How To Product How To Product

So our last episode convinced you to prioritize product speed — what can go wrong? Turns out, a lot. In this episode, we share the common pitfalls we’ve seen in prioritizing speed — from the dozens of tiny features that together drag down your performance, to the fact that you might need to cut some features to actually make things fast again.

We all agree that speed and responsiveness are critical to making a product great. But how do you know which parts of your product to optimize and what to set as a goal? In this episode, we discuss with our special guest Ryan, who spent years as a PM entirely focused on speed and performance.

When do you run an A/B test vs just rolling out a feature? When does user testing help? The answer is when you need to know something. In this episode, we explain the types of unknowns you face when launching a new product of feature and how to use the tools at your disposal to most efficiently find your answers.

Good products feel great to use. They’re fast and responsive. Every interaction is a mini-delight. They feel unbreakable. But how do you as a PM get that good product feel in your product? From performance targets to cutting jank — we’re here to help!

Good products have great design (and no, we’re not talking about beauty, but that’s important, too). Introducing, the How To Product 15 min design crash course. We’ll give you the concepts you need to understand what separates brilliant design from a confusing mess. We’ll cover discoverability, simplicity, and feedback.

In a previous episode, we mentioned that great products solved a real, user problem better than it ever had been solved before. This episode is all about that one word: better. What made Facebook better than Myspace? What made Gmail better than Yahoo Mail? What is the toolbox you can draw from to make sure your product isn’t just a copycat with a different skin?