Scandinavian Product Podcast
Episodes
#34 What it takes to continuously reinvent yourself and innovate | Alexander Osterwalder (Inventor of the Business Model Canvas, 5x best-selling author, Founder & CEO at Strategyzer)
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is the Innovation legend Alex Osterwalder - 5x best-selling author, inventor of the widely known Business Model Canvas (BMC), and Foun...
#33 Leading with Vision and no Plan B: Lessons learned from a $2.9B Unicorn Founder & CEO | Lasse Andresen (IndyKite, ForgeRock)
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a raw and unfiltered conversation with the legendary Unicorn founder ($2.9B exit with ForgeRock) Lasse Andresen.Every founder in Scandinavia s...
#32 AI Agents, what founders need to know about building AI products, and Ethical implications of AI | Morten Rand-Hendriksen (Linkedin)
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by:Gnist - Gnist is a leading boutique consulting company in Norway that helps companies reach their full digital potential. Whether yo...
#31 Scaling vertical SaaS in the Nordics, mastering product discovery, defining ICPs, and more | Martin Spinnangr (CPO at Munu) and Shubham Bhattacharya (frm CPO at Favrit)
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guests today are Martin Spinnangr and Shubham Bhattacharya, CPO at Munu and former CPO at Favrit - two Nordic rivals in the world of hospitality Sa...
#30 Building the largest mobile wallet in the Nordics, leading Product through a Merger, the power of simplicity, and more | Ninni Høver (Head of Product, Vipps MobilePay)
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Ninni Høver - Head of Product at Vipps MobilePay, the largest mobile wallet in the Nordics.This conversation is part of my series o...
#29 Navigating hyper scale, leading in extreme crises, hardware vs software, and more | Tor Erik (ex-CPO at Easee) and Stian Øien (CPO at Futurehome and Ex-VP at Easee)
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Tor Erik Skårdal and Stian Øien - two former product leaders at Easee, once one of the fastest growing tech companies in Norway an...
#28 Scaling Product at a Swedish tech giant: from seed to IPO | Francesca Cortesi (ex-CPO at Hamnet)
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Francesca Cortesi, former Chief Product Officer at Hemnet - the largest housing marketplace in Sweden.This is a deep dive into Hemne...
#27 Pitching, thinking big, characteristics of great founding teams, and more | Cecilie Skjong (Skyfall Ventures)
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Cecilie Skjong, Investment Manager at Skyfall Ventures - a Norwegian early-stage venture capital fund.As a founder, nailing your pit...
#26 Stepping into product leadership, making time for discovery, building products collaboratively, and more | Frederik Hansen (CPO at Ignite)
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is with my friend Frederik Hansen - CPO at Ignite. Ignite is a leading sustainable procurement platform that enables companies to take...
#25 Building products in different contexts: big tech, scaleups, and startups | Melissa Mills (Ardoq, Kahoot!, Google)
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is Melissa Mills, VP of Product at Ardoc, former Director of Product at Kahoot!, and former Global Product Lead at Google in San Francis...
#24 Product Operating Model inside Norway's best mobile bank | Thomas Allan Nygaard (Sparebank1)
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Would you like to know how Norway's best mobile bank builds its products?Today's guest is Thomas Allan Nygaard - Product Leader at Sparebank 1, one of...
#23 The "product" movement's impact on Design, tips to navigate transformation, Design Leadership, and more | Beth Stensen (Posten Bring, Netlife, Ruter)
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Beth Stensen.Beth is a gem in the Design world in Norway.She was Head of Design at Ruter (the company responsible for the plan, coor...
#22 Not everyone needs OKRs | Christina Wodtke (Stanford & Author of Radical Focus)
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is the one and only Christina Wodtke - Professor at Stanford and author of several bestsellers, including the famous book on OKRs “R...
#21 Becoming more strategic, thinking business, prioritizing speed, and more | Espen Sundve (ex-CPO at Oda) and Marius Røstad (CPO at Aidn)
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I've interviewed more than 30 Product leaders in Scandinavia, and this is one of those conversations.Subscribe for free so you don’t miss out on fut...
#20 The Ultimate Guide to Product Discovery | Teresa Torres (Product Talk) and Petra Wille (Strong Product People)
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is particularly special.A 2-hour masterclass on discovery that every designer, product manager, founder, and product leader should h...
#19 How to nail your product positioning | April Dunford, author of Obviously Awesome and Sales Pitch
19 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is the globally renowned marketing expert April Dunford.April has probably advised more B2B tech companies on positioning than anyone i...
#18 Debunking roadmaps | Itamar Gilad (Gmail, Youtube, Microsoft) and Bruce McCarthy (Product Culture)
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guests today are Itamar Gilad and Bruce McCarthy.Itamar is a former product leader for Gmail, Youtube, and Microsoft - and is the author of the bes...
#17 Product Ops guide | Melissa Perri, author of Escaping The Build Trap and Product Ops
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Melissa Perri.Melissa is the author of the bestselling book "Escaping the Build Trap" and recently co-authored “Product Operations...
#16 Shipping Work that Matters | Ryan Singer, author of Shape Up
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stay tuned by subscribing for free: https://afonsofranco.substack.com/My guest today is Ryan Singer.Ryan is the author of Shape Up, an excellent guide...
#15 Building better roadmaps | Janna Bastow, inventor of "Now, Next, Later" and Founder & CEO at ProdPad
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Janna Bastow.Janna is the Co-founder of Mind the Product - the world’s largest product community - Founder & CEO at ProdPad, and t...
#14 How to develop great B2B products | Daniel Elizalde, author of The B2B Innovator's Map
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe for free: https://afonsofranco.substack.com/My guest today is Daniel Elizalde.Daniel has trained more than 1500 people in product management...
#13 How to manage stakeholders and foster alignment | Bruce McCarthy, author of Product Roadmaps Relaunched and Aligned
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is someone special to me: Bruce McCarthy.Bruce has probably seen and helped more companies with product roadmaps than anyone in the wor...
#12 Being the coach your product team needs | Petra Wille, author of Strong Product People
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is one of my favorite product people out there: Petra WillePetra is the author of one the best books for product leaders you can find "...
#11 Team topologies: Organizing teams for fast flow | Manuel Pais, co-author of Team Topologies
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Manuel Pais.Manuel is the co-author of the masterpiece book "Team Topologies: organizing business and technology teams for fast flow...
#10 Working like the "best" product orgs | John Cutler, The Beautiful Mess
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is one of my favorite product thinkers: John CutlerJohn is an absolute legend in the product community, and one thing I love about John...
#9 Understanding customers using Jobs to Be Done (JTBD) | Bob Moesta, co-creator of the JTBD framework
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is the one and only Bob Moesta. Have you heard about Jobs to be Done theory? Bob was the one creating it together with Clayton Chris...
#8 Product trios and continuous discovery | Niko Noll, Product Discovery Coach & Founder
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Niko Noll. Niko is a software engineer turned product manager turned product discovery coach. He has learned Product at scale - shi...
#7 Beyond Engineering Leadership: Listening, Exposing, Empowering | Carlo Mahfouz, author of Reality Check & VP at Laerdal Medical
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is my friend Carlo Mahfouz. He's the Vice President of Strategic Technology Partnerships at Laerdal Medical and the author of the book ...
#6 Practical ways to lead with strategic context | Gabrielle Bufrem, Product Coach
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Gabriele Bufrem - one of the product coaches featured in Marty Cagan's new book Transformed.I met Gabi last year and love talking w...
#5 Escaping the Project Trap and Agile Theatre | Marty Cagan (Silicon Valley Product Group)
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Marty Cagan.Marty has probably observed and advised more product teams and leaders than anyone in the world.For many, he's the Godfa...
#4 Leading product teams with outcomes | Hope Gurion, Product Leader and Coach
06 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is the one and only Hope Gurion.Hope works together with Teresa Torres teaching and coaching product teams on all things continuous dis...
#3 All things roadmaps | Phil Hornby, Product Coach & Founder
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is the roadmap sensei Phil Hornby.Phil is probably one of the few people in the world that has seen hundreds of Product roadmaps. He’...
#2 Building better products | Ida Aalen, author of "Bedre Produkter"
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Ida Aalen.Ida is both a good friend and a great product mind from Norway. If you are a Product Manager or leader in Norway, I bet yo...
#1 Testing business ideas and creating a culture of discovery | David Bland, author of Testing Business Ideas
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is the one and only David Bland, author of the bestselling book Testing Business Ideas co-written with Alexander Osterwalder and part of...