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513: What product leaders need to know about making new product development work – with Jack Hsieh

Product Innovation Educators

Jack brings 20 years of experience managing innovation projects at companies like Sony Ericsson and Logitech. He explains how the company handled three distinct product lines: Smartphones High-end feature phones Low-end feature phones This experience taught him important lessons about resource allocation.

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516: Strategic decision making in product management- with Atif Rafiq

Product Innovation Educators

In this episode, he shares some insights from that workshop and his experience in product leadership. Atif has spent 25 years working in both Silicon Valley and Fortune 500 companies, including leadership roles at Amazon, McDonald’s (as their first Chief Digital Officer), Volvo, and MGM Resorts.

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520: The future of AI in product management – with Mike Todasco

Product Innovation Educators

The discussion explores practical applications of AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude in product development, including MVP refinement, customer testing, and marketing content creation. However, Mike emphasizes the importance of balancing AI capabilities with human oversight, warning against over-reliance on AI.

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Build Better Products – Laura Klein on The Product Experience

Mind the Product

Others have tried, but we’ve yet to find anyone else with her depth of experience (spanning stints as a developer, designer, researcher and product manager), her empathy for both users and stakeholders, her experience as a teacher, and her sense of humour. Has clicking that icon met the user intent of the feature?

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Stakeholder Engagement: The Overlooked Superpower in Product Leadership

Business of Software Conference

One of the most critical, and most overlooked, skills in product leadership isn’t technical or even strategic. That experience taught him what so many leaders learn the hard way: if your stakeholders aren’t with you, your plan doesn’t stand a chance. The same customer empathy skills that help you understand external users?

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Remote Discovery – Teresa Torres on The Product Experience

Mind the Product

We’ve heard it again and again – these are odd times; we’re not working remotely, we’re working during a crisis; this is not the new normal. You’re not working the same way, and your customers have different needs than they did a month ago. Customer Discovery. Remote Working. Adapting to change.

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These “Best Practices” Are Slowly Killing Your Product

The Product Guy

If your product is stagnating, if youve ever felt stuck despite following best practices, it’s time to face an uncomfortable truth: the rules you’ve been following may be holding you back. If you’re ready to stop playing by outdated rules and start driving real impact, it’s time to rethink your approach.