Product Talk
Products That Count
Produced by Products That Count, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that helps everyone build great products, this podcast is an award-winning show by and for product minds, with millions of downloads and a 5-star rating on most major platforms. Each of the 300+ episodes features a product leader interviewing another product leader and exploring what it takes to build great products. Recent ones feature the Chief Product Officers of Brex, Glassdoor, Experian and more.
About Us: Products that Count is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that helps everyone build great products. It celebrates product excellence through coveted Awards that inspire 500,000+ product managers and honor great products and the professionals responsible for their success. It accelerates the career and rise to the C-suite of 30% of all Product Managers globally by providing exceptional programming – including award-winning podcasts and popular newsletters – for free. It acts as a trusted advisor to all CPOs at Fortune 1000, and publishes key insights from innovative companies, like Capgemini, SoFi, and Amplitude, that turn product success into business success. Learn more at ProductsThatCount.com.
About Us: Products that Count is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that helps everyone build great products. It celebrates product excellence through coveted Awards that inspire 500,000+ product managers and honor great products and the professionals responsible for their success. It accelerates the career and rise to the C-suite of 30% of all Product Managers globally by providing exceptional programming – including award-winning podcasts and popular newsletters – for free. It acts as a trusted advisor to all CPOs at Fortune 1000, and publishes key insights from innovative companies, like Capgemini, SoFi, and Amplitude, that turn product success into business success. Learn more at ProductsThatCount.com.
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Oct 14, 2016 • 20min
EP23- Serial entrepreneur Sachin Rekhi podcast at Products That Count: mobile product trends
Serial tech entrepreneur Sachin Rekhi talks about his journey in Silicon Valley to take his products from the idea stage to being sold to a top social media company. He candidly shares his experience on the challenges of working in Silicon Valley in 2016 and gives advice on building great products by learning what type of product manager you are.
Sep 19, 2016 • 22min
EP22- Silicon Valley Coach Rich Mironov podcast at Products That Count: moving up the career ladder
Silicon Valley Product Management veteran Rich Mironov discusses his experience in the product manager role and shares some tips to be successful and move up the ladder in your career. He discusses critical aspects of the job such as cross functional communication and the role of incentives.
Sep 19, 2016 • 25min
EP21- Product Management Guru Marty Cagan podcast at Products That Count: making impactful products
Marty Cagan discusses the importance of focusing on impact when designing great products. He emphasizes that it is essential that product managers put the customer first to build products that people love. Additionally, he points out how the culture of a business can have a great effect on whether a product can be successful.
Sep 19, 2016 • 24min
EP20- Product discovery coach Teresa Torres podcast at Products That Count: on human centered design
How do you know what to build next? It's all about product discovery, argues product guru Teresa Torres. She shares best practices for product discovery, understanding what customers want, and then building it right. Through impact and empathy we can shift the focus from designing within and hoping a product finds success to human centered design.
Sep 7, 2016 • 23min
EP19- Hilton CMO Stuart Foster podcast at Products That Count: How to Make Brands Stand Out
Stuart Foster talks about the importance of simplicity in making your brand stand out in the marketplace. He delves into how to create an unforgettable brand by focusing on the value of a company. He explains why mass marketing is no longer valid because we are now inundated with advertising and need our marketing messages delivered based on context (i.e. on where we receive them).
Sep 6, 2016 • 21min
EP18- Space Architect Guillermo Trotti podcast at Products That Count: the 'wow' factor in product design
Guillermo discusses the importance of efficiency in product design, human centered design that creates a 'wow' factor, and how direct experience with a product plays a major role in the widespread adoption of a product. This is a fascinating discussion that delves in Guillermo's extensive knowledge of space architecture and the future of technology.
Sep 6, 2016 • 23min
EP18- Singularity U Professor Nell Watson podcast at Products That Count: why now is the right time for AI
Nell discusses singularity including the notion of AI personhood. She talks about how AI is here to stay because of what she refers to as the 'autonomous distributed corporation'. She emphasizes that knowledge is power and postulates that it makes sense to involve AI when there is so much data available.
Aug 24, 2016 • 20min
EP17- Monster exec Anne Dwane discusses the future of work
As a serial entrepreneur, investor and ex-Monster exec, Anne Dwane discusses the current revolution in corporate learning and the future of work. "There is no such thing as one size fits all," she argues. "Work and education are both ready for disruption." She shares her insight on making learning more accessible, affordable and effective than ever before.
Aug 9, 2016 • 22min
EP16- Big data expert Alistair Croll podcast at Products that Count: the big picture on big data
Data and analytics expert Alistair Croll argues that big data is changing business, society and even the human species. Businesses are built faster based on analytics and data. What's coming next for big data and cloud computing? Alistair's answers and examples may surprise you. Listen in and find out.
Aug 9, 2016 • 24min
EP15- Fast Company Writer Leah Hunter podcast at Products That Count: Artificial Intelligence disruption
Leah Hunter has spent her career exploring the intersection of technology, culture, and design. She writes about the human side of tech for Fast Company, O'Reilly Radar, Business Punk, and mentors tech companies.
