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Daniel Danker, CPO at Instacart on how partnerships drive business success
Chief Product Officer Daniel Danker at Instacart discusses with host Rikki Singh how strategic partnerships with retailers and brands drive growth and create a thriving marketplace in this interview episode.
2 May 2025TRANSCRIPT
Sanjiva, CEO and CPO of WSO2 on building successful products in international markets
Rikki Singh interviews Sanjiva Weerawarana, CEO and CPO of WSO2, about constructing a global product company, tackling international market entry, and cultivating talent in product management.
4 Apr 2025TRANSCRIPT
Zeynep, CMO of Atlassian, on the role of marketing in Product-Led Growth
Zeynep Ozdemir, Chief Marketing Officer at Atlassian, examines marketing's crucial function in product-led growth, including team alignment and data utilization, in conversation with Rikki Singh, offering insights for product management success in this interview.
7 Mar 2025TRANSCRIPT
Tamar, President of Product and Technology of Glean on Lessons in product leadership and future of work with AI
Rikki Singh interviews Tamar Yehoshua, who explores product leadership, customer focus, and AI's transformative role in productivity and innovation.
7 Feb 2025TRANSCRIPT
Arnab, Chief Product Officer, Okta Platform on the impact of AI on cybersecurity and identity management
Rikki Singh interviews Arnab Bose, Chief Product Officer at Okta Platform, about AI's transformative impact on cybersecurity and identity management, highlighting challenges and strategies for safe AI adoption.
3 Jan 2025TRANSCRIPT
Yuhki, CPO of Figma on accelerating PLG with 'user love'
Yuhki Yamashita, CPO of Figma, discusses building user-obsessed products and the future of design with host Rikki Singh, highlighting the transformative impact of generative AI on product development in this interview.
20 Dec 2024
McKinsey on Building Products: 2024 highlights
McKinsey on Building Products host Rikki Singh shares five key takeaways from her 2024 conversations with industry experts on the future of product development and growth strategies.
6 Dec 2024TRANSCRIPT
Paul, CEO of Copy.ai on going to market with an AI native product
Rikki Singh interviews Paul Yacoubian, CEO of Copy.ai, about using product-led growth for an AI-native company, including building a funnel and adapting approaches for different customer segments.
1 Nov 2024
Robert, President of Growth at DocuSign on product-led sales, a new growth frontier
Rikki Singh interviews Robert Chatwani, President of Growth at DocuSign, about product-led sales, emphasizing customer value and data-driven alignment for sustainable revenue growth.
4 Oct 2024TRANSCRIPT
Varun, Adobe's General Manager on product-led sales
Varun Parmar, Adobe's General Manager, examines how focusing on customer value and cross-functional alignment advances product-led sales in a discussion with Rikki Singh, revealing strategies for achieving product-led growth; this is an interview.
20 Sept 2024TRANSCRIPT
Inbal Shani on Maturing Your Product Leadership in the Age of AI
Chief Product Officer Inbal Shani discusses with host Rikki Singh how product leaders can mature in the age of AI by focusing on customer value in this interview.
14 Aug 2024TRANSCRIPT
Trisha Price on Leveraging Data to Build a Great Product
In this episode of McKinsey on Building Products, join Trisha Price, Chief Product Officer at Pendo.io, and host Rikki Singh for an insightful discussion on leveraging data to inform product decisions. From gathering customer feedback to setting strategic and operational goals, this session provides a roadmap for innovation through measurement.
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14 Jun 2024TRANSCRIPT
Scott Johnston on designing and building scalable platforms
In this episode of McKinsey on Building Products, join Scott Johnston, CEO of Docker, and McKinsey partner Rikki Singh for an insightful discussion on designing and building scalable platforms, and finding the right balance between standardization and flexibility to empower developers as they scale platforms.
This conversation originally took place as part of the McKinsey Product Academy speaker series.
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24 May 2024TRANSCRIPT
Ya Xu on building AI and machine learning products
In this episode of McKinsey on Building Products, join Ya Xu, VP of engineering and head of data & AI at LinkedIn, and McKinsey partner Rikki Singh for an insightful discussion on how leaders can prioritize and mature AI use cases, and capture the impact of AI in any organization.
This conversation originally took place as part of the McKinsey Product Academy speaker series.
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10 May 2024TRANSCRIPT
Kareem Yusuf on building sustainability products for your customers
In this episode of McKinsey on Building Products, listen to Kareem Yusuf, SVP of Product Management and Growth at IBM, and McKinsey partner Rikki Singh for an insightful discussion on building sustainability products, the connection between sustainability and profitability, and how to empower customers to be more sustainable.
This conversation originally took place as part of the McKinsey Product Academy speaker series.
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26 Apr 2024TRANSCRIPT
Thomas Dohmke on improving engineering experience using Generative AI
In this episode of McKinsey on Building Products, join Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub, and McKinsey partners Rikki Singh and Shivam Srivastava for an insightful discussion on generative AI’s impact on software engineering experience, the evolution of the developer's role, and the opportunity to accelerate innovation.
This conversation originally took place as part of the McKinsey Product Academy speaker series.
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12 Apr 2024TRANSCRIPT
Alex Hardiman on product outside of pure technology companies
In this episode of McKinsey on Building Products, join Alex Hardiman, Chief Product Officer of the New York Times, for an insightful discussion on how to build successful products outside of pure technology companies. Alex shares her team’s approach to product driven growth, and the power of creativity when driving value for consumers.
This conversation originally took place as part of the McKinsey Product Academy speaker series.
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29 Mar 2024TRANSCRIPT
Pali Bhat on building intelligent products
In this episode of McKinsey on Building Products, join Pali Bhat, Chief Product Officer of Reddit, in conversation with our host Chandra Gnanasambandam for a captivating discussion on the impact of AI/ML on product development, the importance of clear product principles, and what it truly means to build helpful products for a community.
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12 Mar 2024TRANSCRIPT
Gokul Rajaram on product thinking and the future of innovation
In this episode of McKinsey on Building Products, join Rikki Singh as she gets to know the expertise of Gokul Rajaram, a seasoned product leader renowned for his impactful contributions at industry giants such as Facebook and DoorDash. Discover firsthand the strategies he employs, from understanding user needs to formulating effective product strategies.
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Daniel Danker, CPO at Instacart on how partnerships drive business success
Published 6 Jun 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I think you've expanded the way I think about BBC so before I start asking more pointed questions that I would love to ask you to describe how you think about Instacart just because I think your definition might be broader than the typical way everyone thinks about it which is as a multi -sided market face. Yeah it is a multi -sided marketplace no question about it and it's quite remarkable the number of things that need to happen in order to do something as simple as help people get their groceries delivered. […]
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