Products That Count Podcast

The healthcare system hasn’t changed much in the U.S. It’s a fairly antiquated industry. Costs are on the rise and it can feel inaccessible for many. How can we change that?  As part of our Innovation in Healthcare series, Product Talk host and product exec, Samantha Scott, interviews Oscar Health CPO, Sara Wajnberg, and discusses what goes into building healthcare products.

Many of us built with LEGO as children. However, some turn that love of building into a career. How does that translate to building hardware products? As part of our High Velocity R&D series, Product Talk host and product exec, Anthony Atlas, interviews Awair Product Head, Dean Young, and discusses the challenges that come with building hardware products.

The role of a product manager isn’t the same today as it was as recently as 10 years ago. Similarly, the role of a PM is different as a company grows. How does the role of a PM change? As part of our The Feature is Now the Operating System series, Product Talk host and product exec, Christina Lucey, interviews fmr Credit Karma VP of Product Management and current GP at a16z, Anish Acharya on how product management has evolved over time and within companies.

Almost every Product Manager has a different story about how they found their way into the role. All talk about the well rounded backgrounds or curiosities that led them to the career. But how does someone wind up a PM that started as a lecturer in mathematics at Stanford University? In this episode of Product Talk, Thomas Daly sat down with Karl Rumelhart, CPO & EVP of Engineering at Gainsight to discuss how we paved his way into a career in product management and how the role is handled at Gainsight.

Sometimes, we get comfortable where we are in our jobs. It’s hard to know when it’s time for a new challenge. How do we know when it’s time and how do we find our way in a new role? As part of our High-Velocity R&D series, Product Talk host and product exec, Anthony Atlas, interviews Flexport Product Lead, Boris Logvinsky, and discusses navigating a new product job and the challenges that come with it.

Product Management professionals seldom set out on that career path, but most fall for the role very quickly. However, there’s really no one set list of responsibilities for the position. What’s the draw? This episode serves as a love letter to product and PMing. As part of our One is the Loneliest Number series, Product Talk host and product exec, Christina Lucey, interviews BetterUp Product Lead, Nick Fassler, on product culture.

While the idea of artificial intelligence is far from new, how AI has integrated with our tools is still a relatively recent development. There are still some barriers to entry and ethical questions to be answered. How is this being done? As part of our Real Life Use Cases for AI series, Product Talk host and Product Exec, Nikki Ahmadi, interviews Nate Yohannes, Microsoft Director of Central Product Management, Mixed Reality & Artificial Intelligence Engineering, on the democratization of AI products.

What a product starts out as may not also be what it becomes. Listening to the needs of customers is a vital part of building great products. But how can we do that successfully? As part of our Building for Hospitality series, Product Talk host and product exec, Thomas Daly, interviews fmr Breather VP Experience, Packy McCormick, on what it takes to build a hospitality product and evolving it based on customer feedback.

Most Product Managers say they accidentally found themselves in their role or that it wasn’t planned. Others talk about their passion for creating products that help people and solving problems. But how do you find, prepare, and interview for PM jobs? As part of our Tech du Jour series, Product Talk host and Product Exec, Mark Pydynowski, interviews Mark Tan, fmr Amazon Sr. Product Manager, and current Wyze Labs Director of Product, on interviewing for product management jobs.

Retail can be a great proving ground for future product managers. There, you can learn how to advertise a product and discover what connects with consumers. It could even lead to creating the Big Mouth Billy Bass! As part of our High Velocity R&D series, Product Talk host and product exec, Anthony Atlas, interviews Occasions Ltd Product VP, Joe Pellettieri, on his experience in retail and developing hit products for a toy company.

Product management is an opportunity to shape something that people want or need. That passion, combined with the skills to lead a team and project, is what makes a great product manager. As part of our Confidence and Product Management series, Product Talk host and product exec, Christina Lucey, interviews Plaid Consumer Product Head, Jonathan Chao, on how to be a great product leader that inspires confidence in their team.

For many, product management can be an accidental career path. Sometimes it’s just by identifying the problems around them and finding solutions that they find their way into that role. So what attracts people to it? As part of our Building for Hospitality series, Product Talk host and product exec, Thomas Daly, interviews Managed by Q CEO, Ron Feldman, on how he found his way into product and the importance of customer-focused product management.

A great product manager understands product management and product marketing. One involves the ins and outs of a product and the other is an understanding of how the product makes you feel. So, what really is the intersection of product management and product marketing? As part of our Tech du Jour series, Product Talk host and Product Exec, Mark Pydynowski, interviews Blue Sky Partners CEO & Co-Founder, Nathan Ryan, on the partnership and symbiotic nature of product management and product marketing.

In today’s world, our technology is becoming more personable, accurate, and intuitive. Thousands of tasks and errands can be completed at the push of a button, a simple voice command, or some other physical action. However, what are the methods and best approaches to creating people-focused tech products? In this episode of Product Talk, Anthony Atlas sat down with Matin Movassate, CEO at Heap and fmr Product Lead at Facebook, to discuss how data analytics can help product managers throughout the product lifecycle.

In today’s world, our technology is becoming more personable, accurate, and intuitive. Thousands of tasks and errands can be completed at the push of a button, a simple voice command, or some other physical action. However, what are the methods and best approaches to creating people-focused tech products? In this episode of Product Talk, Anthony Atlas sat down with Britt Myers, COO at GameClub, to discuss the importance of tools that help product managers operate throughout the product lifecycle.

In today’s world, our technology is becoming more personable, accurate, and intuitive. Thousands of tasks and errands can be completed at the push of a button, a simple voice command, or some other physical action. However, what are the methods and best approaches to creating people-focused tech products? In this episode of Product Talk, Anthony Atlas sat down with Christina Lucey, Associate Director of Product Management at Credit Karma, to discuss what goes into conceiving a new product.

In today’s world, our technology is becoming more personable, accurate, and intuitive. Thousands of tasks and errands can be completed at the push of a button, a simple voice command, or some other physical action. However, what are the methods and best approaches to creating people-focused tech products? In this episode of Product Talk, Christina Lucey sat down with Anthony Atlas, Head of Product at ClimateAI to discuss what goes into conceiving a new product.

In today’s world, our technology is becoming more personable, accurate, and intuitive. Thousands of tasks and errands can be completed at the push of a button, a simple voice command, or some other physical action. However, what are the methods and best approaches to creating people-focused tech products? In this episode of Product Talk, Anthony Atlas sat down with Neha Taleja, Senior Director of Product at Macmillan Learning to discuss what makes a great product design tool.

In today’s world, our technology is becoming more personable, accurate, and intuitive. Thousands of tasks and errands can be completed at the push of a button, a simple voice command, or some other physical action. However, what are the methods and best approaches to creating people-focused tech products? In this episode of Product Talk, Anthony Atlas sat down with Laura Burkhauser, Director of Product Management at Rent The Runway to discuss how collaboration is crucial to the product management process.

In today’s world, our technology is becoming more personable, accurate, and intuitive. Thousands of tasks and errands can be completed at the push of a button, a simple voice command, or some other physical action. However, what are the methods and best approaches to creating people-focused tech products? In this episode of Product Talk, our Founder, SC Moatti, sat down with Mozilla’s Chief R&D Officer, Sean White, to discuss how Mozilla creates and designs these phenomenal products.