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The Product Science Podcast

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Nov 10, 2020 • 45min

The Marc Abraham Hypothesis: Skilled Product Managers Leverage Tension to Make the Product Stronger

Marc Abraham is an experienced product management practitioner and a Head of Product - Engagement at London-based ASOS. He’s worked for a large number of successful digital organizations, from startups to more established businesses. He’s the author of My Product Management Toolkit, which came out in 2018, and the recent Managing Product = Managing Tension. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we talk about what tension is and how you can use it to create stronger work in your organization. Read the show notes to learn more.
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Nov 3, 2020 • 45min

The Rajesh Nerlikar Hypothesis: Vision-Led Product Teams Are Focused on Customer Outcomes

Rajesh Nerlikar has more than 15 years of product management experience. Prior to becoming Chief Product Advisor at Prodify, he was a consultant at Accenture, an entrepreneur, a product manager at 2 DC startups that exited, and a director of product at Morningstar. He is also currently serving as Vice President of Product at Savonix, a Prodify client. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we talk about how to maintain focus on a vision of how you deliver long-term value to customers. Read the show notes to learn more.
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Oct 27, 2020 • 40min

The Carlos González de Villaumbrosia Hypothesis: Continuing to Learn Is the Best Way to Move Forward in Your Career

Carlos González de Villaumbrosia is the Founder and CEO of Product School, the global leader in product management training with a community of over one million product professionals. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we talk about how Carlos teaches product management, and why reputation is everything. Read the show notes to learn more.
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Oct 20, 2020 • 45min

The Robbie Kellman Baxter Hypothesis: The Best Membership-Oriented Businesses Focus on the Long Term

Robbie Kellman Baxter has more than 20 years of experience providing strategic business advice to major organizations, including Netflix, Fitbit, Microsoft, and Consumer Reports. She has been focused on subscription and growth strategies for the past decade. Baxter has been featured in the WSJ and on CNN. She has her MBA from the Stanford GSB, and graduated with honors from Harvard College. She’s the author of the books, The Membership Economy and The Forever Transaction, and a consultant with Peninsula Strategies. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we talk about what successful subscription businesses do right, and why retention is what you need to keep focused on the long term. Read the show notes to learn more.
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Oct 13, 2020 • 38min

The Paul Gebel Hypothesis: Products Succeed or Fail Based on the Trust They Build

Paul Gebel is the Director of Product Innovation at ITX Corp, where he leads a team of 15 product managers working on enterprise client accounts overseeing 7 Agile teams. He’s also an adjunct professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology and the host of Product Momentum, a Product Development Strategy podcast. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we talk about why product leaders are the next business leaders, and how to step into owning that role. Read the show notes to learn more.
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Oct 6, 2020 • 41min

The Tricia Maia Hypothesis: Always Explain the Why Behind Actions If You Want Your Team to Thrive

Tricia Maia is a product leader with 9 years experience in designing, launching, and scaling digital products across industries, from startups to Fortune 15 companies. She has spoken and written on topics ranging from human-centered design in the enterprise to digital inclusion, and specializes in mobile platforms, design thinking, and product growth. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we talk about lessons Tricia’s learned working for both small startups and large organizations, and why great management starts with listening. Read the show notes to learn more.
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Sep 29, 2020 • 36min

The Susan Lindner Hypothesis: The Most Powerful Person in the Room Is the Storyteller

Susan Lindner is an innovation storyteller and the Founder & CEO of Emerging Media, an award-winning PR, marketing, and branding agency. Susan speaks to startups, innovators, and top executives from 60+ countries at GE, PWC, Deutchebank, and Capital One, and at global conferences, consulates, and trade organizations about strategic storytelling: mastering the message and the media for maximum impact. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we talk about how to apply concepts of strategic storytelling to your product and get your message out there. Read the show notes to learn more.
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Sep 22, 2020 • 42min

The Adam Thomas Hypothesis: If You Do Research Well It Never Feels Like a Waste of Time

Adam Thomas is a product manager with 10 years of experience as a “wartime” product person. As Director of Product at Informed, he built a product research and development practice from the ground up, teaching his team solid research methodologies as well as getting buy-in from stakeholders to build things the right way. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we talk about what Adam does to create a disciplined and clear approach to product research. Read the show notes to learn more.
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Sep 15, 2020 • 42min

The Amy Jo Kim Hypothesis: Drive Deep Product Engagement by Optimizing the Core Loop with Game Thinking

Named by Fortune as one of the top 10 influential women in games, Amy Jo Kim is a game designer, community architect, and innovation coach. Her design credits include Rock Band, The Sims, eBay, Netflix, nytimes.com, Ultima Online, Covet Fashion, and Happify. Amy Jo has helped thousands of entrepreneurs & innovators bring their ideas to life through her coaching programs at gamethinking.io. She pioneered the practice of applying game design to digital services and is well-known for her books Community Building on the Web (2000) and Game Thinking (2018). In addition to her coaching practice, Amy Jo teaches Game Thinking at Stanford University and the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where she co-founded the game design program. She holds a PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience from the University of Washington and a BA in Experimental Psychology from UCSD. This week on the Product Science Podcast, H2R Product Science Founder and CEO Holly Hester-Reilly sits down with Amy Jo to get into how ideas from game design can translate into product development, and what separates the successful projects she’s worked on from those that didn’t get off the ground. Read the show notes to learn more.
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Sep 8, 2020 • 40min

The Nate Andorsky Hypothesis: Understanding Human Behavior Will Improve Your Product Decisions

Nate Andorsky is an entrepreneur who uses behavioral science to build digital strategies and technology for today's most innovative companies and nonprofits. He believes the key to unlocking the potential of technology lies within our understanding of the psychological factors that drive human decision-making. By combining scientific findings with outside-of-the-box thinking, he helps turn human understanding into business advantages. He’s the author of Decoding the Why: How Behavioral Science is Driving the Next Generation of Product Design. This week on the Product Science Podcast, H2R Product Science Founder and CEO Holly Hester-Reilly sits down with Nate to discuss how we can apply behavioral science principles to product, and where there are some common misconceptions. Read the show notes to learn more.

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