Practical Product w/ Jason Evanish

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Practical Product is the most actionable and practical podcast for B2B and SaaS Product Managers. This show is hosted by Jason Evanish, a Product Manager for over 12 years as a Founder, coach, and early-stage Product Leader. Practical Product will talk about building a great strategy, avoiding pitfalls, balancing the many demands of a career in product management, and so much more. We have many awesome guests lined up, some you've heard of in the Product Management space and some lesser-known, yet very talented PM's that you should get to know. Follow the show and get ready to learn the practical product advice you've been dying to hear. Get more product advice on Jason's blog: https://jasonevanish.com Follow Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Evanish Get coaching from Jason or take his course: https://becustomerdriven.com

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JTBD: Jobs to Be Done - What it is, why it matters, how to use it, and a real life example

Jan 06 2023 61 mins

Today we show you how to do a Jobs to Be Done (JTBD) interview with a live example with one of my former clients, Ryan Findley. He is the Chief Learning Officer at Learn to Win, and helped launch the company as well as serve as the company’s founding Head of Product. I invited him to talk about the JTBD framework and how PMs can use this powerful approach in their work. This is a

ChatGPT and AI: What it means for PMs, and the future of work w/ Lazar Stojkovic, Co-founder of Serbian Entrepreneurs

Dec 28 2022 90 mins

Lazar Stojkovic is a Serial founder with 15 years of experience across different spaces: e-commerce, hardware, online publishing, online marketplaces, fintech, and SaaS. He is also the Co-founder of Serbian Entrepreneurs, non-profit that connects 300+ tech founders and investors of Serbian descent across 9 chapters in 5 countries.

The Harsh Truth of Interviewing & Hiring Product Managers w/ Willis Jackson, Founder of Middle Mile and former 1st PM at Grove Collaborative

Dec 02 2022 92 mins

Willis Jackson is a long-time PM and founder in Silicon Valley. He was 1st PM at Grove Collaborative which IPO’d earlier this year, VP of Product at Apto, and he’s currently working on his new startup, Middle Mile. On this episode, we cover terrible PM interview practices, the key fundamentals of hiring you need to follow, how to ask behavioral questions the right way, making g

How to make Product Specs that Your Teammates and Executives will Actually Want to Read (aka - The Product Thesis)

Nov 19 2022 35 mins

Virtually every first time product manager, and even many in the middle of their career struggle with this. It’s something that is super critical, and is the linchpin of good product management, and it’s something that I got a LOT of help learning early in my career, and it made a huge difference. It’s the Product Spec. In this episode, I share the common mistakes product man

How Free Tools can Supercharge the Growth of Your Business w/ Michael Novotny of Product & Build Co

Nov 11 2022 77 mins

Michael Novotny is a former PM at The PGA Tour and is now Founder of a product studio called Product and Build Co. On this episode Jason and Michael discuss how you can create major competitive advantages and great growth for your business by building free tools to compliment your core product. Michael shares his framework for building free tools that can drive customers to your co

Keys to Succeeding as a Remote Product Leader w/ Valentina Thörner, Product Advisory at Klaus

Nov 04 2022 95 mins

Valentina is a product leader and expert of remote management for over a decade. She has developed a framework to help companies cut through the chaos, simplify their policies and align their realities with their aspirations in Product. In this episode, we discuss how PM's can make the shift to a remote role and thrive, even if they only have in-office experience. Valentina also ta

Consequences of AI, Understanding our Bundling Phase, & Self-Deprecation in Product Managers

Oct 27 2022 34 mins

This episode is a collection of thoughts on 3 trending topics I am seeing in the world of Tech and Product Management. We'll be talking about how we're now in a bundling phase in most markets and what that means for PMs and product teams, why self-deprecation can be a problem for PMs, and closing with a discussion about AI and the future of work that is much brighter than some fals

The Curse of the 1st PM - Part 2: The PM View w/ Hostos Monegro, 4-time 1st PM

Oct 13 2022 57 mins

Why do so many 1st PMs end up not working out? What can we learn from these situations, where a founder hires a PM and then things don't work out? In our second of a 2 part series, we interview Hostos Monegro, who has been a 1st PM an amazing 4 times in his career. We take a look at what he's learned across those roles, what he enjoys about the roles, and what you should keep in mi

The Curse of the 1st PM - Part 1: The Company View w/ Pulkit Agrawal, Co-Founder of Chameleon

Oct 10 2022 54 mins

Why do so many 1st PMs end up not working out? What can we learn from these situations, where a founder hires a PM and then things don't work out? In our first of a 2 part series, we interview a founder who knew about the curse of the 1st PM and it still didn't work out. Pulkit Agrawal, co-founder of Chameleon, candidly reflects on lessons learned from their 1st PM not working out

Jason Cohen - Founder at WPEngine, SmartBear & IT WatchDogs - Breaking down the 4 PM Roles

Sep 29 2022 54 mins

Jason Cohen is a multiple-time founder and Product Leader who joins us as the very first guest on Practical Product to break down his article: The Impossible Product Manager, a.k.a. the "Great" Product Manager. We discuss the 4 key areas of responsibility for a Product Manager, how to align your PM's as a leader, finding the right company to work for, hiring and so much more. Jason