Anti-silver bullets: Pioneering PLG at IBM | Andy Boyd, CPO (Appfire, IBM)

January 21st, 2025  |  Season 1  |  37 mins 42 secs

business, digital experience, product management, technology

Today, we’re talking with Andy Boyd, CPO of Appfire, which provides a portfolio of over 100 collaboration solutions.

In this episode, Andy details:

• His no-fail growth formula from driving product-led growth (PLG) at IBM Watson
• The ways he uses data to drive experimentation velocity and avoid decision paralysis
• How he’s slingshotted his career by focusing on working with great people, rather than chasing titles or compensation - and why you should too!

Managing product ahead of its time | Sean Lorenz, Senior Director of Product (Altoida, LogMeIn, Neurala)

January 14th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  31 mins 45 secs

business, digital experience, product management, technology

Today, we’re talking with Sean Lorenz, Senior Director of Product at Altoida, using augmented reality and AI to radically improve neurologic diagnostics

In this episode, we talked about:

• How to adapt product to find viable markets
• The importance of matching product capabilities with market timing and realistic go-to-market strategies
• How to deal with a product that is ahead of market readiness

Navigating a digital reckoning in the art industry | Elizabeth Van Bergen, Product Experience Lead (Phillips)

January 7th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  30 mins 28 secs

business, digital experience, product management, technology

Today, LogRocket’s VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Elizabeth Van Bergen, who leads product experience at Phillips, a global high-end auction house.

In this episode we talked about:

• Creating a product experience for both tech novices and early adopters
• How the traditional auction industry went digital overnight
• And why the digital experience is as important as the functionality itself

Build product like Linear | Nan Yu, Head of Product (Linear, Everlane, BOA)

December 31st, 2024  |  Season 1  |  39 mins 36 secs

business, digital experience, product management, technology

Today, our guest is Nan Yu, Head of Product at Linear, a purpose-built tool for planning and building products. Prior to working at Linear, Nan worked at Mode, Abstract, Everlane, and Bank of America.

Unlock revenue with the zone of benefit | Oji Udezue, CPO (Typeform, Twitter, Calendly) [Repeat]

December 24th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  54 mins 54 secs

business, digital product experience, product management, technology

Today, our guest is Oji Udezue, AI product expert, author, and an innovation-focused, multi-disciplined business leader.

Oji has had an extensive and successful career, spanning his time as CPO of Typeform, Head of Product for Creation and Conversation at Twitter, CPO of Calendly, and Head of Product at Atlassian.

No BS eComm Analytics | Julie Acosta, Dir. of eComm & Analytics (NOBULL, AutoZone) [Repeat]

December 17th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  38 mins 56 secs

business, digital product experience, product management, technology

Today, our guest is Julie Acosta, Director of eComm and Marketing Analytics at NOBULL, a fast-growing Boston-based footwear and apparel brand.

Playbook: PM like a GM | Lauren Creedon, VP of Product (Goldcast, Drift, Hudl)

December 10th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  31 mins 38 secs

business, digital product experience, product management, technology

On today’s episode of LaunchPod, Jeff Wharton talks to Lauren Creedon, VP of Product at Goldcast, who formerly led product at Drift and Hudl.

From product leader to founder | Arman Javaherian, CEO & Co-Founder (Home AI, Shortcut, Crunchbase)

December 3rd, 2024  |  Season 1  |  39 mins 34 secs

business, digital product experience, product management, technology

On today’s episode of LaunchPod, Jeff Wharton talks to Arman Javaherian, CEO & Co-Founder at Homa, about how he went from leading product at Shortcut, Zillow, and Crunchbase to then pivoting to a founder role at Homa AI.

Manage product like P&G | Prabhath Nanisetty, Global Head of Industry for Retail Data, Technology, and Quick Commerce (Snowflake)

November 26th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  39 mins 30 secs

business, digital product experience, product management, technology

On today’s episode of LaunchPod, Jeff Wharton talks with Prabhath Nanisetty, Global Head of Industry for Retail Data, Technology, and Quick Commerce at Snowflake, about how his career started from working as an engineer at Proctor and Gamble where he transitioned into product and worked his way up to leadership at P&G, InfoScout/Numerator, and Snowflake.

Building an award-winning ad experience at WSJ | Caroline Albanese, Product Director, Data Products & Capabilities (Dow Jones)

November 19th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  37 mins 1 sec

business, digital product experience, product management, technology

Today, we’re talking with Caroline Albanese, Product Director of Data Products and Capabilities at Dow Jones.