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5/9/2023
12 : 14

How Miro builds product

Varun Parmar, Chief Product Officer at Miro, shares what they've learned about making OKRs effective, making design reviews useful, doing planning—and tons of plug-and-play templates you can use
5/7/2023
12 : 14

Mastering paid growth | Jonathan Becker (Thrive Digital)

Listen now (95 min) | Brought to you by Braintrust—For when you needed talent, yesterday | AssemblyAI—Production-ready AI models to transcribe and understand speech | Miro—A collaborative visual
5/4/2023
12 : 14

Building a culture of excellence | David Singleton (CTO of Stripe)

Listen now (90 min) | Brought to you by Mixpanel—Product analytics that everyone can trust, use, and afford | Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experiments | Braintrust—For when you needed talent, yesterday
5/2/2023
12 : 14

How to do linear regression and correlation analysis

Steps, methods, tools, and use cases for locating predictable user actions and improving retention ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
4/30/2023
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How to achieve hypergrowth in your business and career | Carilu Dietrich (Miro, Segment, Atlassian, 1Password)

Listen now (67 min) | Brought to you by Rows—The spreadsheet where data comes to life | Braintrust—For when you needed talent, yesterday | Coda—Meet the evolution of docs — Carilu Dietrich is a former
4/25/2023
12 : 14

What jury duty taught me about product management

Unexpected parallels and hidden lessons about leadership and product management from my experience on a jury ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
4/23/2023
12 : 14

The ultimate guide to product-led sales | Elena Verna

Listen now (76 min) | Brought to you by Linear—The new standard for modern software development | Braintrust—For when you needed talent, yesterday | Rows—The spreadsheet where data comes to life —
4/20/2023
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An inside look at how Miro builds product: Lessons on outmaneuvering competitors, team structure, product quality,…

Listen now (85 min) | Brought to you by Miro—A collaborative visual platform where your best work comes to life | Braintrust—For when you needed talent, yesterday | Linear—The new standard for modern
4/19/2023
6 : 55

How to build a cult-like brand | Laura Modi (Bobbie)

Listen now (61 min) | Brought to you by Vanta—Automate compliance. Simplify security | LMNT—Zero-sugar hydration | AssemblyAI—Production-ready AI models to transcribe and understand speech — Laura Modi
4/19/2023
5 : 55

How to make better decisions and build a joyful career | Ada Chen Rekhi (Notejoy, LinkedIn, SurveyMonkey)

Listen now (78 min) | Brought to you by Sprig—Product insights that drive product success. — Ada Chen Rekhi is an executive coach and co-founder of Notejoy. She helps founders scale themselves
4/11/2023
12 : 14

How to use ChatGPT in your PM work

Real-life examples (and actual prompts) of how PMs are already using ChatGPT day-to-day ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
4/9/2023
12 : 14

Product lessons from Waymo | Shweta Shrivastava (Waymo, Amazon, Cisco)

Listen now (42 min) | Brought to you by Vanta—Automate compliance. Simplify security | Public—Invest in stocks, treasuries, crypto, and more | LMNT—Zero-sugar hydration — Shweta Shrivastava is a Senior
4/6/2023
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Driving alignment and urgency within teams, work-life balance, and the changing PM landscape | Nikita Miller (The …

Listen now (59 min) | Brought to you by Wealthfront—Make smarter stock investments | Lenny's Job Board—Hire the best product people. Find the best product gigs | Ahrefs—Improve your website's
4/2/2023
12 : 14

The ultimate guide to adding a PLG motion | Hila Qu (Reforge, GitLab)

Listen now (93 min) | Brought to you by Amplitude—Build better products | Miro—A collaborative visual platform where your best work comes to life | Ahrefs—Improve your website's SEO for free — Hila
3/30/2023
12 : 14

Thinking beyond frameworks | Casey Winters (Pinterest, Eventbrite, Airbnb, Tinder, Canva, Reddit, Grubhub)

Listen now (78 min) | Brought to you by Amplitude—Build better products | Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experiments | Ahrefs—Improve your website's SEO for free — Casey Winters is a longtime and
3/28/2023
12 : 15

Product-led marketing

How to get traffic and users for your product at a near-$0 CAC ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
3/26/2023
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Taxi mafias, cash vaults, and 100% MoM growth: The story behind Southeast Asia’s biggest startup | Kevin Aluwi (Go…

Listen now (63 min) | Brought to you by Coda—Meet the evolution of docs | Rows—The spreadsheet where data comes to life | Lenny's Job Board—Hire the best product people. Find the best product gigs.
3/23/2023
12 : 14

Navigating comms and PR | Lulu Cheng Meservey (Substack, Activision Blizzard)

Listen now (63 min) | Brought to you by AssemblyAI—Production-ready AI models to transcribe and understand speech | Public—Invest in stocks, treasuries, crypto, and more | Vanta—Automate compliance.
3/21/2023
12 : 14

How Duolingo builds product

Cem Kansu, VP of Product, on Duolingo's unique team structure, steady planning cadence, design review process, OKR templates, team rituals, and much more ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
3/19/2023
12 : 14

Competing with giants: An inside look at how The Browser Company builds product | Josh Miller (CEO)

Listen now (89 min) | Brought to you by Writer—Generative AI for the enterprise | Dovetail—Bring your customer into every decision | Linear—The new standard for modern software development — Josh