The Why And The What – Product Management Podcast

By Daniel Kahn

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What's The Why And The What – Product Management Podcast about?

The Why And The What dives into the world of Product Management, interviewing the people who make products happen – Product Managers, Product Owners, people running product teams, stakeholders working with product people, and other thought leaders in Product Management.

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Creating Product Mindset –...

08.25.2020

Learn from Principal Director of PM, Supply Chain Engineering at Microsoft, Kavita Krishnan Kamani on the evolution of product, and how to transition an org to a product mindset. Women In Product What Mountain Climbing Taught Me The Lean Startup

The Why And The What – Product Management Podcast episodes:

08.25.2020 Creating Product Mindset – Principal Director of PM Kavita Krishnan Kamani Learn from Principal Director of PM, Supply Chain Engineering at Microsoft, Kavita Krishnan Kamani on the evolution of product, and how to transition an org to a product mindset. Women In Product What Mountain Climbing Taught Me The Lean Startup
07.28.2020 Vision-Led Product Management – Co-Founder, Rajesh Nerlikar Co-Founder and Chief Product Advisor at Prodify, Rajesh Nerlikar, discusses Vision-Led Product Management, an approach to thinking about product management by Prodify. Prodify Blog Mind the Product Products That Count
07.14.2020 Creating product DNA as a founder – VP Product, Matthew Halliday Founder & VP Product at Incorta, Matthew Halliday, discusses building an org with product DNA, and balancing building tables-stakes vs uniquely valuable features. The Founders Mentality The Experience Economy Follow Your Different Layered Delay
04.07.2020 COVID-19 Job Market – PM Recruiter - Heidi Ram Product Recruiter - Heidi Ram discusses the Product Management job market in the context of COVID-19. She shares advice for PMs on the hunt and tips for companies on figuring out their hiring plan.
02.18.2020 Product recruiter, Barry Engel – What to look for when hiring Product recruiter, Barry Engel, discusses what he looks for in candidates and how candidates can stand out on LinkedIn. Crossing the Chasm - Geoffrey A. Moore The Four Steps to the Epiphany - Steve Blank When Coffee and Kale Compete ...
12.17.2019 From PM to PM Leader – Dir of Product Eva Kühnert Director of Product Management, Eva Kühnert, discusses transitioning from PM to PM leader, how to build trust with reports, and tips for presenting to leadership teams. Mind the Product TED Radio Hour Inspired - Marty Cagan
12.03.2019 Advancing Your Product Management Career – Product Author, Lewis C. Lin Author, Lewis C. Lin, discusses his new book on how to advance through a Product Management career. Be the Greatest Product Manager Ever - Lewis C. Lin The Lean Product Playbook - Dan Olsen Thinking Fast and Slow - Daniel ...
11.19.2019 Transitioning from Marketing to Product – Sr PM, Eric Li Eric Li, Sr. Product Manager at PeopleGrove, discusses transitioning from Marketing to Product, measuring impact, and how to build a user feedback community. Don't Make Me Think - Steve Krug Cracking the PM Interview - Gayle Laakmann McDowell & Jackie ...
06.11.2019 Leading a Data Driven Team – Director of Product and Data, Jess Gotfrit Jess Gotfrit, Director of Product and Data at Universe – a Ticketmaster Company, discusses leading a data-driven Product Management team and the tools which support that process. Resources The Lean Startup
05.08.2019 Product Management in Food – VP of Product, Phil Saneski Philip Saneski, VP of Product at ReGrained – exploring the overlap between product management in food and other tech spaces. Resources regrained.com ideo.org alibouzari.com/ingredient foodbusinessnews.net foodtechconnect.com
05.01.2019 Product-Led Growth – VP Product Growth, Travis Kaufman Travis Kaufman, VP Product Growth at Gainsight talks about product assisted growth. Resources gainsight.com/blog pulse19.com/why-attend/product-teams productlogic.org Product Assisted Growth – Blog Post
04.23.2019 Working With Product Teams Remotely – Head of Product, Juan Fernandez Juan Fernandez, Head of Product at Audiense, discusses working with product teams remotely. Resources Inspired (v2) - Marty Cagan The Hard Thing About Hard Things - Ben Horowitz growthhackers.com/posts https://medium.com/@juanferrub
04.16.2019 Data Driven Product Decisions – PM, Kevan Loy Kevan Loy, Peapod PM talks about data driven product decisions. Resources caseyaccidental.com conversionxl.com tinyurl.com/thinkbayesstats svpg.com/inspired-how-to-create-products-customers-love theleanstartup.com innovationgames.com tinyurl.com/b-like-amazon
04.02.2019 Path to PM from Undergrad – PM, Tanner Elvidge Tanner Elvidge, PM at WordStream, discusses getting into product management out of undergrad, and the steps along the way which lead him to product. Resources: productmanagerhq.com the1thing.com Medium.com/@tannerelvidge LinkedIn.com/in/tanner-elvidge
03.20.2019 Building Relationships with Non-Product Teams – Head of Product, Aaron Rothschild Aaron Rothschild, Head of Product at Likemoji talks about his journey into Product, and how to build strong relationships with other teams. Resources: mindtheproduct.com news.ycombinator.com
03.12.2019 When to Hire Your First Product Dedicated Team Member – PM Consultant, Erin Costanzo Cummins Erin Costanzo Cummins, Product Management Consultant, discusses the value of adding a Product Management resource to startup team and what to look for when hiring Product people. https://medium.com/@erinccummins http://directorofproduct.com
03.06.2019 Sr. PM, Elie Challita – PM at Different Stages of a Product's Lifecycle Elie Challita, Sr. PM at Veeva Systems, discusses his journey from Engineering in Beirut to Product Management in San Francisco.
02.25.2019 Intro to The Why And The What The introductory episode of The Why And The What, a podcast on Product Management, discussing what the podcast will be about. This series will explore the world of Product Management through interviews with the people who operate daily in the ...