Description

Blake Fisher is Product Leader and Product Ops Evangelist

Blake shares his journey, switching careers from journalism to product, and the nature of Product ops. Also, we discuss how AI will impact Product Manager jobs, how designers should partner with product managers, what influences roadmap prioritization, and much more. Enjoy 🤙

Episode Links:

• Blake’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eblakefisher
• “What is Product Ops?” Presentation: https://bit.ly/3k8V2Ee
• ProductBC Community: https://productbc.ca
• Book “The Mom Test”: https://amzn.to/3IgVpot

Podcast Info:

• Podcast website: https://podcast.kirillv.com
• Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3JFr2u8
• Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RukfVO
• RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/c09a45dc/podcast/rss

Podcast Info:

• (0:00) - Preview
• (0:44) - Introduction
• (4:36) - Challenges of smaller teams
• (7:26) - Blake's career story
• (13:07) - User and customer research
• (17:27) - Risk of biases
• (23:07) - Product Ops
• (27:20) - Impact of AI on Product Management
• (37:21) - Impact of AI on Learning
• (42:42) - UX and PM collaboration
• (52:15) - Communicating decisions effectively
• (55:55) - Process of building a roadmap
• (57:26) - What would you do if money wasn't a question?

Kirill V Links:

• Journal and Newsletter: https://www.kirillv.com
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirillvechtomov/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/_kirillv
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@_kirillv
• Support on Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kirillv