Episodios

  • The SEO-First Product: A New Blueprint for Customer Acquisition with Björn Darko | The Product People Podcast
    Aug 22 2025

    In the world of digital products, customer acquisition is the lifeblood of success. But what if your strategy is built on a shaky foundation? In this episode, we sit down with Björn Darko, Director of Product Management - SEO at AVIV Group, to challenge the conventional wisdom. We'll explore why thinking about SEO as a mere marketing add-on is a critical mistake. Björn shares his insights on how to embed SEO directly into your product development process, turning your digital product into a powerful, self-sustaining customer acquisition engine. Tune in to learn how a shift in mindset can lead to lower acquisition costs, higher-quality traffic, and long-term business growth.

    About us:

    Product People is the premier destination for Product Management services in Europe. We cover parental leaves, discover/deliver great products, and accelerate transformation by acting as bar-raising pacesetters. Our in-house recruitment process has a 0.5% acceptance rate.

    We empower our Product community of 60,000 members to share knowledge generously whilst managing the unglamorous hands-on work of a Product/Program Manager or Product Ops, on an interim/fractional basis (3-12 months). We onboard fast, align teams, and deliver outcomes.

    Selected clients include eBay, DeepL, and the World Health Organization.

    Join us here too:

    🤩 Community Chat on Telegram

    📆 Upcoming events on MeetUp

    🎥 Talk Recordings on YouTube

    📌 Updates and Product Opportunities LinkedIn

    📍 Our In-Person Events in lu.ma



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getproductpeople.substack.com
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    27 m
  • How to Make Confident Decisions as a PM? pt. II with Itamar Gilad | The Product People Podcast
    Jul 10 2024

    Are you ready for the second part of the Podcast episode with Itamar Gilad?

    Itamar has been in the Product Management game for +15 years. He has worked for Google and Microsoft, and now he is an author, keynote speaker, and coach, sharing his broad knowledge of our field.In this second part of the full interview, we dive deeper into the Confidence Meter, the framework Itamar has created to help PMs make decisions based on data.

    About us:

    Product People is a Product Management community and Interim Product Management services. Our mission is to help companies discover and deliver great products faster. We empower Europe's Product Management community to share knowledge generously for free. We earn money with Interim product management services for parent leaves or when hiring is slow. We manage the unglamorous hands-on work of a Product Manager/Owner, Product Ops, or Product Leader on an interim basis (3+ months). We onboard fast, align teams, and deliver outcomes.

    Join us here too:

    🤩 Community Chat on Telegram

    📆 Upcoming events on MeetUp

    🎥 Talk Recordings on YouTube

    📌 Updates and Product Opportunities LinkedIn

    📍 Our In-Person Events in lu.ma



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getproductpeople.substack.com
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    22 m
  • How to Make Confident Decisions as a PM? with Itamar Gilad | The Product People Podcast
    Jun 26 2024

    It is time to uncover one of the best interviews we did this season at the Product People Podcast: the one with Itamar Gilad.

    Itamar has been in the Product Management game for +15 years. He has worked for Google and Microsoft, and now he is an author, keynote speaker, and coach, sharing his broad knowledge of our field.In this first part of the full interview, we go through his background and dive into the Confidence Meter, the framework he created to help PMs make decisions based on data.

    About us:

    Product People is a Product Management community and Interim Product Management services. Our mission is to help companies discover and deliver great products faster. We empower Europe's Product Management community to share knowledge generously for free. We earn money with Interim product management services for parent leaves or when hiring is slow. We manage the unglamorous hands-on work of a Product Manager/Owner, Product Ops, or Product Leader on an interim basis (3+ months). We onboard fast, align teams, and deliver outcomes.

    Join us here too:

    🤩 Community Chat on Telegram

    📆 Upcoming events on MeetUp

    🎥 Talk Recordings on YouTube

    📌 Updates and Product Opportunities LinkedIn

    📍 Our In-Person Events in lu.ma



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getproductpeople.substack.com
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    22 m
  • Will AI Change the Game? with Florin Ciontu | The Product People Podcast
    Jun 12 2024

    What are the possible implications of AI in Product Management? How can PMs leverage this new tool? Is AI going to replace us?

    Since the launch of ChatGPT in December 2022, AI has been in everyone’s mouth. Not only in Product Management, but also when it comes to Engineering, Marketing, and Sales, to name a few.

    In this episode, we dive deep into it with Florin Ciontu, Senior VP of Product at Stepstone. Florin has 10+ years of experience in Product, with a background in Engineering, he’s an expert in delivering growth at scale through a combination of business acumen, product vision, and execution.

    About us:

    Product People is a Product Management community and Interim Product Management services. Our mission is to help companies discover and deliver great products faster. We empower Europe's Product Management community to share knowledge generously for free. We earn money with Interim product management services for parent leaves or when hiring is slow. We manage the unglamorous hands-on work of a Product Manager/Owner, Product Ops, or Product Leader on an interim basis (3+ months). We onboard fast, align teams, and deliver outcomes.

    Join us here too:

    🤩 Community Chat on Telegram

    📆 Upcoming events on MeetUp

    🎥 Talk Recordings on YouTube

    📌 Updates and Product Opportunities LinkedIn

    📍 Our In-Person Events in lu.ma



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getproductpeople.substack.com
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    24 m
  • What is the story you want to tell? with Jeff Gothelf | The Product People Podcast
    May 30 2024

    Welcome to the 4th season of the Product People Podcast! We’re coming stronger than ever and with renewed energies to bring you the best product management knowledge.

    Have you ever wondered what makes a great product culture? In this inaugural episode, we dive deep with Jeff Gothelf, author, speaker, trainer, and board advisor. Jeff specializes in helping organizations build better products and executives build the cultures that build better products.

    In the first episode of the fourth season of the Product People Podcast, Jeff shares his unexpected journey to becoming an author, the power of storytelling in product development, and much more. Join us as we explore the mindsets and strategies that drive the creation of exceptional products!

    About us:

    Product People is a Product Management community and Interim Product Management services. Our mission is to help companies discover and deliver great products faster. We empower Europe's Product Management community to share knowledge generously for free. We earn money with Interim product management services for parent leaves or when hiring is slow. We manage the unglamorous hands-on work of a Product Manager/Owner, Product Ops, or Product Leader on an interim basis (3+ months). We onboard fast, align teams and deliver outcomes.

    Join us here too:

    🤩 Community Chat on Telegram

    📆 Upcoming events on MeetUp

    🎥 Talk Recordings on YouTube

    📌 Updates and Product Opportunities LinkedIn

    📍 Our In-Person Events in lu.ma



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getproductpeople.substack.com
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    26 m
  • Jeff Lash | B2B vs. B2C Product Management | ep.21
    Feb 15 2024

    Welcome to the last episode of the 3rd season of the Product People Podcast!


    This season we've had some amazing guests, and there's no better way to close this chapter than with today’s guest: Jeff Lash, VP of Global Product Management at Forrester.


    Jeff has an extensive career in Product, and today, he shares with Mirela Mus one of the topics he’s most passionate about: B2B Product Management - and how it's different than B2C Product Management.


    About us:


    Product Management community and Interim Product Management services. Our mission is to help companies discover and deliver great products faster. We empower Europe's Product Management community to share knowledge generously for free. We earn money with Interim product management services for parent leaves or when hiring is slow. We manage the unglamorous hands-on work of a Product Manager/Owner, Product Ops, or Product Leader on an interim basis (3+ months). We onboard fast, align teams, and deliver outcomes.


    Join us here too:


    🤩 Community Chat on Telegram https://t.me/getproductpeople


    📆 Upcoming events on MeetUp https://www.meetup.com/productpeople/


    🎥 Talk Recordings on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ProductPeopleManagement


    📌 Updates and Product Opportunities LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/getproductpeople


    📝 Blog articles on Medium https://medium.com/getproductpeople


    🎏 Alternative locations:


    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/getproductpeople


    Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/productpeople


    Discord https://discord.gg/e4xkuwMPbK



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getproductpeople.substack.com
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    28 m
  • Radhika Dutt | Radical Product Thinking against Product Diseases pt.2 | ep.20
    Jan 29 2024

    In this episode of the Product People Podcast, the host Mirela Mus interviews Radhika Dutt, author of the book Radical Product Thinking. Radhika is an experienced Product Leader, and currently an Advisor of the Monetary Authority of Singapur. In this second part of the interview, Mirela and Radhika talk about Product Diseases and how to overcome it using Radical Product Thinking.


    About us:


    Product Management community and Interim Product Management services. Our mission is to help companies discover and deliver great products faster. We empower Europe's Product Management community to share knowledge generously for free. We earn money with Interim product management services for parent leaves or when hiring is slow. We manage the unglamorous hands-on work of a Product Manager/Owner, Product Ops, or Product Leader on an interim basis (3+ months). We onboard fast, align teams, and deliver outcomes.


    Join us here too:


    🤩 Community Chat on Telegram https://t.me/getproductpeople


    📆 Upcoming events on MeetUp https://www.meetup.com/productpeople/


    🎥 Talk Recordings on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ProductPeopleManagement


    📌 Updates and Product Opportunities LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/getproductpeople


    📝 Blog articles on Medium https://medium.com/getproductpeople


    🎏 Alternative locations:


    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/getproductpeople


    Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/productpeople


    Discord https://discord.gg/e4xkuwMPbK



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getproductpeople.substack.com
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    20 m
  • Radhika Dutt | Radical Product Thinking against Product Diseases pt.1 | ep.19
    Jan 18 2024

    In this episode of the Product People Podcast, the host Mirela Mus interviews Radhika Dutt, author of the book Radical Product Thinking. Radhika is an experienced Product Leader, and currently an Advisor of the Monetary Authority of Singapur. In this first part of the interview, Mirela and Radhika talk about Product Diseases, the Hero Syndrome, and how to overcome it using Radical Product Thinking.


    About us:


    Product Management community and Interim Product Management services. Our mission is to help companies discover and deliver great products faster. We empower Europe's Product Management community to share knowledge generously for free. We earn money with Interim product management services for parent leaves or when hiring is slow. We manage the unglamorous hands-on work of a Product Manager/Owner, Product Ops, or Product Leader on an interim basis (3+ months). We onboard fast, align teams, and deliver outcomes.


    Join us here too:


    🤩 Community Chat on Telegram https://t.me/getproductpeople


    📆 Upcoming events on MeetUp https://www.meetup.com/productpeople/


    🎥 Talk Recordings on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ProductPeopleManagement


    📌 Updates and Product Opportunities LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/getproductpeople


    📝 Blog articles on Medium https://medium.com/getproductpeople


    🎏 Alternative locations:


    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/getproductpeople


    Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/productpeople


    Discord https://discord.gg/e4xkuwMPbK



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getproductpeople.substack.com
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    19 m