Product Thinking Episode 195: Sparking Joy in the Workplace with Robin Daniels
Oct 30, 2024
In this enlightening chat, Robin Daniels, Chief Business and Product Officer at Zensai and former leader at Salesforce and LinkedIn, shares his journey through product management. He discusses transforming workplace culture by fostering community and joy among teams. Robin critiques outdated performance reviews, advocating for weekly check-ins that promote self-reflection. He highlights the importance of reducing friction in customer journeys, especially in product-led growth, and calls for modern leadership to understand the nexus of product, sales, and marketing.
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Salesforce Chatter's Super Bowl Launch
- Robin Daniels shares a story about launching Salesforce Chatter's freemium model during the Super Bowl.
- This campaign aimed to maximize sign-ups, even on less powerful mobile devices, highlighting the importance of minimizing friction in user onboarding.
Awareness vs. Revenue
- While awareness increased significantly, the conversion to revenue wasn't as effective.
- This emphasizes the importance of not just sign-ups, but a clear onboarding process for converting free users into paying customers.
Matterport's Smartphone Success
- At Matterport, Robin Daniels launched a smartphone version of their 3D camera software, leading to a surge in sign-ups.
- This example demonstrates how removing a key barrier, the expensive camera, unlocked significant growth and revealed unexpected use cases.