The Product Takedown

By The Product Takedown

Welcome to the Product Takedown, where I, Henry Latham, will deconstruct the good, the bad and the ugly of one specific product I’ve come across each week.

By understanding how I see product, my goal... more

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How many episodes does The Product Takedown have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.

The Product Takedown episodes:

July 30, 2021 #11 Revolut: True Fans At The Expense Of Everything Else?
In this episode, I discuss...
1. The Good: Customer-centricity and a core of True Fans
2. The Ugly: An allegedly toxic work culture, compliancy risks & betting it all on asset management

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12min
July 09, 2021 #10 Loom & Their Journey to 900% Year-on-Year Growth
Here my thoughts on why Loom, a screen recording software (loom.com), has grown exponentially since launch. In this episode, I discuss...
1. The unique insight driving Loom
2. The power of focus
3. Baked-in virality
4. How clarity around vision & product strategy builds a strong foundation for the future
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8min
June 25, 2021 #9 Brewdog & Why Leaders Need Their Own Definition of Success
In this episode, I talk about...

1. Different definitions of success
2. Aligning beliefs with words with actions
3. Why we've decided not to raise investment & pursue rapid scale
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8min
June 11, 2021 #8 Nomadlist: The Subscription Model Done Right
In this episode, we cover:
- The economics of Nomadlist
- The importance of churn and LTV
- Why to be wary about financial projections
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10min
June 04, 2021 #7 Uber's Eventual Demise: The Flaw of Clustered Networks
In this episode, I cover...
1. What happened to all those red bikes?!
2. What net losses of $6.77 billion mean for Uber
3. Turning on the tap of profitability is a myth
4. The clustered network v. global network
5. Uber's demise?

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10min
May 28, 2021 #6 Taking Aim at Microsoft Teams: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Videoconferencing (ft. Micheal Youmans, Senior PM)
In this episode with Micheal, we covered...
1. The flaws of Microsoft teams
2. How Butter.us misses the fundamentals of any video conferencing tool
3. Why both of us ran back to Zoom with our tails between our legs
4. An important takeaway from this episode
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16min
May 14, 2021 #5 Every Product Needs A 'Thielian Secret': A Case Study of Unsplash
- What is a Thielian Secret?
- Why products need one unique driver?
- Examples of different unique insights
- Unsplash's Thielian Secret
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8min
May 07, 2021 #4 Government Digital Services (gov.uk) On Digital Transformation
“The dogs that didn’t bark during the pandemic”, according to an article by The Guardian, GDS has been heralded as incredibly innovate. But why specifically? And what lessons can we learn?
In this episode with guest, Dan Wong (Senior PM, Truelayer), we covered...
1. Finding innovation in a surprising place
2. Specific things they did well, such as implementing a Design System, effective SEO & open-source code
3. Under-estimating the backlash to change

(You can connect with Dan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danoreowong/)
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16min
April 30, 2021 #3 Quibi & How They Blew $1.75B in 6 Months
1. What were Quibi's core hypotheses (which they failed to validate)
2. 3 major screw-ups they made along the way
3. A lesson in poor leadership
4. The dangers of sunk-cost bias, confirmation bias & becoming distracted by investment

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13min
April 15, 2021 #2 Headspace & Value-Stacking As A Product Strategy
In this episode, we look at Headspace:
1. Addressing the internal v. external problem
2. Positioning on web v. iPad v. iPhone
3. Their product strategy & value-stacking
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12min

FAQs about The Product Takedown:

How many episodes does The Product Takedown have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.