Lessons In Product Management
Episodes
How Metalab does design-led product management with Megan O'Rourke - Head of Product @ Metalab
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I’m joined by Megan, Executive Director of Product Management at MetaLab, who brings nearly a decade of experience working across dozens of product...
How Klaviyo is Redefining B2C CRM, Services, and AI with Grant Deken, Head of Product of Klaviyo Services
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ Episode Title:How Klaviyo is Redefining B2C CRM, Services, and AI with Grant Deken🧑💼 Guest:Grant Deken – Head of Product, Klaviyo S...
How to stop Sales from selling vaporware
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙 Episode SummaryHost: John FontenotTopic: How to stop sales teams from selling vaporware (promising unbuilt features)💡 Core ProblemSales teams ...
Upleveling your PM career w/ Shobhit Chugh - CEO of Intentional Product Manager
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Shobhit Chugh, former Google PM and founder of Intentional Product Manager, shares practical strategies for moving beyond execution a...
Bridging the Gap Between Product Management & Product Marketing with Daria Love, Director of Product Marketing at the Trans.eu Group
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🔑 Summary:In this insightful conversation, Daria Love unpacks the often-blurred boundaries between product marketing and product management. She sh...
How AI is impacting the PM role w/ Irene Yu - Founder & CEO of Skiplevel
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ Guest: Irene Yu Founder & CEO of SkipLevel – a company helping PMs become more technical without needing to code.Skiplevel article on ho...
Becoming a T-Shaped Product Manager
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Summary:In this episode of Lessons in Product Management, John discusses the importance of developing into a T-shaped product manager — someone who ...
How PMs Can Improve Working & Communicating with Engineers w/ Paul Lunow, Head of Technology and Innovation at XU Sustainable
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lessons in Product Management - Working & Communicating with EngineersGuest: Paul LunowHost: John DoeEpisode Duration: ~28 min[00:00 - 01:37] Intr...
Post-Launch PM with Megan Shulby - Assoc. Director of Technical Product Management @ AT&T
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast Summary: Megan Shulby on Post-Launch Product ManagementIntroduction & Megan’s Background01:24 - 02:01 – Megan Shulby is introduced; sh...
Will Gen AI Consolidate the PM and UX Roles?
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:In this episode, John Fontenot explores a thought-provoking topic: the potential consolidation of Product Management (PM) and User Exp...
How can PMs survive getting stuck in a waterfall
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofLessons in Product Management, host John Fontenot tackles a listener's question:How can a product manager succeed in a waterfall...
Why the pressure to constantly ship new features?
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel constantly pressured to ship new features? Do you get the space you need for proper discovery?Most Product Managers feel this pressure, an...
Why the best Product Managers are NOT perfectionists
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Lesson in Product Management, this one is for the perfectionists out there. If you consider yourself a "creative" or an art...
Why product marketers hate product managers
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's easy to get overly focused on "doing your job" as a product manager. Unfortunately, we risk taking too narrow of a view of what our job actually ...
Why "leaning into your strengths as a PM" is a trap
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some of the greatest leaders and leadership authors have given the advice to "Lean into your strengths." This idea makes sense in some instances. In...
Leading Product in regulated industries with Bob Ainsbury, Chief Product Officer at Granicus
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, I got to chat with Bob Ainsbury, Chief Product Officer at Granicus. Bob is a long-time Product leader who has had a winding j...
Creating win/win relationships with your stakeholders
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is your relationship like with your stakeholders? If you're not treating them like partners, I can promise you it's not great. In this episode,...
When process kills progress - a story about Scrum
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's lesson in product management, John Fontenot shares a recent story about his experience working in a Scrum shop and how the rigid interpreta...
Bring me problems. Don't bring me solutions.
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The difference between regular managers and product managers... Regular manager: "Don't bring me problems. Bring me solutions!" Product Manager: "Do...
Should product managers have side projects while employed?
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Key Takeaways Side projects offer valuable experience for aspiring PMs and an outlet for creativity/ownership for employed PMs Benefits include men...
The tension between research and shipping products
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome in to another episode of Lessons in Product Management, I’m your host, John Fontenot, and on today’s episode I have Paul Turaew ...
How to conduct research for internal products with Stephanie Jerome - Product Manager at Okoya
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, I got to speak with Stephanie Jerome, Product Manager at Akoya. Stephanie has a ton of experience managing internal products, an...
SLG better than PLG?! What research says with Emilia Korczynska, Head of Marketing at Userpilot
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we have Emilia Kortrynska, Head of Marketing at UserPilot. In the discussion with Emilia, we talk about some incredibly interest...
Why you should never pay for customer interviews
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a hotly debated topic, whether you should always pay customers for their time when sourcing and conducting interviews. Spoiler alert! I thin...
The Catch 22 of User Interview Prep
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are pros and cons to preparing for user research. As they say, too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. And the same is true with prepping f...
We're back! Thanks for sticking with us.
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After taking a year off to focus on work and life, we're back and excited to be back! We've been building ResearchRepo for Product teams to c...
Navigating Layoffs - Advice from a Director of Product
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a crazy and turbulent time in Tech. Companies are hitting financial hard times or restructuring as the economy is forcing extreme prioritizati...
Pricing - What You Wish You Knew - with Dan Balcauski
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Balcauski is a pricing expert and dropped by the pod to share key insights, hot takes, and practical advice for product teams and leaders to help ...
What's Missing In Prioritization Frameworks?
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are great frameworks for prioritizing features, but what if prioritizing features isn't the right approach? We dig into why opportunity costs ar...
5 Key Elements of Successful Product Launches with Derek Osgood - Founder and CEO of Ignition
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's lesson in product management is brought to you by Derek Osgood, Founder and CEO of Ignition. If your product launches are less than ideal,...
Product Management Essentials - Part 3 - Drafting Product Strategy
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As you wrap up the last 30 days of your 30, 60, 90-day onboarding, it's time to start drafting strategy. In this episode I break down how to do that w...
When ideation is a waste of time
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Many answers to the question of "why do you want to be a product manager" have some variation of "ideation." While ideation and solutioning are defini...
When should you respond to competitive pressure?
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Story time - your competitor launched a feature. They’re making a bunch of noise on all the social channels. An influencers Tie Tok of the new thing...
PM hiring is broken and how to fix it with Andrew Bowker, Senior Product Manager @ IBM
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew and I both had non-traditional paths into product management, and we've both experienced and seen how broken the talent acquisition process is ...
How To Product Manage Expansion Into New Markets with Luke and Jakub, PMs at GetResponse
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Lessons in Product Management, I sat down with Luke and Jakub from GetResponse as they shared their experiences launching products ...
Product Manager Anti-Patterns (Ego) w/ Eva Beasley, Product Manager at UIPath
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Eva Beasley shares her experience before and after getting into Product Management. One of the things she noticed about some of th...
Path to Product Leadership w/ Eric Perkins - Director of Product @ Entrata
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Perkins is the Director of Product at Entrata. And as Eric describes his career, it feels like he has a rocket attached to his back. In this disc...
Solving Product Growth w/ Etienne Garbugli - Founder & CEO of Lean B2B
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I had the immense pleasure of speaking with Etienne Garbugli, Founder & CEO of Lean B2B and Author of Lean B2B, Solving Produc...
5 Immutable Truths of Great Product Management
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, we have JJ Rorie, CEO of Great Product Management and Author of 5 Immutable Truths of Great Product Management, and you're in for ...
ML's Impact on Product Management Careers w/ Gopal Erinjippurath
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, we have Gopal Erinjippurath, Founder, CTO, and Head of Product at Sust Global. Gopal and I talked about: His product career The...
Building Strong Product Team Dynamics w/ Nico
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nico joined the show to share his advice and experience on building strong product team relationships. If you're looking to get into prod...
Transitioning Intro Product Management w/ Larry Imgrund - Product Manager at Khoros
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Making the transition into product management can be hard. Larry Imgrund shares how he did it, and he offers advice for anyone looking to get into Pro...
User-Driven Roadmaps w/ Matt Young - CEO of UserVoice
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Should users or customers drive your roadmap decisions? The answer is yes AND no. Like everything in product management, it depends... and Matt and I ...
Essentials of Product Management Part 2 - Customer and Market Research
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we get "out of the building" to start learning about our customers and the markets we serve and want to serve. After understanding yo...
Product Management Essentials - Part 1 - Business Acumen
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Getting back to the basics of product management, my goal in this multi-part series is to demystify product management for new and aspiring product ma...
Never Assume - Cross Over Episode w/ JJ Rorie CEO of Great Product Management and Host of the Product Voices Podcast - Part 2
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this cross-over episode, I joined JJ Rorie's Product Voices Podcast to share the last 5 chapters of my book, Never Assume - Ten Fatal Assumptions G...
Never Assume Crossover Episode w/ JJ Rorie, CEO of Great Product Management and Host of the Product Voices Podcast - Part 1
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this cross-over episode, I joined JJ Rorie's Product Voices Podcast to share the first 5 chapters of my book, Never Assume - Ten Fatal Assumptions ...
How To Become A More Technical Product Manager with Irene Yu - Founder and CEO of Skiplevel
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So, today, I’m really excited for you to hear this conversation, because I have Irene Yu, Founder of Skiplevel, joining me to talk about how to beco...
Product Manager Symptoms and Effects of Ego with Tony Poon - Chief Product Officer at R-Zero
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, we have the pleasure of learning from Tony Poon, Chief Product Officer at R-Zero. We tackle the difficult topic of ego, where it c...
Why Great Product Managers Never Argue
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Great PMs are like sponges, they soak in info from anywhere We can’t assume we’re always right, we don’t have all information, and the info w...
Getting Into Product Management Part 2 - Practice
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You need experience to land a product job, but how do you get it? In this episode, I unpack two feasible ways of gaining and documenting tangible expe...
Getting Into Product Management - Part 1 - Learn
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There is no easy path into product management, but there are 4 simple steps to get you there. We cover step 1 in today's lesson in product management,...
Powerful Ideation for Better Decision-Making Part 2 - Group Ideation
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I share 3 tactics for making better decisions in a group setting. Help your team and your organization take your decision-making capa...
Powerful Ideation for Better Decision-Making - Part 1 - Individual Decisions
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There's no shortage of debate as to whether individual or group ideation yields better results. We're not going to take sides. What we're going to do ...
3 Tips for Greater Feature Adoption
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most features never get adopted, and I'm betting these three tips will help shift your success ratio upward. Be sure to rate and review the podc...
How To Hack The MBA - And Do You Even Need One?!
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I get asked a lot about whether aspiring PMs need an MBA to land a Product Management job. The simple answer is no. But we dive into the nuance of why...
Establishing and Maintaining Alignment with Jonathon Hensley - Co-Founder and CEO @ Emerge Interactive and Author of Alignment - Overcoming Internal Sabotage and Product Failure
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s Lesson in Product Management comes from Jonathon Hensley, Co-Founder and CEO of Emerge Interactive and Author of Alignment: Overcoming Inter...
MVP vs MTP - Change The Narrative!
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s funny how first releases have become synonymous with MVPs, but how many first releases have you seen that are able to stand on their own and su...
Measuring Customer Sentiment feat. Pranav Desai - Chief Product Officer at Reputation
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode you’ll hear from Pranav Desai, Chief Product Officer at Reputation. We covered a ton of ground in the thirty minutes or so we t...
Product Management vs Marketing with Brian Yam - Head of Marketing @ Paragon
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There's an age-old debate about what's more important, a good product or great marketing? Brian Yam, Head of Marketing at Paragon, and I look to settl...
Shipping Viable Products? What Does That Even Mean?!
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You hear product people talk about feasibility, usability, and viability all the time as the three core variables product managers should care about. ...
There's A Problem With OKRs
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
OKRs are great, but they are NOT a replacement for strategy. To find the slides and subscribe, go to the Path2Product YouTube Channel
The Difference Between Strategic Analysis and Strategy Development
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, we discuss the difference between doing strategic analysis and developing strategy. Too many people conflate and confuse the two t...
When to quit and when to persevere - feat. John Garratt, Product Manager @ Therapixel
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Lessons in Product Management. I’m your host, John Fontenot, and today we have a bit of a different episode, but it’s soooo releva...
How Product Strategy Works With Product Discovery, featuring Henry Latham - Founder and CEO of ProdMBA
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we wrap up season 4 of Lessons in Product Management, we’re going to hear from Henry Latham, Founder and CEO of ProdMBA. Before starting ProdMBA,...
Startup vs Enterprise - Lessons in Product Discovery featuring Taylor Heyman - PM @ Lendio
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Lessons in Product Management. it is November 22nd, 2021, and today we are chatting with Taylor Heyman, Product Manager at Lendio. Yes...
Why Great Product Leaders Create Space For Product Discovery featuring Elena Leonova - VP of Product @ BigCommerce
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, I sat down with Elena Leonova, VP of Product at BigCommerce. With a decade of product management experience, I really wanted to ...
Creating Organizational Alignment Through Discovery - Featuring Duy "Duhwee" Pham - Product Manager @ HREasily
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode we get to hear from Duy Pham, Product Manager at HREasily. We’ll hear about Duy’s really interesting path into product, how t...
A Growth PM's Perspective On Discovery w/ Austin Yang - Sr. Product Manager @ Landbot
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, we get to learn from Austin Yang, Sr. PM at Landbot. Austin shared his journey from SDR to Sr. PM, his perspective on discovery, a...
Using Customer Discovery for Market Validation featuring Jaudat Ali - Product Manager @ Toggl Track
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For free Product Management training, join us at Path2Product On today's episode, we get to hear from Jaudat Ali. Jaudat started as a startup founder ...
Balancing customer discovery and market discovery w/ Jon Gatrell - Chief Product Officer @ Loren Data Corp
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon shared a ton of great insights about discovery. Here are just a few of the points covered in this episode: The core skill to develop for discov...
Diverse input makes for great product discovery w/ Courtney Arnott - Sr. PM @ Casted
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Courtney shares how she got into Product and how her love for discovery started in her career before she got into Product. We talk...
Season 4 Intro: Discovery!
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I would argue that Discovery is the MOST important part of product management, so I'm devoting a whole season to it. Let's go!
Communicating Product Strategy
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How often do I need to remind stakeholders about the product strategy? Can my product strategy be changed or tweaked based on market and customers nee...
30, 60, 90 Day PM Onboarding Best Practices
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Starting fast in your career or at a new company require you to know where to start. Join me in this episode to learn best practices on how to approac...
Why Constraints Are So Valuable
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Most Product Managers hate constraints. In this episode of Lessons in Product Management, I break down why that is and why that mentality is wrong. We...
Developing Your Product Mindset w/ Matt and Moshe - PMs and Hosts of the Product for Product Podcast
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Moshe's book: The Resurrector Subscribe to the Path2Product YouTube Channel Join us at path2product.io for free courses, a growing com...
Building Your Product Sense w/ Peter Knudson - Product Strategy @ EA Sports and Braxton Bragg - Product Director @ Laika
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Grab a copy of Product Sense on Amazon Check out the Path2Product YouTube Channel Leave us a voice message with feedback or donate to help support the...
Crafting Better Solutions to Customer Problems
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To craft better solutions to customer problems, we have to precisely define the problems first. We discuss how to do this and why you need to tie the ...
Stakeholder Management is really Information Management
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You don't manage stakeholders, but you NEED to management information and expectations. Period. Join our product community at Path2Product Subsc...
Communicating Product Requirements More Effectively with Developers
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is the dev team confused about the PRD you just handed them? Is what gets built different than what you intended? Either way... it's YOUR fault. It's ...
How great Product Managers are able to say “no”
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Dark Launching - What is it and why do it?
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After the last two Monday episodes, I saw a gap in the discussion on "Testing in Production." This episode should close the loop by giving another vie...
Testing In Production: Do's and Dont's
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shipping to production without validating that you're solving the right problem, or that your solution might solve it, creates a ton of risk in your l...
Transitioning from Design to Product w/ UKP - Global Strategic Design Director @ Designit
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join our growing community of aspiring and seasoned PMs on Path2Product Subscribe to the YouTube Channel If you want to support the podcast, you can d...
When to test for desirability
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join our community on Path2Product Subscribe to the YouTube channel for exclusive content If you're in the habit of simply prioritizing problems, comi...
No Straight Path In Product Management Careers w/ Deepti Tadala - Sr. PM @ PayPal
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Deepti and I chat through our paths to product and how there's not one singular path to breaking into the field and how varied the role of product man...
Managing Stakeholders and Roadmap Priorities
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel like your roadmap prioritization keeps getting upended due to feedback from customers and stakeholders? Don't let it. Join the path2pr...
Season 3 Kickoff - Ask me anything!
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is the announcement of Season 3 of Lessons in Product Management! Join us on path2product Subscribe on YouTube
Intro to Product Strategy Development - From My Upcoming Course Release!
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an excerpt from the Product Strategy Development course I built and published inside of the Path2Product platform. Enjoy! Download the...
Big Announcement!
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To stay updated and see early drafts of the upcoming book, join us at Path2Product! And be sure to subscribe to our YouTube Channel!
Aligning your company around JTBD w/ Bob Moesta - President and CEO of the ReWired Group
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Don't forget to subscribe on YouTube for exclusive content If you're looking to break into Product Management, join us at Path2Product to accelerate y...
The Downfall of Success Metrics featuring Lance Douglas - Product Manager @ Vitruvi
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you're trying to get into Product Management, sign up for a free trial of our PM Certification for hands-on, practical PM experience at Path2Produc...
From PM to CEO with Rich Sanchez - Co-Founder of Pierson Equity and CEO of Product Fit
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Land your first PM role with Path2Product Subscribe to the YouTube channel here You can financially support us by donating Here's what we discussed: ...
Price to Scale w/ Ajit Ghuman, Head of Product Marketing at Narvar
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you're an aspiring PM, be sure to sign up for Path2Productto get the hands-on experience you need to land your first PM role Also, be sure to grab ...
What Makes A Product Great, Featuring Jorge Rodriguez Ramos - Head of Product @ Femtasy
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for the live podcast and AMA sessions at path2product.io On today's episode, I had the pleasure of having Jorge Rodriguez Ramos, Head of Produ...
Crucial Career Conversations for Product Managers featuring Ryan Seamons - Founder at Groove and former Director of Product @Degreed
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Grab your copy of the Career Clarity Cards from Groove to step up your career conversations game On today's episode, we decided to switch it up a bit....
Validating Solutions At Scale featuring Felix Watson Jr. - Product Manager @ Microsoft
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you're trying to break into Product Management, sign up for the April Cohort of Jae Taylor's PM Career Accelerator today! On today's episode,...
Effective Collaboration Between Customer Success and Product Management featuring Bhavika Kochhar - CSM at Algonomy and Founder of In Customer Success
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we celebrate International Women's Day today, I'm super excited to have a woman on the podcast who is making waves in the world of Customer Success...
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Phyllis Njoroge - Product Manager at Redfin
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Don't forget to join the MentorMesh community for free and if you're looking to get into Product Management, sign up for the MentorMesh PM Career Acce...