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Technical Product Management & the importance of mentorship (with Mark Yamashita, Technical PM @ Sensibill) Dec 13, 2020

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An interview with Mark Yamashita, Technical Product Director at Sensibill, a fintech company that means you never have to worry about expense forms again. Mark moved into Product Management from working on supercomputers and compilers, via an MBA. We talk about how technical PMs should keep away from solutioneering, how education & mentoring are so important for PMs, as well as why "Singin' in the Rain" is basically the Lean Startup. Catch up with Mark here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-yamashita/

API Product Management & mountain climbing as a metaphor (with Elina Sokolovska, PM @ Flux) Dec 06, 2020

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An interview with Elina Sokolovska, Product Manager at Flux, an exciting fintech startup working with some big retailers via their API. Elina talks about how she loves integrations and API Product Management, as well as her addiction to startup culture, and how mountain climbing has taught her strength in the face of adversity.

Catch up with Elina on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elina-sokolovska-17560b32/ or https://twitter.com/ElinaSokolovska

AI Product Management & The Importance of Communication (with Mark Graham, Lead PM @ Sharktower) Nov 29, 2020

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An interview with Mark Graham, Lead Product Manager at Sharktower, working with some smart data scientists to revolutionise project management software. We talk about the importance of communication in Product Management, how Product Management is similar to Football Management, and much more.

Catch up with Mark here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iammarkgraham/

Entrepreneurship & being a founder (with Matt Wilkinson, Founder @ Zenquiries) Nov 22, 2020

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An interview with Matt Wilkinson, founder of Zenquiries, an early stage startup focusing on helpdesk integrations with Shopify. Matt talks about his journey from an Economics degree into company foundership via a career in mobile development, and why he's currently "eating glass & staring into the abyss".

Catch up with Matt here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/7d26fc3818e66c496b9c5b2e87dc2171/ - you can find out more about Zenquiries here: https://www.zenquiries.com/

The role of education in leadership (with Mac Maistrelli, Engineering Leader @ Blocket) Nov 15, 2020

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An interview with Mac Maistrelli, engineering leader with a strong background in education with the Council of Europe - passionate about creating high-performing teams, ensuring psychological safety, and creating a learning environment and getting the best out of his team.

Catch up with Mac here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/macmaistrelli/

Building inclusive products for all (with Nidhi Wadmark, PM @ PayPal) Nov 08, 2020

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An interview with Nidhi Wadmark, Product Manager with PayPal, Women in Product Chapter lead and Global Awareness Lead for Thrive, PayPal's neurodiversity and disability awareness Employee Group. Nidhi is passionate about amplifying the voice of women in tech and product as well as ensuring diversity across the board to ensure we make better product decisions.

Catch up with Nidhi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nidhiwadmark/ or Twitter https://twitter.com/nidhiwadmark

Making yourself heard in the workplace (with Priyanka Naik, Growth PM @ Advarisk) Nov 08, 2020

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An interview with Priyanka Naik, Growth Product Manager with Advarisk and Women in Finance Top 100. Priyanka is a fearless advocate of speaking up, marketing yourself, and supporter of gender and neuro diversity. She talks about some of the challenges she's faced in a male-dominated working culture, and some of the approaches she's taken to stand out.

Catch up with Priyanka on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyankanaik042/ or Twitter: https://twitter.com/priyankanaik042

Networking to start your Product career (with Anna Lieberman, aspiring PM) Nov 08, 2020

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An interview with Anna Lieberman, an aspiring Product Manager already on her first side hustle. Anna is passionate about taking her first steps into Product, documenting her journey and benefitting from strong mentorship from other strong Women in Product.

Catch up with Anna on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annajlieberman/ or at her blog: https://www.annajlieberman.com/

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Using your experience to teach the next generation (with Maanas Bukkuri, PM and educator) Nov 01, 2020

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An interview with Maanas Bukkuri, a passionate educator who started out in Engineering & QA before getting a taste for Product Management. Maanas has started teaching up-and-coming PMs via Product School and shares some of his thoughts about product management, continuously learning, and paying it forward to the next generation of Product Managers.

Catch up with Maanas on Medium https://medium.com/@msbukkuri or LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/msbukkuri/

Putting users back at the heart of UX (with Dr Nick Fine PhD, UX consultant) Oct 25, 2020

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An interview with Dr Nick Fine PhD, on a one-man mission to save UX by applying scientific thinking and reviving the controversial opinion that it should involve talking to users. We talk about all things UX and find out why Nick's work may have inadvertently inspired Cambridge Analytica.

You can catch up with Nick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drnickfine/ or Twitter: https://twitter.com/doctorfine although the old boy finds Twitter a bit too full on so be gentle. You can also catch his YouTube lecture about Scientific Design here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T5M_ispuaQ. Nick is also speaking at this conference, coming soon! https://techcircus.io/future_events/ux-live-conference/

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