Minimum Viable Podcast with Elliott Poppel
by Elliott Poppel
Each episode of 'Minimum Viable Podcast' features an intimate conversation with visionary product leaders, who shares battle-tested strategies and practical insights that you can implement with your team today. Hosted by 3x venture-backed founder and accomplished product leader, Elliott Poppel. www.elliottpoppel.com
Episodes
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How to fire your dev team and replace them with AI | Matt Mireles (TalkTastic)
Matt Mireles reveals how he revolutionized his startup by firing his development team and fully replacing them with AI tools. Using sophisticated prompting techniques and synthetic personas, he's pioneering a new founder archetype—one who leverages AI to build faster with smaller teams and deeper...
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Quitting your job to start a startup: How Bubble's Head of Product took the leap | Allen Yang (ex-Bubble)
Allen Yang shares all that went into his decision to walk away from his Head of Product role at no-code pioneer Bubble to found his new startup Liminary. On this week’s episode, get a raw and behind-the-scenes look at all the decisions that go into making such a major life decision. On this...
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Sales discovery to scale: A go-to-market expert's guide to founder-led sales | Mike Heller (Clearbit, Whimsical, Dropbox)
Mike Heller is a renowned go-to-market advisor who has helped shape the sales strategies at companies like Dropbox, Whimsical, and Clearbit. He currently advises seed to Series A founders on crafting and executing their go-to-market strategies, while serving as a venture scout for Craft Ventures....
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Fixing broken onboarding: A live product teardown with Miro's former Head of Growth Design | Kate Syuma (ex-Miro)
Kate Syuma reveals the hidden psychology behind user onboarding and why most companies get it catastrophically wrong. Drawing from her transformation of Miro's growth strategy, Kate shares the principles and tactics that she believes separate successful products from those that lose 60% of users...
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Building better products through always-on customer conversations | Jake McKee (Lego, Apple, Southwest Airlines)
From LEGO to Apple, community architect Jake McKee reveals how to transform product development through deep customer engagement. Learn his field-tested framework for weaving user voices into every stage, turning feedback into breakthrough innovations. --- Jake McKee, a pioneering community...
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Secret to Expert SaaS Messaging | Anthony Pierri (FletchPMM)
Anthony Pierri has a knack for taking complex ideas and turning them into clear, compelling messages. As the co-founder of Fletch PMM, Anthony has helped over 300 companies (mostly in SaaS), refine their positioning to stand out in competitive markets. This week on Minimum Viable Podcast, Anthony...
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What Startups Get Wrong About Marketing | Emily Kramer (MKT1, Asana, Carta)
Emily Kramer, Founder of Kramer HQ and Co-founder of MKT1, has led marketing teams at fast-growing companies like Asana and Carta. Now, she's on a mission to change how founders and leaders approach marketing. In this episode of Minimum Valuable Podcast, she shares common mistakes founders make,...
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A Guaranteed Playbook to Earn #1 on Product Hunt | Leo Bosuener (Social Growth Labs) & Tomás Hernando Kofman (founder of NotDiamond)
Launching on Product Hunt is a huge moment for any startup. We’ll be launching General Collaboration on Product Hunt on October 8th, so ahead of our launch, I recently sat down with two experts who have it down to an art form. Leo Bosuener heads up Social Growth Labs, they specialize in helping...
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Bringing a Product Mindset to Corporate Engineering | Tal Saraf (Head of Corporate Engineering at Atlassian)
On this episode of Minimum Viable Podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Tal Saraf, Head of Corporate Engineering at Atlassian. With a career spanning heavyweights like Microsoft, Amazon, Cisco, and Meta, Tal knows about building and scaling world-class products. But what really caught…
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The Intentional Job Seeker's Guide to Career Transitions | Anthony Nardini (NEXT Careers)
Anthony Nardini, the founder of NEXT Careers, knows a thing or two about navigating career transitions. After spending 11 years at Goldman Sachs across various cities and roles, Anthony found himself volunteering with organizations focused on career mentorship in his spare time. This experience...
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How Getro's Co-Founders Use Values-Driven Leadership to Shape Company Culture | Evan Walden & Maveric Ohm
On this week's episode of Minimum Viable Podcast, I had the pleasure of chatting with Evan Walden and Maveric Real, the dynamic duo behind Getro, a network management platform that's made waves in the venture capital and private equity world. Evan, the company's CEO, is a seasoned pro when it…
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Privacy vs Personalization | Joe Toscano (Expert from Netflix's "The Social Dilemma”)
This episode features Joe Toscano, founder of DataGrade and author of "Automating Humanity." Joe's journey into the world of data privacy is pretty wild - it all started during his time as a consultant for Google, where he saw firsthand just how much potential there was for abuse and how little...
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Navigating the Intersection of Product and VC | Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures)
This episode of Minimum Viable Podcast features Charles Hudson, Managing Partner and Founder of Precursor Ventures. Under Charles' leadership, Precursor has raised four funds totaling over $175 million and has backed more than 375 companies led by over 400 founders. Prior to founding Precursor,...
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Unifying Your Founder Story and Company Story When Building a B2B Product | Andrew Rea (founder of Taxwire, fmr. On Deck)
The latest episode of Minimum Viable Podcast features Andrew Rea. Andrew grew up in Ohio and was the first in his family to attend college. With a whole lot of grit and hard work, he worked his way into the tech scene. He became an early team member at On Deck and later served as Head of Growth…
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Finding Product-Market Fit in the Age of AI | Jeff Bussgang (investor at Flybridge & author of "The Experimentation Machine")
Jeff Bussgang is a veteran entrepreneur, investor, and educator, currently serving as Co-Founder and General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, a seed-stage venture capital firm based in Boston and New York City. With over two decades of experience in the startup world, Jeff has been on both...
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The Keys to Developing Strong Product Judgment | Dev Bala (VP Product at Coursera)
Dev Bala is a seasoned product executive with over 20 years of experience at some of the world's most influential technology companies. He has led product teams at Microsoft, Google, and Facebook, and currently serves as Vice President of Product Management at Coursera. Throughout his career, Dev...
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The Pitfalls of Over-Optimizing Your Digital Workspace | Tem Nugmanov (Notion guru & founder of Optemization)
Tem Nugmanov, Founder & CEO of Optemization was my guest on the Minimum Viable Podcast this week. He shared a story with me about a hard-hitting question he was asked by some VC and founder types during LA Tech Week: "If you come across a Notion workspace that's a 4 out of 5, how do you make it a...
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Translating Design Principles from Physical Spaces to Software | David Fano (founder of Teal HQ, fmr. Chief Growth Officer at WeWork)
Welcome to "Minimum Viable Podcast" – a new podcast and content series that goes beyond the surface to explore the depths of product creation. Each episode, hosted by Elliott Poppel, is a masterclass in innovation, combining deep insights, cross-disciplinary perspectives, and hands-on product...
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Each episode of 'Minimum Viable Podcast' features an intimate conversation with visionary product leaders, who shares battle-tested strategies and practical insights that you can implement with your team today. Hosted by 3x venture-backed founder and accomplished product leader, Elliott Poppel.
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