One Knight in Product
Avoiding the agency trap & ADHD in Product (with Janna Bastow, CEO ProdPad, co-founder Mind the Product)
Jan 6, 2021
Janna Bastow, CEO of ProdPad, talks about the perils of building features for clients, avoiding the agency trap, and the challenges of date-based roadmaps. She also discusses her recent ADHD diagnosis and how it impacts Product Management.
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Quick takeaways
- ProductPad's origin story illustrates the importance of solving real problems for product managers.
- Implementing a three-bucket approach in roadmaps provides flexibility and focuses on solving the right problems.
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Podpad: Turning Needs into a Product for Product Managers
Podpad is a tool that helps product teams ensure they are solving the right problems. Developed by Jana Basto, the tool allows teams to build roadmaps, connect to experiments and customer feedback, and track objectives. It started as a side project and evolved into a widely-used tool for product managers worldwide. The journey involved collaborating with a co-founder and iterating based on feedback from the product management community. Through Podpad, Basto aims to empower product teams to deliver impactful solutions and achieve their objectives.
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