Cultivating Momentum (with Paul Ortchanian)
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
In this episode of The Product Manager Podcast, I spoke with Paul Ortchanian, Founder and CEO of Bain Public, a product leadership firm that helps companies make informed decisions and deliver high-quality products.
Paul brought a wealth of experience from his leadership roles at San Francisco Bay Area startups and high-growth companies. Our conversation focused on his transition out of the corporate world and into entrepreneurship, where he revealed the challenges of breaking through organizational barriers to do the right thing for products.
We explored:
- The concept of momentum in product management and how to cultivate it
- How product managers can gain both customer and political capital to succeed
- The importance of roadmap credibility in building organizational trust
- Paul’s SOAP methodology for cleansing product roadmaps of bad ideas
This conversation offered valuable insights for product managers looking to build momentum within their organizations and lead more effectively.
This episode was part of my work as founding host of The Product Manager Podcast (2021-2022), which has since grown to reach over 100,000 downloads.