The Product Science Podcast

Susan Goebel (GO-bull) is a 20 year veteran at bringing products to market around the world. This leader in the field of bioscience research and product development uncovers global market opportunities and partnerships to help inventors and entrepreneurs bring ideas to fruition, with experience in biotech, pharma, and software development. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we talk about the differences between product management in pharma versus tech and what she’s learned along the way. Read the show notes to learn more.

John Cutler is the Product Evangelist at Amplitude, a product analytics platform that helps product managers. His career spans music, entrepreneurship, Product Management, and UX Research at such companies as ZenDesk, AdKeeper, and more. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we talk about what patterns John sees working with product teams on their process. Read the show notes to learn more.

Babur Habib is the Co-Founder and CEO of the Portfolio School, with years of experience including cofounding edtech company Kno which sold to Intel, being the VP of Video at Shutterstock, the Head of Engineering and Development at Intel Education, and a technical consultant and manager at Exponent. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we talk about how the Portfolio School is trying to transform education from the ground up and how to train a generation of students that understands the power and ethics of tech. Read the show notes to learn more.

Kate Rutter is an adjunct professor of design at the California College of the Arts and a principal at Intelleto, with decades of experience in product design and management, infusing time at Adaptive Path and Luxr. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we talk about how to hire for right traits, work-life balance, and how to adapt a hacker/DIY ethos in your work. Read the show notes to learn more.

Jeff Gothelf is the co-author of Lean UX and Sense and Respond, as well as the co-founder of Sense and Respond Press, in collaboration with Season 1 guest Josh Seiden. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we talk about how making the transition to Agile needs to be organizational, the common mistakes that happen when different parts of the business are out of synch, and how to fix them. Read the show notes to learn more.

Connie Kwan is a storyteller and product executive and the founder of Product Maestro. With 15-years in Product Management, she's led teams and shipped products at Atlassian, Microsoft, SunPower, Cypress and startups such as Carrot, and Sourcemap. Her company Product Maestro leverages theatre techniques to help growth-stage companies craft and deliver powerful stories about their products. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we talk about how to identify your speaker type and better communicate with your team to get more results. Read the show notes to learn more.

Thor Ernstsson is a serial entrepreneur who is currently the founder and CEO of Alpha. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we talk about his varied experience running product teams at all levels of the industry, what to look for in new hires, and how to maintain an experimental mindset. Read the show notes to learn more.

Janna Bastow is the co-founder and CEO of ProdPad. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we talk about how she learned how to really be agile and lean, why she started ProdPad, and how Prodpad makes product decisions. Read the show notes to learn more.

Nir Eyal’s new book, Indistractible, launches this week. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we talk about how to put behavior science to work for you so that you can build practices and habits that help you avoid distraction and get things done. Nir is also the author of the bestselling book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. Read the show notes to learn more.

Tim O’Reilly is the founder of O’Reilly Media. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we talk about his recent article in Quartz, “The fundamental problem with Silicon Valley’s favorite growth strategy,” how he grew O’Reilly media from a $500 publishing budget, and how you can build a market by building an ecosystem around it. Read the show notes to learn more.