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The Way of Product is your graduate school focused on developing a taste for what “great products” look like. Conversations are two professionals talking shop about positioning, segmentation, excellent product design, and most importantly, taste.
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Why Brian Chesky and James Dyson Are the New Archetypes for Product Leaders
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#131 How American Express Consistently Reinvented Itself for the last 175 years w/ Ryan Cailliet—VP of Research and Design at American…
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#133 Cutting Through AI Hype: Building Effective Governance, Strategic Tech Ecosystems, and AI-Driven Decision-Making
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Former Wealthfront CEO on Innovating Across Disciplines, Building Emotional Connections in Product Design, & Empowering Charitable Giving EP…
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#146 Mastering Proactive Product Messaging & FinTech Innovations with Michael Scully Head of Product at Summer
Ep 146 w/ Michael Scully
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Caden Damiano
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
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Caden Damiano
36:31
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
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Caden Damiano
47:28
#143 Innovate Like LEGO with Community-Driven Product Development
EP 142 w/ Jake Mckee
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Caden Damiano
52:25
#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
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Caden Damiano
32:58
#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
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Caden Damiano
48:45
#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".
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Caden Damiano
44:48
#139 Navigating the Job Market: Communicating Value Through Unique Positioning, and Being a Category of "One" w/ John Tarnoff, former…
Ep 139 w/ former Hollywood executive and career transition coach John Tarnoff
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Caden Damiano
44:11
#138 AI's Real Impact: Redefining Workflows, Not Eliminating Jobs w/ Anshul Gupta
w/ Anshul Gupta, Product Lead at Ema Unlimited
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Caden Damiano
36:43
#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.
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Caden Damiano
35:46
#136 Embracing Bootstrapping, VC Funding Myths, and Achieving Financial Freedom w/ Rob Walling, Co-Founder of Drip & Tinyseed
How Hard Work, Luck, and Skills Forge a Path from Developer to Investor in SaaS
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Caden Damiano
38:12
#135 Secrets to Successful Product Pricing: Key Mistakes, and Pricing Frameworks w/ Bill Wilson, Founder of Pace Pricing
Ep 134 on B2B Product Pricing Strategy
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Caden Damiano
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Why Brian Chesky and James Dyson Are the New Archetypes for Product Leaders
 • Caden Damiano
#131 How American Express Consistently Reinvented Itself for the last 175 years w/ Ryan Cailliet—VP of Research and Design at American…
 • Caden Damiano
#133 Cutting Through AI Hype: Building Effective Governance, Strategic Tech Ecosystems, and AI-Driven Decision-Making
 • Caden Damiano
Former Wealthfront CEO on Innovating Across Disciplines, Building Emotional Connections in Product Design, & Empowering Charitable Giving EP…
 • Caden Damiano
The Missing Link in Understanding Design Thinking: Abductive Reasoning
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Execution

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45:21
#146 Mastering Proactive Product Messaging & FinTech Innovations with Michael Scully Head of Product at Summer
Ep 146 w/ Michael Scully
 • 
Caden Damiano
#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
 • 
Caden Damiano
52:25
#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
 • 
Caden Damiano
32:58
#139 Navigating the Job Market: Communicating Value Through Unique Positioning, and Being a Category of "One" w/ John Tarnoff, former…
Ep 139 w/ former Hollywood executive and career transition coach John Tarnoff
 • 
Caden Damiano
44:48
#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.
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Caden Damiano
36:43

Design

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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
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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…
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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
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Caden Damiano
45:00
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
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46:38
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
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46:57
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Product Discovery

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45:21
#146 Mastering Proactive Product Messaging & FinTech Innovations with Michael Scully Head of Product at Summer
Ep 146 w/ Michael Scully
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Caden Damiano
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
 • 
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…
 • 
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…
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"I accidentally turned a COVID hobby into a bestseller" / How to tap into the “x factor” of every great creator / Taha Ebrahimi, Director of…
Taha Ebrahimi author of "Street Trees of Seattle, an Illustrated Walking Guide"
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49:18

Strategy

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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
 • 
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
 • 
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".
 • 
Caden Damiano
48:45
#138 AI's Real Impact: Redefining Workflows, Not Eliminating Jobs w/ Anshul Gupta
w/ Anshul Gupta, Product Lead at Ema Unlimited
 • 
Caden Damiano
44:11
#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.
 • 
Caden Damiano
36:43
#135 Secrets to Successful Product Pricing: Key Mistakes, and Pricing Frameworks w/ Bill Wilson, Founder of Pace Pricing
Ep 134 on B2B Product Pricing Strategy
 • 
Caden Damiano
38:12
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