Data fluency for product managers

Blake Thorne (@blakethorne - https://twitter.com/blakethorne) of LaunchNotes talks with Patrick Thompson of Amplitude (previously of Iteratively and Atlassian) about the importance of data within product teams, traits of successful product managers, and how balancing “growth years” with “rest years” is critical for a successful career.

Links

• Patrick’s company: https://amplitude.com/

• Patrick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickt010/

• Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/patrickt010

• One of Patrick’s favorite products: https://www.spotvirtual.com/en

• Check out LaunchNotes: https://launchnotes.com

• Join Launch Awesome:  https://www.launchnotes.com/launch-awesome

• Follow on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClgMZx0kGDSSBAQG0wkDRyg

• Check out the LaunchNotes Podcast: https://launchnotes-podcast.launchnotes.io/
  

Show notes

(00:00) - Introductions

(04:45) - Leveraging data to build better products

(15:39) - How data maturity affects companies

(25:58) - What makes a successful product manager today?

(41:25) - Being intentional with “growth years” and “rest years” throughout your career

(45:09) - Patrick’s favorite products