discovery is, why we should do it, and what gets in the way.

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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 considered to get a holistic picture of your customer and the market at large.

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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 a Growth PM. 

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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

One of my favorite quotes from this conversation is: “You can’t understand customer problems unless you talk to them.”

And we talk a little bit about how to get product management experience before you have the job.

Jon shared a ton of great insights about discovery. Here are just a few of the points covered in this episode:

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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 NOT. Enjoy!

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! 

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 of our members finished the Product Strategy Development Course so I figured I'd share my answer with the entire Lessons in Product Management audience. 

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 at a new company. 

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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 probably don't spend enough time thinking through. 

Let's all step up our game as PMs as we walk through this weighty topic!