Own it!
By Own it!
Bringing together non-scientific thinking and practice about Product Ownership. anchor.fm/own-it
Contact us at:
hello@own-it.ca
Contact us at:
hello@own-it.ca
Own it!Jan 07, 2019
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Ep 18: Focus. More than just time management
In this episode, Rick and Karman did a retro for the past two weeks. Karman is trying to set things straight so she could get home on time for her family after work. Rick is getting annoyed that someone is dwelling on solving the same problem over and over again instead of moving on to solve bigger things.
Jun 01, 201901:01:50
Ep 17: promotion through seniority vs experience vs personality, usability lab, AI for good - lawn mowers
In this episode, we talked about different dimensions of promotions, an ideal usability lab and capturing real time data for intelligent-proactive-type of feedback. Rick talked about buying his dream lawn mowers and AI for good. Reach us at hello@own-it.ca
May 05, 201948:22
Ep 16: Should a designer push or drive the project agenda and why are we working so hard?
In this episode, Karman is still sick and Rick is helping her to unearth another way to approach a cross-functional project. Rick is feeling young again because he's learning statistics and Karman wants more wine.
Apr 20, 201956:15
Ep 15: Component library? Who's taking an Udemy course? Reimagining a new world of Netflix films
In this episode, we did our usual retro for the last few weeks and then dive into Rick's new thing. Rick shares his experience about some Netflix show that he watch, which makes Karman dream up some conspiracy theory on AI. And Karman is really proud of Rick setting up screentime (for himself).
Apr 06, 201952:35
Ep 14: Interviews again. How many hours do you need to get to know the team? Hate lunch interviews..
In this episode, we have our friend Wendy joining in and we compare interview experiences. Head of engineering vs product owner roles and what kind of process did we went through.
Mar 17, 201901:09:58
Ep 13: Personality vs Social Skills. Are you the right fit for this position? Product review - Instacart
In this episode we explore some feedback from Rick's interviews, what he would like to do better and what is a good fit. We made a short product review on Instacart.
Mar 09, 201952:48
Ep 12: Mentorship versus subject matter expert, taking design related criticisms
In this episode, Rick tries to understand what Karman wants to do to advance her career, then chat about how different team members interpret design criticisms differently. Rick wants to learn more about data science.
Feb 23, 201901:04:16
Ep 11: Anchor and spotify, Rick is broken, Karman had a boring week
In this episode, Karman and Rick talked about the acquisition of Anchor by Spotify and how it does not affect them as podcast creators. Also Rick opens up to talk about some incidents that happened at work, and made Karman worry about Rick's psychological wellbeing.
Feb 16, 201927:00
Ep 10: Non-scientific study on our Instagram usage
In this episode, Karman and Rick talk through on how they use Instagram and trying to learn something from this exercise. Also, did the usual retro.
Feb 09, 201946:32
Ep 9: 2 steps forward 1 step back and interviewing strangers
In this episode Karman and Rick talked about an Adobe XD plug-in called Stark. A designer that codes and make her boss uncomfortable. How to interview strangers, and some random ideas about video/audio recordings.
Jan 26, 201950:12
Ep 8: User data and privacy, live listen, white noise your OK google, and rant about Glassdoor
In this episode Rick has a growing concern about his privacy, found good use cases for live listen on AirPod and why he is having a bad day because of Glassdoor.
Jan 19, 201941:59
Ep 7: Our practice, talking rice cooker, success metrics and product management tools
In this episode we did our retros then sidetrack and talked about voice interface, tips to get back to work mode after a long vacation and briefly talked about product management tools.
Jan 12, 201950:44
Ep 6 : Product hook, feature parity, and new year resolution for our careers
In this episode, Rick and Karman trying to understand what makes a hook for a good software product, and share their new year resolutions.
Jan 07, 201936:47
Ep 5: Downtime, productivity and holidays.
In this episode we talk about company holiday events, how to stay productive during the nearly empty office and keeping this episode short and sweet. Happy holidays everyone!
Dec 22, 201842:32
Ep 4: Business meetings, team meetings, online meetings
Today’s episode we have a special guest, Wendy, from New York City. She is a Engineering Manager and has a wealth of knowledge in building the right product. Today’s theme is around types of meetings and experience we had in the past.
Dec 15, 201853:33
Ep 3: Wearing multiple hats
Karman’s second week at work, sharing some experience on team members in different geographic locations. We talked about wearing different hats at work and having complimentary skill sets. We also talked about tools we use at work.
Dec 08, 201845:04
Ep 2: Townhall. What's in it for me?
Karman talks about her first week on-boarding experience for her new job. Rick talks about his frustrations during a townhall meeting and what could make it more effective for the product team.
Dec 01, 201847:30
Ep 1: A clean slate
Karman and Rick chat about roles and responsibility in the product family, and starting fresh on a new job.
Nov 23, 201858:54
Ep 0: Rick got a job offer!
Karman and Rick talk about job interview experience as a Product Owner, and discuss the thought process on accepting / declining a job offer.
Nov 17, 201832:32