• Product Champions: a new title for PMs (1:00)
• Airbnb gets rid of product manager title (3:45)
• Chief No Officer / Head of No / Innovation Sponge / Walking Roadblock / Killer of Dreams, (5:55)
• Superman, Smokey the Bear and Lil Smokies, and User Psychologists (12:15)
• Group Therapist, Anger Manager, and The Negotiator (15:20)
• Outcome Architect and Director of Opinions (19:00)
• Aladdin and Product Genie wishing rules (22:30)
• Provlemologist and Innovation Specialists (27:15)
• The Fortune Teller, Product Facilier, and Product Gambler (29:45)
• Napalm Artist, sports cliches, and The Joker (33:40)
• Value Broker, Risk Mitigator, and Zookeeper (37:40)
• We discuss whether or not the PM title needs a rebrand (39:00)
• Which PM titles are our favorites (41:00)
• Why the Product Manager role needs a brand and marketing department (45:15)
• Key Takeaways (46:40)

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• Ryan emphatically explains why you don’t need experience for a PM job (2:11)
• Joe shares why it isn’t a black/white answer (4:20)
• The danger in over-indexing to hiring for experience (8:30)
• The value of mentorships to overcome a lack of industry experience (18:00)
• Ryan walks us through the beginners mindset as a product leader (23:00)
• Find fit for the role - don’t rely on the experience - how long does it take to be great at product discovery (28:00)
• Ryan tell us why he hates the term “fail fast” (31:00)
• The similarities between baseball and product management (35:10)
• A teaser on an upcoming product management podcast (41:00)
• Key Takeaways (45:30)

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• Ryan’s story - struggle with plastic bags - being environmentally responsible (:58)
• Jobs to be Done is a PM’s superpower (5:00)
• Using the empathy superpower for evil (6:00)
• Using the storytelling for evil (8:14)
• Navigating Righteous Path of Product Management (13:20)
• Using the planning superpower for evil (17:00)
• Avoiding stakeholders that get in your way (20:15)
• Why shouldn't we pursue the dark side of product management (22:00)
• How do you know when your employees are looking for impact but doing it in a self serving way - how to stop it from happening (27:00)
• Balance between short and long term product decisions (31:30)
• Todd’s talks about how the Nintendo Wii is a good example of ethical product management (36:30)
• Key takeaways (38:00)

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