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Why Brian Chesky and James Dyson Are the New Archetypes for Product Leaders

Sep 9, 2023 • Caden Damiano

#131 How American Express Consistently Reinvented Itself for the last 175 years w/ Ryan Cailliet—VP of Research and Design at American…

Jan 27 • Caden Damiano

#133 Cutting Through AI Hype: Building Effective Governance, Strategic Tech Ecosystems, and AI-Driven Decision-Making

Feb 24 • Caden Damiano

Former Wealthfront CEO on Innovating Across Disciplines, Building Emotional Connections in Product Design, & Empowering Charitable Giving EP…

Jul 8, 2024 • Caden Damiano

Learn how to design a business

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#152 How AI has redefined Intercom's product strategy, team dynamics & pricing w/ Brian Donohue, VP of Product at Intercom

Ep 152 w/ Brian Donohue, VP of Product at Intercom

Dec 1 • Caden Damiano

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#151 The Hidden Trait that Separates High-Agency PMs from the Rest, The Skill AI Can't Replace, w/ Vishal Khanna Head of Product @ Exa.Ai

ep 151 w/ Vishal Khanna Head of Product & Technical G2M @ Exa.Ai

Nov 17 • Caden Damiano

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#150 Thriving with ADHD: Entrepreneurship for Neurodivergent Minds w/ Jaime Toyne, ADHD Coach @ Flowjo

Ep 149 with ADHD Coach Jaime Toyne

Nov 10 • Caden Damiano

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#149 How to Spot When the Data is Lying & The Most Effective Framework for Hypothesis-Driven Development w/ Kritarth Saurabh, VP of Product…

#149 with VP of Product at Neat, Kritarth Saurabh

Nov 3 • Caden Damiano

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#148 Why Soft Skills Are the New Hard Skills, Navigating the AI Revolution in Product Management & Design w/ Margaret-Ann Seger, Head of…

Watch now | #148 w/ Margaret-Ann Seger, Head of Product & Design at Statsig, incoming member of the Product Staff at OpenAI

Oct 6 • Caden Damiano

Knowing when to stop—the sign of a great product builder

An incredibly simple rule of thumb for evaluating IC leveling.

Sep 16 • Caden Damiano

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#147 How AI can "unlock" SaaS instead of killing it and when declining monthly usage can be a good thing in the world of AI agents w/ Andrew…

ep147 "PMs don’t get paid to transcribe requests. They get paid to translate meaning."

Sep 8 • Caden Damiano

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#146 Mastering Proactive Product Messaging & FinTech Innovations with Michael Scully Head of Product at Summer

Ep 146 w/ Michael Scully

Aug 25 • Caden Damiano

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Ep145: How to Boost Your Creative Confidence, Taste & Close the Creativity Gap Using AI w/ Ben Rennie, Co-Founder of Reny

Ep 145 Ben Rennie

Aug 18 • Caden Damiano

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Ep144: Mastering Product Feedback Loops & Unlocking AI's Potential in B2B SaaS w/ Kareem Mayan

#144 w/ Kareem Mayan Co-Founder of Customer Feedback Tool Savio.io

Aug 11 • Caden Damiano

47:28

#143 Innovate Like LEGO with Community-Driven Product Development

EP 142 w/ Jake Mckee

Jul 21 • Caden Damiano

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#142 The Question Product Leaders Aren't Asking That Can Boost Retention; Film Industry Insights for Innovation; And Building a Top…

Ep 142 w/ Steven Puri CEO of The Sukha Company

Jul 14 • Caden Damiano

The Way of Product

The Way of Product

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Why Brian Chesky and James Dyson Are the New Archetypes for Product Leaders

Sep 9, 2023 • Caden Damiano

#131 How American Express Consistently Reinvented Itself for the last 175 years w/ Ryan Cailliet—VP of Research and Design at American…

Jan 27 • Caden Damiano

#133 Cutting Through AI Hype: Building Effective Governance, Strategic Tech Ecosystems, and AI-Driven Decision-Making

Feb 24 • Caden Damiano

Former Wealthfront CEO on Innovating Across Disciplines, Building Emotional Connections in Product Design, & Empowering Charitable Giving EP…

Jul 8, 2024 • Caden Damiano

The Missing Link in Understanding Design Thinking: Abductive Reasoning

Aug 14, 2022 • Caden Damiano

Execution

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#152 How AI has redefined Intercom's product strategy, team dynamics & pricing w/ Brian Donohue, VP of Product at Intercom

Ep 152 w/ Brian Donohue, VP of Product at Intercom

Dec 1 • Caden Damiano

#151 The Hidden Trait that Separates High-Agency PMs from the Rest, The Skill AI Can't Replace, w/ Vishal Khanna Head of Product @ Exa.Ai

ep 151 w/ Vishal Khanna Head of Product & Technical G2M @ Exa.Ai

Nov 17 • Caden Damiano

42:29

#149 How to Spot When the Data is Lying & The Most Effective Framework for Hypothesis-Driven Development w/ Kritarth Saurabh, VP of Product…

#149 with VP of Product at Neat, Kritarth Saurabh

Nov 3 • Caden Damiano

43:21

#148 Why Soft Skills Are the New Hard Skills, Navigating the AI Revolution in Product Management & Design w/ Margaret-Ann Seger, Head of…

Watch now | #148 w/ Margaret-Ann Seger, Head of Product & Design at Statsig, incoming member of the Product Staff at OpenAI

Oct 6 • Caden Damiano

38:35

Knowing when to stop—the sign of a great product builder

An incredibly simple rule of thumb for evaluating IC leveling.

Sep 16 • Caden Damiano

Design

48:45

Ep145: How to Boost Your Creative Confidence, Taste & Close the Creativity Gap Using AI w/ Ben Rennie, Co-Founder of Reny

Ep 145 Ben Rennie

Aug 18 • Caden Damiano

#131 How American Express Consistently Reinvented Itself for the last 175 years w/ Ryan Cailliet—VP of Research and Design at American…

From humble beginnings as a freight forwarder, Amex revolutionized travel with travelers checks and now powers modern fintech experiences. How did it do…

Jan 27 • Caden Damiano

45:39

Ep #127 Navigating Self-Employment and Personal Promotion with Trevor Nielsen -Founding Designer at Kleo

Case Study on building and promoting a fractional design business

Dec 23, 2024 • Caden Damiano

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Former Wealthfront CEO on Innovating Across Disciplines, Building Emotional Connections in Product Design, & Empowering Charitable Giving EP…

Episode 123 with Adam Nash, CEO of Daffy

Jul 8, 2024 • Caden Damiano

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From Tech Strategy to Emotional Engagement, What companies do to Gain Raving Fans, and How to Set up a Tech Stack for Acquisition.

Ep 122 w/ Bryan Farris, Owner of Goldfish Code

Jun 24, 2024 • Caden Damiano

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Product Discovery

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#149 How to Spot When the Data is Lying & The Most Effective Framework for Hypothesis-Driven Development w/ Kritarth Saurabh, VP of Product…

#149 with VP of Product at Neat, Kritarth Saurabh

Nov 3 • Caden Damiano

#146 Mastering Proactive Product Messaging & FinTech Innovations with Michael Scully Head of Product at Summer

Ep 146 w/ Michael Scully

Aug 25 • Caden Damiano

45:21

Ep144: Mastering Product Feedback Loops & Unlocking AI's Potential in B2B SaaS w/ Kareem Mayan

#144 w/ Kareem Mayan Co-Founder of Customer Feedback Tool Savio.io

Aug 11 • Caden Damiano

36:31

#131 How American Express Consistently Reinvented Itself for the last 175 years w/ Ryan Cailliet—VP of Research and Design at American…

From humble beginnings as a freight forwarder, Amex revolutionized travel with travelers checks and now powers modern fintech experiences. How did it do…

Jan 27 • Caden Damiano

45:39

#125 Understanding the Common Pitfalls of Digital Transformation Projects

From 'Scooter' to 'Ferrari': Building Customer-Centric Products in FinTech w/ Seamus MacIsaac, VP Product @ Helcim | Engineer | Board Member | The Peak…

Sep 30, 2024

48:53

Strategy

#147 How AI can "unlock" SaaS instead of killing it and when declining monthly usage can be a good thing in the world of AI agents w/ Andrew…

ep147 "PMs don’t get paid to transcribe requests. They get paid to translate meaning."

Sep 8 • Caden Damiano

40:44

Ep144: Mastering Product Feedback Loops & Unlocking AI's Potential in B2B SaaS w/ Kareem Mayan

#144 w/ Kareem Mayan Co-Founder of Customer Feedback Tool Savio.io

Aug 11 • Caden Damiano

36:31

#141 - Why Table Stake Features Should be a "Buy" Decision, Lessons Building a Search API & The Myth of the "Lone Genius" w/ Thomas Payet…

Ep 141 w/ Thomas Payet, Co-Founder of MeiliSearch

Jun 19 • Caden Damiano

32:58

#140 How to Write Strategy Narratives if You're Not at Amazon w/ Marcelo Calbucci Author of "The PRFAQ Framework"

#140 w/ Marcelo Calbucci, author of "The PRFAQ Framework".

May 19 • Caden Damiano

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#138 AI's Real Impact: Redefining Workflows, Not Eliminating Jobs w/ Anshul Gupta

w/ Anshul Gupta, Product Lead at Ema Unlimited

May 5 • Caden Damiano

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#137 Rethinking API Development: Handling Legacy Hurdles and Building an Agent-Based Future w/ Sagar Bachu, CEO and Co-Founder of Speakeasy

How a physics graduate found his calling in tech and built a game-changing API toolchain.

Mar 31 • Caden Damiano

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