Launch With Confidence is your go-to podcast where curiosity meets the thrill of building and launching a tech product. It's a vibrant hub for inquisitive minds in tech eager to peek behind the curtain of product development. Each episode is a friendly chat with the trailblazers unpacking the secrets to a bulletproof go-to-market strategy and the excitement of nailing that product launch.
Launch With Confidence
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Launch With Confidence is your go-to podcast where curiosity meets the thrill of building and launching a tech product. It's a vibrant hub for inquisitive minds in tech eager to peek behind the curtain of product development. Each episode is a friendly chat with the trailblazers unpacking the secrets to a bulletproof go-to-market strategy and the excitement of nailing that product launch.
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November 24, 2025
How Data Tells You What to Build (And What to Skip) with Patrick Quiery
<p>When every customer, executive, and competitor has an opinion about what you should build next, how do you know what actually matters?</p><p>In this episode, Patrick Quiery, VP of Product at IntelliShift, joins Chris Rader to talk about how data, not instinct, guides great product decisions. From fleet management to SaaS, Patrick has spent over a decade transforming complex feedback into clear product direction.</p><p>You’ll learn how he:</p><ul><li>Turns customer noise into meaningful product signals</li><li>Uses data to navigate executive pressure and competing priorities</li><li>Validates ideas early (and often) to avoid building in a vacuum</li><li>Balances innovation with focus in a high-stakes, hardware-plus-software world</li></ul><p>Whether you’re a product leader, PM, or UX researcher, this episode will help you use data to build what customers really want, without losing focus along the way.</p><p>Watch, learn, and launch with confidence.</p><p>*Note that at around (10:02) we lost part of Patrick's response to Chris's question due to a technical issue. We apologize for any inconvenience.</p><p><br></p><p>(00:22) – Meet Patrick Quiery, VP of Product at IntelliShift</p><p>(01:15) – The art of saying no without losing customers</p><p>(03:39) – Balancing customer requests with company focus</p><p>(04:30) – How to say no to big customers with grace and data</p><p>(06:36) – Handling internal feedback and executive requests</p><p>(07:34) – Why data is the ultimate decision filter</p><p>(08:20) – Measuring feature impact and product ROI</p><p>(09:08) – Finding insights in support tickets and lost deals</p><p>(10:06) – How social media reveals competitor weaknesses</p><p>(12:12) – Why partnerships and integrations create stickier products</p><p>(14:00) – How to decide what to build versus what to buy</p><p>(14:40) – The AI shift in gathering and connecting feedback</p><p>(15:37) – Scoring customer feedback to prioritize what matters most</p><p>(16:29) – How to validate ideas early and often</p><p>(17:30) – The 3 stages of user validation (IntelliShift method)</p><p>(18:35) – Prototyping and design validation with real customers</p><p>(19:38) – The power of alpha and beta tests in launch readiness</p><p>(20:58) – Rapid fire questions</p><p>(22:16) – The book that predicted the future of tech (The Four)</p><p>(23:41) – Leaders Patrick admires and what they teach product teams</p><p>(24:48) – From forensics to product management</p><p>(25:41) – How Patrick unplugs and recharges</p>
October 27, 2025
How to Build Confidence in a New Direction with Ciara Peter
<p>In this episode of Launch With Confidence, Chris sits down with Ciara Peter, SVP of Product at Robin. With leadership experience at Robin, Medallia, Gainsight, and Box, Ciara has spent her career helping SaaS companies navigate market shifts, competitive pressure, and evolving customer expectations.</p><p><br></p><p>At Robin, she guided the team through one of the most turbulent eras in workplace software—navigating Covid, the rise of hybrid work, and competition from giants like Microsoft and Zoom. In this conversation, Ciara shares how to rebuild confidence when your product story changes, how to reframe competitors, and why “extreme transparency” is a product leader’s superpower.</p><p><br></p><p>If you’re a product manager or product leader facing change, this episode is packed with lessons on leadership, strategy, and staying close to your customers.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p>(00:00) – Intro: Ciara Peter’s background and Robin’s journey</p><p>(01:08) – Helping teams rebuild confidence in a new direction</p><p>(01:55) – The explosion of competition during hybrid work</p><p>(02:45) – Why Robin shifted from point solutions to a platform</p><p>(04:08) – Practicing “extreme transparency” in product leadership</p><p>(05:53) – Watching 40 sales calls to uncover patterns</p><p>(07:26) – Avoiding the feature factory trap</p><p>(09:12) – Balancing multi-year vision with short-term realities</p><p>(10:29) – Bridging gaps between old use cases and new direction</p><p>(11:56) – Using NPS, analytics, and competitor tracking</p><p>(14:17) – Customer advisory boards and in-person empathy</p><p>(16:46) – How competitors reveal themselves in new markets</p><p>(18:46) – The rise of “vibe coding” and what it means</p><p>(20:15) – Guiding sales teams through noisy competition</p><p>(22:05) – New personas and motions in platform sales</p><p>(24:01) – Making strategy stick inside and outside the org</p><p>(26:03) – Testing if the product story really resonates</p><p>(28:08) – Why product is a team sport with sales, support, and marketing</p><p>(29:12) – Rapid fire: resets, role models, and resources</p><p>(32:33) – A product Ciara can’t live without (and why)</p><p>(33:22) – Funniest travel mishaps and lessons learned</p><p>(35:25) – How Ciara wants her team to feel after a big launch</p><p>(36:17) – Closing thoughts and wrap-up</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About Our Guest</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciarapeter/">Ciara Peter</a> is a SaaS Product executive with nearly 20 years of experience leading high performing organizations from Series A to $5B+ in annual revenue. Ciara currently oversees Product and Design at Robin, a leader in workplace management, and has also led world class organizations at Medallia, Gainsight, Box, Betterworks, and Salesforce. Ciara’s experience empowers her to uniquely address the needs of enterprises at scale, while incorporating product led growth, AI, and product design fundamentals to increase adoption and expansion across end users.</p>
September 30, 2025
The Fieldwork of a Product Manager with Randy Ford
<p>In this episode of Launch With Confidence, Chris Rader sits down with Randy Ford, Director of Product Management at Fidium Fiber. Randy has spent more than 20 years leading product teams across networking, cloud, and security, but what sets him apart is his conviction that the best ideas come from observing customers in their own environments.</p><p>From stadiums packed with thousands of devices to small supermarkets with hidden connectivity issues, Randy shares how in-the-wild insights can transform product development, customer trust, and even company strategy.</p><p>If you’ve ever wondered how to bridge the gap between product roadmaps and customer reality, this conversation will change the way you think about field research and customer engagement.</p><p><strong>What You’ll Learn in This Episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Why stepping outside of the office uncovers problems no survey ever will</li><li>How to turn onsite observations into product improvements</li><li>Ways to build personas that reflect real environments, not just demographics</li><li>Advice for teams navigating travel restrictions and budgets</li></ul><p><br></p><p>00:00 – Introduction to Randy Ford</p><p>01:01 – Randy’s role and product management scope</p><p>01:41 – Why getting out of the office matters</p><p>02:11 – Observations you only see onsite</p><p>04:14 – Problem-solving with real-world signals</p><p>05:03 – Stories from Western Digital and stadium Wi-Fi challenges</p><p>07:16 – Turning field context into product planning</p><p>08:19 – Lessons from supermarkets and everyday environments</p><p>10:05 – How observations improve customer experience</p><p>12:25 – Personas and environmental factors</p><p>15:32 – Building vertical profiles for customer segments</p><p>15:50 – Advice on connecting with customers in the wild</p><p>17:10 – Regional and environmental differences in customer needs</p><p>18:43 – Becoming a trusted partner by sharing insights</p><p>19:15 – Budgets, travel bans, and scrappy ways to stay close to customers</p><p>20:43 – Rapid-fire questions (coffee vs. tea, product mistakes, teams vs. Slack, favorite snacks, dream product</p>
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