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Decision TimeEnabling AI with clean dataIn this episode I sit down with Ansh Kanwar from Reltio. We learn about the role Reltio plays in helping some of the biggest companies in the world solve a critical, but under-rated, challenge - making data usable to build great applications.
Ansh also talks about his philosophy on time management, prioritization and one of the keys to his success as a product and engineering leader - evolving with the times.2024-06-2621 min
Decision TimeThe 3 Cs of product - clarity, communication, collaborationIn this episode Nilesh Patel - CPO of WEKA - breaks down his 3 pronged philosophy on great product work.
And, Nilesh describes the complex work WEKA is undertaking to power highly intensive data applications.2024-05-0717 min
Decision TimePrioritization at scaleOk everyone, hold on to your seats because in this episode we get a glimpse into how product work happens at Amazon.
Corliss Collier - Head of Product, Research and Science- Amazon Seller Satisfaction & Insights - shares her perspective on leadership. One notable insight is the velocity at which product teams at Amazon are able to move. 2024-04-0421 min
Decision TimeLeading through influenceIn this episode we speak with Octavian Tanase - Chief Product Officer for Hitachi Vantara.
The episode features a unique perspective for incoming leaders. Octavian describes the concept of letting the organization influence him, as he looks to merge the best of his leadership style with the ideas and identity of his new team.2024-03-2420 min
Decision TimeDefining product market fitIn this episode Artem Kroupenev - VP, Strategy at Augury - drops a bucket load of wisdom.
Most interesting is his point of view on defining product market fit. It's not the only way to define it, but it's a good one. Artem also talks about Augury, and the innovation they're bringing to the IoT space.
Whether you're in IoT, or trying to find your way to PMF this episode is worth your time.2024-03-0428 min
Decision TimeBridging the divide from top level strategy to individual objectivesIn this episode I chat with Bill Waid - Chief Product and Technology Officer at FICO.
We learn about the many capabilities of the FICO team, notably its forte in decision support. But, what stood out the most is Bill's philosophy on team management, and the value of making explicit the connection between company goals and individual PM accomplishments. Bridging this divide isn't just critical to ensure work is done in service of strategy, but calling it out is also necessary to drive motivation and morale - a subtle, but often overlooked quality of...2024-02-1924 min
Decision TimeBeyond ticket speed; how to think about Velocity in more strategic termsIn this episode we speak with Hans Fischmann - VP, Product at Vericast.
Hans covers two critical topics all product leaders should note - (1) the value of great communication in building successful products, and (2) velocity as a KPI but not as in its often thought about definition (ticket velocity). Thinking of velocity in the greater context - speed to sales - helps to shape the narrative for product development in more strategic terms.2024-02-0218 min
Decision TimeWillingness to pay conviction in the early days of PMFIn this episode we sit down with Will Doolittle who is building BevSuite - a vertical SaaS platform focused on the spirits industry.
A great episode to check out especially for those folks in the early stages of the tech journey. A particularly noteworthy topic Will and I touch on is the role of willingness to pay in decision making - i.e. having the conviction that solving a pain translates to someone paying for it, not just using it!2024-01-1722 min
Decision TimeFrom pirate mode to navy modeIn this episode we chat it up with Alvin Cho - VP of Product and Engineering & Head of Developer Experiences, Digital Innovation & Transformation at Fiserv.
Alvin describes how he gets in the trenches with his team when it comes to big and new ideas; this time spent together carving out the problem and defining the right solution is akin to operating like a Pirate ship - deep water, small vessel and lots of holding hands.
This approach has lots of benefits, not the least of which is the...2024-01-1023 min
Decision TimeTurning product decision making into a scienceIn this episode we sit down with G Shah, Chief Product Officer at Carelon – one of the biggest healthcare companies in the United States.
G gives a textbook case study in the value and approach to injecting decision-making rigor, consistency and transparency into a product organization. 2023-12-0435 min
Decision TimeProduct managing the invisible infrastructureIn this episode we speak with Amol Borkar - Head of Computer Vision/AI products at Cadence Design Systems.
Amol and his team are responsible for products many of us don't touch and feel directly, but power much of the technology many of us consume on a regular basis2023-11-2716 min
Decision TimeTime management as a mechanism for scoping and executionIn this episode with speak with Alex Klug - Head of Product, Data Science & AI at Hewlett Packard.
We learn about the work HP is doing to enable the data science community. Notably, Alex describes how his team uses time as a key ingredient in decision making. Instead of scoping a project and then suggesting how much time it would take, Alex goes the extra step to look at time as the mechanism to determine how something can be built to validate early hypotheses and prove value.2023-11-2023 min
Decision TimeThe virtue of experiments in product strategyIn this episode we dive into the world of Know Your Customer solutions (KYC) with Danielle Ferry, Managing Director of Product Strategy at Moody's Analytics.
Notably, Danielle and I discuss the virtues of an experiment based approach to product strategy and discovery.2023-11-1319 min
Decision TimeThe fine line between customization and finding commonalities in product developmentIn this episode we speak with Ben Kaplan, who heads up product at the Hospital for Special Surgery.
Ben discusses the role clinical operations play in digital development to help make the patient journey better. And, he describes the challenge in building a platform that takes into account the nuance of different service lines, while ensuring a common set of features that facilitate scale.2023-11-0617 min
Decision TimeBuilding with strategic impact and multiple stakeholders in mindIn this episode I speak with George Mu - head of product strategy at Curriculum Associates. George takes us into the world of education.
George and his team have the heavy task of building solutions that help us, and our children, learn better and more effectively. Notably we discuss the role multiple stakeholders play in decision making - while many companies build with just one consumer in mind, the CA team must take into account educators, learners and the nuances of a business that includes technology and books.
And, George gives us a sneak preview...2023-10-3016 min
Decision TimeManaging trust and customer expectations in large scale transformationsIn this episode I speak with Harsh Singh - Global Head of Cloud Product Marketing at VMware.
Harsh talks about two important ingredients necessary for great decision making - building trust internally with partner teams, as well as continuing to meet customer expectations during a large scale business transformation towards a SaaS based model.2023-10-2521 min
Decision TimeBusiness model transformation as the driver for changeIn this episode we speak with Jan Foo, Head of Enterprise Data and Analytics Product Management at VMware.
Jan talks about the internal side of product management - leveraging internal data and tooling to empower the organization. Notably, Jan discusses how VMware's transformation from perpetual to SaaS business models serves as a key ingredient to product decision making at VMware.2023-10-2220 min
Decision TimeBlockers and enablers - taking a portfolio lens to product decision makingIn this episode we speak with Arun Nagarajan - Chief Product & Technology Officer at Evolve.
Arun discusses the virtue of understanding how ideas and features fit together, before deciding what to build. Notably, understanding which features act as enablers to other features, and which act as blockers helped Evolve to figure out the best path to improving the customer experience.2023-10-1618 min
Decision TimeA balancing act with Daniel FeldmanIn this episode we learn what it takes to make decisions when your portfolio includes both software and hardware products.
Daniel describes his decision process for ensuring his team takes the portfolio into account. And, Daniel shares how he frees up his own time while creating opportunity for his team.2023-10-0628 min
Decision TimeJustin Anovick - Leading product with great communication and decision standardsIn this episode we speak with Justin Anovick - CPO of Syndigo. We discuss how to identify value in absence of customer feedback, and a model Justin built to ensure everyone - from the executive team, to the product team - understood how decisions will be made.
Also, Justin discusses the importance of communication and the critical role CPOs play in being the voice of the product organization.
2023-10-0218 min
The Estee Show - Product Management & Business Insights3. Chassis - Redefining Prioritization & Decision-Making with Misha KaplunWhere innovation and strategic decision-making reign supreme, a new paradigm has emerged that promises to reshape the very foundation of how products are envisioned, developed, and brought to market. In this episode, we are with Misha Kaplun, the co-founder of Chassis – a game-changer for product managers. Throughout my career, alignment and decision-making challenges have been constant. But then, I met Misha. His consulting and product management background led him to create Chassis, a tool that transformed how I approach decision-making and prioritization. Misha shares insights from a Pendo AI study – a whopping 80% of tech features go u...2023-08-2933 min
Decision TimePascal - Digitizing the home purchasing experienceIn this episode we speak with Alexia Assouline - Co-founder and CEO of Pascal - a vertical SaaS solution for the real estate industry.
Alexia shares her vision for digitizing the home buying process - streamlining the work of real estate agents, and improving the experience for buyers.
We also discuss key features built into Pascal, why Alexia chose to prioritize them and how she spends her time to get to the best business outcome.2023-08-2710 min
Deep State DossierEpisode Two. The Hot Person Who Rocks Your WorldNatasha goes off-grid and arrives in Orange County, California. She tries to recruit Vincent, a fellow OAVUM agent, to help her track her sister’s kidnapped boyfriend, Misha the extraterrestrial. But Vincent is not so keen on helping Natasha because they have a history, the kind that started in the bedroom, and ended when she ghosted him.Deep State Dossier podcast is a production of RadioJuiceMedia to learn more, go to our website radiojuicemedia.comThe story was written by Casey Pope and produced by Marianna Baker.The podcast was narrated by Ha...2020-10-2516 min