Welcome to Products of Music, a podcast sharing Inside stories and expert insights on product innovation in music technology.In this episode host Adam Wakeling speaks with Tommy Stalknecht, co-founder and CEO of Single, the direct-to-fan platform for Shopify.Since its inception in 2018, Single has transformed the way artists engage with their audiences by empowering them to sell music, merch, video and memberships directly to fans. Under Tommy's leadership, Single has facilitated the sale of over 5 million digital albums, reported 16 million albums to Billboard, and hosted livestream events for millions of viewers worldwide.To learn more about Single, visit: https://www.single.xyzChapters:00:00 Preview00:45 Intro01:07 Tommy's LinkedIn post02:14 Single's origin story10:52 The MVP of Single13:00 Validating the MVP14:53 Analytics feature development16:38 Live-streaming integration20:00 Single's org structure21:08 Being a hands-on founder22:26 NFT feature introduction26:42 Are NFTs dead?28:42 Patreon competitor31:40 Tommy's product vision33:30 Single's approach to product development35:46 How Tommy prioritises37:58 Tommy's lessons for new founders42:30 Getting close to customers43:40 Outro🌐 Subscribe for free on Substack✖️ Join the community on X🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts🎧 Listen on Spotify🌐 Follow the host on LinkedIn🌐 Follow the host on X

Aakash Gupta writes the Product Growth newsletter for over 140,000 subscribers and hosts the Product Growth podcast, where he helps product managers, product leaders and aspiring product managers.In today's episode:Aakash's journey to newsletter successThe 7 steps to follow to become an AI Product ManagerAakash's tips on growing your network and audience—Aakash's contact info:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aagupta• Product Growth Newsletter on Substack• Product Growth Podcast on YouTube —Where to find the host, Adam Wakeling:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamjwakeling• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-wakelingIn this episode, we cover: (00:00) Preview(00:49) Intro(02:01) The growth of Product Growth (07:32) Step 1: Shape your content diet(12:55) Step 2: Take relevant courses (20:25) Step 3: Gain hands-on experience (23:46) Step 4: Structure your portfolio(26:25) Step 5: Network (36:38) Step 6: Snag interviews(41:14 ) Step 7: Ace the homework and interview (50:52) Final thoughts  Useful links from the episode:AI for Everyone by Andrew NgJeff Su's YouTube channelDwarkesh Patel's PodcastSVPino on YouTube🌐 Subscribe for free on Substack✖️ Join the community on X🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts🎧 Listen on Spotify🌐 Follow the host on LinkedIn🌐 Follow the host on X

Phil Hornby is a passionate product leadership coach. Helping product leaders to think clearly, make strong decisions, and take powerful action that drives high-impact outcomes. In today's episode:The 'how' and 'who' of product decision makingKey principles in product decision making—Phils's contact info:• LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/philhornby• Talking Roadmaps Podcast on YouTube• It Depends book: https://www.forproductpeople.com/content/books/it-depends—Where to find the host, Adam Wakeling:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamjwakeling• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-wakelingIn this episode, we cover: (00:00) Preview(00:55) Intro(01:55) Why the book? (04:13) Where to start with product decision making?(07:05) How to decide and who decides? (11:51) Product leadership decision foundations (16:44) Getting to, making and implementing(18:33) Resolving dysfunctional teams (24:54) The importance of conflict(28:42) Decision conviction (33:09) Prioritisation frameworks (37:13) A few extra decision principles(41:00) The number seven (42:40) Final thoughts 🌐 Subscribe for free on Substack✖️ Join the community on X🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts🎧 Listen on Spotify🌐 Follow the host on LinkedIn🌐 Follow the host on X

Amy Mitchell is Principal Product Manager at Dell Technologies and author of Product Management IRL newsletter on substack.In today's episode:The seven superpowers of great product managers (that they don't say on job descriptions)Tactics to grow these superpowers—Amy's contact info:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amycmitchell• Substack: https://amycmitchell.substack.com/—Where to find the host, Adam Wakeling:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamjwakeling• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-wakeling-26494b35/In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Preview(00:49) Intro(02:20) Overview of the seven superpowers(04:00) Empathy(11:20) Communication skills(19:36) Resilience(24:29) Discernment(30:49) Prioritisation by value(40:35) Patience(48:00) Blending skills (50:56) Future of product management(56:40) Final thoughts🌐 Subscribe for free on Substack✖️ Join the community on X🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts🎧 Listen on Spotify🌐 Follow the host on LinkedIn🌐 Follow the host on X

Christoph Steinlehner is a Product Management coach who helps product managers and leaders that are feeling stuck in their work caught and struggling to facilitate between different perspectives in a business.In today's episode:The challenges of effective business-product communicationHow visual mapping can help improve communicationThe MAPPER method walkthough—Christoph's contact info:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/csteinlehner• Website: https://csteinlehner.com/•  Substack contributor: https://mapperclub.substack.com/—Where to find the host, Adam Wakeling:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamjwakeling• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-wakeling-26494b35/In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Preview(00:54) Intro(02:01) Main challenges in effective communication(03:40) X-department perspectives in communication(05:20) The bigger picture(08:28) What is visual mapping?(11:48) Differences in types of visual maps(16:18) Walkthough of MAPPER method(25:20) Reflection part of MAPPER(26:03) Similarity to Event Storming (27:53) Challenges in implementing MAPPER(33:21) Resistance to new frameworks(34:50) Leveraging AI with the MAPPER method (39:04) Outro🌐 Subscribe for free on Substack✖️ Join the community on X🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts🎧 Listen on Spotify🌐 Follow the host on LinkedIn🌐 Follow the host on X

Mo Hallaba is CEO of datawisp.io, an AI-based analytics tool to help non-technical teams understand their product and users better. He was previously working in financial services and the e-sports industry. In today's episode:The challenges of data-informed decision makingHow AI can help solve some of these challengesThe limitations of AI—Mo and Datawisp's contact info:• Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/electronicmo• Website: https://www.datawisp.io—Where to find the host, Adam Wakeling:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamjwakeling• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-wakeling-26494b35/• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheProductDevelopmentPodcastIn this episode, we cover: 00:00 Preview01:23 Intro02:25 Mo's background04:04 How e-sports teams use data05:55 Challenges with using product data08:31 AI removing technical barriers09:49 Culture of caring about data11:58 Scooter app example in datawisp13:35 Exploration of data14:30 Correlation vs causation15:47 Limitations of AI in creativity19:42 Getting buy-in for change 22:19 AI data solutions26:01 Gen AI blended with product data29:54 Difference perspectives on UX32:55 The more data the better 36:50 Transparency of data and insight logic37:51 Usefulness of having technical knowledge39:30 Final thoughts41:12 Outro🌐 Subscribe for free on Substack✖️ Join the community on X🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts🎧 Listen on Spotify🌐 Follow the host on LinkedIn🌐 Follow the host on X

Jonny Kaldor is CEO and Founder of Pugpig, a web and app developer for publishers. He was previously CTO at News UK.In today's episode:• A brief history of digital publishing• The current state of the digital publishing market• Successful tactics and tech that publishers should employ —Jonny's and PugPig's contact info:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkaldor • Website: https://www.pugpig.com Report mentioned in episode: https://www.pugpig.com/the-media-collective-on-retention-economics/—Where to find the host, Adam Wakeling:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamjwakeling• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-wakeling-26494b35/• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheProductDevelopmentPodcastIn this episode:00:00 Preview00:56 Introduction02:00 From print to digital03:17 Types of publishing04:00 How things have changed in publishing08:00 News Media as first movers13:00 Products for consumer magazines16:28 Utility as a tool for consumer magazines17:52 Creating daily and weekly user habits24:00 Digital editions and 'finishability'27:38 Print vs Digital UX28:40 Audience profile of mobile apps32:56 What makes a great digital publishing platform34:00 Publishing apps versus the 'big' apps36:00 Use of audio40:00 Repurposing content41:00 The need for publishers to invest in editorial43:35 Insights on gating tactics52:10 The importance of the Friends Zone54:26 Jonny's takeaways🌐 Subscribe for free on Substack✖️ Join the community on X🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts🎧 Listen on Spotify🌐 Follow the host on LinkedIn🌐 Follow the host on X

Henry Latham is Founder of Break Free. He is a 2x bootstrapper and has coached over 280+ people through his Prod MBA.In today's episode:• Henry's product journey• A deep dive into his manifesto for senior product people tired of the corporate grind.• How to launch a micro-business—Henry's contact info:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henrylatham/—Where to find the host, Adam Wakeling:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamjwakeling• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-wakeling-26494b35/• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheProductDevelopmentPodcast—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Preview(00:51) Intro(01:28) Henry's background(03:00) Moving on from Prod MBA(06:56) Theory versus practice(08:07) The current state of product leadership(14:10) Unmet expectations in product roles(16:48) Promotions mean more stress and less fulfilment(20:38) Stress in product roles(25:17) Lack of passion(27:13) Who should start a micro business(30:03) How to improve your product skills(34:00) Fundamentals in launching a product(37:50) Finding the root problems(41:40) The importance of product positioning(43:56) How to start a business(47:35) The will required(50:30) Key takeaways(51:50) Outro🌐 Subscribe for free on Substack✖️ Join the community on X🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts🎧 Listen on Spotify🌐 Follow the host on LinkedIn🌐 Follow the host on X

Varun Ghatge is Head of Product at the BBC, with a focus on cross-product personalisation and recommendation for all BBC brands.In today's episode:• Varun's journey into Product• Key elements of building personalised product experiences• The challenges in implementing recommendation features—Varun's contact info:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varun-ghatge/—Where to find the host, Adam Wakeling:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamjwakeling• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-wakeling-26494b35/• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheProductDevelopmentPodcast—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Preview(01:00) Introduction(01:37) Varun's journey into Product Management(02:38) Definitions of personalisation(04:10) Key elements in recommendation models for PMs.(07:40) Avoiding negatively impacting your metrics(09:46) How to improve your product sense(13:10) Best practices for personalisation in products(23:40) Where to start in building recommendation features(31:24) How to best use your data(32:59) Challenges of maintaining data and algorithms (37:44) Unintended impacts in personalisation features(39:22) Building vs buying(41:38) Key takeaways🌐 Subscribe for free on Substack✖️ Join the community on X🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts🎧 Listen on Spotify🌐 Follow the host on LinkedIn🌐 Follow the host on X

Learn about Dan Olsen's journey into Product Management, a step-by-step guide to finding Product Market Fit, new tools in Product Management for 2024, and the evolution of MVPs. Explore the layers of the Product Market Fit Pyramid, including understanding target customer needs, creating a strong foundation for Product Development, and the use of advanced tools in the industry.