Tech Threads

🚨Tech Threads Interview with Brennen Grimshaw, Founder of ZenStream🚨 This week I talked with Brennen Grimshaw, Founder of ZenStream, an AI Customer Service Company.Brennen shares his insights about how to work with stakeholders, and his experience implementing AI services for companies as he continues to grow ZenStream.This interview hits the following points: - Being more HUMAN and less robot - Starting in the end in mind- How to help stakeholders overcome the fear of change- Labeling fears- Fixing and aligning expectations- Getting over AI resistance - Where to start learning about AI- What we can expect AI to be doing in the futureLike and Subscribe#techThreads #founder #ai

🚨Tech Threads Interview with Jacob Tedders🚨 This week I was able to talk with Jacob Tedders, who is a Project Manager @ Qualtrics.Jacob shares his insights about how to work with stakeholders, ranging from how to have difficult conversations to how to work with invisible stakeholders. This interview hits the following points: - Bringing up Risks WITH SOLUTIONS with Stakeholders- How to mitigate unrealistic expectations by stakeholders- The role of empathy and context in working with stakeholders- Tips for having difficult conversations with stakeholders- Tips for navigating scope creep- How to work with invisible stakeholders

🚨Tech Threads Interview with Adam McCullough🚨 This week I was able to talk with Adam McCullough, who is a Global AI Solution Architect at Microsoft.Adam shares his insights about how AI will change work, how we can leverage AI and learn about AI, along with how to lead cross-functional teams to success. This interview hits the following points: - How AI will impact PM and PjM roles in the future- Best ways to start learning about AI- How to leverage AI in your day-to-day activities- How to bridge the gap between non-technical people and technical people - The power of putting in effort to learn the technology - Getting away from transactional interaction to building relationships- Start joining meetings early! - How showing that you care changes the efficiency of teams. - The importance of building empathy skills

🚨Tech Threads Interview with Gary Quan🚨 This week I was able to talk with Gary Quan, who is a Senior Technical Project Manager at Activision. Gary shares his insights about working with cross-functional teams of analysts and engineers, along with how to lead cross-functional teams to success. This interview hits the following points: - Working with technical teams- Project Prioritization- Setting up your organization's project teams for success- THE BENEFITS OF TRANSPARENCY- Getting team buy-in on projects- Incorporating technical people in project processes- When to be hands-on and when to be hands-off with teams- How to give and get constructed criticism as a leader

Tech Threads Interview with Enoch Anderson🚨 This week I was able to talk with Enoch Anderson, who is a senior project manager at Qualtrics. Enoch shares his insights about working with cross-functional teams of researchers and analysts, along with how little acts of going above and beyond play a key role in successful teams. This interview hits the following points: - How to build trust with new teams - How to manage and align multiple projects - The power of being proactive with your project members - Bridging the gap between technical teams and client-facing teams - Importance of the little acts of effort in team building - The problem with assumptions - Tips for working with stakeholders - High Touch and Low Touch - Getting team buy-in

🚨Tech Threads Interview with Jack Prommel🚨 This week I was able to talk with Jack Prommel, who has experience as a tech consultant at Accenture. Jack shares his insights about working with cross-functional teams of engineers and analysts, along with how empathy plays a major role in overall team success. This interview hits the following points: - 🌟The major role of EMPATHY🌟 - Different ways to connect with members of your team - Bridging the gap between technical and non-technical team members - Aligning multiple department's goals on a single project - The importance of adding value - Every idea is worth being heard and evaluated

🚨Tech Threads Interview with Abinav Rameesh🚨This week I was able to talk with Abinav Rameesh, Principle Product Manager at Microsoft. Abinav shares his insights about gathering and using user data, along with some tips and advice on how to foster a user-centric culture in product management teams. This interview hits the following points: 1. The 2 Primary User Group Buckets 2. Balancing Qualitative and Quantitative Research 3. Time Management and the Importance of Execution in User Research 4. Building a User-Centric Culture 5. Benefits of Incorporating Engineers in the User Research Cycle 6. Overcoming Bias When Doing User Research 7. The Power of Clear Objectives

🚨Tech Threads Interview with Nick Gaughan🚨This week I was able to talk with Nick Gaughan, Senior Product Manager at Oracle. Nick shares his insights about gathering and using user data, along with some tips and advice he learned as he transitioned into product management. This interview hits the following points: 1. Making confident decisions with user data 2. Mitigating bias in user research 3. Being a results-driven PM 4. Asking powerful questions 5. Working with cross-functional teams 6. The impact of having good mentors#TechThreads #productmanagement #usercentric

🚨Tech Threads Interview with Luke Mangum🚨This week I was able to talk with Luke Mangum, Product Manager at Entrata with 7 years of experience in B2B Product Management. Luke shares his insights about gathering and using user data and avoiding common PM user research problems, along with some tips about how to create and lead a user-centric product team. This interview hits the following points: - Avoiding "gutalitics" - Being the voice of the customer - Overcoming biases in user research - Importance of different perspectives - Creating a user-centric culture - Helping stakeholders be more user-centric

🚨Tech Threads Interview with David Wang🚨This week I was able to talk with David Wang, Principle Product Manager at SeekOut. David shares his insights about gathering and using user data, along with tips about user research from his time as a PM at Qualtrics and Amazon, along with how those experiences shaped his perception of user research.This interview hits the following points: 1. User research mindset 2. Mitigating bias in research 3. Biggest source of bias in user research. 4. What good PMs do when gathering user research 5. How to leverage user research to mitigate risk 6. Amazon's approach to decision-making 7. Frequency of gathering user research 8. Positive impact of being user-centric