Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth
Episodes
An inside look at Figma’s unique GTM motion | Claire Butler (first GTM hire)
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Inside Etsy’s product, growth, and marketplace evolution | Tim Holley (VP of Product)
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Productroadmap.ai—AI to connect your roadmaps to revenue | Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experiments | OneSchema—Import CSV dat...
An inside look at Deel’s unprecedented growth | Meltem Kuran Berkowitz (Head of Growth)
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Miro—A collaborative visual platform where your best work comes to life | LMNT—Zero-sugar hydration | AssemblyAI—Production-re...
The ultimate guide to JTBD | Bob Moesta (co-creator of the framework)
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Sidebar—Catalyze your career with a Personal Board of Directors | Merge—A single API to add hundreds of integrations into your a...
Monetizing passions, scaling marketplaces, and stories from a creator economy vet | Camille Hearst (Spotify, Patreon, Apple, YouTube)
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Merge—A single API to add hundreds of integrations into your app | Coda—Meet the evolution of docs | Vanta—Automate compliance...
The ultimate guide to Martech | Austin Hay (Reforge, Ramp, Runway)
13 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Relentless curiosity, radical accountability, and HubSpot’s winning growth formula | Christopher Miller (VP of Product, Growth and AI)
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Vanta—Automate compliance. Simplify security | Sidebar—Catalyze your career with a Personal Board of Directors | Merge—A singl...
Velocity over everything: How Ramp became the fastest-growing SaaS startup of all time | Geoff Charles (VP of Product)
06 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Ezra—The leading full-body cancer screening company | Coda—Meet the evolution of docs | Attio—The powerful, flexible CRM for f...
How to measure and improve developer productivity | Nicole Forsgren (Microsoft Research, GitHub, Google)
30 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is brought to you by DX—a platform for measuring and improving developer productivity.—Dr. Nicole Forsgren is a developer productivit...
The ultimate guide to A/B testing | Ronny Kohavi (Airbnb, Microsoft, Amazon)
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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The 10 traits of great PMs, how AI will impact your product, and Slack’s product development process | Noah Weiss (Slack, Foursquare, Google)
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Sidebar—Catalyze your career with a Personal Board of Directors | Superhuman—The fastest email experience ever made | Vanta—Au...
LinkedIn’s product evolution and the art of building complex systems | Hari Srinivasan (LinkedIn)
16 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Miro—A collaborative visual platform where your best work comes to life | Brave Search API—An independent, global search index y...
M&A, competition, pricing, and investing | Julia Schottenstein (dbt Labs)
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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How to ask the right questions, project confidence, and win over skeptics | Paige Costello (Asana, Intercom, Intuit)
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Building minimum lovable products, stories from WeWork and Airbnb, and thriving as a PM | Jiaona Zhang (Webflow, WeWork, Airbnb, Dropbox)
02 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Brave Search API—An independent, global search index you can use to power your search or AI app | Miro—A collaborative visual pl...
Lessons from scaling Ramp | Sri Batchu (Ramp, Instacart, Opendoor)
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Attio—The powerful, flexible CRM for fast-growing startups | Coda—Meet the evolution of docs | Eppo—Run reliable, impactful ex...
Building high-performing teams | Melissa Tan (Webflow, Dropbox, Canva)
18 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by AssemblyAI—Production-ready AI models to transcribe and understand speech | Mixpanel—Product analytics that everyone can trust, ...
Leveraging growth advisors, hiring well, mastering SEO, and honing your craft | Luc Levesque (Shopify, Meta, TripAdvisor)
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Mixpanel—Product analytics that everyone can trust, use, and afford | Attio—A powerful, flexible CRM for fast-growing startups |...
Building a long and meaningful career | Nikhyl Singhal (Meta, Google)
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Superhuman—The fastest email experience ever made | Microsoft Clarity—See how people actually use your product | Eppo—Run rel...
Moving fast and navigating uncertainty | Jeremy Henrickson (Rippling, Coinbase)
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Miro—A collaborative visual platform where your best work comes to life | Mixpanel—Product analytics that everyone can trust, us...
Storytelling with Nancy Duarte: How to craft compelling presentations and tell a story that sticks
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Microsoft Clarity—See how people actually use your product | Lenny’s Job Board—Hire the best product people. Find the best pr...
The power of strategic narrative | Andy Raskin
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Coda—Meet the evolution of docs | Lenny’s Job Board—Hire the best product people. Find the best product gigs | Eco—Your most...
Lessons from scaling Spotify: The science of product, taking risky bets, and how AI is already impacting the future of music | Gustav Söderström (Co-President, CPO, and CTO at Spotify)
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Lessons on building product sense, navigating AI, optimizing the first mile, and making it through the messy middle | Scott Belsky (Adobe, Behance)
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Frameworks for product differentiation, team building, and thinking from first principles | Ayo Omojola (Carbon Health, Cash App)
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Microsoft Clarity—See how people actually use your product | Eco—Your most rewarding app | LMNT—Zero-sugar hydration—Ayo Om...
Mastering paid growth | Jonathan Becker (Thrive Digital)
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Braintrust—For when you needed talent, yesterday | AssemblyAI—Production-ready AI models to transcribe and understand speech | M...
Building a culture of excellence | David Singleton (CTO of Stripe)
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Mixpanel—Product analytics that everyone can trust, use, and afford | Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experiments | Braintrust—Fo...
How to achieve hypergrowth in your business and career | Carilu Dietrich (Atlassian, Miro, Segment, 1Password)
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Rows—The spreadsheet where data comes to life | Braintrust—For when you needed talent, yesterday | Coda—Meet the evolution of ...
The ultimate guide to product-led sales | Elena Verna
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Linear—The new standard for modern software development | Braintrust—For when you needed talent, yesterday | Rows—The spreadsh...
An inside look at how Miro builds product: Lessons on outmaneuvering competitors, team structure, product quality, and moving fast | Varun Parmar (CPO of Miro)
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Miro—A collaborative visual platform where your best work comes to life | Braintrust—For when you needed talent, yesterday | Lin...
How to make better decisions and build a joyful career | Ada Chen Rekhi (Notejoy, LinkedIn, SurveyMonkey)
16 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Sprig—Product insights that drive product success.—Ada Chen Rekhi is an executive coach and co-founder of Notejoy. She helps fou...
How to build a cult-like brand | Laura Modi (Bobbie)
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Product lessons from Waymo | Shweta Shrivastava (Waymo, Amazon, Cisco)
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Driving alignment and urgency within teams, work-life balance, and the changing PM landscape | Nikita Miller (The Knot, Trello)
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Wealthfront—Make smarter stock investments | Lenny’s Job Board—Hire the best product people. Find the best product gigs | Ahre...
The ultimate guide to adding a PLG motion | Hila Qu (Reforge, GitLab)
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Amplitude—Build better products | Miro—A collaborative visual platform where your best work comes to life | Ahrefs—Improve you...
Thinking beyond frameworks | Casey Winters (Pinterest, Eventbrite, Airbnb, Tinder, Canva, Reddit, Grubhub)
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Amplitude—Build better products | Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experiments | Ahrefs—Improve your website's SEO for free—Case...
Taxi mafias, cash vaults, and 100% MoM growth: The story behind Southeast Asia’s biggest startup | Kevin Aluwi (Gojek)
26 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Coda—Meet the evolution of docs | Rows—The spreadsheet where data comes to life | Lenny’s Job Board—Hire the best product pe...
Navigating comms and PR | Lulu Cheng Meservey (Substack, Activision Blizzard)
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by AssemblyAI—Powerful AI models to transcribe and understand speech | Public—Invest in stocks, treasuries, crypto, and more | Vant...
Competing with giants: An inside look at how The Browser Company builds product | Josh Miller (CEO)
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Writer—Generative AI for the enterprise | Dovetail—Bring your customer into every decision | Linear—The new standard for moder...
The ultimate guide to OKRs | Christina Wodtke (Stanford)
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Miro—A collaborative visual platform where your best work comes to life | Dovetail—Bring your customer into every decision | Wri...
Hot takes and techno-optimism from tech’s top power couple | Sriram and Aarthi
12 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Career frameworks, A/B testing mistakes, counterintuitive onboarding tips, selling to developers | Laura Schaffer (VP of Growth at Amplitude)
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Public—Invest in stocks, treasuries, crypto, and more | Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experiments | Writer—Generative AI for th...
Lessons from scaling Stripe | Claire Hughes Johnson (former COO of Stripe)
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Linear—The new standard for modern software development | Vanta—Automate compliance. Simplify security. | Dovetail—Bring your ...
Lessons from working with 600+ YC startups | Gustaf Alströmer (Y Combinator, Airbnb)
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Linear—The new standard for modern software development. | Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experiments. | Pando—Always-on employe...
Behind the scenes of Calendly’s rapid growth | Annie Pearl (CPO)
26 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Miro—A collaborative visual platform where your best work comes to life: https://miro.com/lenny | Coda—Meet the evolution of doc...
An inside look at how CNN builds product | Upasna Gautam
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Amplitude—Build better products: https://amplitude.com/ | OneSchema—Import CSV data 10x faster: https://oneschema.co/lenny | Van...
10 lessons on bootstrapping a $200m business | Patrick Campbell (ProfitWell)
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Understanding the role of product ops | Christine Itwaru (Pendo)
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Amplitude—Build better products: https://amplitude.com/ | Lenny’s Job Board—Hire the best product people. Find the best produc...
Mastering onboarding | Lauryn Isford (Head of Growth at Airtable)
12 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Public—Invest in stocks, treasuries, crypto, and more: https://public.com/lenny | Miro—A collaborative visual platform where you...
Leading with empathy | Keith Yandell (DoorDash, Uber)
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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AI and product management | Marily Nika (Meta, Google)
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Amplitude—Build better products: https://amplitude.com/ | Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experiments: https://www.geteppo.com/ | P...
How to foster innovation and big thinking | Eeke de Milliano (Retool, Stripe)
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Miro—A collaborative visual platform where your best work comes to life: https://miro.com/lenny | Notion—One workspace. Every te...
Lessons from Airtable’s unconventional growth strategy | Zoelle Egner
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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An inside look at Mixpanel’s product journey | Vijay Iyengar (Head of Product)
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by Pando—Always on employee progression (https://www.pando.com/lenny), Notion—One workspace. Every team (https://www.notion.com/len...
Building your product strategy stack | Ravi Mehta (Tinder, Facebook, Tripadvisor, Outpace)
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ravi was previously CPO at Tinder, Product Director at Facebook, and VP of Product at Tripadvisor. Currently, he’s co-founder and CEO of Outpace, a ...
What differentiates the highest-performing product teams | John Cutler (Amplitude, The Beautiful Mess)
15 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Cutler writes the popular and beloved product newsletter The Beautiful Mess. For many years, he was a Product Evangelist at Amplitude, which led ...
How to price your product | Naomi Ionita (Menlo Ventures)
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Naomi Ionita is a Partner at the venture capital firm, Menlo Ventures. She started her career in engineering in 2002, shifted to product in 2006, and ...
An inside look at how Figma builds product | Yuhki Yamashita (CPO of Figma)
08 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Yuhki Yamashita is Chief Product Officer at Figma. Prior to Figma, he was Head of Design of Uber’s New Mobility efforts, and before that a product m...
Leveraging mentors to uplevel your career | Jules Walter (YouTube, Slack)
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jules Walter is a product leader at YouTube and co-founder of both the Black Product Managers Network and Codepath.org. Previously, he led monetizatio...
Countdown of the top 10 episodes of the year
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you ever wanted to distill 3,310 hours of knowledge into 60 minutes, then this episode is for you. For the last 6 months, Lenny’s Podcast has bee...
Launching and growing a podcast | Chris Hutchins (All the Hacks, Wealthfront, Google)
18 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Hutchins recently left his position as Head of New Product Strategy at Wealthfront to focus full-time on his podcast, All the Hacks. If you’re...
Founder-led sales | Pete Kazanjy (Founding Sales, Atrium)
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Kazanjy is the author of Founding Sales: The Early Stage Go-to-Market Handbook and the founder of Modern Sales Pros, an invite-only peer learning...
How Notion leveraged community to build a $10B business | Camille Ricketts (Notion, First Round Capital)
11 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Camille Ricketts began her career in journalism, at the Wall Street Journal, in 2006. In 2010 she joined Tesla, where she worked in communications alo...
The art and science of pricing | Madhavan Ramanujam (Monetizing Innovation, Simon-Kucher)
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Madhavan Ramanujam is a senior partner at Simon-Kucher, where he works with tier-one tech companies like Uber, Asana, and LinkedIn to help them develo...
How to hit revenue targets in a recession | Sahil Mansuri (Bravado)
04 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sahil Mansuri is the CEO of Bravado, the world’s largest online sales community. Sahil is passionate about sales, and his experience dates all the w...
The ultimate guide to SEO | Ethan Smith (Graphite)
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ethan Smith is the CEO of Graphite, a boutique growth agency that’s helped companies like MasterClass, Thumbtack, Robinhood, Medium, and Honey devel...
How to be the best coach to product people | Petra Wille (Strong Product People)
27 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Petra Wille is an independent product leadership coach who’s been helping product teams expand their skill sets since 2013. She’s also the author ...
What it takes to become a top 1% PM | Ian McAllister (Uber, Amazon, Airbnb)
20 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ian McAllister is the Senior Director of Product for Vehicles at Uber. Before moving to Uber, Ian spent over a decade directing teams at Amazon, where...
Leaving big tech to build the #1 technology newsletter | Gergely Orosz (The Pragmatic Engineer)
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gergely Orosz writes the #1 technology newsletter at Substack, called The Pragmatic Engineer. He started his career as a software developer in the U.K...
An inside look at how the New York Times builds product | Alex Hardiman (CPO at The New York Times)
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Hardiman is Chief Product Officer at the New York Times, where she oversees the company’s news, cooking, games, audio and advertising products....
How to fire people with grace, work through fear, and nurture innovation | Matt Mochary (CEO coach)
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Mochary, CEO of Mochary Method, is a full-time executive coach who has worked with some of the biggest names in tech and finance, including inves...
How Snyk built a product-led growth juggernaut | Ben Williams (VP of Product at Snyk)
06 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Williams is VP of Product at Snyk, an industry-leading security platform for developers, last valued at $8.5b. He’s also a product and growth ad...
Lessons from one of the world’s top executive recruiters | Lauren Ipsen (Daversa Partners, General Catalyst)
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Ipsen is one of the most well-known and respected executive recruiters in the industry, having placed over 90 senior product leaders at compani...
Building Substack | Sachin Monga (Substack, Facebook)
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sachin Monga is the Head of Product at Substack, a platform that I personally use every day, and love. Before Substack, Sachin co-founded an app calle...
Category creation and brand building | Barbra Gago (Pando, Miro, Greenhouse, Culture Amp)
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Barbra Gago is the founder and CEO of Pando, where she’s democratizing career progression. Previously she worked as the Chief Marketing Officer and ...
How to build trust and grow as a product leader | Fareed Mosavat (Reforge, Slack, Instacart, Zynga, Pixar)
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fareed Mosavat is Chief Development Officer at Reforge, where he leads production, content, and new-product experiences. Previously, he led growth and...
Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adriel Frederick is VP of Product Management at Reddit X, where he helps incubate and scale new products. He is a former Product Lead at Facebook, as ...
Building better product roadmaps | Janna Bastow (Mind the Product, ProdPad)
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Janna Bastow is a former product manager, and currently the CEO and co-founder of ProdPad. She also co-founded Mind the Product, a community for PMs, ...
How to build a high-performing growth team | Adam Fishman (Patreon, Lyft, Imperfect Foods)
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Fishman has decades of experience building and scaling some incredible businesses, like Lyft, Patreon, and Imperfect Foods. He is currently an Ex...
Developing a growth model + marketplace growth strategy | Dan Hockenmaier (Faire, Thumbtack, Reforge)
09 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Hockenmaier is an expert on marketplace strategy and growth. He was previously the Director of Growth at Thumbtack as well as a partner at Reforge...
Using behavioral science to improve your product | Kristen Berman (Irrational Labs)
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kristen Berman is the CEO and co-founder of Irrational Labs, where she helps companies like Google, Airbnb, PayPal, Microsoft, and LinkedIn improve th...
Customer-led growth | Georgiana Laudi (Forget The Funnel)
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Georgiana Laudi is the co-founder and CEO of a consulting agency called Forget The Funnel, where she helps SaaS companies scale and improve conversion...
Growth tactics, retention strategies, and becoming a better writer | Julian Shapiro (Demand Curve, Hyper, Webflow, TechCrunch)
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Julian Shapiro is widely known as the founder of Demand Curve, where he’s helped thousands of companies figure out their growth strategy. He also wr...
Building a meaningful career | Jason Shah (Airbnb, Amazon, Microsoft, Alchemy)
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Shah has led product teams at Amazon, Airbnb, Microsoft, and Yammer and currently leads the product team at Alchemy (one of the most important w...
When and how to invest in new acquisition channels | Adam Grenier (Uber, MasterClass)
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Grenier is the former Head of Growth Marketing and Innovation at Uber, where he helped build Uber’s growth infrastructure from the ground up. H...
How to build a powerful marketing machine | Emily Kramer (Asana, Carta, MKT1)
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Kramer led and built the marketing teams at Asana, Carta, Ticketfly, and Astro (acquired by Slack). These days, she’s the co-founder of MKT1, ...
The role of AI in product development | Ryan J. Salva (VP of Product at GitHub, Copilot)
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan J. Salva is the VP of Product at GitHub, where he led the incubation and launch of Copilot. Copilot uses OpenAI’s ML engine to suggest code and...
How to grow a subscription business | Yuriy Timen (Grammarly, Canva, Airtable)
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yuriy Timen was Global Head of Marketing and Growth at Grammarly, and is now a full-time growth advisor, having worked with more than a dozen companie...
Persuasive communication and managing up | Wes Kao (Maven, Seth Godin, Section4)
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Wes Kao has worked with Seth Godin (where she co-founded the altMBA and served as executive director), David Perell on his Write of Passage course, Pr...
The nature of product | Marty Cagan, Silicon Valley Product Group
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are common diseases of product teams, and how do you avoid them? Why should you focus less on problem discovery and more on solution discovery? ...
The art of building legendary brands | Arielle Jackson (Google, Square, Marketer in Residence at First Round Capital)
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a great brand? After working at Google and Square, Arielle Jackson has spent the past eight years consulting startups on how to create powe...
The rituals of great teams | Shishir Mehrotra of Coda, YouTube, Microsoft
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shishir Mehrotra is the co-founder and CEO of Coda, and formerly head of product and engineering at YouTube. In this episode, he shares his insights o...
How to launch and grow your product | Ryan Hoover of Product Hunt and Weekend Fund
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thousands of new products launch each year, but very few make it. Ryan Hoover has seen thousands of products launched over the course of his time runn...
How to own your career growth and become a powerful product leader | Deb Liu, Ancestry (ex-Facebook, PayPal)
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you put as much time into your career planning as you do into your product planning? Deb Liu has had an extraordinary career path, from Ebay and Pa...
How to scrappily hire for, measure, and unlock growth | Crystal Widjaja, Gojek and Kumu
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t need lots of employees to achieve impressive growth—but you do need a unique approach to hiring and structuring your team, and accuratel...
How to create a winning product strategy | Melissa Perri
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every company wants to develop a winning strategy—but what are signs your strategy isn’t working, and how do you change course? Melissa Perri has ...
How to unlock your product leadership skills | Ken Norton, Ex-Google
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Advancing as a product leader requires new skills and a new mindset. Ken Norton is an executive coach who works with some of the top people in produ...
How to sell your ideas and rise within your company | Casey Winters, Eventbrite
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The people who rise fastest in product know how to sell their ideas to customers, and also to their coworkers. Casey Winters, the Chief Product Office...
Nickey Skarstad (Airbnb, Etsy, Shopify, Duolingo) on translating vision into goals, operationalizing product quality, second-order decisions, brainstorming, influence, and much more
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nickey Skarstad is a Director of Product Management at Duolingo, where she is leading a stealth 0 → 1 product. Prior to Duolingo, she was VP of Prod...
Manik Gupta (ex-CPO Uber, Google Maps) on how to build consumer apps, why it’s useful to be optimistic about technology, creating inflections in your PM career, the changing CPO role, and more
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Manik Gupta has led two of the most successful consumer products in history—Google Maps, where he was Director of product for the Maps team, and Ube...