McKinsey on Building Products
McKinsey on Building Products
Hear from distinguished product and engineering leaders and learn about their real-world experiences of building exceptional products. Each episode will feature an innovative leader covering topics ranging from SaaS, product-led growth to generative AI. If you are passionate about building products that customers fall in love with, this is for you. Visit McKinsey Product Academy to find out more.Social links:
McKinsey on Building Products: 2024 highlights
In this episode of McKinsey on Building Products, host Rikki Singh reflects on the conversations she had with our guests in 2024, and highlights five key takeaways. Listen in to find the top picks.
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Paul, CEO of Copy.ai on going to market with an AI native product
In this episode of McKinsey on Building Products, host Rikki Singh and Paul Yacoubian, founder and CEO of Copy.ai, discuss how an AI-native company leverages product-led growth. They explore how to build a product-led growth funnel from scratch, variations in PLG approaches by target customer segme…
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Robert, President of Growth at Docusign on product-led sales, a new growth frontier
In this episode of McKinsey on Building Products, host Rikki Singh and Robert Chatwani, President of Growth at Docusign, discuss how to drive sustainable revenue growth and brand love through product-led sales. They explore the importance of creating value for customers before capturing it, deliver…
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Varun, Adobe's General Manager on product-led sales
In this episode of McKinsey on Building Products, host Rikki Singh and Varun Parmar, General Manager at Adobe and former CPO at Miro and Box, discuss how exceptional products drive growth. They explore the importance of reducing time to customer value, achieving cross-functional alignment, and embr…
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Inbal, Twilio's CPO on product leadership in the age of AI
In this episode of McKinsey on Building Products, join Inbal Shani, Chief Product Officer at Twilio, and host Rikki Singh for an insightful discussion on maturing product leadership during the AI era. Together, they discuss the importance of adopting a cross-functional mindset, centering product de…
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Trisha, Pendo's CPO on leveraging data to build a great product
In this episode of McKinsey on Building Products, join Trisha Price, Chief Product Officer at Pendo.io, and host Rikki Singh for an insightful discussion on leveraging data to inform product decisions. From gathering customer feedback to setting strategic and operational goals, this session provide…
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Scott, Docker's CEO on empowering developers to build scalable platforms
In this episode of McKinsey on Building Products, join Scott Johnston, CEO of Docker, and McKinsey partner Rikki Singh for an insightful discussion on designing and building scalable platforms, and finding the right balance between standardization and flexibility to empower developers as they scale…
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Ya, LinkedIn's VP of Engineering on building AI and machine learning products
In this episode of McKinsey on Building Products, join Ya Xu, VP of engineering and head of data & AI at LinkedIn, and McKinsey partner Rikki Singh for an insightful discussion on how leaders can prioritize and mature AI use cases, and capture the impact of AI in any organization. This conversatio…
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Kareem, IBM's SVP of PM & Growth on how sustainable products can be profitable
In this episode of McKinsey on Building Products, listen to Kareem Yusuf, SVP of Product Management and Growth at IBM, and McKinsey partner Rikki Singh for an insightful discussion on building sustainability products, the connection between sustainability and profitability, and how to empower custo…
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Thomas, GitHub's CEO on how GenAI impacts the engineering experience
In this episode of McKinsey on Building Products, join Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub, and McKinsey partners Rikki Singh and Shivam Srivastava for an insightful discussion on generative AI’s impact on software engineering experience, the evolution of the developer's role, and the opportunity to accel…
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