The Product Podcast

Every company is different. Every team is different. Every Product Manager is different. In Carly Robinson's two years working at Slack as a Software Engineer building features for Enterprise Grid, she's had the opportunity to work with several Product Managers with distinct styles and varying levels of experience. Her talk explores challenges her team encountered working on high impact, cross functional projects in a hyper growth startup environment. She hopes to empower listeners with knowledge that will improve their abilities to lead Engineers and actualize projects while avoiding some of the mistakes they encountered along the way. Social Links: Follow our Podcast on Tik Tok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn here Join Product School's free events here Find out more about Product School here

Whether you are the first Product Manager at a fast growing consumer startup or one of many Product Managers at a big internet company, the time eventually comes where every Product Leader is forced to ask "How are we going to make money with this thing?". In this talk, Rahul shares his insights on the right mental models to use to help you attack the problem. He uses examples from his career and from large revenue generating products in the market to help you build a rubric. He will aslo share a basic framework to attack any monetization product problem. Social Links: Follow our Podcast on Tik Tok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn here Join Product School's free events here Find out more about Product School here

Machine Learning, ML, is a powerful tool for creating dynamic, personalized experiences. But a truly useful ML-based product cannot be created without the right UX and insightful human intervention to avoid embarrassing mistakes. Power of your product is not the Machine Learning model but how thoughtful you were in creating value and making every interaction useful. While building Smart Replies in LinkedIn Messaging, there were numerous ways where Arpit's team enhanced the product using human intervention and Machine Learning models.Social Links: Follow our Podcast on Tik Tok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn here Join Product School's free events here Find out more about Product School here

A Product Manager is often referred to as the CEO of the product; Ahmad will talk about a different view on this analogy and why it might not be the most accurate description. The talk provides a brief summary of what the overall job entails for those who aren’t very familiar with it, a typical day in the life of a Product Manager, and the importance of balancing what a Product Manager must achieve. This includes maintaining the product’s strategic outlook and looking after the smallest details in the execution.Social Links: Follow our Podcast on Tik Tok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn here Join Product School's free events here Find out more about Product School here

What do machine learning products need? Devdatta Gangal from Uber talks about Machine Learning (ML) and how it has gone from research and engineering to consumer products. He discusses the role of a Product Manager in building ML-powered consumer products and shared his experiences. He also explains how there is no playbook for a Machine Learning Product Manager. The main questions he tackles are what role does a Product Manager play among smart engineers & researchers, and how do you prepare for a product role on machine learning heavy products.Social Links: Follow our Podcast on Tik Tok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn here Join Product School's free events here Find out more about Product School here

It is often said that a great idea is worthless without polished execution. In this talk, Akshay explains some tactics for executing your ideas within an organization. This could be as simple as a new feature that you want to build, or something as complex as a total priority shift. As a Product Manager, you don't have the luxury of authority for forcing a team to do something. In many cases, the teams that you need to convince may not even be in your organization. This talk touches on some techniques that you can use to turn your ideas into a reality.Social Links: Follow our Podcast on Tik Tok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn here Join Product School's free events here Find out more about Product School here

To be successful, IoT products require a new breed of Product Manager capable of managing an end-to-end solution from a business and technical perspective. Daniel discusses why IoT products are a big opportunity for Product Managers, and also points out the complexities involved in building IoT products. Daniel introduces the building blocks of the IoT technology stack from a Product Management perspective, including smart devices, cloud platforms, and cloud applications. He also describes how these components fit together and introduce the IoT Decision Framework, a strategic framework to guide Product Managers in decision-making around IoT technology, business, UX, security, and more. Social Links: Follow our Podcast on Tik Tok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn here Join Product School's free events here Find out more about Product School here

Groundbreaking technologies like neural-net algorithms, along with the ability to run much more powerful computation, started a new era in Machine Learning. We're now able to use Machine Learning for products in ways we could only dream about and companies from all around the world are starting to seize the opportunity. Ronnie Falcon from Google talks about the role of Machine Learning in the industry, what every Product Manager needs to know about Machine Learning and how Product Managers contribute to Machine Learning based products. Social Links: Follow our Podcast on Tik Tok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn here Join Product School's free events here Find out more about Product School here

How do some Product Managers drive innovation while others get mired in the day to day? The answer cuts to the core of product management: prioritization. Alexander Lovell, Director of Product Management at Salesforce, will talk about how to be a true Product Leader by separating the urgent from the important, balancing today's demands against tomorrow's goals, and realizing nothing is indispensable - but everything has consequences.Social Links: Follow our Podcast on Tik Tok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn here Join Product School's free events here Find out more about Product School here

Travis Corrigan discusses what it’s like having Apple showcase your app to the world during their Keynote presentations. From initial meetings to launch and press events, this candid talk gives a behind-the-scenes look at the entire process.Social Links: Follow our Podcast on Tik Tok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn here Join Product School's free events here Find out more about Product School here