
Intercom on Product: Building Software in an AI-first World
Discover the latest insights from Intercom Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Des Traynor, Chief Product Officer Paul Adams, and other Intercom product leaders as they share their latest thoughts on building software in an AI-first world.
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Feb 19, 2020 • 27min
Intercom on Product: Why making every day count is key to progress
In our ninth episode of Intercom on Product, Des Traynor and Paul Adams discuss the importance of efficiency to good product principle and why making every day count is key to individual and team progress.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 6, 2020 • 41min
Intercom on Product: The dawn of a new decade
Intercom's Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Des Traynor hosts SVP of Product Paul Adams and our Senior Director of Product Design Emmet Connolly for a look back at the year 2019 and the decade that preceded it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Nov 25, 2019 • 31min
The intersection of company and product strategy
In episode seven of Intercom on Product, Des Traynor and Paul Adams discuss 6 key ingredients for product strategy and aligning this with company strategy. Click here to read the Michael Porter paper, What Is Strategy mentioned in the episode.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Oct 17, 2019 • 32min
Rethinking outcomes over output
We discuss the five inputs that guide us at Intercom; how to think about the relationship between inputs, outputs and outcomes; and how to frame projects as customer problems instead of business problems.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 5, 2019 • 28min
Rise of the “keyboard-first” generation
Join Intercom co-founder Des Traynor and Intercom SVP of Product Paul Adams as they discuss their latest thoughts on how to build successful product at scale.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Jul 25, 2019 • 32min
The principles behind how we build
In this episode Des Traynor and Paul Adams discuss the principles upon which we've built our product, and indeed our business, here at Intercom. They talk about the value of having a clearly defined set of principles and how they can become the foundation for cohesive decision making.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Jun 27, 2019 • 15min
The most valuable meetings for building product
Intercom co-founder Des Traynor and Intercom SVP of Product Paul Adams share their latest thoughts on how to build a great product.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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May 30, 2019 • 23min
How we unlock the power of feedback
In the second episode of this new product-focused series, Intercom co-founder Des Traynor and Intercom SVP of Product Paul Adams discuss how to harness the power of feedback to shape your product roadmap.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Apr 29, 2019 • 23min
Intercom on Product – New podcast with Intercom co-founder Des Traynor and SVP of Product Paul Adams
Welcome to our brand new podcast series, Intercom on Product, where Intercom co-founder Des Traynor and Intercom SVP of Product Paul Adams discuss their latest thoughts on how to build successful products at scale. If you're a designer, product manager, engineer, researcher or anything in between, this series is for you.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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