Blake Thorne (@blakethorne - https://twitter.com/blakethorne) of LaunchNotes talks with Vidya Dinamani of Product Rebels about her experience consulting over 200 product teams. Vidya shares tips for how product teams can stay close to customers and she breaks down some of the common problems she sees product teams facing today.
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Vidya’s company: https://productrebels.com/
A 6-part formula for developing a customer problem: https://productrebels.com/a-6-part-formula-for-developing-a-customer-problem/
One of Vidya’s favorite products: Canva
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📝 Show notes
(00:00) - Introductions
(06:00) - The discovery phase of product management coaching
(09:44) - How product leaders can stay close to customers
(15:24) - Common problems within product teams
(26:31) - How to write good problem statements
(30:09) - Backlog management tips
(36:49) - Getting distracted about using the right tools
(40:01) - Vidya's favorite products
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