Product Podcast

Works fine for me

What’s in the heads of professionals like you? Catch the secrets of building digital products from managers who’ve finally learned what works. It’s your new mastergroup with no “googled” advice. IQ increase guaranteed.

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The host knows your struggles

He's the COO of a 40M investment fund who reviewed over 5000 digital products.

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Product-based companies. 50-100 people. 5 years in operation.

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Discover your product’s future — from our experience with 220+ software projects.

Season 1

MVP myth
busters

You know stakeholders and the market must embrace the new product. But is the advice on MVP development your team heard factual wisdom or a stretch?

Listen to vetted product professionals whom we asked — how to build digital products as great as a Nokia 3310?

This season’s guests launched and scaled projects for thousands of end-users. So go ahead and borrow their brain!

E01
28 February 2023 34 min

Creating a digital product doesn’t start with an idea

To launch a winning MVP, you must overcome your own biases and faulty logic. How do you know if your vision is 20/20? more

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E02
14 March 2023 32 min

What changes MVP teams from good to great?

The standards they have. With so many practices for delivery or Scrum, you should know which ones make MVP development highly effective. more

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Managing distributed teams. The future is now, old man!

Managing distributed teams. The future is now, old man!

Challenges scale-up CTOs face explained by 5 tech executives

Challenges scale-up CTOs face explained by 5 tech executives

E03
Soon

The tough choice between sonic speed and Swiss precision

How do you deal with a fat backlog? Redefine your goals. Manage expectations. Here’s the story of deciding how much is enough for the market and your users. more

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E04
Soon

When is the weather good for a product launch?

The suits already set a release date — but is your baby-product ready? Let’s discuss dealing with early feedback and finding the right market opening. more

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When is it reasonable to wait before the next software release?

When is it reasonable to wait before the next software release?

E05
Soon

The wins and fails of MVP creators

Learn from the worst and chase after the best! Enjoy your popcorn while our guests admit to how their products failed — and how such mishaps teach how to make products as usable as a fork. more

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A few tips on improving remote team communication culture

A few tips on improving remote team communication culture

E06
Soon

Let’s settle that with data

Pro-tip: stakeholders can’t argue science. Set up analytics early to use data against them… and to make product-growth decisions based on smart observations and KPIs. more

Quote of the day

Sometimes, arguing over details takes more than it’s worth. Digging deeper will only prolong the entire project.

Marek

CTO & Co-Founder of The Software House

Meet the host

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Meet the host

Chris Kobylecki

Our voice actor and the COO of the Innovation Nest fund

Meet the man who’ll speak your language. Chris is a business enabler from an investment company with a $40M portfolio. He’s curious about how startups and their teams mature, analyzing nearly 200 companies per year and coaching many C-levels on strategy. In some multiverse, Chris is a competitive beard grower and a pro cook.

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