Productized Podcast

Dan Olsen is a product management trainer, consultant, and author. At Olsen Solutions, he works with CEOs and product leaders to build strong product teams. His clients include Google, Facebook, Amazon, Uber, Box, and Walmart. Dan is the author of the bestseller The Lean Product Playbook. Prior to consulting, Dan was a product leader at Intuit and several startups. Dan lives in Silicon Valley, where he founded the monthly Lean Product Meetup which has over 10,000 members. https://productized.medium.com/productized-podcast-with-dan-olsen-9862f0989608 👉 Show Notes [02:20] Covid’s impact on Dan Olsen’s work and routine. [03:20] Countries where Dan sees most Product Culture Growth [04:25] Who should read “the lean product playbook” today? Who is the book addressing today? [08:40] Dan’s thoughts on the emergence of No Code. [09:24] How to Build the Right Think for the Right People [11:30] The beginning of Dan’s career, in the defense industry, designing nuclear submarines, the Virginia class submarine. [17:24] How does product management in large firms like Google and Apple, differ from product management in other environments, and should the philosophy be the same? [21:26] Tips for people that want to get into product. [24:43] The Lean UX meetup in Silicon Valley organized by Dan Olsen [28:50] Q&A: Using Product Management Tools to Design Great Customer Experience [34:53] Q&A: Changing the mindset on the importance of PMs. How do we convince them to kind of give this opportunity to get more people to falling into the role earlier on, and not just when there’s already chaos? [40:30] Values design brings to the product and users' experience. [41:45] Q&A: Breaking into Product Management Roles: Product Manager vs Product Owner [45:00] Best interface to merge startups [41:45] Breaking into Product Management Roles: Europe vs the US ⚡ENJOY 30% DISCOUNT ⚡https://bit.ly/3fiOIVU

Paul is the ex-Chief Product Officer at Joyn.de, the streaming platform launched in Germany in June 2019. Paul has experience building and growing teams and products (from 0 to 10M+ MAUs) at Rocket Internet, namshi.com, and joyn.de and managing products at scale at the Play Store and on Google.com Search. Paul's background is mostly in consumer (e-commerce), media streaming, and search, with experience using ML to practically unlock user value.

Radhika Dutt is an entrepreneur and product leader who has participated in four acquisitions as a result of the products she built; two of these were companies she founded. She advises organizations from high-tech startups to government agencies and speaks at conferences around the world. She founded Radical Product Thinking as a movement of leaders creating vision-driven change and is the author of an upcoming book titled Radical Product Thinking: The New Mindset for Innovating Smarter. It's scheduled for launch in September 2021. She speaks nine languages while learning her tenth. Her work as a product leader is also heavily influenced by my having lived and worked around the world. Radhika has lived in Asia, Africa, Europe, and America. In her book, Radhika will bring this global perspective. Check Her Masterclass: https://bit.ly/3tVafJj

Do you want to start in the Tech industry and looking for a piece of advice? Listen to this podcast and get to know Carey Jenkins, CEO at Substantial. Carey went from journalism to CEO of a Tech Company. She is originally from Louisiana, spent formative years in New York and New Orleans before finding a home in Seattle. That's where she becomes a Tech woman. Carey is a people-focused CEO, she believes that healthy relationships are the foundation of any successful team project. She cares about ethics and Technology and the intersection between them. She also published a framework for more Ethical Innovation. Carey believes in the importance of focusing on Growth. And that's her main goal in her career that she focused on. And if she is not in Substantial, she is spending her quality time with her husband and daughter. Find out more about her and her path to becoming a Tech woman in our podcast. Enjoy!

Although Outsystems is an example of Low Code, the focus of the company is not on code but on PRODUCTIVITY. Creating platforms that have an impact on teams, Low code is one way to achieve this goal but during the interview, Gonçalo showed us other strategies from AI to software automation.

Listen to this #GirlsWhoProduct podcast! Rute Costa, Head of Product at Farfetch, studied Economics in Lisbon. She became passionate about Technology during college, when a friend introduced her to Internet applications. She started to work as a consultant for a firm specialized in strategy and product for Telco companies. Later on, she worked with global teams and ended up in the fashion industry. Rute is currently Head of Product at Farfetch, where she enjoys working in a Platform leader for Luxury Products and the state of the art technology and product practice. When she is not at work, she loves spending time with her two kids as well as reading books and travelling.

Listen to this podcast and get to know Anabela Cesário, Director of the Product Operations team at Outsystems. She arrived at OutSystems in 2016 to bootstrap the Product Ownership practice, leading 14 Product Owners before moving to Product Management. As a leader, Anabela is energetic, empathetic, goal-oriented, and always optimistic about the future. When she is not in the office you can find her practicing yoga, jogging, traveling, and reading. Her next goal - on her bucket list for a long time - is to learn to play the guitar.

Mihaela Draghici is a Product Manager at Volkswagen Digital Solutions. She is a Marketing woman that turned into a Tech woman. Mihaela is known for her passion, professionalism, and changemaker attitude both within her work and personal life. She is a strong advocate for gender equality and inclusive work environments in tech industries. What does Mihaela do when she’s not in the office? She is passionate about travelling, outdoors cycling, hiking and yoga.

Meet Sabrina Rzepka, Lead PM In-Car Commerce at BMW and Co-Founder of Product Professionals. In this interview, you'll be able to understand the difference between project and product management: How do you know which way is right? Where should be your focus? If you want to become a PM and don't know where to start, listen to this interview. You won't regret it!

Get to know Karianna Johnson, Senior Product Manager at Zalando. From Seattle to Berlin, Karianna's route is super curious! She started as a UX writer and today is a successful PM, with business and customer experience by her side. Don't miss this new interview and get inspired by this amazing #GirlsWhoProduct.