Videos

Nov. 15, 2023

When branding is a growth strategy: The "Patreon" revamp ft. Adam Fishman (Product & Growth Leader)

When it comes to building products, the biggest lever that pushes the journey forward is the signal of growth. The type of growth where users feel the joy of retaining with your product, the one where your company metrics such as signups and revenue take a happy upward curve. We…

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Oct. 18, 2023

Fostering creativity, diversifying identities, overcome mental blocks ft. Matt Munson [FULL EPISODE]

0:00 Intro to Matt Munson's work 03:51 Story of ups and downs in starting up 08:20 Moving to coaching founders and CEOs & learnings 12:26 Tackling intellectual loneliness and building a trusted community 25:42 Freedom to experiment & experience outcomes 30:22 How a sense of separation from the work fosters…

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Oct. 16, 2023

Intellectual loneliness and building a shared community ft. Matt Munson (2x Founder, CEO Coach)

Living the founder or builder life is like a permanent oscillation between “I feel so good” and “I feel shitty”—and this is something common with creative people that it often gets passed off with a laugh. But what would it be like to take notice of our moods and energy…

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Oct. 14, 2023

The power of asking “Why” and how it helps with product thinking ft. Shreyas Doshi (Product Advisor)

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Oct. 11, 2023

Startup building: Curiosity, Comedy, and Sense of separation ft. Matt Munson (2x Founder, Coach)

Living the founder or builder life is like a permanent oscillation between “I feel so good” and “I feel shitty”—and this is something common with creative people that it often gets passed off with a laugh. But what would it be like to take notice of our moods and energy…

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Oct. 7, 2023

Shared vocabulary for product teams (eg. execution orientation fallacy) ft. Shreyas Doshi

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Oct. 6, 2023

Career paths: How to think and perform like a scientist? Ft. Anne-Laure (Neuroscientist & Founder)

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Oct. 4, 2023

Product thinking, creative resistance, & evaluating growth ft. Shreyas Doshi (FULL EPISODE)

00:00 Intro to Shreyas 02:56 Distilling product knowledge through observations 10:07 Shared vocabulary & how it connects teams without blame 15:42 Human comprehension and the LLM in our minds 22:45 Power of 'Why' over 'What' and 'How much' 25:54 High IQ & cognitive empathy 33:37 Recognizing the inner creative resistance…

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Oct. 2, 2023

How creative resistance connects with growth [Embracing fear for product builders] ft. Shreyas Doshi

[ Note: For folks who enjoy Shreyas' thoughts just like me, you can check out his product management course on Maven. I loved taking this up and the best part was to meet a bunch of brilliant PMs through the cohort. Learn More: https://bit.ly/shreyas-course ] Sponsor for this episode: Recast,…

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Sept. 27, 2023

What high IQ tells about cognitive empathy (observations for product folks) ft. Shreyas Doshi

[ Note: For folks who enjoy Shreyas' thoughts just like me, you can check out his product management course on Maven. I loved taking this up and the best part was to meet a bunch of brilliant PMs through the cohort. Learn More: https://bit.ly/shreyas-course ] Sponsor for this episode: Recast,…

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Sept. 13, 2023

Building AI Copilot for PM teams, product/market fit, next-gen tech ft. Yana Welinder | FULL EPISODE

00:00 Intro to Yana's work & early times in tech 07:21 Early-stage product: When & how to pivot 10:28 Handling customers' emotional quotient during a pivot 17:46 Experimenting product updates with an early users 18:52 Setting up a community on X (Twitter) for PMs 26:45 Revisiting product strategy for dynamically…

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Sept. 11, 2023

How often should founders & PM teams revisit product strategy ft. Yana Welinder | Founder, Kraftful

Building products is such a fun journey—especially if users are involved early in the process that it feels like co-creating and riding the wave with them. There’s also racing against the advancements in technology, thanks to AI’s hypergrowth every passing day. So how do you balance the ride and race,…

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Sept. 8, 2023

Harnessing the productive stress (Eustress) ft. Anne-Laure, Neuroscientist & Founder #mindset

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Sept. 6, 2023

How to know when to pivot your product? ft. Yana Welinder | Founder of Kraftful, YC Alum

Building products is such a fun journey—especially if users are involved early in the process that it feels like co-creating and riding the wave with them. There’s also racing against the advancements in technology, thanks to AI’s hypergrowth every passing day. So how do you balance the ride and race,…

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Aug. 16, 2023

Liminal goals, myths about 5-year career plans, power of community ft. Anne-Laure [FULL EPISODE]

Sponsor: Build in Public Fellowship by Karthik Puvvada (KP) - Apply to the program - https://buildinpublicfellowship.com/ 00:00 Intro to Anne-Laure & Ness Labs 03:19 Quitting corporate & choosing unconventional career lanes 08:03 Building Ness Labs and how it works 10:24 Creator of information vs. collector of information 14:52 Building the…

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Aug. 9, 2023

What's liminal creativity and how to reset goals? ft. Anne-Laure, Founder & Neuroscientist

Sponsor: Build in Public Fellowship by Karthik Puvvada (KP) - Apply to the program - https://buildinpublicfellowship.com/ There’s so much joy in being able to think clearly—whether it’s cracking a tough decision, understanding a complex concept, or even letting go of bottled up confusions. When creating and shipping stuff, it’s very…

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Aug. 7, 2023

Why "where do you see yourself in 5 years?" is outdated ft. Anne-Laure, Founder & Neuroscientist

Sponsor: Build in Public Fellowship by Karthik Puvvada (KP) - Apply to the program - https://buildinpublicfellowship.com/ There’s so much joy in being able to think clearly—whether it’s cracking a tough decision, understanding a complex concept, or even letting go of bottled up confusions. When creating and shipping stuff, it’s very…

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Aug. 5, 2023

Eliminate jargons from brand messaging ft. Arielle Jackson, First Round Capital #startupmarketing

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July 19, 2023

Chasing creative pursuits | Tech, fiction writing & filmmaking | AI ethics ft.Abigail [FULL EPISODE]

00:00 Intro to Abigail's work 03:16 Legal to Tech to Writing and Filmmaking: A snapshot 07:46 How to trade-off between difficult decisions 14:14 Community and belief circles in entertainment industry 23:31 AI founders and foundational questions to consider 26:17 How to combine core tech into media and fiction writing 28:24…

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July 12, 2023

AI & Tech ethics: The responsibility all of us carry ft. Abigail (Tech/AI Lead, Author, Filmmaker)

There’s so much in parallel with tech and art—for instance, innovation starts with small steps, iteratively leading up to radical explorations. A lot of people today blend creative arts together with the principles grounded in ethics and emerging tech. To be at the intersection of all of this creativity and…

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July 10, 2023

Finding your tribe if you're into tech & creative pursuits ft. Abigail(Tech Lead, Author, Filmmaker)

There’s so much in parallel with tech and art—for instance, innovation starts with small steps, iteratively leading up to radical explorations. A lot of people today blend creative arts together with the principles grounded in ethics and emerging tech. To be at the intersection of all of this creativity and…

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June 26, 2023

Startup brand strategy, product messaging, early-stage marketing ft. Arielle Jackson (FULL EPISODE)

00:00 Intro to Arielle's work in brand marketing 03:17 How psychology and marketing are related 05:56 Being the first marketer at Gmail—establishing a brand 11:17 Working on rival brands and difference in positioning 13:44 How to associate 'personality' with a brand 17:09 Five attributes to pick the tone and style…

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June 22, 2023

Avoid jargon in startup brand messaging: Bar Test & Cinderella Spectrum ft. Arielle Jackson

What’s the hardest part about starting up, you ask? Plenty of them. And topping the charts, amongst the top three things, would be—nailing the branding and go-to-market strategy. While our entire focus is on the target audience all through the stage of building the product, there are quite a number…

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June 19, 2023

Anatomy of a startup's brand personality (tip for early-stage founders & teams) ft. Arielle Jackson

What’s the hardest part about starting up, you ask? Plenty of them. And topping the charts, amongst the top three things, would be—nailing the branding and go-to-market strategy. While our entire focus is on the target audience all through the stage of building the product, there are quite a number…

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