Podcast
Product Mindset
Hosted by Karthik Vijayakumar · EN
The Product Mindset is a set of ideas (skills, techniques, and thinking hacks) that successful product makers possess, that allows them to learn, push through challenges and setbacks and more importantly, learn from the success of their peers. On Product Mindset by Design Your Thinking Labs, you will find a mix of deep-dive interviews, focused interviews around the product mindset, and solo episodes where we discuss the Product Mindset with experts and influencers. The show's host Karthik Vijayakumar interviews product experts, CEOs, editors, designers, coaches, and startup founders on various topics that encompass the Product Mindset. This podcast is for product managers, designers, entrepreneurs, product teams at startups, and everyone that's aspiring to get into these roles. You will find actionable advice, downloads, ebooks, and much more that accompany each episode. For more details, check out the podcast at www.designyourthinking.com/podcasts.
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11episodes
Episodes
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Why Leading Without Authority Can Help You Succeed?
Sep 11, 201700:34:30Tap to summarizeIn this Focus Forty episode I speak with Jackie Bavaro, Head of PM at Asana, about Leading without Authority, success and more. The one thing we, as product makers, most often ignore is the relationships with our team members, customers and other stakeholders. Secondly, we miss the fact that a lot of our success needs […]The post Why Leading Without Authority Can Help You Succeed? appeared first on . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kartvee.substack.com
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One Big Reason Behind So Many Failed Products
Sep 6, 201700:35:18Tap to summarizeIn this Topical Zoom episode I speak with Amy Jo Kim, world-renowned social game designer, community architect & startup coach about gamification, game thinking and mistakes startups make. She specifically talks about a reason why we see so many failed products in the market. Many companies use “game”in their products. The word we hear a […]The post One Big Reason Behind So Many Failed Products appeared first on . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kartvee.substack.com
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Why Community Building Should Be Central To Your Product Strategy?
Sep 4, 201700:39:08Tap to summarizeIn this Topical Zoom episode I speak with Amy Jo Kim, world-renowned social game designer, community architect & startup coach about community building and why it should play a bigger and central role in what we create. Communities are a core aspect of the human race, and have played a key role on the internet […]The post Why Community Building Should Be Central To Your Product Strategy? appeared first on . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kartvee.substack.com
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How Design Leadership Is Creating Organizations of the Future?
Aug 30, 201700:42:57Tap to summarizeIn this Ferris Wheel episode, I speak with Peter Merholz, the co-founder of Adaptive Path. He talks about design leadership and the evolution of design. Design Leadership is growing in organizations that were once never aware of the role of design. This growth also triggers a lot of questions with respect to what it means […]The post How Design Leadership Is Creating Organizations of the Future? appeared first on . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kartvee.substack.com
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Why Service Design Is The New Unorthodox?
Aug 28, 201700:38:46Tap to summarizeIn this Ferris Wheel episode, I speak with Peter Merholz, the co-founder of Adaptive Path. I deconstruct his thinking on user centered vs service design, get him to share his biggest learnings and more. The field of design has changed a lot in the last two decades. User centered design is no longer unorthodox. That […]The post Why Service Design Is The New Unorthodox? appeared first on . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kartvee.substack.com
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Busy Creating Inside a Secret Room In Your Basement?
Aug 23, 201700:29:24Tap to summarizeIn this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with John Cutler, Senior Product Manager at Zendesk about feature factory, transparency and the role of a Product Manager. There are various skills, techniques and hacks that we need to be good at as product makers. In this episode, I try to understand the top 3 areas that […]The post Busy Creating Inside a Secret Room In Your Basement? Here Are 3 Tips.. appeared first on . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kartvee.substack.com
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Product Management Is Touchpoint Management
Aug 21, 201700:35:07Tap to summarizeIn this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with John Cutler, Senior Product Manager at Zendesk about the evolving field of Product Management and the role of customer feedback in a world of service touchpoints. Product Management is rapidly changing. With the notion of Products changing rapidly, there is an imminent need for a fresh new […]The post Product Management Is Touchpoint Management appeared first on . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kartvee.substack.com
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Why Pay Closer Attention To Failure and Success as a Creator?
Aug 16, 201700:27:40Tap to summarizeIn this Ground Zero episode, I speak with Shay Howe, co-founder of Lead Honestly and a partner at Prota Ventures, co-founder at Chicago Camps about failure and success as a manager and entrepreneur. It’s true that as entrepreneurs and makers we get stretched to our limits. The question is not about managing the stretch, but […]The post Why Pay Closer Attention To Failure and Success as a Creator? appeared first on . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kartvee.substack.com
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Focus on Building Better Relationships In Teams?
Aug 14, 201700:34:02Tap to summarizeIn this Ground Zero episode, I speak with Shay Howe, co-founder of Lead Honestly and a partner at Prota Ventures, co-founder at Chicago Camps about building better relationships. No matter how great your products are, if you don’t play close attention to your teams, you are staring at a gaping hole. If you are a […]The post Why Should You Focus on Building Better Relationships In Teams? appeared first on . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kartvee.substack.com
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Mastering The Art Of Communication
Aug 9, 201700:35:31Tap to summarizeIn this Topical Zoom episode, I speak with 6 experts about Mastering the Art of Communication, a key Product Mindset topic. I speak with Daniel Zacarias, Kevin Steigerwald, Tristan Kromer, Indi Young, Sarah Doody and Mona Patel. Communication is a key aspect of making products, and yet it is so less talked about. Communication is […]The post DYT 123: Mastering The Art Of Communication appeared first on . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kartvee.substack.com
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