Product Mindset

In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with Matthew Ström, who is the co-founder of Planetary, a design agency, to talk about his views on success, productivity and tools his distributed design agency use. Who is Matthew Ström? Matt is a designer and developer. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. He co-founded Planetary four years […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I share 5 common product launch mistakes that you should avoid. This is from the book Product Management for Dummies. What will you learn – Common Product Launch Mistakes and more! As product managers, not just make products but are also responsible to ensure the product goes through the motions of […]

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In this episode of Success Factors, I speak with 4 product makers – Jeff Gothelf, the Co-founder of Neo Innovation, Melissa Perri who is the CEO of Produx Labs, Paul Yokota, Director of PM at Animoto and Sarah Doody, a user experience designer & consultant. They share their success secrets and about leading with curiosity. […]

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In this Focus Forty episode, I speak with Mona Patel, the Founder and CEO of Motivate Design on getting customer feedback and hearing NO as YES. Who is Mona Patel? Mona Patel is a dynamic entrepreneur with 17 years experience convincing leaders at some of the world’s biggest brands to understand, value and optimize their […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I share 9 ways you can influence people and align them with your thinking. What will you learn – how to Influence People and more! As product makers, we are constantly interacting with people like coworkers, customers, partners and more. The secret to our success as product makers is deeply embedded […]

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In this episode of Success Factors, I speak with 5 successful women – Laura Klein, Kate Rutter, Donna Lichaw, Christina Wodtke & Indi Young to understand what makes them successful as product makers. I ask them one question – “What makes you successful / different as a product maker?”. What will you learn about these successful […]

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In this Focus Forty episode, I speak with Paul Yokota who is the Director of Product Management at Animoto. He talks about his success, the learning mindset and shares some excellent tips for product managers. Who is Paul Yokota? Paul is Director of Product Management at Animoto, a New York City-based startup dedicated to make […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I share 6 ways you can win people and make people ‘like’ you and want to work with you or involve themselves in initiatitves you take. What will you learn – how to Win People and more! As product makers, we are constantly interacting with people like coworkers, customers, partners and more. […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with John Vars, who is currently the Chief Product Officer at Varo Money about listening to customers, soft skills and the pursuit of growth that many startups are on to. Who is John Vars? John Vars is the Chief Product Officer at Varo Money, an all-in-one mobile banking […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with John Vars, who is currently the Chief Product Officer at Varo Money about his journey from an Engineer to Entrepreneur of a Pets Social Network. He talks about his experience starting Dogster and the lessons he learnt. Who is John Vars? John Vars is the Chief Product […]

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