This is the third episode of season 15 of the Productized Podcast. We are featuring speakers and partners of Productized Conference 2023. In this episode, Margarida Cosme talks with Radhika Dutt, a seasoned professional in product management and entrepreneurship, and takes listeners on a captivating journey. From her early interests and studies in electrical engineering at MIT to their experiences as a founder and lecturer, Radhika Dutt shares valuable insights. She delves into creating the Radical Product Thinking framework and its impact on product management, as well as discusses the challenges of balancing business goals with user well-being. Exploring the ethical responsibilities of the tech industry, including the impact of AI technology and the need for a Hippocratic oath for product managers, Radhika Dutt offers thought-provoking perspectives. Join the podcast to gain unique perspectives, practical knowledge, and actionable strategies for success in product management and technology ethics.

This is the second episode of season 15 of the Productized Podcast. We are featuring speakers and partners of Productized Conference 2023.In this episode, Margarida Cosme talks with Leah Tharin, Head of Product at Jua and product lead growth specialist. Leah talks about her experiences creating and crashing startups, the imposter syndrome, its effects, and how to deal with them. She also shares how to apply product-led growth strategy within a company and the importance of integrating sales teams into that strategy. She shares insights on how AI will affect the product management role in the future and which skills she considers to be more important for a PM to master.

With the launch of the Apple Vision Pro headset, in this month's article on Link to Leaders, I explore failed predictions in technology and reflect on the importance of timing in the market, mentioning Bob Metcalfe's article from 1993, in which the father of Ethernet claimed that mobile computing would permanently fail. Why do most predictions made before paradigm shifts fail to be more accurate?

This is the first episode of season 15 of the Productized Podcast. We are featuring speakers and partners of Productized Conference 2023. In this episode, Productized founder André Marquet talks with João Freitas, Head of Digital Products and Value Creation at Cofidis Group. João shares his insights on how product management and product thinking can be used to create customer value in the financial services industry. He also shares his experience developing products, some earlier career mismatches, and the importance of being customer-centric. Tune in to learn about the challenges and opportunities of product management in the financial services industry. This episode was brought to you by our partner Cofidis Group, under the brand new Next by Cofidis. --- Join Europe’s #1 Product Conference this fall in Lisbon and: 🤝 Meet 300+ product players from around the globe 💃 Actual business practices from 30+ speakers (including Melissa Perri, Tami Reiss, Radhika Dutt, and many more) 🍹 Have fun at our epic afterparty! Join us OCT 11-12, 2023 👉https://www.productized.co/

The final podcast episode of the second Product Weekend season features Lindsey Bell, Head of Product Operations at RapidAPI. Lindsey shares her experiences transitioning to different roles in the field of Product Management and her previous role at Twilio. She discusses what Product Operations is and when it's needed, and shares her perspective on the differences between technical and consumer products. She also shares her unique experience of building a Product Operations team from the ground up at Rapid. At the end of the episode, Lindsey recommends some of her favorite books, cities, and podcasts. [00:00] Intro [00:54] Lindsey’s childhood [04:51] First work experiences [07:53] Transition to Project Management [17:36] Transition to Sales [24:06] Transition to Product Management [29:41] Breaking into Product Management [37:17] Product Operations Manager at Twilio [41:05] What is Product Operations [51:16] When do you need product operations [54:25] Head of Product Operations at RapidAPI [01:08:00] Product Operations without a dedicated person/team [01:09:47] Future of Product Operations [01:13:51] Major challenges faced as a product person [01:19:01] Technical vs consumer products [01:21:19] Breaking into Product Ops [01:26:30] Favorite books, cities, and podcasts

In this podcast episode, Luis Gonçalves is interviewed by Joao Moita about his background, professional experiences, and insights on agile coaching and software development. They discuss Luis's entrepreneurial nature, his first experiences in the industry, and the cultural differences between Portugal and Germany. They also discuss Luis's consulting business, his approach to generating sales, and his ADAPT Methodology. They cover the topic of organizational design, and Luis shares his experience starting a software development company. Finally, they discuss industry challenges and legacy, and Luis provides some great recommendations. [00:54] Hobbies and early days [04:54] Entrepreneurial nature [07:45] First professional experience (Nokia) [19:45] First experience as Scrum master [22:27] Software development frameworks [26:58] Cultural differences between Portugal and Germany [30:43] What does an Agile Coach do [38:27] Starting a consulting business [41:50] Creating content to generate sales [48:47] ADAPT Methodology [55:08] Organizational design [1:00:18] Creating a software development company [1:09:56] Unexperienced developers [1:11:41] Legacy [1:14:53] Recommendations

In this podcast episode, Joao Moita talks with Mirela Mus, the founder of Product People. They discuss Mirela's transition into product management, and she shares her insights on the role of a VP of Product and the differences between "mercenaries" and "missionaries" in the industry. Mirela offers advice on defining success in Product Management and talks about prioritization and PM mentoring. She also discusses the challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated field and shares her thoughts on the transition from PM to people management. Mirela offers recommendations for aspiring product managers and encourages critical thinking as a core skill. [00:20] About Mirela [02:43] Transition to PM [10:52] VP of Product role [15:28] Mercenaries vs missionaries [19:11] PM insights [25:00] Go to market [26:50] Consulting vs FTE PMs [29:50] Am I a good PM? [33:35] Prioritization [36:40] PM mentoring [39:00] Being a PM as a woman [40:37] Who inspires me [45:00] From PM to people management [47:12] About the future, recommendations [53:23] Where are we going next? [55:28] Critical thinking is core [58:40] Food for thought

Welcome to the Productized Podcast (fourth episode of the Special Product Weekend Season Two). Join our co-host João Moita as he talks to Mathilde Leo, Head of Community at Circle, about her journey to becoming a successful entrepreneur and product person, her experience building Jam, an online community for product people, and the role of communities in general. Plus, get book, travel, and podcast recommendations from Mathilde! [00:12] Childhood, Studies & Early career [13:12] Advice to embrace Product [20:54] The story of JAM & Why quitting a PM Career to grow a Community [29:00] Community Basics [36:00] What is Circle & Reasons for Excitement [45:00] How Circle can be useful to a product person [51:00] Tips for Aspiring Community Builders [58:00] Work-life balance, Boundaries & Favorite reads

In this episode, our co-host João speaks with Julien Lescure, an investor and product coach, and one of the speakers of the second Product Weekend event, held in November. Julien Lescure founded two companies and led both of them to successful exits. Nowadays, Julien’s focus is on coaching product teams. In this conversation, Julien talks about his path as a founder, why he chose to pursue a product career, and gives some tips he learned during his journey. Besides being a product lover, he is also a car enthusiast. Julien’s childhood dream was to become a car designer. If you want to find out how he ended up in product, listen to the episode below ⬇️ ## Time notes: [0:16] Guest introduction [1:00] Desired career path as a child vs. the actual path [5:55] First job and the switch to project management [7:40] First leadership role [9:36] Founding his first company [16:01] Role in his first company [18:39] Founding his second company [22:40] The strategy to sell his second company [24:22] Role in the company after the sale [26:42] Choosing product over marketing. [27:32] Using sales skills in product [31:10] Julien's favourite thing about working in product. [33:45] Investing in companies and advising them [36:20] Favourite type of companies [40:00] Product discovery [46:55] From coaching product teams to coaching managers > Product is not something you do in isolation at a PM level. "Product is enabled by an organization." [50:40] Role of sales and customer success in product: "The main barrier of training other departments on interviewing is fear. Many companies are scared of talking too much to their clients." [57:25] The role Julien enjoyed the most [1:02:05] Moving to Portugal [1:03:30] Portuguese tech industry [1:04:50] What will the world look like in 50 years? [1:08:05] One lesson from product management everyone should know [1:10:00] Book recommendations [1:13:25] Favourite cities [1:15:10] Favourite podcasts

In this episode, our co-host João Moita discusses with Tami Reiss how you can create impact through a side project, translate product experience into product sense, and how Tami has helped companies improve their product craft. She also discusses how a product coach can help individuals and companies. Tami strongly believes that working on a Product can be a way to deliver value and create an impact in people's lives and companies. Throughout her career, Tami has focused on providing value as a product manager, CPO at a VC firm, and, more recently, as a product leader coach. [00:00] Introduction [01:00] About Tami and growing up [01:56] Physiology to Product [07:39] PM-ing without Technical Background [09:00] From PM as an individual contributor to PM as a consultant [13:26] Old school companies to Product mindset companies and roles [17:15] Creating impact with a side project that turned into a product [23:20] Delivering value through Product [25:20] Everything can be a product [29:33] Kaizen: continuous improvement [30:54] Melissa Perri and Produx Labs [33:10] CPO at a VC firm: helping companies to do Product better [37:35] Product experience converts into product sense [38:50] Being a Product Coach [46:40] Helping Product Leaders through coaching [49:30] Explaining Product Management to Kids [54:55] Tami’s favourite App [56:40] Tami’s most hated innovation [58:23] I would take a coffee with… [01:02:00] Great books [01:06:36] Favourite cities in the world [01:10:25] Favourite Blogs [01:12:20] Learning a bit of everything [01:13:17] Connect with Tami