Aakash Gupta is a product manager with over 15 years of experience with companies like Google, Epic Games, Affirm, and more! But more than that, he's a huge voice in the PM community. In this conversation we talk about product sense, failures, imposter syndrome, and more! Be sure to follow him on socials and check out his new product newsletter https://aakashgupta.substack.com/

In this episode of Product Bits, we will discuss what we as PMs need to be focused on when launching products, and the most important aspect of our role in the development cycle.

In this episode of Product Bits, we will explore the idea of specialization in product and how it is starting to become more and more prominent throughout the industry.  If you're struggling to land a role, or unhappy with your existing role in product, this is a reason why! We'll also discuss why specialization vs. generalization is good, bad, and ugly.

In this episode of Product Bits, we will talk through the immediate and intermediate benefits and issues AI presents to the role of Product managers. Is it all hype? Or will AI really kill us off?

In this episode of product bits we'll break down the questions you have to answer to develop a product strategy. The world is obsessed with strategy, but at the end of the day, getting the fundamentals down on paper doesn't have to be hard!

In this episode of Product Bits, we will discuss the importance of leveraging design and design thinking as a core part of of your product strategy, and why it's so vital in today's market!

In today's episode of Product Bits, we discuss innovation and risk and how risk is at the core of product development (and company health). We also talk about some tactical ways to think about categorizing and prioritizing for innovation vs. risk remediation as it is what can make or break the success of a product team!

In this episode of Product Bits we will go over the importance of Empathy for PMs, what it's useful for, and an easy way to work on fostering this attribute in yourself.

In this episode of product bits, we talk about the strange allure of product roles, and about the reality of the day to day issues you have to deal with. We'll also discuss some simple and effective ways of positioning yourself to bring the fun back and prevent burnout. 

In Episode 2 of product bits, we talk about product sense as a term means, how it defines the very foundation of your products, and how you think about strategy and feature development!