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Dec 13, 2023 • 34min

EP 353 - Digit Mint Product Lead on Solving the Climate Crisis Through Product

How can PMs solve the climate crisis through product? The scale and urgency of the transformation required to fight climate change has never been more clear. Building hardware and software products, acquiring the funding and creating a diverse community to enhance talent capacity and to drive innovation, is essential to tackling this global environmental crisis. In this podcast, host and Silicon Valley Bank (a division of First Citizens Bank) Director of Product Maggie Wong, will be interviewing DigitMint Product Lead Karel Verhaeghe to discuss how DigitMint's products are empowering companies and their employees to leverage artificial intelligence to locate the relevant data, conduct comprehensive sustainability reporting efficiently, and adhere to the changing operating and regulatory environment. They will also discuss the climate tech and product management landscape in Europe and how one may leverage their best practices and contribute to solving climate change. 
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Dec 11, 2023 • 35min

EP 352 - Menlo Ventures Venture Partner on Superpowers for Product Success

What are the superpowers that lead to product success? In the first episode of the new Product to Venture series with Mighty Capital Managing Partner SC Moatti, Menlo Ventures Venture Partner Joff Redfern shares lessons on building great products at LinkedIn and Atlassian, the skills that make a top product leader, and his transition to Menlo Ventures. He discusses why operators are moving to VC and his focus areas investing in the future of software teams, productivity with AI, and network businesses. For ambitious PMs, Josh offers advice on communication, impatience, and "asking forgiveness, not permission."
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Dec 8, 2023 • 19min

EP 351 - Product Leaders To Watch: WellB Founder on What Makes a Great Healthcare Product

What makes a great healthcare product? In this episode of the Product Leaders to Watch Series with Cognizant Product Director Chenny Solaiyappan, WellB Founder Zachary Fleming shares his perspective. As a member of the Products That Count 2024 Product Awards Advisory Board, Zachary talks about building digital health products and the criteria the board will use to select award winners. He emphasizes outcome-focused design, emerging technologies, and human-centered solutions that create value beyond just introducing new tools.
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Dec 6, 2023 • 45min

EP 350 - Skyflow CPO on Scaling B2B Product Businesses

Amruta Moktali, CPO at Skyflow, shares insights on scaling B2B product businesses, diversifying teams, partnering, automating processes, and anticipating customer needs as a company rapidly grows. Topics include scaling data privacy, building the right team, focusing on mastery, challenges of product-led growth for B2B platform products, and importance of growth-led product and privacy engineering.
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Dec 1, 2023 • 34min

EP 349 - PM Awards Series: Genasys Product SVP on Building Protective Communications Platforms

What do product leaders need to consider when building protective communications platforms? In this episode of the PM Awards Series with Ticketmaster Fmr. Product VP Andrew Zavattero, Genasys Product SVP Charlie Crocker discusses his journey from founding an evacuation management startup to leading product at Genasys, which is building an integrated platform for protective communications. He speaks on how Genasys is combining Zone Haven's zone-based evacuation planning with high-clarity outdoor warning systems to disrupt traditional mass notification. As winner of the 2023 PM Awards for Emergency Management Visionary, Crocker shares valuable insights for product leaders on building platforms that can scale to serve critical public safety needs.
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Nov 29, 2023 • 40min

EP 348 - Ampla Product VP on Driving Innovation With Diverse Perspectives

How can diverse perspectives drive innovation on a product team? In this episode of the Product Divergence series with Ubiety Technologies CPO Nacho Andrade, Ampla Product VP Tui Allen shares insights on her journey to product management. She speaks about the importance of gaining diverse perspectives to drive innovation through experiences such as living abroad or spending time with customers from different backgrounds. The conversation also covers what makes a strong product leader, the skills needed for product management roles, and advice for those looking to get into the field. Learn about the best practices for building great products through empathy, collaboration, and an entrepreneurial mindset.
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Nov 24, 2023 • 32min

EP 347 - PM Awards Series: ALPHA Camp Director of Tech & Data on Building Community-Focused Products

Karen Hsieh, ALPHA Camp Director of Tech & Data, winner of the Data Literacy and Community Builder PM Award, talks about building community-focused products. She shares her journey starting her company's data team and aligning metrics across functions. Karen emphasizes the value of communities for long-term learning, accountability, and collaboration. She also offers practical tips for using data to impact business priorities quickly and discusses the role of curiosity, sharing knowledge, and community in becoming a great product leader.
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Nov 22, 2023 • 33min

EP 346 - SolaBlock CEO on Fighting Climate Change With Product Innovation

How can product leaders fight climate change with innovation? The scale and urgency of the transformation required to fight climate change has never been more clear. Building hardware and software products, acquiring the funding and creating a diverse community to enhance talent capacity and to drive innovation, is essential to tackling this global environmental crisis. In this podcast, host and Silicon Valley Bank (a division of First Citizens Bank) Product Director Maggie Wong, will be interviewing SolaBlock CEO Eric Planey to discuss how his roots in Ohio led him to Climate Tech, how SolaBlock is building integrated and durable products to revolutionize construction tech, and how product management expertise is crucial to innovation and delivery of new climate technologies.
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Nov 17, 2023 • 39min

EP 345 - PM Awards Series: data.ai Sr. Product Director on Transforming Insights With AI

How can AI be used to transform data insights? In this episode of the PM Awards series hosted by Ticketmaster Fmr VP of Product Andrew Zavattero, data.ai Sr. Product Director Prakash Aditham speaks on applying data analytics and AI in product. As a winner of the 2023 PM Awards, Prakash shares his perspective on what makes a great product and product manager. He also discusses data.ai's use of AI and ML to power insights for mobile apps. Tune in for an engaging conversation on using data and AI responsibly and how the future of insights may evolve.
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Nov 15, 2023 • 39min

EP 344 - Peridot Financing CPO on Building B2B Products

Guest Gary Hall, former mechanical engineer turned product leader, discusses the importance of listening to others, embracing humility, and hiring smart people when building B2B products. He also touches on surprising technologies like GPT-3 and what makes for truly exceptional products that solve user problems in innovative and valuable ways.

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