Podcasts about products that count

SC Moatti, founder of Mighty Capital and Products That Count, is one of the most dynamic venture capitalists and product leaders in Silicon Valley. As an early investor in PeopleReign, SC combines her investment expertise with a passion for advancing product leadership globally. She is the author of the award-winning book Mobilize and a sought-after keynote speaker and lecturer at Columbia and Stanford business schools. Before her venture capital career, SC was an instrumental product leader in the early days of mobile, driving innovation at companies like Electronic Arts, Nokia Labs, and Facebook.In this conversation, we discuss:SC Moatti's journey from studying electrical engineering in Paris to becoming a tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist in Silicon Valley.Why founding Mighty Capital was the hardest challenge SC has faced and how applying product thinking helped her reshape the venture capital landscape.The unique due diligence process at Mighty Capital, focusing on high-performing teams, ambitious traction, and fair, long-term partnerships.How Products That Count grew from a small community into a global network of over half a million product leaders and its influence on the industry.The evolving role of product managers in an AI-first world and how professionals can adapt to stay ahead in this rapidly changing environment.The ethical responsibilities of product leaders, from managing unintended consequences of AI to maintaining trust and transparency in product development.Resources:Subscribe to the AI & The Future of Work NewsletterConnect with SC Moatti on LinkedInAI fun fact articleOn How Disruptive Leaders Drive Innovation Across Industries in the Era of AI

Have you ever wondered how Chief Product Officers are transforming their organizations with artificial intelligence? In this Super Episode of Products That Count's CPO Rising Series, host Renee Niemi, the Resident CPO at Products That Count, invites five distinguished CPOs to discuss the pivotal role AI plays in product innovation and efficiency.   Join us as we hear from: - Prat Vemana, CPO of Target, who emphasizes leveraging generative AI to accelerate product roadmaps and manage risks responsibly. - David Wong, CPO of Thomson Reuters, who explores AI's dual capabilities in legal tech, enhancing information retrieval and automating workflows. - Ritu Bhargava, President and CPO of SAP, who discusses the importance of building trust with customers while navigating AI's rapid advancements. - Alex Hardiman, CPO of The New York Times, who shares insights on responsibly integrating AI into journalism to enhance storytelling and accessibility. - Smita Hashim, CPO of Zoom, who highlights the need for every product team to define their AI strategy to deliver customer value.   Together, these thought leaders share their unique insights on how CPOs are leveraging AI to accelerate product roadmaps, enhance customer experience, and navigate the challenges of this rapidly evolving technology landscape. From generative AI applications in legal tech to its ethical implications in journalism, this episode is packed with invaluable knowledge for product leaders everywhere.   Tune in to discover how AI is not just a tool but a strategic accelerant for innovation, and learn how these CPOs are shaping the future of their industries!

In this "Super Episode" of Product Talk, dive into the minds of the world's top product leaders as they reveal the secrets to building game-changing products. Join host Renee Niemi, Resident CPO of Products That Count, for a master class in product leadership. The episode takes you on a journey through the evolving role of product leadership. Hear from industry luminaries as they share their unique perspectives honed from decades of experience. Tune in for insights from: - Siddharth Mantri, former Disney Plus CPO, on generating "power moments" for customers by blending Silicon Valley innovation with local product development expertise. - Jim Denney, NBC Universal CPO, on balancing customer needs and business goals through a mix of art and science in product management. - Olivier Houpert, Altria CPO, on fostering a culture of curiosity and leveraging the transformative potential of AI and Gen AI. - Sabrina Ellis, Pinterest CPO, on the ethical considerations behind AI-powered accessible products and the importance of human oversight. - Irana Wasti, Bill's CPO, on aligning product strategy with broader business priorities to navigate post-pandemic challenges for SMBs. Get ready to elevate your product career and make your mark on the industry. This is a master class you won't want to miss.

Dive into a master class in product leadership with this special "super episode" of the Product Talk podcast. Hosted by one of the first Chief Product Officers in the world and Products That Count's Resident CPO Renée Niemi, this curated discussion features defining career moments from some of the top CPOs across diverse industries. Get ready for a playbook on becoming a world-class Chief Product Officer, as Renée guides you through the unique journeys of leaders from Disney, NBC Universal, Altria, and Extreme Networks. Uncover the invaluable insights that have shaped their approaches to product management, innovation, and leadership. Hear from: - Siddharth Mantri, former CPO of Disney Plus for emerging markets, who reveals how he customized the streaming giant's product for international markets. - James Denney from NBC Universal, who reflects on his path from TiVo to leading the Olympic streaming innovations. - Olivier Houpert, who transitioned from Procter & Gamble to become the CPO at Altria, and shares how a clear company purpose has driven his work. - David Feuer from Galileo Financial Technologies, who recounts his pivotal move from engineering to product management. - Nabil Bukhari from Extreme Networks, who highlights a transformative moment that underscored the impact of human-centered product development. This special "super episode" is a must-listen for anyone aspiring to become a top Chief Product Officer. Get ready to be inspired and equipped with a playbook for your own product leadership journey.

In this insightful interview, SC Moatti, founder of Products That Count and managing partner at Mighty Capital, joins Mark Haney at GFX to discuss building impactful products, the future of AI, and her unique "mind, body, spirit" approach to product design. SC shares her journey from Paris to Silicon Valley, her investment philosophy, and her predictions on how AI could reshape industries like film, healthcare, and transportation. https://scmoatti.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/scmoatti/ _______________________________________________________________ If this episode inspires you to be part of the movement, and you believe, like me, that entrepreneurs are the answer to our future, message me so we can join forces to support building truly great companies in our region.  - Subscribe to my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCom_​...  -   Mark Haney is a serial entrepreneur that has experience growing companies worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He is currently the CEO and founder of HaneyBiz  -   Instagram: http://instagram.com/themarkhaney​  Facebook: www.facebook.com/themarkhaney  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markehaney​  Website: http://haneybiz.com​  Audio Boom: https://audioboom.com/channels/5005273​   Twitter: http://twitter.com/themarkhaney - This video includes personal knowledge, experiences, and opinions about Angel Investing by seasoned angel investors.  This content is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal, tax, investment, or financial advice.  Nothing in this video constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, or endorsement. #thebackyardadvantage #themarkhaneyshow #entrepreneur  #PowerOfWith #SacramentoEntrepreneur #Sacramento #SacramentoSmallBusiness #SmallBusiness #GrowthFactory #Investor #Podcast

"Product Talk" is a podcast hosted by SC Moradi, founder and chair of Products That Count. In a captivating episode, Xavier Segura, a general partner at Morgan Creek Digital, shares insights into his career journey, from innovation as a technology operator to managing investments as an early-stage venture investor. Learn more about your Digital Currents Host and how his experience at AppNexus, a Silicon Alley company, shed light on the challenges of newcomers competing against incumbent industry giants like Google and Facebook, and his exploration of fintech and mobile tech startups. Xavier discusses his decision to reinvest in himself from product manager to investor, pursue business school, and launch a venture fund. Xavier and SC Moradi also talk about several tech trends including the evolving cloud revolution, data security challenges, the potential of blockchain technology and the implications of AI. In addition, Xavier explores the potential return of on-premises data centers, driven by the desire of companies to own and protect their proprietary data sets, increased computing power, and AI usage. The hosts further highlight the importance of diversity of thought in AI training sets. "Product Talk" offers valuable insights and experiences for product managers, aspiring professionals, and anyone interested in the dynamic world of product development. To learn more, visit us on the web at https://www.morgancreekcap.com/morgan-creek-digital/. To speak to a member of our team or sign up for other content, please email mcdigital@morgancreekcap.com

Hoda Mehr is CEO of Products That Count, a Silicon Valley-based nonprofit with the mission to help everyone build great products and a growing community of 500k+ product managers and leaders. She joined the company to grow and shape its next chapter by enabling Fortune 1000 companies to turn their product teams into a long-lasting competitive advantage through a full suite of upskilling and training programs. Hoda is also the founder of Stock Card, an award-winning fintech platform that removes noise from fundamental investment research for individual investors with over 80K members. Before her founder experience, Hoda worked on bringing several multi-million software products to market across multiple big tech companies. Hoda has lived and worked in several countries and cultures, including the Middle East, Canada, and the U.S. She is an Economist, has an MBA from the John Molson School of Business, and lives in Southern California. -- Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business talk show, focused on offering value and insight to middle-market business leaders in the OC and beyond. Hosted by Ric Franzi, business partner at REF Orange County. Learn more about Ric at www.ricfranzi.com. 

What makes a great healthcare product? In this episode of the Product Leaders to Watch Series with Cognizant Product Director Chenny Solaiyappan, WellB Founder Zachary Fleming shares his perspective. As a member of the Products That Count 2024 Product Awards Advisory Board, Zachary talks about building digital health products and the criteria the board will use to select award winners. He emphasizes outcome-focused design, emerging technologies, and human-centered solutions that create value beyond just introducing new tools.

Anyone who has ever hired a new employee knows how important and broken the background check process is. The experience is awful for candidates and employers. Plus, it's inherently unfair for under-represented and non-traditional candidates. Imagine a world where hiring the best people is easier and faster and all forms of verification data are provided automatically from trusted sources.Today's guest is making that vision a reality. Denise Hemke is the Chief Product Officer at Checkr, the amazing company making employee screening more fair for everyone. Checkr has raised nearly $700M since its founding in 2014. Denise heads up product management, design, and program management after having served in various leadership roles at Workday including most recently GM for Analytics. Denise is also the San Francisco chapter lead for the excellent organization Products That Count started by friend of the podcast SC Moatti.Listen and learn...How to fix the broken background check processHow to give candidates with non-traditional backgrounds access to the labor forceHow technology is making the hiring process more fair and helping workers get paid fasterHow to use AI to reduce bias in hiring decisionsHow AI used for background checks should be regulatedWhat Denise learned about building customer communities as a General Manager at WorkdayReferences in this episode...Mustafa Suleyman's new Turing testKamal Ahluwalia, former President of Eightfold, on AI and the Future of WorkGiselle Mota from ADP on AI and the Future of Work

Today we are pleased to invite Heidi Gibson for the PLG False Start series with Mario Araujo. Heidi shares some untold stories about the successes and failures of PLG implementations, and we dive deep into phenomenal failures and learnings from Heidi and her team.  Besides that, Heidi explores how they tackled the challenge of dealing with a broken revenue channel, how they successfully rebounded from a 25% drop in revenue, and how they transitioned from a free trial to a freemium model after three years in the making. Don't miss this insightful and valuable episode! Key Takeaways [3:33] Growth entails enabling more customers to derive greater value from their chosen products. [5:00] Heidi's success story and her journey through both successes and failures across her career. [8:49] Discovering the right customers and achieving goals were accomplished by Heidi and her team. [12:49] As a product manager, you lead your team, regardless of whether your team members report to you or not. [15:51] When customers are pleased with your product, it results in higher conversion rates. [20:00] Acknowledging your errors and taking responsibility for them is a powerful way to build trust. [29:39] In the long run, Freemium business models will outperform Free Trial models. [32:18] It takes approximately six months to determine whether your conversion rates will eventually reach break-even point. [38:06] Heidi shares her top three takeaways/lessons learned. About Heidi Gibson Heidi Gibson is a multifaceted leader passionate about entrepreneurship, small business advocacy, and building high-performing teams. As an experienced product and growth team leader, she is dedicated to creating products that customers love to use and fostering a positive work environment where team members thrive. Heidi's commitment to sharing her knowledge and experience is evident in her involvement with Reforge, Product School, and the Product Talk podcast from Products That Count. She is passionate about educating students and followers on the valuable lessons she has learned throughout her career. Profile Heidi Gibson's LinkedIn BILL The Product Talk Podcast Reforge

Hey, App Growth Community! Welcome back to the App Growth Show, where we host mobile experts to provide valuable and actionable insights on how you can grow your app. No matter where you are in your app growth journey, we are able to help you achieve your mobile growth goals. Today we are so excited to be joined by SC Moatti, the founder of Products That Count. SC's track record truly speaks for itself, and we are honoured to be joined by such a leader in our industry. SC began her career working for the likes of Electronic Arts, Facebook, and Nokia with a focus on building apps. Over the last decade, SC has transitioned into investing in early-stage companies, writing a best-selling book called “Mobilized” and launching Products That Count. Products That Count is one of the largest and undoubtedly the most influential global network of product managers. Over 300,000 product managers globally read, watch and listen to PTC's 3,000+ blog posts, videos and podcasts. Thousands attend PTC's 50+ events a year, and over 10,000 C/VP-level product executives, such as the Netflix Product VP, Coinbase CPO, and Box CPO, share their best practices on what it takes to build great products. Get ready to hear from a true industry veteran and how the “Products That Count” community has helped educate people on what it takes to build a great mobile product in today's competitive landscape. The App Growth Show is sponsored by the App Growth Network, we are an award-winning North American app marketing agency. If you are interested to learn more about how you can grow with us, book a free call with us here to start supercharging your mobile growth today! Chat More With Our Speakers From Today: • SC Moatti (Founder @ Products That Count) https://www.linkedin.com/in/scmoatti// Jennifer Sansone (Content Head @ App Growth Network) https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-sansone-143bba4/ Feel free to browse through our episodes and have a listen to one (or all!) of our talks about the many facets of what it takes to achieve mobile app success, from user acquisition to retention strategies and beyond. Subscribe now to AGN Podcast to gain insight on the latest app growth strategies and secrets at your preferred podcast directory: Spotify, Apple, Google. Want to chat with our team of experts today to supercharge your app growth? Book a call with us here!

Thanks to Products That Count's growing network of over 300,000 managers and leaders, we have been fortunate enough to speak with some of the top product people in the world. One of my favorite things this has led to is our podcast, Product Talk, which has been a Webby Awards honoree, was named by Forbes as a top podcast and has won other awards. Now, 250 episodes later, I have been delighted to see we've shared product strategies with people across the globe. Product execs from Netflix, Google, Wayfair, Instagram, and many more have helped to understand exactly what it takes to build great products. So, what are some of the best lessons learned since the founding of Products That Count? This week on Product Talk, I am honored and excited to share this special episode as we're taking a look back at some of our favorite conversations and the best product practices we have learned. 

What key factors make the tech products you use great? SC Moatti, Founder of Products That Count and Managing Partner at Mighty Capital, offers a wealth of knowledge from her experiences in the VC and tech worlds about creating fantastic products. She also shares that understanding function, design, and how to be a great leader are all a part of making an outstanding Chief Product Officer.Tune in to learn:Three measures to define what makes a great product (12:09)The characteristics of a great Chief Product Officer (17:22)The skills it takes to be a Chief Product Officer (21:34) A framework for thinking about how to create good products (32:05) How much should product development prioritize function over form (37:21) More about SC's personal life, including musical talents, and advice for her younger self (43:53) Mentions:"Mobilized" by SC Moatti“The Growth Mindset” IT Visionaries is brought to you by Salesforce Platform. If you love the thought leadership on this podcast, Salesforce has even more meaty IT thoughts to chew on. Take your company to the next level with in-depth research and trends right in your inbox. Subscribe to a newsletter tailored to your role at Salesforce.com/newsletter.Mission.org is a media studio producing content for world-class clients. Learn more at mission.org.

As more companies aim to be product-led, there are higher-level priorities for product leaders. Product managers are rising through the business ranks and gaining seats at C-suite tables, as well as the title of Chief Product Officer. How have the leadership dynamics changed as we see the rise of the CPO? Products That Count CPO Renee Niemi sits down with our founder SC Moatti to showcase the inaugural Global CPO 20 and discuss observations from the best CPOs.

Jim Gray, former Chief Product Officer of Products That Count, interviews PTC founder SC Moatti about the history of the Product Awards in advance of the 2022 Awards, our 5th celebration.

This week, Mighty Capital Founding Partner and host of the series on The Age of Product, SC Moatti, sat down with one of the first CPOs (Chief Product Officers) in the world, Logitech fmr CPO, now Products That Count CPO, Renee Niemi to discuss the evolution of product and investing. Renee Niemi is a lifelong connoisseur of great products that make a difference in people's lives. She has spent the last 30 years as the top product and business leader for leading companies like Logitech, Plantronics, and Google. Niemi has led teams primarily at the intersection of computing and mobility and was one of the first Chief Product officers. She is also a Partner at Mighty Capital.

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes SC Moatti, Managing Partner at Mighty Capital. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Mighty Capital is an early-growth Silicon Valley venture capital firm. They deliver exceptional returns by investing in great products that are also great businesses, like Airbnb, MissionBio, and Amplitude. SC is the Founding Managing Partner of Mighty Capital, the Founding CEO of Products That Count, the most influential product acceleration platform, and a lecturer at Stanford and Columbia Universities. Prior, SC built products that billions of people use at Facebook and Nokia. Andrew Chen, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, called SC “a genius at making products people love.” SC serves on the boards of public and private companies, earned a master's in electrical engineering, a Stanford MBA, and is a Kauffman Fellow. SC shares with Hall what excites her now and discusses the disruption of the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem. She advises investors and startups and explains some of the challenges they face. You can visit Mighty Capital at , and via LinkedIn at  .    SC can be contacted via email at sc@mighty.capital, via LinkedIn at , and via Twitter at .  _____________________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at:    Check out our other podcasts here:   For Investors check out:   For Startups check out:   For eGuides check out:   For upcoming Events, check out    For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group    Please , share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of .

SC Moatti is the Founding Managing Partner of Mighty Capital; the Founding CEO of Products That Count, the most influential product acceleration platform; and a lecturer at Stanford and Columbia Universities. Prior, SC built products that billions of people use at Facebook and Nokia. Andrew Chen, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, called SC “a genius at making products people love.” SC serves on the boards of public and private companies, earned a master's in electrical engineering, a Stanford MBA, and is a Kauffman Fellow. For more information, visit Mighty.Capital. Mighty Capital is an early-growth Silicon Valley venture capital (VC) firm. We deliver exceptional returns by investing in great products that are also great businesses, like Airbnb, MissionBio and Amplitude. Founders and other VC firms invite us to invest because we help our portfolio companies sell faster, hire top talent, and generate liquidity, by giving them exclusive access to the original and most influential product acceleration platform, Products That Count. Amplitude calls us the “best value for the dollar invested."

This is the third in a five-part series introducing the categories for the Products That Count 2022 Product Awards. Last time, we heard from Transfix Product Marketing Lead, Patrick Blute, on Delightful User Journey. In this talk, Indeed.com Senior International Product Lead Iryna Krutenko introduces the Level Up Scale & Complexity category for the 2022 Product Awards.

This is the second in a five-part series introducing the categories for the Products That Count 2022 Product Awards. Last time, we heard from Google Product Lead, Neha Taleja, on Informed Go-To-Market Strategy. In this talk, Transfix Product Marketing Lead Patrick Blute introduces the Delightful User Journey category for the 2022 Product Awards.

Global Product Management Talk is pleased to bring you the next episode of... The Everyday Innovator with host Chad McAllister, PhD. The podcast is all about helping people involved in innovation and managing products become more successful, grow their careers, and STANDOUT from their peers. About the Episode:  Today we are talking about making better product decisions that create customer value using the data you already have. A PR person contacted me about a company that received the 2021 Products That Count award in the Operate category. The award recognizes products that help product managers and are pushing for better ways to accomplish work now and in the future. The company is Indicative and they help product managers leverage insights based on data already in their data warehouse, build their product roadmap, optimize user engagement, and reduce churn. I'm interested in learning more about this area in general because it brings together several important aspects of product management—the customer journey, data science, data-driven decision making, and reduced time to market. Our guest is Jeremy Levy, the CEO of Indicative. Jeremy, thanks for joining us!

How product managers can use data to understand customers and create value Today we are talking about making better product decisions that create customer value using the data you already have. A PR person contacted me about a company that received the 2021 Products That Count award in the Operate category. The award recognizes products […]

If there is any year that embodies the thrill of working in tech, it's this one. Covid pivots notwithstanding, product-led culture is quickly becoming the baseline from which companies operate. How can product leaders navigate changing waters while retaining a focus on digital acceleration? Google fmr GM, Mighty Capital Partner, and Products That Count CPO, Renee Niemi, takes Product Talk through her impressive product career and shares insights on leading product amidst transitioning market dynamics.

✅ Hey guys! Enjoy this EPIC interview w/ My good Friend, S.C. Moatti! S.C. takes us all the way back to her early days at Facebook and shares with us her backstory which ultimately shaped her career and her future!

SC Moatti, Managing Partner, Mighty Capital SC Moatti is the managing partner of Mighty Capital, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, and Products That Count, one of the largest and undoubtedly the most influential network of product managers in the world. Previously, she built products that billions of people use at Facebook, Nokia and Electronic Arts. Andrew Chen, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, called SC “a genius at making mobile products people love.” For more information, visit Mighty Capital.

This week we look back at some of the highlights of past interviews with some of the biggest Venture Capitalist that have been on the show   SC Moatti is a technology visionary and investor. She is the founding partner of Mighty Capital, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, and Products That Count, one of the largest and certainly the most influential network of product managers in the world.   Ravi Belani   He is the Managing Director of the Alchemist Accelerator which is a venture-backed initiative focused on accelerating startups whose revenue comes from enterprises (not consumers). The accelerator backs teams with distinctive technical founders.  He is also a Lecturer, Fenwick & West Educator of Entrepreneurship at Stanford University where for the past 8 yrs he co-teaches The Spirit of Entrepreneurship, an undergrad/grad survey course on entrepreneurship   Nick Moran is the General Partner at New Stack Ventures.  Prior to New Stack, Nick worked for Danaher (NYSE: DHR). After a few years in M&A, Nick led breakthrough innovation, developing one of the most successful products in the company's history -- an IoT solution w/ a novel method for testing compounds in drinking water. In addition to investing, Nick founded the 1st Venture Capital podcast, The Full Ratchet.   Aman Johar, Proteum Capital Over the last 12 years, Aman has worked with a variety of startups and has been on both sides of the entrepreneur-investor table. With a background in strategy, operations, and deal-making, Aman focusses on blockchain applications and the supporting ecosystem including expertise in the business and regulatory implications of tokenizing assets. He is a strategic advisor to executives and boards on creating new business models for fintech, media and entertainment, and identity management to name a few recent engagements. Currently, Aman is a mentor at the Singularity University and a board member at KeraCel, a solid-state battery company. Previously, Aman co-founded Applied Protein which was acquired by Pivot Pharma. He holds a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, BHU and an MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon where he was named a Swartz Fellow for entrepreneurship. In his spare time, Aman enjoys teaching photography to his kids. 

SC Moatti is a technology visionary, venture capital investor, and bestselling author of Mobilized, an insider’s guide to the business and future of connected technology. While working at Facebook, Trulia and Nokia, SC has built mobile products that are used today by billions of people -one of them received an Emmy nomination. Andrew Chen, one of Uber's executives, called SC “a genius at making mobile products people love.” Moatti frequently gives keynotes on business and technology, and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, the Harvard Business Review, and on NPR. She lectures at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she earned her MBA and has a Master of Science in electrical engineering.Learn more about Oracle for Startups(Interviewed by StartupGrind's Chris Joannou).

The Age of Product is well upon us and each year companies battle each other to gain competitive advantage and claim top of market. The 2021 Product Awards celebrates the very best in product by highlighting those that achieved that goal in the year prior. In a very special episode, Products That Count CPO James Gray sits down with our Founder, SC Moatti, to speak about the history of the Product Awards, the future of product, and how owning one’s category is crucial to winning in product.

Market dominance used to be about feet on the ground and sales execution, but in an increasingly digital world, it’s driven by digital experiences which are the responsibility of product teams. How do organizations gain and maintain market leadership in this new Age of Product? Products That Count CPO James Gray sits down with the 2021 Product Awards Advisory Board to discuss the superpowers available to product managers during the product lifecycle and the merits of a product acceleration platform.

In this episode of Coping with COVID, we feature and welcome SC Moatti, a tech enthusiast, visionary and investor.  She is founding partner of a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, Mighty Capital, partner of an influential product management company called Products That Count, an award-winning best-selling author, board member of several companies, keynote speaker, lecturer and a host of other roles.   Coping with COVID is hosted by David Smith, angel investor based in Lansing, MI, and co-hosted by Amanda Lewan, Co-Founder and CEO of Bamboo Detroit, and Tapan Kataria, whose wealth of experience includes involvement with Techstars Detroit and the Detroit branch of Backstage Capital. Listen to SC and find out what you need to get to the next level, here on The Doers Network!!! Check out our Coping with COVID series here:  https://www.crowdcast.io/davidsilvasmith To find out more about us, visit our website:  https://www.bamboodetroit.com/ If you would like to sponsor The Doers Network, email us at:  info@bamboodetroit.com

SC Moatti, Managing partner at Mighty Capital and a founder at Products That Count in this episode of Fundraising Radio explains how to make sales through product managers, when should startups start working on content generation and how long it might take to pay off. We also discussed different strategies of getting in touch with those product managers and Moatti explained why product managers are the best points of contact in the organisation. Mentioned in this episode: Webinar by Products That Count (with Ravi Mehta, who was on Fundraising Radio as well) - https://productsthatcount.com/events/ Sandler Sales Training: https://www.sandler.com/ Toastmasters, improve your speech: https://www.toastmasters.org/ Mighty Capital: https://mighty.capital/

050 Helping your Portfolio Companies with Managing Partner of Mighty Capital SC Moatti   SC Moatti is a technology visionary and investor. She is the founding partner of Mighty Capital, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, and Products That Count, one of the largest and certainly the most influential network of product managers in the world. Previously, she built products that billions of people use at Facebook, Nokia and Electronic Arts. She also serves on boards of both public and private companies, including mobile technology giant Opera Software (OPERA:Oslo). An award-winning bestselling author, Moatti frequently gives keynotes on business and technology, and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, the Harvard Business Review, and on NPR. She lectures at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she earned her MBA and has a Master of Science in electrical engineering. Andrew Chen, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, called SC “a genius at making mobile products people love.”      In this episode, you'll learn: Other than money what value can Venture Capitalists bring to the deal? What is considered a good product? What are common areas of negotiations between entrepreneurs and Venture Capitalists? How is it different for a Venture Capitalists to work with an early stage company verse a later or pre-IPO stage company? What are some exciting changes in Tech to look for in the future?     We would also like to thank CJ Terral who made the introduction that allowed the interview to happen. Help us out! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!   Learn more about SC Moatti Linkedin Personal Website com Mighty Capital Website     CONNECT WITH SHAWN:   https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV   Shawn Flynn's Twitter Account Shawn Flynn's LinkedIn Account Silicon Valley LinkedIn Group Account Shawn Flynn's Facebook Account Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com  

Having a supportive community full of inspirational people surrounding you can be the difference between success and failure. You can find your community online, through social networks, but it’s even better to find a group local to you to get that inspiration face-to-face. Today’s guests, SC Moatti, Darryl Grant, Anne Devereux-Mills, are all founding members of women’s communities who find great comfort and support within their groups. SC Moatti is a technology visionary, entrepreneur, and investor. She founded Mighty Capital, a tech company based in Silicon Valley, and Products That Count, one of the largest networks for product makers in the world. Her companies focus on creating products that people love. Darryl Grant was born and raised in Harlem, NYC, and has 20 siblings! Through his involvement in the Merrill Corporation, he founded Inspiring Connectivity, a community of C-level executive women based in San Francisco. Darryl takes his inspiration from his mother, Eloise Grant, who raised hundreds of children and mentored dozens of women, sometimes in the middle of the night. Anne Devereux-Mills is a driving force behind making change possible and showing women where to start. She’s the founder of Parlay House, a national affiliation of thousands of diverse and inspirational women. Anne praises collaboration over competition and believes that women are oftentimes guilty of rejecting other women. In this episode, we’re talking about the power of social communities, how these leaders have built their groups, what value they have, and how other members have received support from within. You can absolutely bring a group together and embrace the resulting empowerment, and each leader explains how they’ve cultivated that for themselves. We discuss what it’s like to nurture and advise young women, and transferring these skills to working with business executives across a diverse range of industries. Establishing relationships among your community is vital to creating a harmonious environment that promotes support and inclusivity, as well. Community relies on strong leadership and consistency in order to grow and develop trust. Everyone wants more community, the key is finding people that actually inspire you. Do you have a community of powerful women who support you? How have you embraced all the ups and downs that life has given you? When is the last time you met up with a local person who inspires you? In This Episode: How to reframe what’s important in your life after everything changes How you can bring a group of diverse women together to embrace empowerment What it’s like being an advisor to young women Why you need to build and nurture relationships across the board How you can build a network full of support and trust Why you need to run events on a consistent schedule in order to build community Why you need to embrace both the highs and lows that come on your journeys Why it’s more important to meet the people that inspire you, rather than the people who just bolster your numbers   Quotes: “There’s so much judgment in this world. So many times that women reject other women, either because they’re competitive with them or they don’t feel they’re right for a job, that I didn’t want to cultivate a place of rejection or encourage a choice to be included.” (8:24) “I think so many of us that are successful want to present ourselves as perfect, whether it’s on social media, or in our work lives, or to our families and not wanting to show that there are struggles. And the fact that we can create these environments where people who you might view as role models are saying ‘here’s what was really going on behind the scenes’... it makes everyone not feel alone when they have their own struggles.” (11:53) “Find your tribe, surround yourself with great people, focus on one thing that matters, and find others that want to be part that with you.” (35:55) “Sometimes trying and failing is more insightful than trying and succeeding.” (42:23) “Continue to be ambitious in your dreams and reshape that image in the mirror. Always evolve. Anchor yourself in what you want to be and continue to reach for that. No matter what the people around you say.” (55:24)   Links Find Anne Devereaux-Mills on | Find Parlay House | | |   Find SC Moatti on | | Find Mighty Captial | | | Find Products That Count | | |   Find Darryl Grant on Find Toppan Merrill |   Follow Monica on | | |

SC Moatti recently joined the Fund81 podcast to talk about how to discover and vet products in venture capital. In this episode, we talk about how VCs can spot early indications of future product success, creative ways to look under the hood before investing, and the product-related questions most venture capitalists fail to ask. SC Moatti is the founding partner of Mighty Capital, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, and Products That Count, one of the largest communities of product managers, leaders, and founders in the world. Previously, she built products that billions of people use at Facebook, Nokia and Electronic Arts. She also serves on boards of both public and private companies, including Opera Software (OPERA:Oslo). An award-winning bestselling author, Moatti has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, the Harvard Business Review, and on NPR. She lectures at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she earned her MBA and has a Master of Science in electrical engineering. For more information, visit scmoatti.com.

SC Moatti is a technology visionary, entrepreneur and investor (. She is the founding partner of Mighty Capital, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, and Products That Count, a global community of product managers, leaders and founders. Previously, she built products that billions of people use at Facebook, Nokia and Electronic Arts. Listen and Learn:... The post The Growth Hackers Guide to Acquiring Users, Network Effects, Community Building and Fundraising with SC Moatti of Mighty Capital appeared first on The Syndicate.

Are you telling the big-picture story that’ll influence change? What is the structure of belonging in the digital age? These are just a few questions the CEO and Founder of Get Storied, Michael Margolis, asks on today’s episode. Michael has a background in cultural anthropology, and he works with people who are changing history; people who are doing things that have never been done before. On this episode, you’ll hear his insights on why storytelling is more crucial than ever in our age of disruption and innovation. First and foremost, it’s all about the human experience. Emotion starts first. As consumers, we buy on emotion and justify with logic. On this podcast, you’ll hear about Michael’s story and how he got into his role as a Narrative Strategist and what keeps his passion for storytelling alive. You’ll also hear great advice on why online comes first when it comes to your personal story and brand. Michael mentions how you write your about page and bio is one of the most important skills we don’t get taught. Finally, you’ll hear Michael explain why as product managers, we take for granted what other people want to know. He mentions: “You have to see it and feel it before you can believe it.” To learn more about Michael follow him on Twitter or visit https://www.getstoried.com/redpill. Sign up for the Oct 1-Day Masterclass with Michael Margolis; find tickets on Eventbrite. Michael’s viral blog post: The Resume is Dead, The Bio is King

Founder and CEO of Product School, Carlos González de Villaumbrosia, talks about his insights into what makes a great product manager in this episode. Carlos started his career in software development in Spain—but he knew he always wanted to be in Silicon Valley because he was very excited about technology. Carlos mentions to me that in addition to engineering, he also went to business school. Both career paths were great in their own respect—but he wanted to find something in the middle. Engineering, as he recalls, was very low-level and technical and business school was very high-level and strategic. That’s where he found product management—his passion and dream. On the show, you’ll hear how Carlos found the formula with Product School where people can learn the latest and greatest with product management and tech while keeping their life. He also provides advice to companies who are looking to hire for their first product role and beyond. His top three product management qualities to look for in any product person includes: Technical Skills: When talking about software (or websites and applications) you need to be comfortable understanding and knowing how the technology works. It doesn’t mean you need to be a software engineer, but, you need to know about the technical inner workings of the product itself. Industry Domain: Products vary from industry, market, country. You’ll have an advantage if you understand your target market, customer, and product market. Communication Skills: As a product manager, you’re going to spend most of your time communicating rather than executing. You need to know how to talk to all different types of people from all different departments and beyond. It’s the 80/20 rule. Click the link to find out more about, The Product Book: How to Become a Great Product Manager, a book inspired by the learnings and curriculum of Product School. To get more insights on product management visit Product School to see their events or join their free Slack Community. To connect with Carlos, find him on LinkedIn.

On this podcast, I interviewed Adam Lasinky about his bestselling book,“Wild Ride, Inside Uber’s Quest for World Domination“. He discusses why he chose to take a close-up look at Uber's rise as a global tech business phenomenon. Adam reveals his brief stint as an Uber driver and how the drivers have made the company what it is today. He talks about the brilliance of Uber capitalizing on driver's assets (i.e. their cars), why no entrepreneur should try to be Travis Kalanick, and the future of technology.

Head of Product at Amplitude, Justin Bauer, talks about his non-traditional path to becoming a rising star in Silicon Valley's Product Management scene. Justin provides some insightful advice on analyzing data to make an outstanding product. He also talks bout being distinctive in your product management career, a typical day at Amplitude, and the importance of listening to customer needs.

In this episode, Gaurav Hardikar talks about the future of e-commerce. He discusses how to design products that provide an efficient shopping process for consumers, how he drives engagement at Shopkick, and the need to balance stakeholders needs with needs of consumers. He also talks about the qualities needed to be a great Product Manager and what it is like being a minority in Silicon Valley.

In this interview, Katherine Kornas talks about Pandora's commitment to both culture and innovation. She talks about the importance of using simplicity and inspiration to inspire growth. She also delves into how Pandora listens deeply to its consumers to understand their habits through qualitative and quantitative measurement techniques. By doing so, Pandora is committed to personalization of their products.

In this compelling conversation, Jules Walter discusses his role at Slack to drive user growth. He talks about Slack's unique, transparent culture and how Slack uses its own product within the company. He reveals how Slack makes decisions and increases productivity by communicating internally with their own product. He also discusses his perspective on the future of mobile, the best qualities of a Product Manager, and his experience being a minority within Silicon Valley.  

Patricia Roller talks about balancing the art + science of product management based on her experience as Co-CEO at frog design inc. In this conversation, Patricia delves into the importance of teamwork as a product manager. She also explains how to navigate the balancing act of handling so many moving parts by focusing on the end goal of meeting customer needs.

On this episode, former FBI High Stakes Negotiator Chris Voss shares the nine effective principles to become more persuasive in both your professional and personal life. He discusses how to gain a competitive edge by using counterintuitive strategies and tactics including emotional intelligence. He also emphasizes the need for highly effective communication (which includes highly effective listening) to become a successful negotiator. On this compelling episode, you will learn why it is important to look at the long-term benefits of any business deal and focus on the greater good.

Joyce Solano talks about her experience learning how to reinvent of Adobe from a software co. to marketing co. She also talks about empathy, brand positioning, and how defining company goals to create your brand story.  

In this podcast, Anneka talks about understanding the art and science of customer relationships, risk/reward ratio for businesses, and how to build your network through leveraging the people around you.

Jeff Gothelf talks about the shift in mindset needed to scale your business. He makes the case that you must think about yourself in the software business. Secondly, he says we need to shift into thinking about how to manage all the departments and roles within a software business. He discusses why leaders need to rethink the way that tech businesses are managed so they can innovate and drive their companies forward.

SC Moatti (https://twitter.com/scmoatti) is the founder of Products That Count, an investor, and author of the bestselling book Mobilized. In this episode, we talk about SC's experience of selling her company to Facebook, how SC approaches goal setting, and much more!

Clara Nam talks about her passion for product design. She speaks about her job in Silicon Valley as a Product Designer on the Growth team at Yelp. She shares her experience on iterating the Yelp mobile app and finding design solutions to make a successful product. She also discusses using metrics to predict product growth and what it's like being a women in tech.

Thought leader Sally Thornton discusses how to create ownership of your career while finding work/life balance. She discusses how to create your ideal career through a system and framework that motivates you. She also discusses how to create a human-centered work culture that benefits individuals and the companies they work for.

Serial tech entrepreneur Sachin Rekhi talks about his journey in Silicon Valley to take his products from the idea stage to being sold to a top social media company. He candidly shares his experience on the challenges of working in Silicon Valley in 2016 and gives advice on building great products by learning what type of product manager you are.

SC Moatti is a technology visionary, venture capital investor, and bestselling author of mobilized, an insider’s guide to the business and future of connected technology. While serving as an executive at mobile pioneers like Facebook, Trulia and Nokia, SC launched and monetized mobile products that are now used by billions of people and have received prestigious awards, including an Emmy nomination. Today, SC is the managing director of The Angels' Forum, an early-stage hybrid venture fund, and the founder of Products That Count, a community of 12,000+ product managers and innovators that produces a popular speaker series on product design. She also serves on boards of both public and private companies, including mobile technology giant Opera Software (OPERA:Oslo). SC frequently gives keynote on the business of innovation and is a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review. She lectures at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she earned her MBA and has a Master of Science in electrical engineering. For more information, visit scmoatti.com. You can connect with SC at Scmoatti.com, or on twitter @scmoatti. For more information on Laura and her work you can go to her website www.powershour.biz and you can find Laura on twitter @thatlaurapowers.

How do you know what to build next? It’s all about product discovery, argues product guru Teresa Torres. She shares best practices for product discovery, understanding what customers want, and then building it right. Through impact and empathy we can shift the focus from designing within and hoping a product finds success to human centered design.

Silicon Valley Product Management veteran Rich Mironov discusses his experience in the product manager role and shares some tips to be successful and move up the ladder in your career. He discusses critical aspects of the job such as cross functional communication and the role of incentives.

Marty Cagan discusses the importance of focusing on impact when designing great products. He emphasizes that it is essential that product managers put the customer first to build products that people love. Additionally, he points out how the culture of a business can have a great effect on whether a product can be successful.

Stuart Foster talks about the importance of simplicity in making your brand stand out in the marketplace. He delves into how to create an unforgettable brand by focusing on the value of a company. He explains why mass marketing is no longer valid because we are now inundated with advertising and need our marketing messages delivered based on context (i.e. on where we receive them).

Guillermo discusses the importance of efficiency in product design, human centered design that creates a 'wow' factor, and how direct experience with a product plays a major role in the widespread adoption of a product. This is a fascinating discussion that delves in Guillermo's extensive knowledge of space architecture and the future of technology.  

Nell discusses singularity including the notion of AI personhood. She talks about how AI is here to stay because of what she refers to as the ‘autonomous distributed corporation’. She emphasizes that knowledge is power and postulates that it makes sense to involve AI when there is so much data available.

Data and analytics expert Alistair Croll argues that big data is changing business, society and even the human species. Businesses are built faster based on analytics and data. What's coming next for big data and cloud computing? Alistair's answers and examples may surprise you. Listen in and find out.    

Leah Hunter has spent her career exploring the intersection of technology, culture, and design. She writes about the human side of tech for Fast Company, O'Reilly Radar, Business Punk, and mentors tech companies.

Code for America product lead Alan Williams shares the great work he and his team are doing with Code for America, a non-profit organization dedicated to bring government into the 21st century government. He discusses mobile-first government programs like food stamps. If you’re intrigued and would like to get involved, this will get you over the edge.

Founder of Mind The Product and ProdPad Andrea Saez shares her experience with on boarding new users. On boarding is emotional, she argues- there must be a connection with users. Successful on boarding is about creating a positive interaction. Not everyone learns in the same way and so the more personalized your on boarding the better.

Are you afraid of public speaking? Have no fear--Marie Perruchet, Founder and Director of One Perfect Pitch and former journalist, helps people overcome this fear with plenty of tips and tricks on how to become a better speaker.

Levy Innovation, LLC founder and consulting expert Mark Levy helps you better articulate your work, get out of your default thinking, and help you come up with a Big Sexy Idea. Listen in to find out what you can do to make a great pitch, as well as the insight Mark gives to his clients that help them increase their fees by 2000%.

SC Moatti is the Founder & CEO of Products That Count and a best selling author of Mobilized: An Insider's Guide to the Business and Future of Connected Technology. She is a mobile expert with tons of insights to share from her first hand experience gained over the past 15 years of working in mobile. While visiting Silicon Valley from Paris, France at that time, SC felt like she was on another planet and knew that’s where she had to be. From her time with EA building mobile games, to moving to Nokia, to launching a precursor to Tinder and being acquired by Facebook to help their mobile efforts and running several teams there, to launching her new #1 best selling book Mobilized, SC delivers a ton of invaluable insights for anyone working on products or who’s interested in the mobile space. SC joins us to share her story, how she got into mobile, how to approach building mobile products, what simple frameworks to keep in mind, what skills product managers should focus on, what emerging connected technologies could mean for business, and much more!

Productivity guru and ex-tech exec Pierre Khawand argues that we should schedule our day in 15-min increments in order to feel productive and fullfilled. He shares ways that we can minimize distractions and keep thoughts and emotions under control with nothing more than a notebook and a timer. Can it be that easy? Listen in and find out.

Host Kevin Willett is joined by SC Moatti of Products That Count. SC Moatti dedicates her time and energy helping companies succeed with mobile. She is the author of mobilized, an insider’s guide to the business and future of connected technology, and has been called “a genius at making mobile products people love.” Today, she runs Products That Count, an organization that advises businesses on how to leverage mobile technology and produces some the largest product events in the world Find out more about SC Moatti by visiting her website at http://scmoatti.com/ To learn more about the Friends of Kevin Networking Group go to http://friendsofkevin.com/ Audio file:  SC Moatti.mp3

MIT Digital Fellow and Boston University Professor Van Alstyne argues that product business models are broken and being replaced by platforms.

Bestselling author of Reinventing You, Dorie Clark shares advice and best practices on how to stand out, including identifying what makes you unique, what to build a personal brand on, how to increase the reach of your brand using blogging and social media.

NYT bestselling author and leadership guru Sydney Finkelstein talks about "superbosses," the exceptional leaders that are able to attract, retain and groom the best talent, how they go about it, and how you too can become a superboss.

Product guru and bestselling author Dan Olsen talks about what makes for great products, great product managers and great product teams.

Yelp Product VP Eric Singley talks about growing Yelp in the early days and shares what he sees as mobile product trends and best practices.

Bestselling author of The Membership Economy Robbie Baxter reveals trends for the most cutting edge SaaS products. Hint: it's all about community and access instead of self and ownership.

OnDemand economy and platform thinking guru Sangeet Paul Choudary talks about what makes a great platform. He discusses their business models, the key role of reputations, and explains why the best platforms are the ones we don't even notice.

Growth hacker Chris Neumann reveals growth hacking secrets.

Silicon Valley design guru Joe Robinson shares his perspective on design trend for tech and mobile products. He also reveals why you should read more sci-fi.