The Watson & Alex Show

Episodes

1. 13

   #13 - Growth

   In the episode, Alex and Watson dive deep into the discipline of Product Growth. Well, at least as deep as you can go in 20 minutes.

   Mar 5, 2024

   18m
2. 12

   #12 - PM Interviews

   In this episode, Alex and Watson get into the details about the PM interview process from both the interviewer and interviewee side.

   Nov 13, 2023

   21m
3. 11

   #11 - PM Project Management Tools

   In this episode, Alex and Watson discuss which tools are best for a PM's project management duties, and get into AI's place in all of this.

   Nov 5, 2023

   25m
4. 10

   # 10 - How to Hire PMs via Internal Transfers

   In episode 10, Alex and Watson talk about one of the best ways to hire a new product manager for your team -- internal transfers.

   Oct 30, 2023

   28m
5. 9

   #9 - Taking Time Off as a PM

   In this episode, Alex and Watson discuss how to take time off as a product manager, and how to manage time off on your team.

   Aug 3, 2023

   22m
6. 8

   #8 - A Casual Chat About AI

   In this episode, Alex and Watson discuss how we (as PMs, but also everyday consumers) are using AI in our daily lives.

   Jul 21, 2023

   20m
7. 7

   #7 - Karolis Karalevicius: Business and Product

   Karolis Karalevicius joins the pod this week to discuss the relationship between Product and Business, and how young PMs can best utilize their business stakeholders. https://www.linkedin.com/in/karalevicius/

   Jul 5, 2023

   22m
8. 6

   #6 - Airbnb's Reorg of the Product Team

   In this episode, Alex and Watson discuss Brian Chesky's recent comments about reorganizing Airbnb's Product function.

   Jun 25, 2023

   19m
9. 5

   #5 - PM Toolkit: How To Say No

   In the third episode of the PM Toolkit Series, Alex and Watson dive into how to say "no" as a product manager, and how to do so effectively with different seniority levels of our peers.

   Jun 9, 2023

   14m
10. 4

    #4 - PM Toolkit: Know Your Funnel

    In this episode, Watson and Alex expand on the PM toolkit by talking about the importance of knowing where you are in the funnel, so that you can maximize your chance of driving impact to the business' bottom line.

    May 25, 2023

    9m
11. 3

    #3 - PM Toolkit: Trust and Credibility

    In this episode, we kick off a new series about building your product manager toolkit. The first installment is about the importance of building trust and credibility with the people you work with.

    May 19, 2023

    12m
12. 2

    #2 - How we got our first product jobs

    In this episode, Alex and Watson go into more detail on how they first got exposed to the product management role, and then how they got their first gigs in the profession,

    May 12, 2023

    10m
13. 1

    #1 - What is a product manager?

    Alex and Watson kick off the podcast by answering the basic question: what is a product manager? We get into topics such as our experience first learning about the role, how we attempt to explain it to others, and what some of the core responsibilities are of the role today.

    May 2, 2023

    9m