Mike Belsito

Product Collective

When you’re building software products, do you think only about adding features? Or do you think in terms of hiring your software products to solve a problem you have? Context is critical. Product managers should consider new products – and their features – in the same way they would new employees, Mike Belsito says. What …

Jonathan Courtney

AJ&Smart

Design sprints introduce experimentation and the scientific method to the world of digital product development. Like experimentation, the process is not about success or failure. It’s really about validation, getting quickly to the point of success or failure with considerably less investment of time, resources, and money, and Jonathan Courtney knows this from experience. In …

Jake Sorofman

Pendo

The product manager role has been around for decades, but its contributions have been generally overlooked and misunderstood.  No longer is that the case, according to the 2019 State of Product Leadership report, prepared by Pendo + Product Collective. In this episode, hosts Sean and Joe speak with Pendo Chief Marketing Officer Jake Sorofman about …

Kate Rutter

Intelleto

How do we know our work is working? In other words, how do product designers know their work product is solving the problem it was intended to solve? These are the kinds of questions that keep us, and Kate Rutter, up at night. “It’s an insidious question,” says Kate, designer, tech junkie, artist, and Principal …

Rohini Pandhi

Square

Have you ever wondered what exactly it takes to create great software products? Those who spend even a little time in this space learn quickly that there is no wizard behind the curtain. It’s not magic, Rohini Pandhi says in today’s episode of Product Momentum. There is no special sauce or magic potion that leads …

Jared M. Spool

Center Centre

“Why, daddy,” says the curious toddler. “Why?” No parent has yet found a way to escape this exasperating line of questioning. We should be grateful. For as frustrating as the interrogation becomes, its purity of purpose cannot be denied. Focus on the why, the root explanation of the thing you are examining. This honest, unrelenting …

Renu Singh and Brian Harrington

University Of Rochester

Time, technology, and innovative thinkers have revolutionized what the healthcare system stands for today. Regardless of these achievements, though, the entire system remains very health-centric, focusing only on what happens when something goes wrong and a patient must seek out help. Imagine a framework that flipped this concept on its head, putting the patient’s wellness …

Kate O’Neill

KO Insights

As companies implement more technology and automation into their products and services, it’s all too common to shift their focus towards the numbers and forget that customers and users are human beings with problems, frustrations, and joys. In this episode, Sean and Joe talk with Kate O’Neill, Fortune 500 tech guru and adviser, about her experiences …

Sebastian Errazuriz

ERRAZURIZ STUDIO

The best way to solve a problem is to first examine the people who have encountered it, instead of simply looking at the problem itself. Doing so allows you to get a different point of view. Through creativity, in-depth research of the people using your product, and technology, teams can exponentially improve the way software …