Lessons from coaching 200+ product teams with Vidya Dinamani (Product Rebels, Intuit, Lash.Live)

Blake Thorne (@blakethorne - https://twitter.com/blakethorne) of LaunchNotes talks with Vidya Dinamani of Product Rebels about her experience consulting over 200 product teams. Vidya shares tips for how product teams can stay close to customers and she breaks down some of the common problems she sees product teams facing today. 

Links

• Vidya’s company: https://productrebels.com/

• A 6-part formula for developing a customer problem: https://productrebels.com/a-6-part-formula-for-developing-a-customer-problem/

• One of Vidya’s favorite products: Canva

• 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

(04:30) - The discovery phase of product management coaching

(08:14) - How product leaders can stay close to customers

(13:54) - Common problems within product teams

(25:01) - How to write good problem statements

(28:39) - Backlog management tips

(35:19) - Getting distracted about using the right tools

(38:31) - Vidya's favorite products

Listen later? Here are the podcast links

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0zKS5ZLRz4ig5iayUm1af5?si=ecc5af46041b45df

Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nailing-the-transition-from-ic-pm-to-product-leadership/id1646061444?i=1000597440994