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**Jake and Jonathan**

Jake and Jonathan (formally Product Breakfast Club) is a behind the scenes look at how some of the best companies in the world design their products. Jake Knapp, NY Times best-selling author of “Sprint”, has helped companies like Slack, Nest and 23andMe build successful products. Jonathan Courtney, co-founder of AJ&Smart, has worked with companies like RedBull, eBay and the United Nations, to help them build better products faster. In this new, exciting podcast, the two of them have teamed up to discuss things like product design, innovation and productivity.

Latest Episodes:

50: FIFTY?! 💦🦔 Oct 15, 2018

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The podcast is 50, so it’s officially a middle-aged rambly guy! 👴🏻 There’s someone in Jake’s background, who suddenly takes over from Jake. He also invented the Design Sprint. Maybe it’s just Jake doing a French accent..? 🥖 This episode literally has zero useful information for anyone. It’s just Jake and Jonathan patting themselves on the back for recording 50 Skype calls of them talking and inflicting those conversations on the world. 😌 But if you tuned in for the previous 49 episodes, then that’s not likely to discourage you from listening. Have fun! 🤓

Check out, nay, GO BUY the AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class: ajsmart.com/masterclass 💰

Links:

Stéphane Cruchon (Twitter)

design-sprint.com

Google Design Sprint Conf

Dee (Instagram)

Gruyère cheese (Wikipedia)

John Zeratsky (Twitter)

Buy Make Time!

Buy Sprint!

Jason Fried (Twitter)

BOOK: It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried and DHH (Amazon.com)

BOOK: The Messy Middle by Scott Belsky (Amazon.com)

Gary Vee (Instagram)

Your Hosts:

Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek
Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream
Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com
Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com

Show Notes (fan made by @amrkhalifeh): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

49: MONA PATEL on Starting and Growing a Multi Million Dollar Design Agency Oct 08, 2018

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Jonathan interviews Mona Patel, who really makes Jonathan look like a boring, lazy person in comparison. Mona is the founder of 3 companies: Motivate Design, UX Hires, and Insider Insight. Aaaand she’s the author of Reframe: Shift the Way You Work, Innovate, and Think. Jonathan who?

Some of the topics covered:

Mona’s story in a nutshell. Her work at NASA(!!) and Kodak. 🤯

How do you prove yourself in a company? Speak your mind, but only if you have something useful to say! 😛

Jonathan ADMITS he doesn’t think research is useless, and where it’s can be best employed. 🤓

THE INSIDERS! Who are they?! How are they contributing good karma to the world? And what is the Observation Method? 👀

Solopreneuring…while pregnant! 🤰🏽

How to hire well. 👩🏼‍💻

Tony Robbins comes into the story at some point. 🕺🏻

Why you should read Mona’s book, Reframe. 📖

Check out, nay, GO BUY the AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class: ajsmart.com/masterclass 💰

Links:

Mona Patel on Instagram

Mona Patel on Twitter

Motivate Design

UX Hires

GaryVee

American Institutes for Research

Design Research (Wikipedia)

Buy Sprint!

BOOK: Reframe: Shift the Way You Work, Innovate, and Think by Mona Patel

Your Hosts:

Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek
Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream
Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com
Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com

Show Notes (fan made by @amrkhalifeh): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

48: How to be a Product Leader - SCOTT BELSKY Oct 01, 2018

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Jonathan interviews Scott Belsky, founder of Behance and currently Adobe's Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President of Creative Cloud, and only asks him questions that were sent in by you, the listener! Just kidding, Jonathan selfishly asks Scott questions about building a business and about leadership, because those are the ones most relevant to Jonathan’s current role as a CEO. But he does throw in a product question at the end. So there’s at least one question for everyone! 😝

Here’s how the interview goes in broad strokes:

Jonathan gushes over Scott Belsky. 😍

Scott Belsky on building Behance. 👷‍

How to keep people motivated. EMPATHY! 😌

The line between life and work. 💼

The lows & highs of creating a business & the importance of self-awareness during both. 📈

What do you do when you get the feeling that it’s not going to work out? When do you know when to quit? It’s all about conviction. 🤓

How to deal with distractions? 💩

Who shouldn’t read the Messy Middle? 🛑 📖

What’s more important, ideas or execution? ✨

A book within a book! 🧐

How people are lazy, vain, and selfish. 😬

Check out, nay, GO BUY the AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class: ajsmart.com/masterclass 💰

Links:

ScottBelsky.com

Scott Belsky on Twitter

Scott Belsky on Instagram

BOOK: Making Ideas Happen by Scott Belsky

BOOK: The Messy Middle by Scott Belsky

99u.com

Behance.net

AskGaryVee 290: Scott Belsky on Starting Behance, Perseverance in Business, & the “Messy Middle”

The Tim Ferriss Show: Scott Belsky — How to Conquer the Messy Middle (#336)

The Real Journey image

Action Method: A Flexible and Intuitive Project Management System | 2008 | TechCrunch

BOOK: Anything You Want by Derek Sivers

Your Hosts:

Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek
Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream
Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com
Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com

Show Notes (fan made by @amrkhalifeh): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

47: Big Product Decisions: Gut Feeling or Test? Sep 24, 2018

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Jonathan is famous and get recognized while holding underwear. 👙

Jake's new book Make Time is coming out tomorrow! 🔥📖🔥

Jake and Jonathan discuss different approaches to giving talks. Jake always wings it, while Jonathan sweats every detail! Sound right, right? 🤔

Jonathan charges an ungodly amount for talks...because he can. 🤑

Jake and Jonathan drop some wisdom on giving talks. Being entertaining is key. No forget that, actually just be serious. 😶

Jake candidly roasts Jonathan on his interview skills, then they talk about how TOTALLY confident they are when they interview guests. 😎

Creative Selection book discussion. Gut → demo → launch. How that relates to the sprint. Words matter: Prototype vs demo. 👨🏻‍🎨

Irish accent. ☘️

Check out, nay, GO BUY the AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class: ajsmart.com/masterclass 💰

Links:

Buy Make Time!

Review Make Time on: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de

Review Make Time on Goodreads

Buy Sprint!

PBC #Why Most Design Conferences Suck

BOOK: Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun | Amazon.com

PBC #Silicon Valley’s Top CEO/Leadership Coach: KIM SCOTT

Scott Belsky

The GaryVee Audio Experience

The Tim Ferriss Show

Terry Gross | Wikipedia

PBC X: Jason Fried gives us SAVAGE Product Advice

BOOK: Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda | Amazon.com

Go (subtly) nag Chris Do to invite Jonathan on his podcast

Your Hosts:

Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek
Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream
Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com
Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com

Show Notes (fan made by @amrkhalifeh): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

46: Silicon Valley’s Top CEO/Leadership Coach: KIM SCOTT Sep 17, 2018

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This week Jonathan interviews his favorite Author Kim Scott, Founder of Candor Inc. & CEO coach for some of Silicon Valley's biggest companies. She was on the faculty of Apple University and was a leader for Google AdSense, YouTube and the Double Click team.

Her other achievements include managing a pediatric clinic in war-torn Kosovo and building a diamond cutting company in Russia - Basically not many people can say they have her experiences in life, so listening to all this condensed into 30+ minutes should definitely put a smile on your face. It did ours!

She's here to show off her book Radical Candor, which just so happens to be the best book on management and leadership that we've every read! You'll have yourself saying 'how did i not know this'!!!

Enjoy.

Find out more about the Master-Class here:   AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class: https://ajsmart.com/masterclass

Links

radicalcandor.com

BOOK: Radical Candor | Amazon.com

Radical Candor podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast

Apple University | Wikipedia

Sergey Brin | Wikipedia

Eric Schmidt | Wikipedia

Sheryl Sandberg| Wikipedia

Radical Candor 2x2 Grid

Bonus.ly

Your Hosts

Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek
Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream
Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com
Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com

Show Notes (fan made by @amrkhalifeh): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

45: Apple is DOOMED! iPhone XS, Watch Series 4 LEAKED Sep 10, 2018

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This week something cool is about to drop… and it’s not the theme tune to Fragil Rock. It’s that time for Apple’s special event - 2018. The invitations are out, but so are the rumours. This year also comes with a whole bunch of leaks (whoooo let the dogs out). So Jonathan chats to Jake via some crappy Skype phone sound (apologies) and go over the pre-event rumours and leaks, as they surface.

We explore the 3 different iPhone models, possible iPad and iWatch improvements and what it means for this ‘Tick-Tock’ tock year. We also look at the flaws in Apples yearly improvements but the desire that captivates all Apple users to buy every year.

Oh and some Yodelling…

Find out more about the Master-Class here:   AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class: https://ajsmart.com/masterclass

Links

BOOK: Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die | Amazon

Buy Sprint!

Buy Make Time!

IDEO

Apple’s next iPhone event will be on September 12th | The Verge

Apple MacBook Pro with Touch Bar updated with ‘improved’ third-generation keyboard | 9to5Mac

Exclusive: This is ‘iPhone XS’ — design, larger version, and gold colors confirmed | 9to5Mac

Exclusive: Apple Watch Series 4 revealed — massive display, dense watch face, more | 9to5Mac

Buy the AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass!

How to Run 13 Design Sprints at Once: Inside Maker Week at The New York Times | Jake Knapp | NYTimes

The Hosts

Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek
Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream
Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com
Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com

Show Notes (fan made by @amrkhalifeh): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

44: Growing USTWO + The Future of Creative Business with Jules Ehrhardt Sep 03, 2018

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Ever wanted to hear from a creative design business master???

Well, today is another very special episode. This time Jonathan interviews Jules Ehrhardt of UsTwo fame about building one of the biggest most revered design companies.

Unfortunately, no Jake on this one… But Jonathan and Jules expand on a recent article called ‘The State Of The Digital Nation 2020’, diving deep into the commoditisation race to the bottom and how to outlast the pricing structure wars in design companies.

Article - https://medium.com/swlh/state-of-the-digital-nation-2020-venture-road-22de4377836

They also Chat about Jules’ start; from London to Japan, From Australia to the US and heading up offices around the world!  This is now for sure, the worlds no.1 podcast - about design – officially!!! Because we have a number 1 designer on our show. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Find out more about the Master-Class here;   AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class: https://ajsmart.com/masterclass

Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek
Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream
Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com
Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com

Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

43: BONUSODE - How to Make Better Use of Your Time Aug 27, 2018

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This week is a little different from our usual, Jonathan couldn't make it. So instead Jake is bringing you and interview from another show that he's just been on, talking about his new book 'Make Time'. You've heard us talk a lot about "buy Sprint", well soon you will be able to buy Make Time, so here you'll get your first in depth glimpse of what the book is all about.

The interview is from a Podcast called 'Time off' and the host is John Fitch.

Find out more about the Master-Class here;   AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class: https://ajsmart.com/masterclass

Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek
Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream
Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com
Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com

Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

42: Why the Best Products Come From Silicon Valley Aug 20, 2018

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What's the difference between working as a designer in Silicon Valley and the rest of the world.... Well, the water closet for sure!

Jonathan and Jake chat about;

• Working for big Silicon Valley companies,
• How to position your values inline with people higher in the food chain,
• How to ask for what you want without sounding sleazy,
• And of course a whole bunch of polite restroom/bathroom humour.

Find out more about the Master-Class here;   AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class: https://ajsmart.com/masterclass

€500 off (until August 16th) with this code: PBCPODCAST

Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek
Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream
Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com
Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com

Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

41: BEST Books for Product People (Not Sponsored by Squarespace) Aug 13, 2018

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Jonathan and Jake cozy up in an hotel room together, eating some breakfast in bed like Bert and Erni would be proud of! Talking with a mouth full, spraying pastry crumbs all over the sheets and much more... They chat about leaving behind technical design, suggesting you turn your attention to the business side of the job, learn to communicate with people outside of your specific role and some growth strategies to boost your career.

Including a bunch of great book recommendations for growth.

Find out more about the masterclass here;   AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass: https://ajsmart.com/masterclass

€500 off (until August 16th) with this code: PBCPODCAST

Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek
Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream
Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com
Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com

Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial