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My name is Paweł Huryn. I'm an Author, Product Coach, and Product Manager with 9+ of experience.My newsletter, The Product Compass, is read by 54K+ product professionals every week: https://www.productcompass.pmHere, I interview product management leaders to get actionable advice on how to build great products and exceptional product teams.
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[AI] Your Guide to Feature Detox: Winning Through Simplifying
It's tempting to think adding more features will help you satisfy every customer and stay ahead of the competition. After all, more features mean more value, right?Actually, it’s often the opposite.Too many features can overload your product, confuse users, degrade performance, slow down your teams, and drain your resources. The best product companies understand this and are obsessed with simplicity.One of the best examples of simplicity is Apple, the most valuable company in the world. Remember when Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone with just one button? That bold move showed how powerful it can be to focus on what's essential.---This AI-generated episode is based on Your Guide to Feature Detox: Winning Through Simplifying from The Product Compass Newsletter. See my full post for more insights.I'd love to get your feedback: pawel@theproductcompass.tech---Related posts:Crossing the Chasm: The Ultimate Guide For PMsFrom Strategy to Objectives Masterclass12 Proven Sources of Insights to Fuel Your Product DiscoveryContinuous Product Delivery: Why It’s Critical to Release Frequently---Where to find Paweł Huryn?• My newsletter: https://www.productcompass.pm• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pawelhuryn• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawel-huryn• Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/PawelHuryn
[AI] 10 Sources of Waste in Product Management
There's nothing more disappointing than seeing a team's energy and effort go to waste when their hard work doesn't truly move the needle.Being part of such a team can feel demotivating, frustrating, and, frankly, hopeless.I've been there many times.This AI-generated episode is based on my post, 10 Sources of Waste in Product Management, in which I discuss ten sources of waste that I've witnessed in my career and, more importantly, share advice on how to avoid them.I'd love to get your feedback: pawel@theproductcompass.tech---Related posts:How to Write a Product Requirements Document? The Best PRD Template.How to Write User Stories: The Ultimate Guide3 Ways to Create 10X Better Product RoadmapsHow to Manage Risks as a Product Manager8 Secrets of Amazon Web Services Success (Case Study)What Is Product Discovery? Product Discovery 101Continuous Product Delivery: Why It's Critical to Release Frequently---Where to find Paweł Huryn?• My newsletter: https://www.productcompass.pm• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pawelhuryn• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawel-huryn• Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/PawelHuryn
[AI] How Meta and Instagram Use Pre-Mortems to Avoid Post-Mortems
Many engineering teams run post-mortems when there is a failure or error. The team needs to come together to discuss what went wrong and how to prevent it from happening again.But what if we could anticipate and prevent these failures before they happen? Enter the pre-mortem.Pre-mortems are a powerful tool that the best product teams at Google, Meta, Stripe, and others use regularly to increase the probability of a successful product launch and avoid difficult-to-recover failures. This AI-generated episode is based on How Meta and Instagram Use Pre-Mortems to Avoid Post-Mortems from The Product Compass Newsletter, where Yue Zhao (CPTO, Coach, Author) shares how pre-mortems can benefit your team and provides actionable steps to run an effective session.I'd love to get your feedback: pawel@theproductcompass.tech---Related posts:The Complete Product Life Cycle: Tools, Methods, and TemplatesIntroduction to AI Product ManagementUser Journey Mapping 101 with TemplateHow to Write a Product Requirements Document? PRD TemplateContinuous Product Discovery Masterclass---Where to find Paweł Huryn?• My newsletter: https://www.productcompass.pm• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pawelhuryn• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawel-huryn• Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/PawelHuryn
The Product Compass, Ask me anything, October 10, 2024
Hey, welcome to the Product Compass. This is not a podcast but a monthly "Ask Me Anything" with Pawel Huryn recorded on October 10, 2024.We discussed:(00:21) How to make sense of the Product Trio for platform teams?(01:51) Strong opinions on the Product Trio tackling different risks?(05:28) How can we keep stakeholders engaged?(07:00) How to perform Product Discovery before Product-Market Fit?(09:21) Is the idea more important than the execution?(12:08) Is the Product Manager a mini CEO?(15:11) How important is technical knowledge for a Product Manager?(19:17) How do you find time for product discovery?(23:52) Is DevEx a Customer Experience for internal product teams?(28:09) Your transition from Project Manager to Product Manager?(34:17) How to become a Product Manager? What is the learning path?Where to find Paweł Huryn?• My newsletter: https://www.productcompass.pm• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pawelhuryn• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawel-huryn• Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/PawelHuryn
TRANSFORMED: Moving to the Product Operating Model with Marty Cagan (INSPIRED, EMPOWERED)
In this interview, Paweł Huryn (The Product Compass) and Aakash Gupta (Product Growth) talk to Marty Cagan, a legendary product leader, founder of SVPG, and the author of INSPIRED and EMPOWERED.In this conversation, Marty Cagan:• Clears up common misconceptions about product management• Explains how the best product organizations build products• Introduces the principles of the Product Operating Model• Provides insights on how you can drive transformationMarty's new book, TRANSFORMED, will be released on March 12, 2024. Pre-order your copy now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Transformed-Becoming-Product-Driven-Company-Silicon/dp/1119697336 ---Where to find Marty Cagan?• SVPG: https://www.svpg.com/• Email: cagan@svpg.com---Where to find Aakash Gupta?• Newsletter: https://www.news.aakashg.com/• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@growproduct• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aagupta/• Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/aakashg0---Where to find Paweł Huryn?• My newsletter: https://www.productcompass.pm• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pawelhuryn• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawel-huryn• Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/PawelHuryn
The Science of Growth with Sean Ellis
Product growth is simple. But it's often misunderstood and poorly applied.That's why I'm excited to share my interview with Sean Ellis, the author of the international bestseller Hacking Growth.His high-velocity test/learn process has accelerated growth at companies like Facebook, Airbnb, and Dropbox.Sean coined growth hacking, invented the ICE prioritization, and popularized the North Star Framework. In this episode, we discuss:(01:29) What is Growth Hacking? (02:41) The required skill set.(04:48) What's required to start thinking about product growth? (06:17) How can we measure product-market fit? (08:48) How can we accelerate growth? Understanding growth. (12:10) Refining value proposition. The right customer. The right experience. (18:08) The science of growth. Growth process. ICE scoring. (22:24) The power of experimenting. (23:58) Creating value vs. capturing value. How everything is connected. (26:28) What can go wrong? Building alignment. Becoming a growth leader.(32:56) Building the right culture. The testing habit. (36:25) North Star Metric and the physics of growth. (41:19) B2B vs. B2C product growth. Where to find Sean Ellis?Sean’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanellis/Sean’s website: http://www.seanellis.me/GrowthHackers community and courses: https://growthhackers.com/Where to find Paweł Huryn?• My newsletter: https://www.productcompass.pm• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pawelhuryn• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawel-huryn• Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/PawelHuryn
Building The Right Product with Alberto Savoia, ex-innovator at Google
My guest is Alberto Savoia, the first Engineering Director at Google. He's currently a lecturer at Stanford University and the author of the international bestseller "The Right It: Why So Many Ideas Fail and How to Make Sure Yours Succeed." In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Introduction(01:19) Bitten by a failure, Alberto decided to bite back!(05:06) Market Research: Collect Skin-in-the-Game(08:24) Collect Your Own Data (YODA)(11:09) Say It With Numbers: The XYZ Hypothesis(15:22) Test Your Ideas by Pretotyping(20:01) Remember That Prototyping Is the Most Ethical Thing to Do(23:44) Collect Enough Evidence(27:15) Start With One Hypothesis(29:53) Interview Customers Only to Explore the Problem Space(35:07) Fall in Love With the Problem but Flirt With the Idea(39:10) Build a Culture of Experimentation(43:52) Final DiscussionWatch as a video + more information: https://youtu.be/aQ_SrxK9zjoWhere to find Paweł Huryn?• My newsletter: https://www.productcompass.pm• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pawelhuryn• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawel-huryn• Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/PawelHuryn