Product Management podcast where 20 year PM veteran Tom Leung interviews VP's, CPO's, and CEO's who rose up from product to talk about their careers, the art and science of product management, and advice for other PM's. Watch video on YouTube. firesidepm.co Learn more about host Tom Leung at http://tomleungcoaching.com
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Welcome to the Retail Ready Podcast, hosted by Ben Whyatt Your destination for food trends, business talk and some serious knowledge bombs about the food industry.
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Tote + Pears takes a fresh look at women: at home, at work and everywhere in between. Join Amber, co-founder of the female-focused marketing agency, to explore identities beyond gender—as she brings together industry experts, scholars and creatives for honest conversations. From race and age to sexual orientation, motherhood, professional ambitions and more, learn how a woman’s dynamic journey shapes her perspective.
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Ranked in the top 1% of ALL podcasts, the Proof to Product podcast is your trusted resource for sustainable business growth - especially if you make and sell physical products! Join Katie Hunt, each week as she shares strategies & solutions to enhance your sales & marketing so that you’re building a business that supports your best life. If you’ve ever asked yourself can I make money selling physical products? Am I ready to sell my products wholesale to stores like Target, Anthropologie, Nor ...
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Input Doc explores the intersection of what marketers need and what creative agencies provide. This interview-based show is hosted by Tim Yeadon, Principal & Creative Director of Clyde Golden, a strategy and content agency in Seattle.
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Alisa Ivory Smith interviews inspiring female entrepreneurs around the world...
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Join Research Chef Kimberly Schaub from PeasOnMoss.com as she talks about food science, product development, and food research with chefs, culinary scientists, research chefs, and product developers. Experience the food manufacturing world through experiences, hilarious stories, and conversations about R&D.
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Welcome to the Creative Flow podcast A podcast for product-based businesses looking for an inspiration boost to enhance their designs and mindset. Hosted by Joanne Griffin - a retail mentor who works collaboratively with creative retail brands just like you. My passion is to share quick and relatable tips on running a business, developing your product range and mastering your mindset. So we can get into our creative flow every day.
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Learn how to systematically and consistently create profound innovation. Break through traditional thinking! Scott Amyx is a globally renowned expert in product innovation that integrates exponential technologies, out-of-the-box thinking and proven science and research methodologies to create breakthrough new innovations for organizations. On his Forbes column and now on this podcast, he shares research-based best practices on how to generate profound, new-to-the-world innovations that have ...
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UX Cake is helping you become more effective in your UX work and career. Join host Leigh Allen-Arredondo as she speaks with leaders in the field from around the globe, bringing you practical advice to get the best outcomes for your work, your users, and your career in UX. Our guests include well-known leaders like Don Norman and Indi Young, as well as many less globally-known voices with fantastic insights to share, like disability designer & activist Liz Jackson, agile coach & UX champion S ...
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Can PM Hustlers Incubate sans Hackers using AI?
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Adam Sheppard from The Shep Report on AI solopreneur tools like bubble.io
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363 | How to Pitch Your Products to Retailers with our Paper Camp Coaches
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We are back with another compilation episode with our Paper Camp coaches. If you missed last week’s episode, you can check it out by going to episode 362. In this episode, I'm taking a different approach and asking a different set of questions. These questions are directly aimed at our coaches who are wholesale buyers that run retail storefronts. T…
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362 | Wholesale Growth Strategies with our Paper Camp Coaches
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We are in the final week of our signature program, Paper Camp. In Paper Camp, we teach product-based business owners how to get their products on the shelves of their favorite stores, big and small. Paper Camp is an insanely comprehensive coaching program focusing on foundational and growth strategies for selling wholesale. During Paper Camp, we an…
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Organic Content Demand Generation in the Age of AI
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Raquel Hirsch is a seasoned marketing executive and demand-generation expert who helps B2B and B2C clients achieve measurable revenue growth through data-driven strategies and solutions. She is the Founder and Lead Consultant at GoDemandGeneration Inc., a boutique consultancy that offers outsourced VP-level expertise and growth-acceleration service…
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361 | Creating Products That People Actually Want to Buy with Biff Ulm, Nice Enough Stickers
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I love staying connected to our community while they're out exhibiting or attending trade shows throughout the year. One update that caught my eye this summer was from Biff Ulm of Nice Enough Stickers about his experience at the Las Vegas gift show. Now Biff is no stranger to the podcast. He's been sharing tips about leveraging point-of-sale system…
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360 | How Quitting Social Media Boosted Revenue with Brigida Swanson, Yardia
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Is it possible to have a thriving business and not be on social media? In episode 309, Brigida Swanson from Yardia joined me to discuss what it was like for her to leave social media. We talked a lot about choosing contentment over business growth, and this episode was a listener favorite. We decided to invite Brigida back onto the podcast to check…
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359 | Using Personal Interests to Inject Authenticity in Your Business with Kiwi Schloffel [Inside Look at our LABS Program]
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We have all heard that we need to showcase our authentic selves for our businesses, but what does that actually mean? What does that look like in our business? This week's podcast episode features a recent portion of a coffee chat hosted by Kiwi Schloffel held inside of our private LABS program. LABS is our membership for product-based business own…
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Nancy Chu and I talk about PM interviews. Follow Nancy on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancychu/ Check out my PM classes on Maven https://maven.com/toml Check out my free lightening webinar on AI strategy https://maven.com/p/ceba54/ai-crossroads-strategic-decisions-for-product-managers?utm_medium=ll_share_link&utm_source=instructor…
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358 | How These 9 Businesses Have Grown Since Attending Paper Camp
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We are gearing up for our next round of Paper Camp and we are so excited! This is our wholesale intensive program, and I wanted to do something fun for this week's podcast episode to celebrate this milestone and the fact that enrollment for Paper Camp is currently open. I asked our past Paper Camp students to answer 1 question: How have you and you…
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Exploring AI Product Strategy from 3 difference company experiences
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More info on this class at https://maven.com/toml 1:1 and Team Coaching at https://tomleungcoaching.com
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357 | 5 Tips for Creating an Effective Wholesale Catalog with Katie Hunt
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A wholesale catalog’s purpose is to sell your products, tell your story, and build a relationship with a buyer when you can’t be there with them in person. Ultimately, the goal of your wholesale catalog is to sell your products, and it’s important to build your catalog with your retailer in mind. Today I’m going to go through five quick tips for cr…
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Why incumbent big SAAS players don't need to worry about AI
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From Aniket Saoji: "After spending some time exploring the latest AI advancements, I realized the potential impact on the enterprise software landscape deserved a more nuanced analysis. Here is a deep dive on why established enterprise SaaS leaders can afford to take a measured approach to AI integration. My take: While AI is transforming the techn…
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Are your a regular tech person curious about Climate Tech?
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Katie Durham from Climate Capital and I talk about a co-investment and some she shares tips and advice about getting involved in climate tech.
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356 | Elevate Your Sales with These Two Wholesale Metrics with Katie Hunt
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There’s no “easy mode” in business. Selling physical products is a lot of work and being a product entrepreneur requires grit, tenacity, and courage. Today’s episode is for seasoned wholesalers who might be experiencing a slower sales season this summer. If your sales have stalled, there are two metrics that you can tap into to build stronger relat…
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AI’s Inflection Point: Navigating the Future of Innovation, Business Models, and Strategic Flexibility | Rahul Mehendale x-MD at Deloitte and AI startup CEO and advisor
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In my recent Fireside PM podcast interview with Rahul Mehendale, an old friend and former classmate, we delved deep into the transformative impact of AI across various sectors. Rahul’s diverse background—ranging from his early work in quantified skin health to his recent ventures in AI—gave us a lot to discuss.…
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355 | How to Get Your Products Noticed by Key Buyers with Sally Diguette, Anthropologie
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Pitching large retailers is a completely different process and timeline than working with independent retailers. Having worked with thousands of brands, I know that it can feel like an intimidating process to pitch your work to these key accounts. Today on the podcast, we're pulling back the curtain and explaining how it all works. My guest today i…
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354 | A Peek Inside Paper Camp: Our Alumni Panel with Janine Kwoh, Jesse Regis, and Lucia Saisse Morris
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When we have our eyes set on a specific business goal, something like selling wholesale, it is incredibly beneficial to hear from people who are a few steps ahead of us in the process, which is why we close out every round of our Paper Camp program with an alumni panel. I want our students to hear from their peers. In today's podcast episode, we're…
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353 | How to Apply for a Paper Camp Scholarship with Katie Hunt
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If you’re listening today that means you’re likely interested in applying for our Paper Camp scholarship! Giving back is one of our core values here at Proof to Product and we give back through our time, knowledge as well as financial scholarships. Since 2011, we’ve awarded over $275,000+ in scholarship funds to creative entrepreneurs who sell phys…
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352 | 5 Myths About Selling Wholesale with Katie Hunt
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Selling wholesale can be a valuable and lucrative strategy for businesses of all sizes, but there are a few myths about the process that can discourage some entrepreneurs from exploring whether wholesale is a good fit for them or prevent some brands from pushing further into wholesale and expanding the revenue stream. Listen in to hear 5 myths abou…
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351 | Getting into Your Dream Store After Being Told No with Nellys Siria, Cocoa Loves Grey
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It is so deflating when we put our work out into the world and either don't hear back or we're told that now isn't the right time. Our students feel this deeply when they are pitching wholesale accounts, but today's guest is reminding us that a no today doesn't always mean that it's a no forever. Nellys Syria is the owner of Cocoa Loves Grey, a col…
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Hiring the Perfect Product Management Director: A Comprehensive Guide
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5 things you can do to make sure you make a great hire for your PM director role. Learn more at tomleungcoaching.com
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CEO or SVP tells you "We need to swap out the PM team..."
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Tom and Ed Biden from HustleBadger.com talk about the challenges product leaders face when things aren't going awesome.
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350 | How to Audit Your Product Line with Katie Hunt
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Today's episode is short but very detailed, so find a quiet place to listen and grab a notebook. This is a quick training that I recorded for our LABS members. Our LABS members are Paper Camp alumni, so they have been through our intensive program. This is something that we walk you through in Paper Camp as well, but I wanted to bring it up here pu…
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349 | Making Strategic Buying Decisions and Navigating the Sales Rep Relationship with Keli Faw, Crow & Canary
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I love bringing a variety of perspectives and people from the retail space to this podcast. Buyers, sales reps, you name it, they've been on the Proof to Product podcast. This week's episode, I'm joined by Keli Faw, who is the owner of Crow & Canary. Crow & Canary might sound familiar as we've had the previous owner, Carina Murray, on the show in e…
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Navigating the Complex Landscape of Female Led Product Management: Insights from Yue Zhao
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Five things I learned from 6 months of Tech Angel Investing
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348 | How to Leverage Underutilized Features on Faire with Kristin Fisher, Bocu
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If you want to hear from someone who has more than 18 years of corporate retail buying experience and who knows what buyers are looking for when they are shopping on Faire, you are in luck because today's guest on the podcast is Kristin Fisher of Bocu. Kristin owns the gifting brand, Bocu, and she is also a retail strategy mentor for brands and ind…
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Interview with Jinyong Lee, CEO of Kryptos Biotechnologies
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Kryptos Biotechnologies uses photothermal heating technology to generate and control heat for fast and accurate Polymerase Chain Reaction to build an integrated sample-to-answer molecular diagnostics system for point-of-care testing.By Scott Amyx
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Interview with Phil Markunas, CTO of Standard Practice.ai
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Standard Practice.ai is an AI voice software platform that automates outbound calls for medical practices.By Scott Amyx
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What if the future isn't AI SAAS startups?
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I looked at over 100 AI products and broke them down into four categories. Table is here: https://open.substack.com/pub/firesidepm/p/where-will-the-most-economic-value?r=3qhs2b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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The Proof to Product team is practicing what we preach and we are going on summer break for the next two weeks! We will be back in your ears mid-July and we are so excited about our upcoming episodes. In the meantime, we are gearing up for another round of our Paper Camp program which will start at the end of August. We only run Paper Camp twice a …
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Richard Sim, Sr Director of Product at Roblox, Pre-IPO Facebook PM shares career advice
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Who are going to be the big winners in AI? Maybe not AI startups...
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I go over the four kinds of AI projects I've noticed this year, their pros and cons, and give some thought starters as we think about where things will land in 2026.
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347 | State of Product Industry Survey with Katie Hunt
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Every day, I hear from product-based business owners who are curious about other people's business models, revenue streams, team structure, tech stack, how much revenue they're not only earning but what profit they're taking home, and how much they're paying themselves. Although we know that every business is different, it is completely natural to …
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Interview with Tobias Dengel, President of WillowTree
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Author of In The Sound of the Future: The Coming Age of Voice Technology.By Scott Amyx
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346 | Tripling Revenue by Focusing on Wholesale with Rachel Kroh, Heartell Press
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What if you lived in a different state than your business? Meaning, all of your products, your inventory, your team, and your operations were in a completely different state. For today's guest, Rachel Kroh of Heartell Press, this is her every day now. She lives in Washington with her family, while her team of 5 works remotely across the country. Th…
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Interview with Dr. Rebecca Homkes, Faculty at London Business School & Duke
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Today I am joined by Dr. Rebecca Homkes, a high-growth strategy specialist and CEO and executive advisor. She is a Lecturer at the London Business School, Faculty at Duke Corporate Executive Education, Advisor and Core Faculty for Boston Consulting Group University, and a former fellow at the London School of Economics Centre for Economic Performan…
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345 | Redesigning Products to Create More Ease in the Business with Janine Kwoh, Kwohtations
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We've been telling you a lot of stories here on the podcast about brands making big scary shifts in business, and part of the reason we're doing this is to normalize that it's okay to pivot when you need to. In episode 342, Alyson O'Connor shared how she shut down a 6-figure revenue stream so she could focus on a revenue stream wholesale that bette…
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Interview with Ted Moser, Senior Partner at Prophet
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Ted Moser is the co-author of Winning Through Platforms and a Senior Partner at Prophet, a growth and transformation consultancy.By Scott Amyx
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Is your team using Enneagrams to optimize performance?
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Matt Schlegel from EvolutionaryTeams.com talks about Enneagrams and his book Teamwork 9.0 https: https://a.co/d/fw0fEkr
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344 | Normalizing the Hard Stuff in Business with Tammie Bennett, Show Up Society
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Running a business sure is a roller coaster, isn't it? We have our ups and downs. We have to balance the future forecasting and envisioning while also putting out the day-to-day fires in front of us. It takes a lot of grit and determination to be an entrepreneur, particularly when you're building something that aligns with your personal interests a…
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How to handle change fatigue on an overly agile culture.
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Tom and Hannah Clark from the Product Manager talk about IC and leadership tension when projects change or get killed. https://theproductmanager.com/
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343 | 5 Tips for Creating an Effective Wholesale Catalog with Katie Hunt
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2X Big Tech rising star turned into Gourmet Baker?
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Joyce Tang was at early Google and joined Facebook when it was less than 1,000 employees and still a private company. Then she went to culinary school and started the bakery, Bake Sum. Order in the Bay Area via Neon: https://www.exploreneon.com/store/restaurant/595/?utm_source=bakesum&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=fbb…
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342 | Replacing a 6-figure Revenue Stream with Ready-Made Products for Wholesale with Alyson O'Connor, Rust Belt Love
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Have you ever wanted to make a transition in your business, but you resisted because the thing you wanted to move away from brought in the largest chunk of revenue for your business? I have definitely been there, and so has today's podcast guest. Alyson O'Connor is a classically trained visual artist specializing in nature-inspired illustrations, s…
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Interview with Jeff Wetzler, Co-CEO of Transcend
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Today I am joined by Jeff Wetzler, Co-CEO of Transcend, and the author of ASK: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs in Leadership and Life.By Scott Amyx
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Former VP of Research at Google shares his predictions about AI
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Paul Muret was co-founder and CEO of Urchin which was acquired by Google and became Google Analytics. He then stayed at the company for 19 years rising to the level of VP most recently leading product management for the Research division under Jeff Dean.
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We are seeking 1,000 product-based business owners who are willing to anonymously share their details for the 2024 State of the Product Industry Report: www.prooftoproduct.com/2024survey The data will help you make stronger decisions in your business. It will help you better understand the industry and your competition. It will help you identify gr…
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341 | Building Confidence in Your Brand with Priyanka Batra, My Darlin’
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I love using the podcast to spotlight our different community members and their unique businesses and stories because we know that no two businesses are the same. We all have our lived experiences and interests that play into the types of businesses we create and how we choose to run these businesses each day. Today's guest is Paper Camp Alumni Pri…
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Interview with Marit Rødevand, CEO of Strise
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Strise offers an end-to-end AML Automation Cloud that addresses both the data and workflow problems, and by doing so, Strise contributes to a more streamlined, effective, and error-free AML process for regulated companies.By Scott Amyx
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