The Product Playbook

By Varika Pinnam

Exploring product management and innovations in emerging tech markets... more

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How many episodes does The Product Playbook have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.

The Product Playbook episodes:

February 03, 2025 Pivoting through a PM career: Cybersecurity at HelloFresh w/Aditya Raghunath
In this episode, we discuss: Building foundational PM skills Ramping up quickly into new roles Monetizing sticky products
Connect with Aditya:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditya-raghunath-79949b23/
Connect with me:
⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/varika-pinnam

Aditya’s Favorite Blog Posts

https://andrewchen.com/the-adjacent-user-theory/

https://review.firstround.com/how-superhuman-built-an-engine-to-find-product-market-fit/

https://hackernoon.com/the-mvp-is-dead-long-live-the-rat-233d5d16ab02

https://www.reforge.com/blog/lean-startup-methodology-problems

https://www.reforge.com/blog/product-research#12-product-research-methods-3a5df149b611
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52min
January 21, 2025 Winning by solving niche problems: Product in the Philippines w/Kevin Sebastian
In this episode, we discuss:
Expanding product suite through integrations
Hiring for first principles thinking
Beating imposter syndrome

First Principles Articles
https://www.qlxnow.com/magic-moves/thinking-in-first-principles/
https://fs.blog/first-principles/

Connect with Kevin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinsebastian0592/
Connect with me:
⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/varika-pinnam
...more
52min
November 24, 2024Product manager turned serial entrepreneur: Tying feedback to revenue w/Kareem Mayan
In this episode, we discuss:
How to organize customer feedback as a PM

Avoiding a common misstep as a PM when it comes to data

Bridging the gap between validated insights and tangible features

Connect with Kareem:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kareem/
Connect with me:
⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/varika-pinnam
...more
30min
November 11, 2024Building a powerful growth engine: BTS of beehiv's success w/ 1st employee EJ White
In this episode, we discuss :
Day 1 at beehiiv & early GTM strategy

Getting user requirements to ship value-add features

Breaking down hard or new problems

Superhuman PMF article:
https://review.firstround.com/how-superhuman-built-an-engine-to-find-product-market-fit/#from-benchmark-to-engine-the-four-step-manual-for-optimizing-product-market-fit

https://www.leversbook.com/
Big Desk Energy newsletter:
https://mail.bigdeskenergy.com/

Connect with EJ:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardjwhiteiii/
Connect with me:
⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/varika-pinnam
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1h 1min
October 28, 2024Gen AI Startup in Singapore: Turning domain expertise into a tech solution w/ Jess Tang
In this episode, we discuss:
Creating AI wrapper apps with a non-tech background

Roadmap prioritization for a feature-heavy product

Operating in Singaporean market
Check out Mavic:
https://mavic.ai/
Connect with Jess:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessxw/
Connect with me:
⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/varika-pinnam
...more
23min
October 13, 202452 Bucketlist Items in 52 Weeks: Following ikigai and creating a startup w/Jeremy George
In this episode, we discuss:
Jeremy's "What a Year" project to stop neglecting life
Quitting a job to go all-in on his startup
Making progress and prioritizing as a founder
Be an early user of BucketMatch:
https://www.bucketmatch.ai/

Paul Graham's article:
https://paulgraham.com/ds.html?viewfullsite=1

Connect with Jeremy:
⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-george

Connect with me:
⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/varika-pinnam
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24min
September 29, 2024Being an AI Product Manager: Matching costs to use cases w/Rashmi Menon
In this episode, we discuss:
Whether a PMP certification is valuable and applicable

Why being able to use AI doesn't mean you should

Demystifying tokens and putting it into layman's terms
Connect with Rashmi:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rashmi-menon/
Connect with me:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/varika-pinnam
...more
34min
September 15, 2024 ProductMe Community in Dubai: Creating a thriving ecosystem w/Prerna Prasad
Connect w/Prerna:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/prernaprasad/

Connect w/me:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/varika-pinnam
...more
22min
September 03, 2024Transitioning from Pharmacy to PM: Launching in a country a month w/ Shady Ramadan
In this episode, we discuss:
How he leveraged his skills to transition from healthcare into a tech career

Learnings from rapid growth, building delivery functionalities for Carrefour

Journey of writing a book and advice for hopeful authors
Connect w/Shady! https://www.linkedin.com/in/shadyramadan/
Connect w/me! https://www.linkedin.com/in/varika-pinnam
...more
32min
August 28, 2024Product management across borders: Building good apps vs. great apps w/ Tony Pagliocco
In this episode, we discuss:
Transitioning into a PM career even if that isn't your background

Interview tips from the lens of an experienced interviewer

How to think about user needs/creating a great product
Connect w/Tony! https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-pagliocco/
Connect w/me! https://www.linkedin.com/in/varika-pinnam
...more
42min

FAQs about The Product Playbook:

How many episodes does The Product Playbook have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.