In today's episode, titled "The Vision-Based Product Strategy," our hosts Alex and Christian tackle the challenges and importance of having a clear product vision. They discuss the common pitfalls of defining a vision and how it can lead to misalignment within the company. Christian challenges the traditional approach of creating a single inspiring sentence and emphasizes the significance of also including the "what" and the "why" in the product vision. The conversation evolves into distinguishing between a company's mission and its vision, and how these two aspects need to be aligned to drive success. Get ready for an insightful discussion filled with practical advice on crafting a strong product vision. What we've covered: (00:02:34) Defining an inspiring, world-changing vision. (00:04:18) Product vision = future state and covers the what and why (00:07:53) The mission in concise sentences. (00:10:30) Vision and missions in multiproduct companies (00:14:59) Alignment with input from teams. Blog Article: https://www.product-bakery.com/blog/product-vision-strategy ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20 🎥 Youtube: ⁠@ProductBakeryPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

In today's episode, we dive into the world of Chief Product Officers and explore what sets apart the effective ones from the ineffective ones. Drawing from our recent conversations with CPOs from around the world, we discuss the differences between European and US CPOs, the impact of culture and leadership styles, and the key ingredients for success in this role. So grab your favorite pastry and join us as we uncover the secrets to being a top-notch CPO. What we've covered: (00:02:33) CPO's role in companies and European culture. (00:06:32) Cultural differences and leadership styles impact teams. (00:10:09) Trust, autonomy, growth, and teamwork for CPOs. (00:11:07) Product strategy: problem-solving, profitability, and future positioning. ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20 🎥 Youtube: @ProductBakeryPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

In today's episode, Alex and Christian shed light on the growing emphasis on tools in the industry, particularly in the realms of design and product management. While tools can be immensely helpful and time-saving, the duo reminds us of the importance of not neglecting the craft itself. Join us as we explore the relationship between tooling, skills development, and the enduring need for human judgment and understanding in the product creation process. So grab your notepads and get ready for some insightful discussions. What we've covered: (00:18) Love for software tooling and emerging trends. (05:17) Tools don't replace understanding and communication. (09:03) Steve Jobs discovered through books and aesthetics and craftsmanship in product design. (10:23) Tools change, learn history, study good designers. ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20 🎥 Youtube: ⁠@ProductBakeryPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

In this episode, Alex and Christian bring you an insightful discussion about a hot topic in the industry. They dive into the recent announcement by the CEO of Airbnb, who boldly stated that the company is moving away from product managers. They explore the implications of this decision and its potential impact on the role of product management. They also share their thoughts on the evolving nature of the product manager role and how organizations can optimize their workforce for efficient product development. Join us as we unpack the CEO's vision for a more design-driven company and the possible implications for the future of product management. Stay tuned for a thought-provoking conversation addressing product managers' role and relevance in today's ever-changing landscape. What we've covered: (00:01:56) Apple worked without product managers, interesting discussion. (00:05:26) Engineering manager enables on-time delivery, overlaps determine role necessity - Apple example. (00:08:16) Designers and CPMs should work together effectively. (00:11:44) One person can cover the process, but experts validate. Product Marketing Episode With Martina (click me) ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20 🎥 Youtube: ⁠@ProductBakeryPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com

We know you might be tired of people talking about AI... Nevertheless, there are tremendous trends changing the industry and we believe it's important to stay on top of things before... ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

Innovation is a word that many companies claim to do. Or, they want to be more innovative by hiring external people, setting up innovation labs, and more. What is innovation though? We took it from there and dove into the definition of innovation as well as what it needs to "do innovation" and how not to do it. ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/⁠

The summer break is over! We're back with an episode about learning from feedback, news, podcasts, books, and other resources. We don't only talk about how you learn, we talk about how you learn in the right way by taking a wider perspective on things instead of "just adapting" new knowledge. We've covered: (00:02:18) Thoughts on podcasting and professional development vary. (00:03:50) How to absorb information and apply it. (00:08:16) Understanding problems before chasing solutions is crucial. (00:12:09) The Coaching Habit: effective learning and adaptation. (00:14:31) Romans exist, follow us for updates. ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

We've been invited to the Product Conference in Munich and interviewed great guests about the importance of the product strategy. Here are the questions we've asked: The importance of product strategy Why do product teams need a product strategy (or not)?What are the key steps for a team or individual PM to define a strategy (ideally with examples)?Which key parts & information need every strategy to cover?How can teams & leaders ensure that their teams live by the defined strategy and further develop it so it doesn't get outdated?What do CEOs & founders need to give buy-in? Follow the guests: Shilu Mistry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shilu-mistry-b56598a/Pankaj Gupta, Ph.D.: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pankaj-gupta-germany/ Check out amplitude: https://amplitude.com/ ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

We've been invited to the Product Conference in Munich and interviewed great guests about the product discovery process. Here are the questions we've asked: Running the product discovery process How do you run product discovery at your company?How did you initially set up or adjust a product discovery process when starting at your company?Which KPIs & metrics do you use to measure the impact of your discovery (ideally with examples)?At which point of the discovery process do most teams fail? Check out amplitude: https://amplitude.com/ Follow the guests: Gopi Kannappan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gopikannappan/Sophie Genty: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sgenty/Vikas Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikas-seth-/ ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

In this episode, Alex and Christian are joined by the insightful Ofir, a Chief Product Officer with a deep passion for AI. They explore the evolving role of AI in product management and design, discussing how AI capabilities can empower users, boost productivity, and unlock new value. From AI copilot assistants to generative AI tools, they provide practical examples and valuable resources for integrating AI into your work. Join us as we dive into the AI revolution and discover how to develop an AI mindset in the world of product development. What We’ve Covered: (00:01:24) A good CPO focuses on AI, tools, and AI mindset. (00:06:59) AI empowers product managers to innovate faster. (00:09:13) English is the new programming language. (00:13:50) Will AI make humans smarter or dumber? (00:17:41) Rate of change challenges the education system now. (00:21:50) Generative AI tools will help. (00:24:45) Saving time with backlog management. (00:30:06) Revolutionary shift in product development approaches. (00:32:32) AI transformation empowers users and boosts productivity. (00:35:00) AI is a powerful partner, not hype. (00:39:23) Be mindful of AI but don't underestimate it. Connect with Ofir: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ofirnatan/ Link to Ofir's AI talk: https://ofirnatan.gumroad.com/l/gen-ai-for-product-teams-eu-cpo-conf-2023 Link to the resources: https://amplitude.com/blog/supercharge-with-ai ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

We invited Esmar to our show who is an experienced product leader. In this episode, he talked about how to set up a product discovery process as a leader who recently joined a new team/company. Connect with Esmar Mesic: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmarmesic/ ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

After diving into the product discovery, we continued our conversation and talked about the product delivery process. ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

This week, Alex talks about how he does product discovery and how he and his team managed to establish a new process within their company. ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

After many requests, we finally talked for the first time about OKR planning! In this episode, we looked at the whole planning process of OKRs on a team and company level. We specifically looked at the planning process and the common traps teams fall into. OKR planning & process https://www.christianstrunk.com/blog/practical-okr-planning-guide Defining OKRs: https://www.christianstrunk.com/blog/5-okr-best-practices ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

This time we attended the Chief Product Officer Conference 2023 in Berlin. We've hosted a panel discussion and talked about product lead growth as well as the importance of AI. Our guests: Mirela Mus - CPO & Founder @Product People Rhiannon White - CPO @Clue Belen Caeiro - VP Product @Microverse ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

After our previous discussion about product owners and managers, we looked deeper into product design vs. UX design. ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

Product management and design collaboration is what we've talked most about in the past. The same goes for product and engineering collaboration. In this episode, we talk about how product designers and engineers should collaborate to ensure seamless delivery to production. Follow us on LinkedIn: Alex Dapunt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexdapunt/Christian Strunk: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianstrunk/⁠ ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠Product Bakery⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠@productbakery⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠@productbakery20⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

We enjoyed talking to the analytics veteran and product evangelist Adam Greco. Adam has more than 20 years of experience in the industry. We talked about the importance of good data for marketers and product teams, the shift from sales-led growth to product-led growth as well as the upcoming trends around machine learning and AI. Table of content: 00:30 - Intro Adam02:40 - The rise of data05:10 - Privacy, GDPR & more13:25 - Marketing vs. product analytics19:00 - Tracking based on business questions27:20 - Good tracking vs. bad tracking (example)33:10 - The trend of AI 36:45 - Adam's advice for product teams Linkedin: Adam Greco Website: amplitude.com ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: Product Bakery 📸 Instagram: @productbakery 🐦 Twitter: @productbakery20 🌍 Website: https://www.product-bakery.com/

The product manager vs. product owner discussion is still a thing. What's the difference and how do companies distinguish these roles? This time, we shared our thoughts and experiences around the titles. ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: Product Bakery 📸 Instagram: @productbakery 🐦 Twitter: @productbakery20 🌍 Website: https://www.product-bakery.com/

Giving and receiving feedback can be very challenging. Especially when it comes to the topics that bother us. In this episode, we talked about how we're giving feedback as well as the negative side effects of not speaking the truth. ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: Product Bakery 📸 Instagram: @productbakery 🐦 Twitter: @productbakery20 🌍 Website: https://www.product-bakery.com/