The Product Manager

It feels like we've been asking people to like, follow, and subscribe since the dawn of time. But when we take a step back, we can see that these seemingly ubiquitous ways of interacting online have evolved over a relatively short timeline.In this episode, Hannah Clark is joined by Nimrod Priell—Founder of Cord—to talk about the origins of the like button, the rise of emojis, the impact of the pandemic on collaborative software features, and how to think of your product not just in terms of its individual users, but in terms of its role in your customers' ecosystem.Tune in to learn how the like button revolutionized UX forever!

What's your product's vision statement? If it didn't come to mind right away, you're likely part of the majority of companies that have treated their vision statements as one off exercises. In this episode, Hannah Clark is joined by Radhika Dutt—Author of Radical Product Thinking and Chief Product Officer at Moveprice—to talk about how most vision statements are a diamond in the rough, but have the potential to be a tool for flattening barriers, guiding innovation, and aligning cross functional teams. Tune in to learn how to use the product vision statement as a compass for your roadmap!

As product people, it should come as no surprise that creating an easy experience is a significant challenge, especially for a global brand like PayPal. And it's not just consumers that seek that seamless experience. The multinational FinTech company is also accountable for a great experience for merchants and developers. In this episode, Hannah Clark is joined by Mudita Tiwari—Senior Director for Developer Experiences at PayPal—to talk about how PayPal upholds its core ethos of democratizing payment and what that means at every level of PayPal's operations. 

Vijay Umapathy, Director of Product Management at Heap, discusses breakthroughs in generating insights through data-driven decision-making. They explore the benefits of automated user analytics, being hypothesis-driven when launching features, managing technical debt, and prioritizing feature development based on build time and feedback.

Hannah Clark is joined by Lucie Buisson—Chief Product Officer at Contentsquare—to share her insights on scaling empowered teams, measuring success, and how to create inspiring, intent-driven experiences for customers without intrusive requests for sensitive data.

Hannah Clark is joined by Noa Goldman—Lead Product Manager at Dagshub—to share her recipe for winning stakeholders over, building up relationships, and strengthening the output of the team.

Hannah Clark is joined by Chris Butler—Lead Product Manager at Google—to talk about how to drive better product decision-making by cutting through the noise. Chris shares factors that define, influence, and impede decision-making, how to understand and manage tension that exists within cross-functional teams, and tools to push past roadblocks.

Hannah Clark is joined by Drew Lesicko—VP of Product and Technology at SoulCycle—to talk about the ups and downs of being your own product’s biggest fan, as well as how to avoid the fate of Myspace and Xanga by following your brand’s unique selling proposition into the future.

Meet Hannah Clark—Editor of The Product Manager and the new host of The Product Manager Podcast. Listen to hear Hannah's career journey and to learn what you can expect from this new season of the Product Manager Podcast.

 We know there's so much that goes into building great products, but what goes into launching them? Michael Luchen is joined by Rebecca Kalogeris—VP of Marketing & Product Strategy at Pragmatic Institute—to talk about launching products.