The Way of Product with Caden Damiano

By Caden Damiano

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Episodes: 157

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A podcast on overcoming the challenges of collaboration within a product team. If you want to develop strong soft skills, product sense, and design taste, this show is for you! www.wayofproduct.com

Episode Date
#140 How to Write Strategy Narratives if You're Not at Amazon w/ Marcelo Calbucci Author of "The PRFAQ Framework"
May 19, 2025
#139 Navigating the Job Market: Communicating Value Through Unique Positioning, and Being a Category of "One" w/ John Tarnoff, former Dreamworks Executive
May 12, 2025
#138 AI's Real Impact: Redefining Workflows, Not Eliminating Jobs w/ Anshul Gupta
May 05, 2025
#137 Rethinking API Development: Handling Legacy Hurdles and Building an Agent-Based Future w/ Sagar Bachu, CEO and Co-Founder of Speakeasy
Mar 31, 2025
#136 Embracing Bootstrapping, VC Funding Myths, and Achieving Financial Freedom w/ Rob Walling, Co-Founder of Drip & Tinyseed
Mar 24, 2025
#135 Secrets to Successful Product Pricing: Key Mistakes, and Pricing Frameworks w/ Bill Wilson, Founder of Pace Pricing
Mar 17, 2025
#134 Leading innovation without needing a huge budget; how curiosity fuels success; and why you need an unhealthy obsession with problems to innovate
Mar 10, 2025
#133 Cutting Through AI Hype: Building Effective Governance, Strategic Tech Ecosystems, and AI-Driven Decision-Making
Feb 24, 2025
#132 Modern API Integration Strategies, The Art of Influence, & Balancing Strategic Vision with Day-to-Day Leadership w/ Anuj Jhunjhunwala Director of Product at Merge.
Feb 17, 2025
#131 How American Express Consistently Reinvented Itself for the last 175 years w/ Ryan Cailliet—VP of Research and Design at American Express
Jan 27, 2025
#130 On Becoming a Product Leader: Dean Phillips, Head of Product Strategy @ ClickUp
Jan 20, 2025
#129 Crafting Meaningful Stories, When to Hire a Product Manager, and Leading with the Story w/ Brendan Fortune @ Customer.io
Jan 06, 2025
#128 Crafting Your Brand, Mastering Work Culture, and Innovating Your Career w/ Tammy Alvarez
Dec 30, 2024
Ep #127 Navigating Self-Employment and Personal Promotion with Trevor Nielsen -Founding Designer at Kleo
Dec 23, 2024
#126: The Art of Tech Adoption, Issues of Mini-CEO PM's, and the Human Element in Business w/ Jason Monberg, CEO of Presence
Oct 28, 2024
#125 Understanding the Common Pitfalls of Digital Transformation Projects
Sep 30, 2024
Former Wealthfront CEO on Innovating Across Disciplines, Building Emotional Connections in Product Design, & Empowering Charitable Giving EP 123
Aug 10, 2024
"I accidentally turned a COVID hobby into a bestseller" / How to tap into the “x factor” of every great creator / Taha Ebrahimi, Director of Tableau Public EP 124
Aug 10, 2024
From Tech Strategy to Emotional Engagement, What companies do to Gain Raving Fans, and How to Set up a Tech Stack for Acquisition.
Jun 24, 2024
The Muscle of Customer Obsession, the behaviors of customer obsessed individuals and leading by example with Allison Nulty, Head of Product at Contra Ep 121
Jun 17, 2024
One of the most misunderstood concepts in business, the hard thing about prioritization and how to get better at it with Harry Max -Fractional Executive & Coach. Ep 120
Jun 10, 2024
Engineers invented design thinking! The history of the product design profession, thinking like an engineer, and UX as a Discipline w/ Bryan Zmijewski CEO of Zurb EP 116
Jun 03, 2024
Why Product Discovery isn't User Research, How to Design an Org Around Research and Product Discovery, and the Origins of the "Continuous Discovery" Framework w/ Teresa Torres EP 108
May 31, 2024
Getting good at politics without selling your soul, Why UX isn't a discipline but a competency, Caden's approach to playing and winning the corporate game.
May 27, 2024
The most effective leadership style for ensuring beautiful and practical products
Apr 26, 2024
How to find underserved markets, "word-of-mouth" as a success metric, and what makes a product valuable? w/ Rob Petrozzo CPO of Rally Ep 118
Apr 01, 2024
Crafting AI User Experiences, What it Means to be an “Artist” and What you should Look for in your next role after a layoff w/ Michael Tinglin, Design Leader, ex 7-Eleven, Atlassian EP 117
Mar 25, 2024
Experiencing a startup exit, creating your own table instead of getting a seat at the table, what it takes to sell a compelling vision w/ Mitchell Clements Design Manager @ nCino Ep 115
Mar 11, 2024
How AI Transforms Small Teams into Global Powerhouses, Building Your Brand Online, AI's Role in Creating Compelling Posts and Videos w/ Ajay Yadav, Co-Founder of Simplified.Com Ep 114
Mar 04, 2024
The Art of Multi-Stakeholder Management, Upholding a Brand's "Enduring Idea", and Their Impact on Successful Organizations w/ Curt Schreiber, Chief Creative Officer at VSA Ep 114
Feb 26, 2024
Having Michael Jordan as a Stakeholder, Designing for Different Brands and Creating Iconic Products: An Interview with Michael DiTullo Ep 113
Feb 19, 2024
Use This Process to Prevent Rework, BulletProof Product Architecture, and Uncover First Principles w/ Sophia Prater @ Rewired UX EP 112
Feb 12, 2024
Navigating Disagreements, Cultural Differences, and The Case for Remote Work w/ Sharif Matar, Director of Design @ Product INC EP 111
Feb 05, 2024
Why Researchers are Being Laid Off, & How Thinking Like a Detective Can Save Your Research Career w Ari Zelmanow, Head of Research at Twilio Ep 110
Jan 29, 2024
Effortless stakeholder management, The case against collaborating with sharp elbows, and career fulfillment w/ Justin Dauer @ Anomaly by Design EP 109
Jan 29, 2024
VP of Product Talks about Strategy and How to Choose One
Jan 10, 2024
How a VP of Product Develops a Strategy
Jan 10, 2024
How a VP Started in Product
Jan 10, 2024
The Value of Working with Rivals, What it Takes to Build a Product Org, and Developing Conviction in your Roadmap w/ Glendy Kam CPO of Tassat EP 107
Jan 08, 2024
Reflecting on The Game of Product
Jan 07, 2024
How PM's and Product Design can Be Better Partners
Jan 05, 2024
The Game of Product, Choosing How You Play It, and Resolving the Creative Tension Between PM and Design w/ Derlen Chiu, VP of Product at April EP 106
Jan 01, 2024
Successful Startup Case Study and How to Prevent you Startup From Failing Before it Even Starts: Insights from Danny Morrow of Extend Payments | Ep 105
Nov 30, 2023
How to Develop a Successful Startup Culture
Nov 30, 2023
What Does a Chief Innovation Officer Do?
Nov 29, 2023
Founder Recounts the Early Days of His Startup
Nov 28, 2023
How to Stay Humble as a Successful Startup Founder
Nov 28, 2023
The Importance of Founder/Market Fit
Nov 26, 2023
Who do you hold accountable when things go wrong?
Nov 25, 2023
"Way of Product" Book Trailer
Nov 21, 2023
The Game of Product and How to Play It
Nov 06, 2023
When to step out of your lane and get things done.
Nov 04, 2023
104 - Breaking Down the UX Architect Role - Jeremy Miller UX Architect @ GE Aerospace
Jul 24, 2023
103 - How to get leadership to adopt your research insights - Nick Russell and Dan Robins, CoFounders of Dualo
Jul 17, 2023
102 - Breaking Down the Staff Designer Role - Larry Cheng, Design Strategist @ Intuit
Jul 10, 2023
101 - A Crash Course on Uncovering Pain Points and Thinking in Bets — Pieter Limburg, CEO of Mobilo
Jul 03, 2023
100 - The Path to the VP of Design Role - Clay Walter, VP of User Experience @ ProducePay
Jun 26, 2023
99 - How to Figure out Business Models, Pricing and Positioning for Your Product - Kevin Bailey, CEO of Design First
Jun 19, 2023
98 - Curating Great Design Teams - Justin Tan @ Turtle Design
Jun 12, 2023
97 - Breaking Down the VP of Product Role - Noam Grebel, VP of Product @ Doorloop
Jun 05, 2023
96 - Why the Most Effective Leadership Style is Coaching - Jered Odegard, Director of Product Design @ Flyhomes
May 29, 2023
95 - A Tactical Guide To Building Self Sustaining Design Teams - Anjali Deswandikar @ Lollypop Design
May 22, 2023
94 - The Laws of Creativity - Joey Cofone, Founder and CEO of Baronfig
May 15, 2023
93 - Repost "Designing Google Assistant" Michael Greenberg and Margaret Urban
Jun 27, 2022
92 - #short "What does impact look like?"
Jun 27, 2022
“What goes into building a valuable design team?” - Anthony Armendariz, Cofounder and Head of Design at Funsize Ep 91
Jun 20, 2022
90 - “Unpacking the Dedicated UX Research Role” - Varun Murugesan, Cofounder of Apple & Banana
Jun 13, 2022
89 - “Using Design to Drive Revenue” - Richie Lokay, VP of Design at Wunderkind
Jun 06, 2022
88 - “Unpacking the Product Design Role” - Peter Loving, Founder of UserActive
May 30, 2022
87 - “What does it mean to delight customers?” - Erica Kitaev, Senior Director of Product at Thomson Reuters Practical Law
May 23, 2022
86 - “How long does innovation take?” - Ian Peterman, Founder of the Peterman Design Firm
May 16, 2022
85 - “How to turn research insights into actionable decisions” Richard White, CEO and Founder of Fathom
May 09, 2022
84 - "How to reinvent yourself into a leader“ Pek Pongpaet, CEO of Impekable
May 02, 2022
83 - #Shorts - How Innovation Really Happens
Mar 23, 2022
82 - #Shorts - You Don't Need Permission to Do Great Work
Mar 23, 2022
81 - #Shorts - Fake ideas and how to recognize them
Mar 03, 2022
80 - #Shorts - How to Create Meaning in Your Life
Feb 23, 2022
79 - How to Control Your Career - Taylor Palmer @ Range (ex Lucid)
Oct 25, 2021
78 - What Nobody Explains about the Design Process - Jordan Bowman @ Catylist
Oct 18, 2021
77 - How to Manage Your Career - William Ntim @ Paypal
Oct 11, 2021
76 - How to be Relaxed as a Designer - Bobby Lloyd @ United Health (ex Goldman Sachs)
Oct 04, 2021
75 - Lessons Learned from Operating a Design Agency - Janet Lee @ Impekable
Sep 27, 2021
74 - Regulating Unethical Design Patterns - George Serediuc @ Etich
Sep 20, 2021
73 - Why are Designers Becoming PM's? - Bryan Mortensen @ Produce Pay
Sep 13, 2021
72 - A Guide to Optimistic Innovation - Carey Jenkins, CEO at Substantial | Digital Innovation + Build Studio
Sep 06, 2021
UX Isn't a Magic Bullet and the "Non-Linear" Career - Michael Tinglin Ep 71
Aug 30, 2021
70 - "Lessons Learned from 3200 Design Leaders" - Adam Fry-Pierce @ Docusign
Aug 23, 2021
69 - #Shorts — The Wealth that Comes from of Owning End to End Value Chains
Jul 23, 2021
68 - #Shorts — How to set yourself up for success as a designer
Jun 21, 2021
67 - #Shorts — The difference between complex and complicated
Apr 26, 2021
66 - Reframing How You Look at Diversity in Design and Tech - Terrell Cobb @ Microsoft
Apr 19, 2021
65 - Designing for Large Ecosystems - Patrica Dwyer @ Intuit
Apr 12, 2021
64 - Designing for Web 3.0 - Tian Zhao
Apr 05, 2021
63 - Designers, You've Always Had a Seat at the Table - Drew Bridewell || Head of Product and Design at GrowthDay and Founder of Next Level UX
Mar 29, 2021
62 - How to Define "Good" Design - Johnathan Shariat @ Google
Mar 22, 2021
61 - Stop Evaluating Product Designers like we’re Visual Designers - Tait Wayland
Mar 15, 2021
60 - Bringing an Engineer Mindset to Designing Products - Aaron Moncur
Mar 08, 2021
59 - A Continued Learning Masterclass - Bryan Sebestia @ Rain Agency
Mar 01, 2021
58 - The Art of Hiring Design Talent - Michael Canar @ Medici Land Gov.
Feb 22, 2021
57 - 5 Questions to Ask While Defining a Problem - Ben Crabtree (Sr UX @ Lendio, ex Ancestry)
Feb 15, 2021
56 - How to Be a Ninja Designer - Sanjana Mathur @ Lucid
Feb 08, 2021
55 - Job Search Masterclass - Sam Harper Pt2
Feb 01, 2021
54 - Setting Realistic Expectations in You Job Search - Sam Harper @Entrata
Jan 25, 2021
53 - How learning UI makes you a better UX Designer - Matt D. Smith
Jan 18, 2021
52 - "Creating Your Own Luck" - Caden Damiano Interview on the Sam Harper Livestream Bonus
Dec 14, 2020
51 - How to make lucky products - Shorts
Dec 07, 2020
50 - Shorts - Why most designs do not get made
Nov 30, 2020
49 - Success and Luck in Your Career
Nov 23, 2020
48 - Are great designers replaceable?
Nov 16, 2020
47 - Joe Natoli - "UX Dogma"
Nov 09, 2020
46 - VP of UX @ JP Morgan Chase - Sybil Mulokwa - "The Path to CXO"
Nov 02, 2020
45 - Denise Hurtado @ USAA - "Why Only Critiquing Mockups Isn't Enough"
Oct 26, 2020
44 - How to be a senior designer
Oct 22, 2020
42 - Brandon Mitchell @ Intuit - "Find a Problem to Be Obsessed With"
Oct 19, 2020
41 - Chris Liu (ex. Mercedes-Benz, Amazon) - "The Indicators of Product Success"
Oct 12, 2020
40 - Why great design doesn’t always win
Oct 07, 2020
39 - "What it Takes to Be a Top Performer in your Design Program" - Prof Michael Harper, Department Head @ UVU's UX Design Bachelors Program
Oct 05, 2020
38 - How to get out of designers block
Oct 01, 2020
37 - Billy Gast @ Progressive Leasing - "Balancing Speed and Quality in Product Discovery"
Sep 28, 2020
36 - Anisha Carter @ Tax Act - Stop Using the Word "Requirement"
Sep 21, 2020
35 - When speed doesn’t win
Sep 18, 2020
34 - Head of Design @ Intuit Europe - J.B. Chaykowsky - "How Designers Become Business Leaders"
Sep 14, 2020
33 - What to do when you can’t do your job
Sep 11, 2020
32 - James Helms, VP of Design @ Intuit - "Your Coworkers are Your Portfolio"
Sep 07, 2020
31 - Why Should You have a Dribbble?
Sep 03, 2020
30 - Red Roze - Your Product isn't the Story
Aug 31, 2020
29 - How I Broke into Design
Aug 31, 2020
28 - Aladrian Goods - The ROI of Content Design @ Intuit
Aug 24, 2020
27 - Ryan Rumsey - How Business Thinking can Improve Design Impact
Aug 16, 2020
26 - (Audio Essay) Hire for Outcomes, Not for Outputs
Jun 24, 2020
25 - Critical Thinking in Product - Albert Packer of Invanti
Apr 28, 2020
24 - The Definition of Modern Product Management - Trae Winterton of Workfront
Apr 21, 2020
23 - Increasing Learning Velocity -Sean Qureshi from Lucid
Apr 14, 2020
Trailer - The Way of Product Design
Apr 08, 2020
22 - Driving Product Strategy with Your Research Work - Danielle Green
Apr 08, 2020
21 - How much research is enough research? - Divvy's Jenny Heiner
Apr 01, 2020
20 - What happened to Tivo? With Robin Hayes
Mar 25, 2020
19 - How to Plan your Internships w/ Jacob Ottesen of IBM
Mar 18, 2020
18 - How Designers Build Confidence with Stakeholders - Matt Davis of Lenovo
Mar 04, 2020
17 - Don't work for brands
Jan 29, 2020
16 - What makes a successful design student? - Kamalei Logan at Overstock
Jan 15, 2020
15 - Serena Ho from IBM - Find the Work You Want to Do
Jan 01, 2020
14 Uber Freight's Joey Isaacson - What's missing in new designers
Dec 17, 2019
13 - Don't Work for Tech Companies
Dec 11, 2019
12 - Cam Sackett - What makes a product professional valuable?
Dec 05, 2019
11 - Margaret Urban and Michael Greenberg - Conversation Design with Google
Apr 09, 2019
10 - Pivot/Design Much with Patrick Cox and Andy Page
Mar 26, 2019
9 - Ben Peck - Building Community and Sharing Experiences
Mar 11, 2019
8 - Joseph Newell - What is a Dream Job?
Feb 22, 2019
7 - Alfredo Ruiz - How to Get Started in AR
Feb 08, 2019
6 - J.B. Chaykowsky - Head of Design for Intuit Europe - Making Technology More Poetic and Becoming Design Leaders
Jan 24, 2019
5 - Noah Sparks - Designing for AR, VR, and MR to Augment People's Experiences in the Real World
Jan 08, 2019
4 - Jeff Whitlock - Applying Jobs-to-Be-Done Theory to Your Life
Nov 16, 2018
3 - Dillon Winspear - Fail, Be Humble, and Practice Empathy
Nov 16, 2018
2 - Bryan Mortensen and Clay Walter REMASTERED- Debating Formal and Informal on Design Education
Nov 16, 2018
1 - Danno Ard - Selling Empathy REMASTERED AUDIO -
Nov 16, 2018
The Way of Product | A Podcast on Product Team Collaboration (Trailer)
Nov 15, 2018