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I’m your host, Jason Knight, and One Knight in Product is your chance to go deep into the wonderful world of product management, product marketing, startups, leadership, diversity & inclusion and much more! My goal with One Knight in Product has always been to bring real chat to the over-idealised world of product management and mix thought leader interviews with day-to-day practitioners from around the world. I want to ask hard, but fair, questions and bring some personality and good, old-fashioned dry British humour to building products. Subscribe to and share the best product podcast! No others come close 😎Copyright 2020-2025 All rights reserved. Economía
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  • The State of B2B Product Management (with me, Saeed Khan and guest host Janna Bastow)
    Apr 2 2026

    On this episode, we try something a little different. ProdPad and Mind the Product co-founder Janna Bastow joins as guest host to interview me and Saeed Khan about our recently released research report "The State of B2B Product Management". We go deep on the key findings of the report and what to do about them.

    Episode highlights
    • The sales-led roadmap reality - In many B2B organisations, roadmap ownership effectively sits with sales, driven by short-term revenue pressures rather than long-term strategy
    • Customers vs markets tension - Product teams often fail to shift from building for individual customers to designing for scalable market opportunities
    • The leadership perception gap - A stark ~50-point disconnect exists between how leaders assess themselves and how their teams experience them, pointing to either deluded leaders, poor communication or unreasonable IC expectations
    • Lack of strategic foundations - Weak or absent vision and objectives create a vacuum where every deal feels equally valid
    • Product leaders as system designers - Leaders must take responsibility for shaping environments where good product work is actually possible
    • Discovery isn't just external - Product teams neglect internal discovery, failing to understand stakeholders, sales processes, and organisational dynamics
    • The cost of short-term thinking - Chasing large deals often creates hidden long-term costs that outweigh immediate revenue gains
    • AI as efficiency, not transformation - Current AI usage is reported as largely tactical (summarisation, documentation), not fundamentally changing product outcomes
    • Optimism despite dysfunction - Even with systemic issues, many product managers remain positive about the future of the discipline

    ... and much more.

    Check out "The State of B2B Product Management" report

    You can check the full report here - no email address required: https://b2bproduct.io/?okip

    Check out ProdPad

    Janna is the co-founder of ProdPad, a roadmap, idea management and feedback platform that brings clarity to your organisation. She was kind enough to step in as a guest host for the episode, so why not check what the platform can do for you? https://www.prodpad.com/

    Find us all on LinkedIn
    • Janna: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jannabastow/
    • Saeed: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saeedwkhan/
    • Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-knight/
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    1 h y 7 m
  • CPO Stories: Nick Kenn - Winmau
    Mar 26 2026

    On this episode, I speak with Nick Kenn, interim Chief Product Officer at Winmau, the world's leading darts brand. Nick's career spans companies such as Betfair and Redbubble, and he now operates in interim and advisory product leadership roles across private equity and venture-backed businesses. He's now on a mission to hit the bullseye and revolutionise a traditional sport with a new, fully digital experience.

    We cover a lot, including:

    • Digitising a traditional sport – Building a connected darts experience requires blending physical play with digital layers like tracking, stats, and online competition without losing the tactile essence of the game
    • Balancing heritage and innovation – Introducing new product experiences in a 100-year-old brand demands careful alignment between modern features and long-standing identity
    • AI as a pragmatic tool – Rather than chasing trends, AI is applied where it adds clear value, such as computer vision for scoring and an AI referee for dispute resolution
    • Focus over experimentation – In a high-pressure delivery environment, prioritisation matters more than exploring every new technology or idea
    • Building inside a non-digital organisation – Establishing product thinking in a manufacturing business requires translation, education, and patience on both sides
    • Hardware and software alignment – Unlike pure software, product timelines are constrained by manufacturing cycles, creating hard deadlines and forcing disciplined execution
    • Hiring for passion and proximity – Teams perform better when they have genuine interest in the product domain, especially in consumer experiences tied to physical interaction
    • Differentiation through awareness – Deep competitor understanding is essential not for copying, but for identifying where to stand apart and create unique value
    • Private equity vs venture dynamics – Product strategy shifts significantly depending on ownership model, with PE favouring speed and certainty, and VC allowing more exploration
    • Book smarts and street smarts – The most effective product leaders combine formal knowledge with real-world experience, adapting frameworks to context rather than following them rigidly

    ... and much more.

    Find our more about fractional product leadership

    Nick mentioned an article I wrote about fractional product leadership - you can check it out here: https://oneknightinproduct.substack.com/p/the-ultimate-guide-to-fractional

    Check out Winmau
    • Winmau: https://winmau.com
    • Winmau careers: https://winmau.com/pages/careers-with-winmau
    Contact Nick
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-kenn/
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    55 m
  • Dan Olsen - Vibe Coding: The New Product Team Superpower? (with Dan Olsen, Product Management Trainer and Author “The Lean Product Playbook“)
    Mar 5 2026

    In this episode, I speak with returning guest Dan Olsen, product management trainer, consultant, speaker, and author of The Lean Product Playbook. We go deep into the rise of "vibe coding" and what it means for product teams. Dan has gone deep into vibe coding, is offering training courses in it, and believes it firmly sits within his existing Lean Product Playbook process and supports the Product/Market Fit Pyramid.

    Episode highlights
    • AI shifts the product bottleneck – As AI tools make engineers more productive, the limiting factor increasingly becomes product discovery and decision-making rather than development capacity.
    • Product management isn't going away – AI can automate some tasks, but judgement, prioritisation, and making decisions under uncertainty remain core human responsibilities.
    • The rise of the product builder mindset – New AI tools allow product managers to prototype ideas directly, giving them a more hands-on way to explore solutions.
    • The vibe coding spectrum – AI development tools exist on a spectrum from simple browser-based tools through to full developer IDE integrations, letting teams adopt them at different levels of technical depth.
    • Vibe prototyping vs vibe coding – For most product managers, the real opportunity isn't replacing engineers, but quickly generating interactive prototypes that help teams explore ideas before committing to production code.
    • Divergent thinking still matters – AI tools often generate a single solution, so teams need to deliberately explore multiple directions and alternatives rather than blindly optimising the first result.
    • Prototypes have four key audiences – Early prototypes help clarify ideas for the creator, align the product team, communicate concepts to stakeholders, and gather feedback from real users.
    • Context beats clever prompting – The quality of AI-generated output depends far more on the context, requirements, and constraints you provide than on the prompt itself.
    • Iteration beats one-shot builds – The real power of these tools comes from rapid experimentation and refinement rather than expecting a perfect result from a single prompt.

    ... and much more.

    Dan's stuff
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danolsen98/
    • Dan's Website: https://dan-olsen.com/
    • Dan's Vibe Coding Template: https://dan-olsen.com/vibe-coding/
    • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/danolsen
    • Lean Product Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/lean-product/
    • The Lean Product Playbook: https://amzn.to/1EYCUdP
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    1 h y 8 m
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