Product Management Stories

Send us a textOne of the hottest topic in Product Management is: how technical should a Product Manager be? Irene and I talked this through and did not just find a valid answer for this, but also discussed how PMs can get more technical and how engineers can enable PMs. Last but not least, I got a new business idea!You can find Irene on LinkedIn.Check out her company Skiplevel.Take the technical skill mini-quiz here.Make sure to subscribe to her newsletter here.

Send us a textStephanie, a seasoned Chief Product Officer (CPO) with over 16 years of experience in Product Management and I discuss her journey, starting in product management, initially without realising it, and how her career was shaped by the influence of Marty Kagan. Furthermore,  Stephanie shares insights about leadership, emphasising the evolution from authoritative to empathetic and supportive styles and stresses the importance of self-reflection (and a lot more). A episode, with lots of personal stories and heaps of value. Enjoy! You can find Stephanie on LinkedIn.

Send us a textPeter is seasoned Product Leader and at the end of 2023 Peter shared his 10 Top Lessons for Product Leaders and Creators. In this episode with discussed two of them: Why craft matters and recognizing the shadows of your superpower.You can find Peter on Twitter and LinkedIn.You can sign up to Peters newsletter here.Here you can find Peters article "10 Top Lessons for Product Leaders and Creators"

Send us a textIn this episode Henry and I discuss how to focus on defining who the product is for, the desired outcome for the audience, and how to deliver it uniquely. Yes, we are talking product strategy!You can find Henry on LinkedIn.Here you find the Product Thinking Board in Miro.Here you find the Product Strategy Decider Workshop.Henrys book "Product Strategy is Simple" can be found here.Link to ProdMBA.

Send us a textWe have a premiere! For the first time I had two guests on the podcast: Mirela and Viktoria. We discussed: • The added value by having external PMs• How to make the collaboration successful • How to upskill as a Product ManagerEnjoy the show!---You can find Mirela on LinkedIn.You can find Viktoria on LinkedIn as well.Here is your way to the website from Product People.Here you can find Mirelas article about "Blazing Fast Onboarding for Product Managers".

Send us a textA product without a vision is like driving a car at night with lights switched off. Saeed and I discussed the importance of having a vision, the trouble if you do not have one, how to setup a vision, where it sits besides objectives, strategies etc. and a lot more. You can find Saeed on LinkedIn.

Send us a textLeaders vs. Managers, tactical interventions, why ego is the killer for real leadership. In this episode Matt and I discussed a lot of different Product Leadership topics, shared heaps of practical advice and personal stories. Enjoy the show!You can find Matt on LinkedIn .Here you can find his website.Don't miss out on his book Product Management in Practice.

Send us a textA QA Engineer is the advocate of the user. So they are naturally one of the best friends of a Product Manager. But what exactly are they doing? Why are they important? When should they be involved? Rafael and I covered all these questions! Enjoy!If you want to reach out to Rafael, you can find him on LinkedIn.

Send us a textToday brings the very first podcast episode of 2024 🥂Together with the great Maja Voje (🙇) I discussed Go-To-Market strategies (What, Why, How), Product-Market Fit and whether my daughter uses TikTok. You can find Maja on Twitter and LinkedIn and Substack.Here is here website.Last but not least, check out her book: Go-To-Market Strategist: Everything You Need to Reach Product-Market Fit.

John Zilch, expert in determining product quality, discusses the six pillars of product quality. The podcast covers topics such as the importance of security, accuracy, performance, and stability, aligning product quality with corporate strategy, common pitfalls in research for a product, and prioritizing outcomes and quality in product management.