Welcome to Product Internals! A podcast about getting started building internal and platform products, growing them and growing yourself.
We're Arvid and Rob, technical product managers in the Platform organisation at Spotify. Join us once a week for a conversation around a lesson that one or both of us has internalised during our 10+ years so far working in the tech industry, as well as challenges specific to platform products and for some reflections on the craft that help us grow as Product Managers.
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Platform Case Study: Spotify ML Home with Maisha Lopa (Part 1)
We’re back and with something exciting! Maisha Lopa, Sr. Platform Product Manager at Spotify joins us to take us through a platform product which she’s led through all the product cycles. From discovery and opportunity analysis, to the “think it” phase, to building, shipping, tweaking and achieving product/market fit, and eventually scaling up the impact.
The blog post for this episode is hosted on Spotify’s engineering blog at https://engineering.atspotify.com/2022/01/19/product-lessons-from-ml-home-spotifys-one-stop-shop-for-machine-learning/ (https://engineering.atspotify.com/2022/01/19/product-lessons-from-ml-home-spotifys-one-stop-shop-for-machine-learning/)
Check out the rest of our writing at productinternals.com (http://productinternals.com/), and as always, ask us questions or provide feedback @productinternal (https://twitter.com/productinternal) or at podcast@productinternals.com (mailto:podcast@productinternals.com) !
20 Sept 2021
Communication skills - A lucrative investment in your career
In this episode we talk about scaling out your learnings with communication, presentations, influencing and story-telling. Then Rob tells us how to use public speaking as a forcing function to level up your communication skills in all areas of the PM job.
Blog post for the episode will be released in a week or so, but in the meantime check out our other posts at http://productinternals.com
Ask us questions or provide feedback on twitter @productinternal or by email at podcast@productinternals.com !
12 Sept 2021
The data you need, no more, no less
In our first ‘regularly scheduled’ episode after vacations, Arvid takes us into using data as a Product Manager. We’ll get into his mental model for what data is truly needed at different stages of your product or business. Then we’ll think about AB testing, when it is the right tool for insights and when it’s premature.
Blog post for the episode will be release in a week or so, but in the meantime check out our other posts at http://productinternals.com
Ask us questions or provide feedback on twitter @productinternal or by email at podcast@productinternals.com !
3 Sept 2021
Saying no: The things you don’t do
We’re back from the summer vacation with an episode we recorded in person mid July! In this episode we talk about the things we don’t do, and those hard prioritisation discussions. Saying “No” is an important part of a PM’s job, but does “No” really mean “No” when you’re asked to do something really important?
Blog post for this episode here! (https://www.productinternals.com/p/setting-expectations-is-hard-living) Check it out
Ask questions or give us feedback @productinternal (https://twitter.com/productinternal)on twitter or podcast@productinternals.com !
2 Jul 2021
Tips for 3 key stages of a brand new PM
This week we answer the question "What tips would you give a new PM after 1 week, 6 months and a year?" We talk about getting into the problem, starting developing strategy, mentoring and getting to know yourself and the role.
25 Jun 2021
The SPOF (Single PM of Failure)
In today's episode Arvid and Rob start by getting into how they work day to day. Then they'll get into a way of working that they try to stick to which, together with collaboration partners, should reduce the risk for a PM to become a single point of failure.
New blog post every Wednesday at productinternals.com (https://www.productinternals.com/)
Give us feedback on twitter @productinternal (https://twitter.com/productinternal) or at podcast@productinternals.com !
18 Jun 2021
When things go wrong don't panic, learn!
We've made grand plans but this time we talk about when your product is on fire and you need to set plans aside. Communicate, put out the fire, and learn as much as you possibly can to never allow that particular thing to happen again - learn from your failures to strengthen your product, your team, and your organisation.
New blog post every Wednesday at productinternals.com (https://www.productinternals.com/)
Give us feedback on twitter @productinternal (https://twitter.com/productinternal) or at podcast@productinternals.com !
11 Jun 2021
The tradeoff between ‘Best’ and ‘Pragmatic’
In today's episode we talk about how to go from problem to solution to execution. How do you build the best possible thing while pragmatically taking constraints into consideration?
Today's lesson:
The 'best' solution is the wrong solution if there is no pragmatic way to build it. Understand what the best solution looks like, and make clear what tradeoffs you must make for pragmatism. The reasons behind these tradeoffs are critical for product and engineering to align upon.
https://www.productinternals.com/p/the-tradeoff-between-best-and-pragmatic
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5 Jun 2021
Every impactful product team has a PM, although they may not have that title.
We get into taking your product plans and ideas into execution, and the team and partners that will help you achieve your goals.
This week's lesson: Every impactful team has a Product Manager, although they might not have that title. Somebody must regularly check in on what matters, validate or invalidate hypothesises, and monitor that impact is achieved. Otherwise direction erodes and the team eventually does the wrong things.
https://www.productinternals.com/p/every-impactful-product-team-has
Give us feedback on twitter @productinternal (https://twitter.com/productinternal) or at podcast@productinternals.com !
28 May 2021
Don't get too attached to your roadmap
Today we discuss future aspirations, and planning the medium and long term for your product. Then we'll get into the importance of being adaptable.
Today's lesson:
Things can always change in a way that makes your roadmap obsolete or insignificant. Especially in our industry! Be adaptable and make the hard decision to abandon what is in progress to pivot to solving the right problem.
Read more about this topic here!
https://www.productinternals.com/p/dont-get-too-attached-to-your-roadmap
Give us feedback on twitter @productinternal (https://twitter.com/productinternal) or at podcast@productinternals.com
21 May 2021
Market, don't mandate.
Hello World! We're Arvid and Rob, and in this first episode we'll start with a short story of how we got into product and as a first deep dive we'll talk about how to drive product adoption with an internal audience.
Today's lesson:
Nobody understands the value of your very important platform except you and your team. If they don’t get it, they won’t use it. Mandating and escalating only achieves the bare minimum adoption and might miss the impact. Make them believe and understand. Market, don’t mandate.
https://www.productinternals.com/p/market-dont-mandate-0ae
Give us feedback on twitter @productinternal (https://twitter.com/productinternal) or at podcast@productinternals.com !
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