Welcome to "Minimum Viable Podcast" – a new podcast and content series that goes beyond the surface to explore the depths of product creation. Each episode, hosted by Elliott Poppel, is a masterclass in innovation, combining deep insights, cross-disciplinary perspectives, and hands-on product analysis.

In our first episode, host Elliott Poppel interviews David Fano, the founder of Teal. David shares his journey from being an architect to becoming a product leader in the tech industry.

Key takeaways:

- Designers must avoid the trap of designing for themselves and prioritize understanding user motivations and needs.

- Techniques like Jobs-to-be-Done and empathy mapping can help uncover deeper user insights to inform design decisions.

- Iterative design and user testing are essential for validating assumptions and ensuring products meet user needs over pure aesthetics.

- Fostering a user-centric culture through cross-functional collaboration and design thinking methodologies is key to embedding user-centricity at every organizational level.

- Ultimately, putting the user first requires a relentless focus on understanding and meeting evolving user needs, as the user is everything in product design.

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Minimum Viable Podcast is presented by General Collaboration and hosted by Elliott Poppel.

Produced by Thursday Labs

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