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Episode Synopsis
This week, we dive into Ernest's career as a product manager/product marketer and discuss what a product manager does, how to sift meaningful insights from the noise, how to enter the field & much more.FOLLOW-UPS – 02:25Surprised by the Hot Hand Fallacy?Imagined Consumption Reduces Actual ConsumptionI placed too much faith in underpowered studiesWTF IS A PRODUCT MANAGER? – 07:24Ernest’s blog post on this topicWhy The Hidden Risks Of Specialization Help Explain CrisesHow “Jobs to Be Done” Can Help You Make, BetterUNDERSTANDING YOUR CUSTOMER – 12:04THE PRODUCT BRIEF – 21:34Give me the freedom of a tight briefGETTING TO THE WHY – 26:09Coca-Cola “Polar Bowl”CHEERLEADING, MOMENTUM, HONESTY & RISK – 33:32The Greatest Night in PopTHE DREADED ‘CEO PROJECT’ – 39:43WHAT PEOPLE GET WRONG ABOUT PRODUCT MANAGEMENT – 41:47Sports Product Management at University of OregonHOW TO BECOME A PM – 45:06Kicksology.net—Don’t Call it a ComebackApple Hires Anand Lal ShimpiGoogle hires The Verge’s Deiter BohnArchitecture and design with DamiADVICE TO YOUR 16-YEAR-OLD SELF – 53:22Steve Jobs Secrets of LifeWEEKLY RECS – 55:53BBC ConnectionsThe Greatest Shot in TelevisionSteve Jobs, internal “Chalk Talk” for NeXT, 1991Naim Mu-So 2Andrew Robinson’s review of the Mu-So 2NeXT CubeSteve Jobs intro’s the original iMacCLOSING & PREVIEW – 01:07:53(Image credit: Ernest Kim)****Rant, rave or otherwise via email at [email protected] or on Threads @LearnMakeLearnShow.CREDITSTheme: Vendla / Today Is a Good Day / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.comDrum hit: PREL / Musical Element 85 / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
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