Megan Cook, Head of product for Atlassian’s Jira software, shares insights on getting buy-in, starting small, creating space for play, staying ahead of competition, launching new product lines, making remote work successful, and lessons from personal failures.

Jonny Miller, founder of Nervous System Mastery, shares techniques for managing nerves, anxiety, and burnout. Topics include shifting focus from mind to body, power of breath, recognizing body signals, emotional debt, and NSDR practice. Includes favorite movies, coaching questions, and product recommendations.

Geoffrey Moore, author, speaker, and advisor, discusses crossing the chasm and dominating a market. Topics include steps before crossing the chasm, winning a marquee customer, go-to-market playbooks, deadly sins to avoid, and the dangers of discounting.

Richard Rumelt, legend in the world of strategy, explores the essential components of a good strategy, the importance of coherence, common pitfalls of bad strategies, the role of power, the value of history in strategy development, and the need for clear actions. He emphasizes the significance of recognizing problems, setting achievable challenges, and finding solvable problems. The episode also includes discussions on memory foam beds, smart telescopes, and the importance of creating tension in writing.

Heidi Helfand, author of Dynamic Reteaming, discusses the importance of reteaming and reorging, benefits of embracing reteaming, successful examples of reteaming, and why stable teams are not always ideal. She also shares the RIDE framework for decision-making, advice on setting up isolated teams for success, and tactical tips for becoming a better listener.

Ethan Evans, retired VP at Amazon, discusses the Magic Loop framework for career growth, breaking out of career plateaus, cultivating inventiveness, standing out in interviews, a personal story of failing Jeff Bezos, contrarian opinions on the return-to-office movement, and doing business on a handshake.

Sam Schillace, Deputy CTO at Microsoft and creator of Google Docs, discusses the journey of building Google Docs, the importance of embracing failure and taking risks, the significance of disruptive innovation, trade-offs between Google Docs and Microsoft Excel, the early days of Ajax, and the value of playing with technology.

Will Larson, CTO at Carta and author of engineering career books, discusses systems thinking, treating engineers like adults, measuring developer productivity, the impact of writing on his career, developing company values, and his upcoming book release.

Judd Antin, an expert in user research and design, discusses the transformation of the user research field. Topics include the misalignment between research and product design, the value of user research, integrating researchers into product development, common misconceptions about PMs, and the ideal ratio of researchers in a company.

Nir Eyal, author of two bestselling books, discusses strategies for becoming less distracted and improving focus. Topics covered include the difference between distraction and 'traction,' the 10-minute rule to stay focused, the problem with to-do lists, creating a timebox schedule, and developing a high-agency mindset. Advice is also given for leaders on helping employees improve focus in the workplace.