Join Melissa Perri in an insightful episode of the Product Thinking Podcast featuring Hugo Froes, Head of Operations at OLX. In this episode, Hugo shares his remarkable journey from UX and service design to leading product operations, a transition that highlights the importance of bridging design with business needs.
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In this episode, Eilon Reshef, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Gong, joins me to discuss the transformative power of AI-driven technology in sales and product management. As Gong revolutionizes the sales industry, Eilon shares insights into building tools that empower salespeople and help them succeed. He dives into the challenges of scaling Gong to $100 million in ARR and the crucial role of focusing on end-user value.
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In this episode of the Product Thinking Podcast, I sit down with David Myszewski, VP of Product at Wealthfront. David shares his transition from working on the groundbreaking iPhone at Apple to leading product innovation in the fintech space. He dives into how Wealthfront's approach to fintech has been shaped by lessons learned at Apple.
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In this insightful episode we explore the digital transformation journey at Vanguard with Marco De Freitas, Chief Product Officer for Vanguard's Personal Investor Business, and Amber Brestowski, Chief Product Officer for the Retirement Business.
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In this episode of the Product Thinking Podcast, I’m joined by Ben Hafele, CEO of Lean Startup Company, to explore the complexities of corporate innovation.
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In this episode of the Product Thinking Podcast, Melissa Perri welcomes Matthew Skelton, co-author of "Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow." They delve into the intricate intersections between team topology principles and product management, exploring how these frameworks can transform the way product teams work together to enhance collaboration and reduce cognitive load.
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In this episode, Melissa Perri welcomes Fabio Brocca, Chief Product Officer at Xeneta, to discuss how product managers can effectively balance the urgency of product development with the need for strategic perfection.
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In this episode of the Product Thinking Podcast, Melissa Perri talks with Andrew Davidson, Senior Vice President of Products at MongoDB. Andrew has been instrumental in transforming MongoDB from a traditional database company into a comprehensive developer data platform.
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In this episode, Melissa Perri sits down with Kate Towsey, an authority on research operations and author of "Research That Scales." They dive into the significance of research ops in aligning product strategy and operations within a company, emphasizing how research can provide strategic insights essential for product development and organizational growth.
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In this episode of the Product Thinking Podcast, Melissa Perri welcomes Tony Ulwick, the founder and CEO of Strategyn, and the pioneer behind the jobs-to-be-done theory and Outcome-Driven Innovation (ODI).
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In this episode of the Product Thinking Podcast, Uday Marepalli, Director of Product Management at Upwork, shares his expertise in leading AI-driven initiatives and building zero-to-one products within large organizations. Uday provides valuable insights into understanding customer needs, leveraging AI in product development, and navigating the challenges of innovating in alignment with both customer expectations and technological capabilities. Tune in to learn practical strategies for effectively launching and scaling products in complex environments, drawing from Uday's extensive experience in product management.
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In this episode of the Product Thinking Podcast, Melissa Perri talks with Karthik Suri, Chief Product Officer at Cornerstone OnDemand, about how AI is transforming talent development. Karthik shares insights on bridging skill gaps, creating personalized career pathways, and why human skills are now more in demand than digital skills. Tune in to learn how AI-driven strategies can future-proof your organization and empower workforce readiness.
Our discussion delved into the careful balance required when innovating in healthcare - maintaining clinical excellence while moving quickly enough to meet market needs. Inessa shared invaluable insights about building business cases, running experiments responsibly, and leveraging organizational strengths to scale healthcare innovations.
If you're interested in healthcare innovation, product development in regulated industries, or scaling products within large organizations, this episode offers practical wisdom from someone who's successfully navigated these challenges while making a meaningful impact in women's health.
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In this episode of the Product Thinking podcast, host Melissa Perri is joined by Jon Sadow, Co-Founder & Chief Product & Technology Officer of Scoop Technologies. Join them as they discuss Scoop’s journey from a carpooling application to a software company supporting hybrid work and workplace management. They explore the dramatic impact of COVID, pivoting the business, and the benefits of embracing flexibility. They also touch on the importance of building relationships and forging connections in remote and flexible work environments, as well as the future of work and the possibilities for innovation and improvement in remote and hybrid work environments.
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In this Dear Melissa segment, Melissa Perri answers subscribers’ questions about changes and new features in SAFe 6.0, how to improve alignment and transparency between project managers on the same team while meeting the needs of the different stakeholders, and what it takes to implement business OKRs successfully.
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Do you struggle to get buy-in for your product-led initiatives? Are you having a hard time convincing executives and colleagues to embrace the change? In this episode of Product Thinking, Melissa Perri talks with Christian Idiodi, Partner at Silicon Valley Product Group.
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Melissa Perri is joined by Christina Pawlikowski, a teaching fellow at Harvard and co-founder of Causal, to help demystify machine learning and AI on this episode of Product Thinking. Christina discusses language models, the different types of machine learning, how they can be used to solve problems, and the importance of good data and ethical considerations when using machine learning algorithms. Christina Pawlikowski is a teaching fellow at Harvard University and co-founder of Causal, a company that helps businesses make better decisions with causal inference.
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What challenges do product managers face in highly regulated industries like healthcare and finance? In this episode of the Product Thinking podcast, Melissa Perri speaks with Colin Anawaty about his journey to co-founding First Dollar and the challenges of navigating a highly regulated industry.
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In this Dear Melissa segment, Melissa answers subscribers’ questions about transitioning into product management.
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Georgie, the CPO at TIER Mobility and former CPO at N26, talks with Melissa about her experiences setting product strategy as a CPO, how to get that strategy off the ground, and why setting a strong strategy is just the beginning. Trust us, she's someone you'll want to learn from.
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Melissa answers 3 questions all about your experience with product strategy. We'll get into whether or not its possible to "bubble up" a product strategy from the product manager level, how to look at business goals versus customer outcomes, and the pitfalls of confusing product strategy with a pre-defined plan.
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