Product Mindset: Recent Episodes

Design Your Thinking Labs

The Product Mindset is a set of ideas (skills, techniques, and thinking hacks) that successful product makers possess, that allows them to learn, push through challenges and setbacks and more importantly, learn from the success of their peers. On Product Mindset by Design Your Thinking Labs, you will find a mix of deep-dive interviews, focused interviews around the product mindset, and solo episodes where we discuss the Product Mindset with experts and influencers. The show's host Karthik Vijayakumar interviews product experts, CEOs, editors, designers, coaches, and startup founders on various topics that encompass the Product Mindset. This podcast is for product managers, designers, entrepreneurs, product teams at startups, and everyone that's aspiring to get into these roles. You will find actionable advice, downloads, ebooks, and much more that accompany each episode. For more details, check out the podcast at www.designyourthinking.com/podcasts.

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In this Focus Forty episode I speak with Jackie Bavaro, Head of PM at Asana, about Leading without Authority, success and more. The one thing we, as product makers, most often ignore is the relationships with our team members, customers and other stakeholders. Secondly, we miss the fact that a lot of our success needs […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode I speak with Amy Jo Kim, world-renowned social game designer, community architect & startup coach about gamification, game thinking and mistakes startups make. She specifically talks about a reason why we see so many failed products in the market. Many companies use “game”in their products. The word we hear a […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode I speak with Amy Jo Kim, world-renowned social game designer, community architect & startup coach about community building and why it should play a bigger and central role in what we create. Communities are a core aspect of the human race, and have played a key role on the internet […]

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In this Ferris Wheel episode, I speak with Peter Merholz, the co-founder of Adaptive Path. He talks about design leadership and the evolution of design. Design Leadership is growing in organizations that were once never aware of the role of design. This growth also triggers a lot of questions with respect to what it means […]

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In this Ferris Wheel episode, I speak with Peter Merholz, the co-founder of Adaptive Path. I deconstruct his thinking on user centered vs service design, get him to share his biggest learnings and more. The field of design has changed a lot in the last two decades. User centered design is no longer unorthodox. That […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with John Cutler, Senior Product Manager at Zendesk about feature factory, transparency and the role of a Product Manager. There are various skills, techniques and hacks that we need to be good at as product makers. In this episode, I try to understand the top 3 areas that […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with John Cutler, Senior Product Manager at Zendesk about the evolving field of Product Management and the role of customer feedback in a world of service touchpoints. Product Management is rapidly changing. With the notion of Products changing rapidly, there is an imminent need for a fresh new […]

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In this Ground Zero episode, I speak with Shay Howe, co-founder of Lead Honestly and a partner at Prota Ventures, co-founder at Chicago Camps about failure and success as a manager and entrepreneur. It’s true that as entrepreneurs and makers we get stretched to our limits. The question is not about managing the stretch, but […]

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In this Ground Zero episode, I speak with Shay Howe, co-founder of Lead Honestly and a partner at Prota Ventures, co-founder at Chicago Camps about building better relationships. No matter how great your products are, if you don’t play close attention to your teams, you are staring at a gaping hole. If you are a […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with 6 experts about Mastering the Art of Communication, a key Product Mindset topic. I speak with Daniel Zacarias, Kevin Steigerwald, Tristan Kromer, Indi Young, Sarah Doody and Mona Patel. Communication is a key aspect of making products, and yet it is so less talked about. Communication is […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with 4 Experts about their career success secrets. I speak with Mona Patel, John Vars, Mike Knoop, Kevin Steigerwald who share their successes. Success hacking is a topic everyone is interested in. I speak to four successful people to understand how they think about their success. Here are […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with Steve Portigal, Principal at Portigal Consulting to talk about the art of listening, user interviews how you should listen to users. Listening is a very important skill for people who serve other people. As product managers and user experience researchers / experts, we are in the job […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with Steve Portigal, Principal at Portigal Consulting to talk about Problem Space vs. Solution Space, UX Muscle and more. Problem Space vs. Solution Space is a topic that every product manager or user-centric product maker comes across every now and then. There is a lot being talked about, […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with C. Todd Lombardo, Chief Design Strategist at Fresh Tilled Soil about lessons and pitfalls in putting design sprints to action. Design Sprint is a book that C. Todd Lombardo, our guest today, wrote 2 years back (in 2015). The topic of today’s episode is however not the […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with C. Todd Lombardo, Chief Design Strategist at Fresh Tilled Soil to understand his journey, success and the role of Process in a Design Sprint. Design Sprint is a book that C. Todd Lombardo, our guest today, wrote 2 years back (in 2015). The topic of today’s episode […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with Hannah Chaplin, CEO & Co-founder of Receptive, a Product Demand Intelligence for SaaS companies, about transparency and customer feedback. Customer feedback is a very important aspect of any product (or service). That said, the lack of action (or inaction) on customer feedback is one of the most […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with Hannah Chaplin, CEO & Co-founder of Receptive, a Product Demand Intelligence for SaaS companies, about data and customer feedback. Customer feedback is a very important aspect of any product (or service). That said, the lack of action (or inaction) on customer feedback is one of the most […]

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In this Ground Zero episode, I speak with Saravanakumar CP, co-founder and Business Development Lead at LogBase, to talk about early stage marketing strategies, metrics. Who is Saravana? Saravanakumar CP is the co-founder and business development lead at LogBase, a SaaS product startup. He and his team is working on building a cloud-based Point of […]

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In this first Ground Zero episode, I speak with Saravanakumar CP, co-founder and Business Development Lead at LogBase, a product startup, to talk about how they are actively building a SaaS product, SlickPOS, for less than $4500. Who is Saravana? Saravanakumar CP is the co-founder and business development lead at LogBase, a SaaS product startup. […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with Karen Dillon, former editor of Harvard Business Review, Inc. Magazine, co-author of Wall Street Journal best-seller Competing Against Luck with Clayton Christensen about applying Jobs To Be Done for a great career. Who is Karen Dillon? Karen Dillon is the Co-author of Wall Street Journal best-seller Competing […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with Karen Dillon, former editor of Harvard Business Review, Inc. Magazine, co-author of Wall Street Journal best-seller Competing Against Luck with Clayton Christensen about Product Strategy and Jobs To Be Done. Who is Karen Dillon? Karen Dillon is the Co-author of Wall Street Journal best-seller Competing Against Luck: […]

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In this Focus Forty episode, I speak with Kevin Steigerwald, a full-stack product designer, Co-founder and CPO of UseNotion about Product Mindset, Future of Products and more. Who is Kevin Steigerwald? Kevin is a full-stack product designer with over 10 years of experience designing, researching, marketing, planning, and building products. From package design in big-box […]

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In this Focus Forty episode, I speak with Kevin Steigerwald, a full-stack product designer, Co-founder and CPO of Notion about his success, productivity and unique points of view of products. Who is Kevin Steigerwald? Kevin is a full-stack product designer with over 10 years of experience designing, researching, marketing, planning, and building products. From package […]

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In this Ferris Wheel episode, I speak with Kelly Goto, an evangelist for design ethnography and Principal of gotomedia about the Rapid UX Research mindset. Who is Kelly Goto? As an evangelist for design ethnography, Kelly is dedicated to understanding how real people integrate products and services into their daily lives. Kelly is principal of […]

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In this Ferris Wheel episode, I speak with Kelly Goto, an evangelist for design ethnography and Principal of gotomedia about the Design Ethnography mindset. Who is Kelly Goto? As an evangelist for design ethnography, Kelly is dedicated to understanding how real people integrate products and services into their daily lives. Kelly is principal of gotomedia […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I share 6 principles that ideas need to have in order to be sticky. These are principles that Chip and Dan Heath talk about in their book Made to Stick. What will you learn – Sticky Ideas and more! As product managers, we are constantly engaged with different stakeholders at […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with Mike Knoop, a co-founder and CPO at Zapier to talk about his interest in doing side-projects and he also talks about hiring product managers in a remote-first company. Who is Mike Knoop? Mike is a co-founder and CPO at Zapier, a 100% remote company that aims to […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with Mike Knoop, a co-founder and CPO at Zapier to understand the learnings from his experience scaling idea and building Zapier. He talks about his success, the birth of an idea, the role of Y Combinator, how he eats his own dog food and more. Who is Mike […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I share 5 kinds of product roadmaps that you should consider using, if you have to use a roadmap. This is from the book Product Management for Dummies. What will you learn – Product Roadmaps types and more! As product managers, we are constantly communicating with different kinds of ‘stakeholders’. […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with Matthew Strom, who is the co-founder of Planetary, a design agency, to talk about the role of tools in shaping company culture and more. Who is Matthew Ström? Matt is a designer and developer. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. He co-founded Planetary four years ago, and […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with Matthew Ström, who is the co-founder of Planetary, a design agency, to talk about his views on success, productivity and tools his distributed design agency use. Who is Matthew Ström? Matt is a designer and developer. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. He co-founded Planetary four years […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I share 5 common product launch mistakes that you should avoid. This is from the book Product Management for Dummies. What will you learn – Common Product Launch Mistakes and more! As product managers, not just make products but are also responsible to ensure the product goes through the motions of […]

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In this episode of Success Factors, I speak with 4 product makers – Jeff Gothelf, the Co-founder of Neo Innovation, Melissa Perri who is the CEO of Produx Labs, Paul Yokota, Director of PM at Animoto and Sarah Doody, a user experience designer & consultant. They share their success secrets and about leading with curiosity. […]

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In this Focus Forty episode, I speak with Mona Patel, the Founder and CEO of Motivate Design on getting customer feedback and hearing NO as YES. Who is Mona Patel? Mona Patel is a dynamic entrepreneur with 17 years experience convincing leaders at some of the world’s biggest brands to understand, value and optimize their […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I share 9 ways you can influence people and align them with your thinking. What will you learn – how to Influence People and more! As product makers, we are constantly interacting with people like coworkers, customers, partners and more. The secret to our success as product makers is deeply embedded […]

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In this episode of Success Factors, I speak with 5 successful women – Laura Klein, Kate Rutter, Donna Lichaw, Christina Wodtke & Indi Young to understand what makes them successful as product makers. I ask them one question – “What makes you successful / different as a product maker?”. What will you learn about these successful […]

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In this Focus Forty episode, I speak with Paul Yokota who is the Director of Product Management at Animoto. He talks about his success, the learning mindset and shares some excellent tips for product managers. Who is Paul Yokota? Paul is Director of Product Management at Animoto, a New York City-based startup dedicated to make […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I share 6 ways you can win people and make people ‘like’ you and want to work with you or involve themselves in initiatitves you take. What will you learn – how to Win People and more! As product makers, we are constantly interacting with people like coworkers, customers, partners and more. […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with John Vars, who is currently the Chief Product Officer at Varo Money about listening to customers, soft skills and the pursuit of growth that many startups are on to. Who is John Vars? John Vars is the Chief Product Officer at Varo Money, an all-in-one mobile banking […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with John Vars, who is currently the Chief Product Officer at Varo Money about his journey from an Engineer to Entrepreneur of a Pets Social Network. He talks about his experience starting Dogster and the lessons he learnt. Who is John Vars? John Vars is the Chief Product […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode I talk about the differences between Marketing Research and Design Research. I talk about the similarities and differences and also share a short real-world example. What will you learn – Design Research and more! There is a big difference between designing for the user and designing for the market. In […]

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In this Ferris Wheel episode, I speak with the CEO of The 280 Group, Brian Lawley, where he talks about biggest mistakes Product Managers make, be a holistic product manager and tips for Product Managers to be successful. Who is Brian Lawley? Brian Lawley is the CEO and Founder of the 280 Group. He is the […]

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In this Ferris Wheel episode, I speak with the CEO of The 280 Group, Brian Lawley, to understand his journey from a Product Manager to a CEO, people who influenced him and the Product Mindset of a CEO. Who is Brian Lawley? Brian Lawley is the CEO and Founder of the 280 Group. He is […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I talk about 10 productivity hacks that has worked for me in recent times, some suggested by my guests and some I picked from reading books. What will you learn – 10+1 Productivity Hacks! You will learn 10 productivity hacks that I learnt (and relearnt) in the last 3 months. […]

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In this Focus Forty episode, I speak with Sarah Doody who is a UX Designer and creator of the UX Notebook to dig deeper into the User Experience Mindset, UX Notebook and future of products, user experience and more. Who is Sarah Doody? Sarah Doody is a user experience designer and product consultant based in […]

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In this Focus Forty episode, I speak with Sarah Doody who is a UX Designer and creator of the UX Notebook to explore the Product Mindset and her love for doing side projects. Who is Sarah Doody? Sarah Doody is a user experience designer and product consultant based in New York City. She helps product […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I share 3 characteristics of excellent customer interviews and outline 10 tips to run awesome customer interviews. What will you learn – Run Awesome Customer Interviews and more! You will learn actionable tips to make your customer interviews really productive, insightful and useful. The tips are based on personal experience […]

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In this Ferris Wheel episode, I speak with Dan Olsen, the author of the Lean Product Playbook and a Lean Product Consultant about lack of problem-space thinking, divergent thinking and other mistakes product teams make. Who is Dan Olsen? Dan Olsen is a product management and Lean startup consultant, speaker, and author based in Silicon […]

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In this Ferris Wheel episode, I speak with Dan Olsen, the author of the Lean Product Playbook and a Lean Product Consultant about his transition into Lean, Product Management, his coaching style and the Lean Product Mindset. Who is Dan Olsen? Dan Olsen is a product management and Lean startup consultant, speaker, and author based […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I introduce you to the Tiny Book of Triggers, an eBook that is designed for Product Managers and Designers to seek newer areas and skills to learn and stay focused on growing their expertise and careers. What will you learn – Tiny Book of Triggers for Product Managers? You will […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with Patrick McGinnis, an entrepreneur, venture capitalist and the author of The 10% Entrepreneur about how you can go about starting your first side-project and becoming a 10% entrepreneur. Who is Patrick McGinnis? Patrick J. McGinnis is a venture capitalist and private equity investor. At Dirigo Advisors, after […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with Patrick McGinnis, an entrepreneur, venture capitalist and the author of The 10% Entrepreneur about the 10% Entrepreneur mindset and how someone can get started with a side project. Who is Patrick McGinnis? Patrick J. McGinnis is a venture capitalist and private equity investor who founded Dirigo Advisors, […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I talk about goals for each of the stages in Dave McClure’s AARRR Startup Metrics and share some common mistakes, pitfalls I’ve seen early-stage startups make and share some tips. What will you learn about AARRR Startup Metrics? You will learn how to set goals for each of the stages […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with Mike Fishbein, a content marketing and SEO expert and Vedanarayanan Vedantham, a digital marketing expert in a 30 minute Marketing Masterclass for Product Managers. Mike Fishbein Mike Fishbein is a Digital marketer. Content marketing and SEO expert. Self-published author. As a content marketer, he has grown consumer websites […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with Filip Valica, a mechanical engineer and the founder of The Product Startup about DIY and the fundamentals of making and launching hardware products people love. Who is Filip Valica? Filip Valica has been a mechanical engineer and manager for over 12 years, designing, testing and building products. […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I walk you through Google’s HEART Framework to help you measure your product’s user experience. What will you learn about Product Presentation? You will learn to understand the HEART framework and how you can use it to measure your product user experience. Refer to this article by Kerry Rodden: https://library.gv.com/how-to-choose-the-right-ux-metrics-for-your-product-5f46359ab5be Related […]

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In this episode that I speak with Rich Mironov, Roman PIchler, Steven Haines, Chad McAllister and Cindy Alvarez about the biggest mistakes product managers make. What will you learn – Biggest Mistakes!! You will learn about the biggest mistakes Product Managers make from these 5 successful product management experts. Orchestrate executive management Executive level roadmap clarity Disconnection between […]

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In this episode that I call Success Factors, I speak with David Fradin, a classically trained Product Manager & author, Janna Bastow who is the Co-founder of ProdPad, Lulu Cheng who is a product Manager at Pinterest, Jeff Lash who heads Product at SiriusDecisions and Tristan Kromer who is a Product Manager & Lean Expert. […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I share 6 ways you can organize your presentation content to deliver a well organized presentation that your audience will remember and recollect. What will you learn about Product Presentation? You will learn 6 simple ways of organizing your presentation content such that the audience can understand clearly and also recollect […]

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In this Focus Forty episode, I speak with Christina Wodtke, product designer, design thinker, teacher and author about the product mindset and the future of product management and design. Who is Christina Wodtke? Christina has helped grow companies like LinkedIn, Yahoo, Zynga, the New York Times and numerous startups throughout Silicon Valley. She’s the author of […]

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In this Focus Forty episode, I speak with Christina Wodtke, product designer, design thinker, teacher and author about her secrets to success, productivity and creativity. She speaks of productivity hacks, coaching and more. Who is Christina Wodtke? Christina has helped grow companies like LinkedIn, Yahoo, Zynga, the New York Times and numerous startups throughout Silicon […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I share 7 ways you can hold your audience’ attention till the end of your presentation using simple, yet powerful techniques that will make your product presentation stick. What will you learn about Product Presentation? You will learn 7 simple techniques to to hold your audience’ attention till the end and […]

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In this Focus Forty episode, I speak with Melissa Perri, the CEO of Produx Labs and Product Institute, to talk about success metrics, goals, mistakes Agile / Scrum teams make and the future of products and product management. Who is Melissa Perri? Melissa Perri is the founder and CEO of Produx Labs and Product Institute. […]

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In this Focus Forty episode, I speak with Melissa Perri, the CEO of Produx Labs and Product Institute, to talk about her success and the Product Mindset. She talks about the Experimental Mindset and much more. Who is Melissa Perri? Melissa Perri is the founder and CEO of Produx Labs and Product Institute. Melissa coaches […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I share 6 techniques to supercharge your presentation opening such that you have your audience engaged from the very first word. What will you learn? You will learn 6 simple ways to open a presentation that will get your audience focus their attention on you and also pike their interest […]

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In this Focus Forty episode, I speak with Indi Young, a freelance problem space researcher and empathy consultant, to talk about Product Mindset, mental models, undertanding other people and the future of products. She was co-founder of the UX agency Adaptive Path. Who is Indi Young? Indi Young is a freelance problem-space researcher and empathy […]

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In this Focus Forty episode, I speak with Indi Young, a freelance problem space researcher and empathy consultant, to talk about Mental Models and her success. She was co-founder of the UX agency Adaptive Path. Who is Indi Young? Indi Young is a freelance problem-space researcher and empathy consultant in the technology world. She helps […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I share 5 exercises that will boost your curiosity levels and help you discover ideas and inspirations to make better products. When practiced consciously, these exercises will help you discover new experiences everyday. What will you learn? You will learn 5 simple and easy exercises that will supercharge your user interviews, face-2-face […]

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In this Focus Forty episode, I continue speaking with Donna Lichaw who is a consultant, speaker, writer, and educator. She speaks about the Storytelling Mindset and storytelling as a tool for creating products users love. She is the author of the book The User’s Journey: Storymapping Products That People Love. Who is Donna Lichaw? Donna Lichaw brings almost two […]

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In this Focus Forty episode, I speak with Donna Lichaw who is a consultant, speaker, writer, and educator. She speaks about her success and storytelling as a tool for creating products users love. She is the author of the book The User’s Journey: Storymapping Products That People Love. Who is Donna Lichaw? Donna Lichaw brings […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I share a technique that will help you increase your intelligence called Model Thinking from The Einstein Factor, a book by Win Wenger. This routine will help you supercharge your thinking and problem solving skils. What will you learn? You will learn a procedure as described by Win Wenger, to […]

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In this episode I speak with successful product managers and makers including Ash Maurya, author of Running Lean and the man behind Lean Canvas, Arvind Mishra, Head of Product at Dollar Shave Club, Daniel Zacarias, Product Management Consultant & Expert, Joe Cotellese, Head of Product at AWeber, Marc Abraham, Head of Core Product at World […]

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In this Ferris Wheel episode, I speak with Cindy Alvarez who runs the research team at Yammer, a Microsoft company. She talks about Slack, understanding users and suggests an alternative to coming up with ideas – ask customers. Who is Cindy Alvarez? Cindy Alvarez runs the research team for Yammer (a Microsoft company), and helps […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I introduce you to a a technique that will help you increase your intelligence called Model Thinking from The Einstein Factor, a book by Win Wenger. I describe a routine that will help you get started with Model Thinking. Introduction to Model Thinking – What do you learn? Introduction to […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with Babu Vittal, Head of Human Resources at ShopClues, about Organizational Design and the learnings from managing digital transformation and working with Indian product startups. Who is Babu Vittal? Babu has about 2 decades of HR professional experience and specializes in start-up industry, organisation design and leadership coaching. […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with Babu Vittal, Head of Human Resources at ShopClues, about Design Thinking and the Human Resources Mindset. He talks about what makes him successful and also shares his fresh perspectives on Human Resources management in today’s digital world. Who is Babu Vittal? Babu has about 2 decades of […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I share 3 tools / practices that will help you boost your creativity and help you make better products. I share what I learnt from Julia Cameron and Win Wenger in the past decade or more. In this particular episode, you will learn 3 tools to boost your creativity The […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Jeff Gothelf about Team Culture and he shares his view of the future of Products and the role of product managers and designers. Who is Jeff Gothelf? Jeff is the author of Lean UX and the upcoming Sense and Respond, a speaker […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Jeff Gothelf about his journey from a circus to a product maker and we discuss about writing, his productivity and creativity hacks that help him sense respond to changes. Who is Jeff Gothelf? Jeff is the author of Lean UX and […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I teach you to use 7 Techniques for holistic Product Thinking, that will help you think through your product and make sure it’s fully ready to be presented to a customer from the very first day. In this particular episode, you will learn 7 Steps / techniques to think through […]

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In this Ferris Wheel episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I speak with Kate Rutter who is an entrepreneur, designer and Principal at Intelleto who talks about a 4 week Visual Thinking routine and shares some success stories. Who is Kate Rutter? Kate is an entrepreneur+designer and Principal at Intelleto, where she creates visual […]

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In this Ferris Wheel episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I speak with Kate Rutter who is an entrepreneur, designer and Principal at Intelleto about Visual Thinking and User Experience. Who is Kate Rutter? Kate is an entrepreneur+designer and Principal at Intelleto, where she creates visual explanations that make complex ideas simple, memorable and […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I teach you to use Value-based Pricing for your product by quickly introducing its fundamentals, talking about its advantages and finally walk you through a 6-step process to implement it. In this particular episode, you will learn (Pricing and more) Understand ‘what’ is Value-based is Value creation formula Get to […]

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In this episode that I call Success Factors, I speak with Vivek Bedi from LearnVest, Ellen Chisa from Lola Travel, Boris Krstovic from A Small World, Scott Sehlhorst from Tyner Blain, Nir Erlich from Craft.io and Suzie Prince from ThoughtWorks Studios about what makes them successful. What will you learn? You will learn the Success […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Jeff Lash who is the Vice President and Group Director at SiriusDecisions and runs a blog called How to be a Good Product Manager. Who is Jeff Lash? Jeff is a recognized thought leader in product management, with over a decade […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I help you with a checklist of 6 questions you should be asking before your next product launch, and validate if it is going to do good or bad to your product, your customers and your business. In this particular episode, you will learn 6 Questions to help validate your […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with Steven Haines who is the founder of Sequent Learning Networks, an internationally positioned training and organizational advisory services firm. Steven speaks about Product Launches and their relationship with the business case and business model. Who is Steven Haines? Steven Haines’ ideas and books continue to shape how […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with Steven Haines who is the founder of Sequent Learning Networks, an internationally positioned training and organizational advisory services firm. Steven speaks about Product Launches. Who is Steven Haines? Steven Haines’ ideas and books continue to shape how leading companies create category defining products with outstanding people. His […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I will introduce you to the 13 building blocks of the Product Mindset and the questions you can ask yourself to think holistically about your product. In this particular episode, you will learn The 13 Key Elements of the Product Mindset Why the 13 Key Elements of the Product Mindset […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Laura Klein who is a UX Designer, Product Manager and the author of Build Better Products and UX for Lean Startups. Who is Laura Klein? Laura fell in love with technology when she saw her first user research session over 20 […]

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In this Ferris Wheel episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I speak with Chad McAllister who is the host of The Everyday Innovator podcast, about Innovation and how it plays a key role in making products. Who is Chad McAllister? Chad McAllister is the host of The Everyday Innovator podcast, author of Turning Ideas […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, Roger Cauvin, your guest teacher, walks you through a unique way for prioritizing everything as a Product Manager. He also explains how this will help you ensure prioritization always is aligned to your product strategy. Who is Roger Cauvin? Roger is the Founder and Director of Products of Dadnab, a […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Scott Sehlhorst who is a Product Management and Strategy Consultant about harnessing curiosity to understanding customer needs. Who is Scott Sehlhorst? Scott Sehlhorst is passionate about helping companies create great products – from large companies navigating internal complexity and overcoming institutional […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Vivek Bedi, Head of Products at LearnVest, a fintech startup. Vivek talks about the importance of building relationships with people as the key to success in Product Management. Who is Vivek Bedi? Vivek Bedi is a passionate, driven, and high-energy executive […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, Matt Anderson, your guest teacher, walks you through 13 questions you should be asking about your software product pricing in order to innovate better. Who is Matt Anderson? As a product manager for a suite of mobile apps, Matt Anderson has released multiple new iOS/Android mobile products and 1 new […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Evan Shellshear who is a best selling author and a commercialization and innovation expert, about Innovation in the Digital Age, Product Lifespan and the Lean Windup Challenge. Who is Evan Shellshear? Evan Shellshear is the best selling author of Innovation Tools […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Lulu Cheng who is a Product Manager at Pinterest about the magic of writing, developing a point of view and storytelling. Who is Lulu Cheng? Lulu Cheng is a Product Manager on the Discovery team at Pinterest, where she focuses on surfacing […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I will introduce you to Interactive Product Roadmaps and tell you why you should consider making your product roadmaps interactive. In this particular episode, you will learn Why do we need Product Roadmaps to be Interactive? How can you make Product Roadmaps Interactive? Show Notes Download my eBook, The 30-Day Product Mission […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Tristan Kromer who is a lean startup coach about Visual Communication, Active Listening and Learning Fast. Who is Tristan Kromer? Tristan Kromer works with innovation teams and leaders to create amazing products and build startup ecosystems. He has worked with companies from […]

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In this Ferris Wheel episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I speak with Vedanayanan Vedantham, the head of global marketing at Simplilearn about Everything Product Managers and Makers Need to Know about Marketing Digital Products and SEO. Who is Vedanarayanan Vedantham? Vedanarayanan Vedantam (Veda) is the Head of marketing globally for Simplilearn. A true […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I will introduce you to Monetization Model, it’s relationship to Business Model and why it’s important for Product Managers to focus on Monetization Model rather than just revenue or pricing in isolation. In this particular episode, you will learn What is Monetization Model? How it’s different from Business Model? What […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Suzie Prince who is the Head of Product at ThoughtWorks and she talks about saying no and how it has helped her build products customers love. Who is Suzie Prince? Suzie Prince is Head of Product for ThoughtWorks product division building […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I speak with Kartik Narayanan. a Principal Consultant and Product Manager at ThoughtWorks, and we get chatting about understanding the role of a Business Analyst and how Product Managers can be successful working with Business Analysts. Who is Kartik Narayanan? Kartik Narayanan is a […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I will introduce you to 11 financial metrics that every Product Manager needs to know in order to be effective in the role. In this particular episode, you will learn The 11 metrics that are important for Product Managers to know Key differences between some of the key financial metrics […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to David Fradin who is a classically trained Product Manager and coach that worked with Steve Jobs at Apple and worked for David Packard at HP and has done Product Management for over 47 years now. In this episode, David speaks about […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to David Fradin who is a classically trained Product Manager and coach that worked with Steve Jobs at Apple and worked for David Packard at HP and has done Product Management for over 47 years now. In this episode, David speaks about […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I will help you get started with competitive analyis by helping you decipher what competitive analysis and outlining steps to get started. In this particular episode, you will learn You will learn the following: What is competitive analysis? The key ingredients of a competitive analysis Show Notes Download my eBook, The 30-Day Product […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Arvind Mishra who is the VP of Product Management at the Dollar Shave Club. He talks about why Product Managers are like Baseball players. Who is Arvind Mishra? Arvind is a Product Management Executive that’s really good at creating awesome experiences […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Janna Bastow who is the co-founder of ProdPad, ProductTank and Mind The Product, about balancing product features and a lot more! Who is Janna Bastow? Janna Bastow is co-founder of ProdPad, product management software that helps product managers build a product […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I will help you run effective meetings as a Product Manager and teach you 4 techniques to recollect the content and people in the meeting flawlessly. In this particular episode, you will learn You will learn the following: understand how you can effectively use your time in meetings techniques to remember people […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I speak with Mike Fishbein, a Digital marketer, Content marketing and SEO expert and a Self-published author about Everything Product Managers Need to Know about Content Marketing. Who is Mike Fishbein? Mike Fishbein is a Digital marketer. Content marketing and SEO expert. Self-published author. […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I speak with Roman Pichler who is a product management expert specialised in digital products, about Product Strategy and Roadmaps. Who is Roman Pichler? Roman Pichler is a product management expert specialised in digital products. He has 15 years experience in teaching product managers […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I will help you understand the key product stakeholders, why they are important and how you can engage with them using the Product Master Plan. In this particular episode, you will learn You will learn the following: understand key product stakeholders and their motivations what a Product Master Plan is and […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I speak with Rich Mironov, a seasoned tech executive and serial entrepreneur, about Organizational Anthropology and Product Management. Who is Rich Mironov? Rich coaches product executives, product management teams and agile development organizations.  He also parachutes into software companies as interim VP Product/CPO to fix […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Daniel Zacarias, a Product Management consultant based in Lisbon, Portugal who also curates the Productized conference. Who is Daniel Zacarias? Daniel Zacarias is a freelance Product Management consultant based in Lisbon, Portugal. He works with teams and organizations of different sizes, […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I will help you get started on a success track in your first 30 days as a Product Manager. In this particular episode, you will learn You will learn the following: the most common mistakes product managers make areas you should focus on to stay on top of everything around make […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Matt LeMay who is a technology communicator, musician, author and the Co-founder of Constellate Data. Who is Matt LeMay? Matt LeMay is the co-founder of Constellate Data, a consultancy that helps companies bring human context and complexity back to their data. […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Joe Cotellese who is an executive-level product developer and Head of Product Management at AWeber and we talk about focusing on customer experience. Who is Joe Cotellese? Joe is an executive-level product developer who has a real passion for creating consumer facing […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I will help you understand if Product Management is for you, and help select the right kind of Product Management job. In this particular episode, you will learn You will learn a learn a 3-step process to understand your strengths, motivations and fears, give an overview of the kinds of […]

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In this Ferris Wheel episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Laurence McCahill and deconstruct his Product Mindset by asking questions that get deep into the way he thinks. Who is Laurence McCahill? A recovering digital agency founder, Laurence co-founded The Happy Startup School as a backlash against the prevailing startup culture of high […]

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In this Ferris Wheel episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Laurence McCahill and deconstruct his Product Mindset by asking questions that get deep into the way he thinks. Who is Laurence McCahill? A recovering digital agency founder, Laurence co-founded The Happy Startup School as a backlash against the prevailing startup culture of high […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I will teach you how to think effectively and come up with creative ideas. How often have you wondered “I wish I could think and come up with great ideas like Steve Jobs!”? How often have you thought “I am not a creative person”? Well, that kind of thinking will […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Marc Abraham about his success & thinking and the Product Mindset. Who is Marc Abraham? Marc is an experienced product management professional, having developed a wide range of products at companies such as 7digital, Notonthehighstreet and now at World First. In this particular […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Charles Du about Learning and how product managers can learn on the job. Who is Charles Du? Charles Du led the design of NASA’s first iPhone app (10+ million downloads, 2+ million hits per day, NASA’s software of the year award) and […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I will teach you the Jobs To Be Done technique that will help you think about problems from the end users’ perspective and make better products As product makers it matters most as to how we build our products. Are we looking to build a product and expect customers to […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Ash Maurya about his success & thinking and the Product Mindset. Who is Ash Maurya? Ash Maurya is the author of the international bestseller “Running Lean: How to Iterate from Plan A to a plan that works” and the creator of the […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I speak with John Reaves about Arts-based Learning. Who is John Reaves? John Reaves is a consultant, producer and facilitator working across a variety of innovation-related areas, including product development, product marketing, service innovation, education and the arts. He has a background in anthropology, […]

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In this Friday Fifteen episode, I teach a simple workflow and framework that will help busy product makers take control of your life and work. How many times have you felt that there is too much of work to be done, but so less time? How many times have you missed appointments and deadlines, forgotten […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Nir Erlich about his success & thinking and the Product Mindset. Who is Nir Erlich? Nir Erlich is a serial entrepreneur and product guy who currently is the Co-founder of Craft.io, an Agile Product Management tool that’s built for agile and lean product […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Boris Krstovic about his success & thinking and the Product Mindset. Who is Boris Krstovic? Product guy and technology entrepreneur. Head of Product at ASMALLWORLD (private lifestyle social network). In the past co-founded @ NewsCurve real-time analytics (acquired by Neodata Intelligence, Inc.) […]

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In this Topical Zoom episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Jon Nastor about a product that he recently pulled the plug on. We get deep into the story and understand some of the key learnings from shutting down a successful product. Who is Jon Nastor? Jon Nastor is a digital entrepreneur, […]

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In this Focus Forty episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I talk to Ellen Chisa about her success, thinking, the cost of doing business and the product mindset. Who is Ellen Chisa? Ellen Chisa is the Vice President of Product of Lola, an app that provides on-demand service for all things related to travel. […]

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In this episode of The Design Your Thinking Podcast, I introduce you to the show, the title music and the episode formats. I also quickly introduce myself and talk about why I picked the name Design Your Thinking for the blog and podcast. Quick Links To know more about Karthik, visit designyourthinking.com/about In this episode […]

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