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4/30/2024
12 : 14

How Perplexity builds product

Johnny Ho, co-founder and chief strategy officer, explains how he organizes his teams like slime mold, uses AI to build their AI company, and much more ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
4/28/2024
11 : 24

Twitter’s former Head of Product opens up: being fired, meeting Elon, changing stagnant culture, building consumer…

Kayvon was the longest-serving head of product at Twitter and was GM of Twitter's consumer division until the platform was acquired by Elon Musk. He originally joined Twitter in 2015 through the
4/25/2024
11 : 14

How to build deeper, more robust relationships | Carole Robin (Stanford GSB professor, “Touchy Feely”)

Listen now (87 mins) | Brought to you by: • Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experiments • CommandBar—AI-powered user assistance for modern products and impatient users • The a16z Podcast—Featuring
4/23/2024
12 : 24

How to make an impact in your first 90 days

25 tactics from top leaders at Ramp, Canva, Wiz, HubSpot, Google, Dropbox, and more ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
4/21/2024
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Vision, conviction, and hype: How to build 0 to 1 inside a company | Mihika Kapoor (Product at Figma)

Mihika is a design-engineer-PM hybrid at Figma, where she was an early PM on FigJam and is now spearheading development on a new product at the company that's coming out this June. She's known
4/18/2024
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Lessons from 1,000+ YC startups: Pivoting, resilience, avoiding tar pit ideas, more | Dalton Caldwell (Y Combinato…

Dalton is Managing Director and Group Partner at Y Combinator. He's advised more than 35 YC unicorns, including DoorDash, Amplitude, Webflow, and Retool, and has worked across 21 different YC
4/16/2024
12 : 24

How to accelerate growth by focusing on the features you already have

Introducing the ARIA framework ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
4/14/2024
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The GitLab way: Kindness, transparency, and short toes | David DeSanto (CPO)

David is the chief product officer of GitLab, which is the largest remote-only company in the world. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
4/13/2024
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A framework for finding product-market fit | Todd Jackson (First Round Capital)

Todd Jackson is a Partner at First Round Capital. Before moving into VC, he played a crucial role as VP of Product and Design at Dropbox until its IPO in 2018. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
4/9/2024
12 : 14

How AI will impact product management

Which skills will be impacted, replaced, and which will become even more valuable ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
4/7/2024
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Bending the universe in your favor | Claire Vo (LaunchDarkly, Color, Optimizely, ChatPRD)

Claire Vo is the chief product officer at LaunchDarkly and the founder of ChatPRD, likely the most popular PM-specific AI product out there. Before LaunchDarkly, she was a longtime chief product
4/4/2024
11 : 14

Zigging vs. zagging: How HubSpot built a $30B company | Dharmesh Shah (co-founder/CTO)

Listen now (102 mins) | Brought to you by: • Explo—Embed customer-facing analytics in your product • Vanta—Automate compliance. Simplify security • LinkedIn Ads—Reach professionals and drive results
4/2/2024
12 : 14

The secret to Duolingo’s growth

Don't kill the golden goose, maintain a sense of urgency to drive compounding growth, copy first, and more of their biggest growth lessons ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
3/31/2024
11 : 14

How to speak more confidently and persuasively | Matt Abrahams (professor, podcast host, author, speaker)

Listen now (72 mins) | Brought to you by: • Sprig—Build a product people love • Dovetail—Bring your customer into every decision • Coda—Meet the evolution of docs — Matt Abrahams is a renowned
3/26/2024
11 : 14

Become a more technical product manager

Technical foundations for product managers ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
3/24/2024
11 : 14

Kunal Shah on winning in India, second-order thinking, the philosophy of startups, and more

Listen now (79 mins) | Brought to you by: • WorkOS—The modern API for auth and user identity • Orb—The flexible billing engine for modern pricing • Dovetail—Bring your customer into every decision —
3/21/2024
11 : 24

The ultimate guide to PR | Emilie Gerber (founder of Six Eastern)

Listen now (94 mins) | Brought to you by: • Sprig—Build a product people love • Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experiments • Vanta—Automate compliance. Simplify security. — Emilie Gerber is the founder
3/17/2024
11 : 14

The happiness and pain of product management | Noam Lovinsky (Grammarly, Facebook, YouTube, Thumbtack)

Listen now (70 mins) | Brought to you by: • Whimsical—The iterative product workspace • Vanta—Automate compliance. Simplify security. • LinkedIn Ads—Reach professionals and drive results for your
3/12/2024
12 : 14

My podcast tech stack, workflows, and lessons—plus a giveaway!

Celebrating 10M downloads 🎉 ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏
3/10/2024
11 : 14

Product management theater | Marty Cagan (Silicon Valley Product Group)

Listen now (85 mins) | Brought to you by: • Sprig—Build a product people love • Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experiments • Vanta—Automate compliance. Simplify security. — Marty Cagan is a luminary in