In this episode, Gautham Krishnan shares his playbook for mastering product strategy, apply second-order thinking to uncover hidden opportunities, and leverage pre-mortems to minimize risk.

If you’re looking to sharpen your "product sense" to accelerate your career growth and build strategic products, this episode is for you.

In today's episode, we cover:

"You're Never Late to the Party with a Strong Product Strategy" — 00:11:12

How BluSmart Is Beating Uber in India — 00:15:54

Assessing If Your Product Strategy Is Good Enough — 00:34:04

How to Gain Deep Insights Into Your Users — 00:40:41

The Biggest Mistakes People Make During Pre-Mortems — 00:45:28

Product Strategy: Startups vs. Larger Companies — 00:49:53

Marty Cagan’s Take on Crafting Product Strategy — 00:52:33

The Most Important Lesson From 16 Years of Aakash’s Experience — 00:56:20

The Most Critical Trait Gautham Looks for When Hiring PMs — 01:03:10

Favorite Questions to Assess Customer Obsession in PMs — 01:08:19

How Gautham Landed His Executive Director Role — 01:10:14

Increasing Your Surface Area of Luck — 01:11:35

Gautham’s Best Advice for Aspiring PMs — 01:12:36

How PMs Should Leverage AI to Stay Ahead — 01:14:22

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