Product Bakar
Episodes
#55 Problem Framing: Why Some Build Products—and Others Just Tinker
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most product failures aren’t execution problems — they’re framing problems.Teams spend months building, iterating, and polishing…only to reali...
#54 From Idea to Insight — Why Discovery Is Where Real Product Work Begins
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Every product starts with an idea.But not every idea deserves to be built.In this episode of Product बकर (Season 4), we break down why discovery...
#53 Season Wrap-Up: What Every PM Must Take Away in the Age of AI
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After 30 episodes exploring AI and product management, it’s time to reflect and look ahead.In this final episode of the AI season on Product Bakar, ...
#52 The PM Is Dead. Long Live the AI Orchestrator.
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As AI becomes central to every product and team, the role of the Product Manager is evolving.In this episode of Product Bakar, Rishikesh Kankal — se...
#51 How AI Will Change Jobs, Teams, and Collaboration Forever
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI is changing not just what we build — but how we work.In this episode of Product Bakar, Rishikesh Kankal — seasoned Product Manager — explores...
#50 AI-First Product Strategy: How to Build Moats in an AI World | Product Bakar
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In an AI-first world, features are easy to copy — real competitive advantage is not.In this episode of Product Bakar, Rishikesh Kankal — seasoned ...
#49 The PM’s Role in an Agent-First Economy | Product Bakar
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As AI agents begin to research, decide, and transact on our behalf, the rules of product strategy are changing.In this episode of Product Bakar, Rishi...
#48 Will AI Replace PMs? A Realistic Take | Product Bakar
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Will AI replace Product Managers — or redefine the role?In this episode of Product Bakar, Rishikesh Kankal — seasoned Product Manager — takes a ...
#47 Lessons from Failed AI Products | Product Bakar
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Not every AI product succeeds — and some of the biggest failures offer the most valuable lessons.In this episode of Product Bakar, Rishikesh Kankal ...
#46 AI in Healthcare: From Diagnosis to Patient Journeys | Product Bakar
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI is transforming healthcare — from early diagnosis to long-term patient care — but the stakes couldn’t be higher.In this episode of Product Ba...
#45 AI in Fintech: Risk, Fraud, and Trust at Scale | Product Bakar
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In fintech, trust is everything — and AI plays a critical role in building and protecting it.In this episode of Product Bakar, Rishikesh Kankal — ...
#44 How Spotify, Netflix, and Duolingo Really Use AI | Product Bakar
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What can Product Managers learn from the world’s best AI-driven products?In this episode of Product Bakar, Rishikesh Kankal — seasoned Product Man...
#43 AI in SaaS: From Automation to Intelligent Workflows | Product Bakar
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SaaS is moving beyond simple automation to intelligent, AI-powered workflows.In this episode of Product Bakar, Rishikesh Kankal — seasoned Product M...
#42 Bias, Fairness & Inclusivity in AI Products: What PMs Must Own
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI doesn’t just learn from data — it learns from our data.And that means it can inherit the same biases, blind spots, and inequalities that exist ...
#41 The Regulation Puzzle: Building AI Products That Stay Compliant
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI innovation is moving fast — but regulation is catching up.From the EU AI Act to US executive orders, and evolving rules across India and China, g...
#40 AI Ethics: Where Product Managers Must Draw the Line
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI doesn’t just make products smarter — it makes them more powerful.And with that power comes a responsibility that Product Managers can’t ignor...
#39 How to Work with Data Scientists & Engineers on AI Teams
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI product teams don’t look like traditional product teams anymore.Designers and software engineers are now joined by data scientists, ML engineers,...
#38 Stakeholder Management in the Age of AI: Convincing Skeptics & Evangelists
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Building AI products isn’t just about models, prompts, or metrics — it’s about people.In this episode of Product Bakar, Rishikesh Kankal dives i...
Synthetic Users & AI-Driven UX Research: The Future of Product Discovery
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Getting real users for interviews is hard. AI is changing that.In this episode, we break down how synthetic users and AI-driven UX research are reshap...
#36 AI and the Death of Search: Designing for a Post-Search World
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Search as we know it is collapsing. AI is transforming how people discover information—from typing keywords into Google to simply asking and getting...
#35 The Rise of Multi-Agent Systems: What It Means for Product Strategy
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI is no longer about one model answering your question — it’s about many AIs working together. In this episode, we dive into the world of multi-a...
AI-Powered Product Discovery & Personalization: How PMs Can Build Magical User Journeys
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever opened Netflix and instantly found the right show — or hit play on a Spotify playlist that felt designed for you — you’ve seen ...
#33 Agentic Commerce: How AI Agents Will Buy, Sell & Negotiate
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Agentic Commerce is coming — and it’s about to rewrite how products are discovered, evaluated, and purchased. In today’s episode, we unpack the ...
#32 Metrics That Matter for AI Products (Hint: Not Just Accuracy)
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most Product Managers building AI features get obsessed with one number — accuracy. But here’s the truth: accuracy doesn’t tell you if your AI p...
#31 Building with LLMs: What Works and What Doesn’t for PMs
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
LLMs are everywhere — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini — and every PM is being asked, “Can we build something with them?”In this episode of Product Bak...
#30 Designing Trust, Explainability, and Transparency in AI Products Great
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode DescriptionAI is powerful — but it’s also a black box. Users don’t always know how it works, why it made a decision, or whether to trust...
#29 How to Prioritize AI Use Cases in Your Roadmap
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Your CEO wants AI in the product. Your engineers are excited. Customers are asking for it.Now there are dozens of AI ideas on the table — but which ...
#28 AI as a Feature vs AI as a Product — What PMs Need to Know
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Should AI be a feature in your product — or should AI be your product? 🤔It’s a subtle difference that completely changes your product strategy,...
#27 Why Every Product Will Be an AI Product
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Once upon a time, every product became mobile. Then cloud. Then data-driven. Now it’s AI’s turn.In this episode of Product Bakar, host Rishikesh K...
#26 How to Think Like an AI-Native Product Manager
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most product managers today are AI tourists — they explore AI, experiment with it, maybe even launch a few features. But thinking like an AI-native ...
#25 The Shift from UX to AX — Designing for AI Agents
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve always designed products for humans. But in an AI-first world, not all of your product’s “users” are human anymore. Increasingly, AI age...
#24: AI for PMs: Beyond the Buzzwords
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI is everywhere — from boardroom conversations to the apps we use every day. But for product managers, the challenge isn’t keeping up with hype —...
#23 Season 3 Launch: Enter the AI Season for PMs
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Product Bakar! 🚀This season is different. We’re diving headfirst into AI and Product Management — not the hype, but the real sh...
#22 Season Wrap: 1,000 Streams, Your Feedback, and What’s Next 🚀
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve reached the end of this season of Product Bakar! 🎙️In this short wrap-up episode, Rishi shares:A big milestone: Product Bakar just crosse...
#21 UX vs UI: What Every Product Manager Should Really Care About
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every PM talks about UX and UI — but let’s be honest, most of us confuse the two.In this episode of Product Bakar, host Rishi Kankal breaks down w...
#20 Data Privacy, Security & AI: What Every Product Manager Must Know
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Product Managers, we chase features, growth, and speed. But here’s the truth — if users don’t trust us with their data, none of it matters.In...
#19 Why Product-Led Growth is the Future of Product Management
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Spotify Episode Description:In this episode of Product Bakar, Rishi dives into the world of Product-Led Growth (PLG) — the strategy that’s turning...
#18 From Grunt Work to Great Work: The AI Promise for Product Managers
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling swamped by dashboards, buried under user feedback, and staring at a blank PRD? The product manager role is more demanding than ever, but a pow...
#17 From Concept to Launch: Navigating the Product Development Lifecycle
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ready to master the art of building great products? In this episode of Product Bakar, host Rishi unpacks the seven stages of the Product Development L...
#16 Agile for PMs: Still King in the Age of AI?
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ready to ignite your product mind? 🔥 In this episode of Product Bakar, Rishi dives deep into Agile methodology for Product Managers. Is it still re...
#15 Beyond the Buzzwords: Technical Acumen for Product Managers
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Product Bakar, Rishi dives deep into a topic that many PMs shy away from — Technical Acumen.You don’t need a CS degree, but you...
#14 The Art of Alignment: Mastering Stakeholder Management as a Product Manager
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone welcome back to Product Bakar's new Episode where I talk about the importance of importance of Stakeholder Management for Product Manag...
#13 - The Unsung Hero: Communication for Product Managers
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone welcome back to Product Bakar's new Episode where I talk about the importance of importance of Communication for Product Managers. ...
#12 Data-Driven Decisions: Your Product's Superpower
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone welcome back to Product Bakar's new Episode where I talk about the importance of Data Analysis and importance of Data driven decisions ...
#11: User Research: Your Product’s Superpower
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Product Bakar, the podcast where we ignite conversations about the fascinating world of product management. I'm your host, Rishi, and each ...
#10: The Prioritization Playbook for Product Managers and Stakeholders
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Product Bakar – the podcast where we talk about ideas, frameworks, and focus on what actually works in product management. I’m you...
#9 Navigating the Product Highway: Roadmapping for Product Managers
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back, product enthusiasts, to another sizzling episode of "Product Bakar"! Today we're tackling a topic that's often discussed, sometimes deba...
#8 Product Strategy why is it important for founders and Product Managers
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk about why the Product Strategy is important for any product and how do we approach to create a strategy as a Product Manager.T...
#7 Palm WebOS: Ahead of Its Time and a learning for Product Managers
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Palm WebOS was ahead of its time when launched and was a prime competitor to iOS, BlackBerry and Android. There are intersting elements of the OS whic...
Product Bakar coming back again, stay tuned!
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back everyone — and welcome to Product Bakar, the place where all we talk about is products and building products — and the journeys of pe...
#6 Swanand - A maverick walking on the path of Mr. Kalam (Part 02)
20 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What an amazing talk with Swanand the Engineer who graduated in 2019, and already on the path of creating a groundbreaking which will change how India...
#5 Swanand - A maverick walking on the path of Mr. Kalam (Part 01)
20 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What an amazing talk with Swanand the Engineer who graduated in 2019, and already on the path of creating a groundbreaking which will change how India...
#4 Arun - From setting up a factory to Product Manager - Part 02
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I am happy to bring you the conversations with Arun who started early in the field fo software at the age of 9 and learned Java with solving a problem...
#3 Arun - From setting up a factory to Product Manager.
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I am happy to bring you the conversations with Arun who started early in the field fo software at the age of 9 and learned Java with solving a problem...
#2 Pratik - The monk who loves Fintech!
08 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have a special guest Pratik Mehta from Credit Vidya. He is a product Manager and loves his domain and Work. We spoke about so many things...
#1 Satya - A journey from a structural biology scientist to a Product Manager.
01 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Product Bakar you will learn about the journey of Dr. Satyavati Kharade from a Structural biochemist to a Product Manager of a data...
Introduction.
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the introduction of Product Bakar.