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Product Thinking

Mayank Yadav

23 episodes

Hi, I’m Mayank! I am currently building products at Reddit in San Francisco. I’ll share real stories and lessons from building products, leading teams, and navigating leadership through my experience at Facebook, Uber, ebay, multiple startups and bringing in guests to get their POV. Follow for practical advice and behind-the-scenes stories to help you grow in product and tech leadership!

Episodes

  1. Creating a path to Engineering Leadership - A chat with an Amazon Engineering leader

    · 32 min · S2 E13

    Today we breakdown how to create a path to engineering leadership with Shubham, who has worked on many engineering role and then deciding to focus on being an engineering leader. I asked him about retooling himself…

  2. Instagram Threads - Zuck's product masterstroke

    · 28 min

    We breakdown Threads product strategy, its key product growth features and future. Its the timing, the execution, the growth flywheel - everything packed in one product - Threads!

  3. Will AI replace creative industry? We share our learnings from Cannes Festival 2023

    · 20 min

    Mayank was in Cannes for the Cannes lions festival to meet CMOs, CEOs form some of the leading companies in the world. https://www.canneslions.com. He shares the AI trends and impact on the creative marketing industry…

  4. Apple VR Headset applying Tesla’s strategy and the price is right!

    · 19 min

    Apple’s VR head set looks cool, very well marketed by apple like any other product but why is it so high priced at $3500? We breakdown their product strategy and debate why the price is right! Also we have a new book…

  5. Product Coffee Chat - Peloton's app first strategy and what we learnt from Paul Graham founder of YC

    · 9:17

    Product Coffee Chat - Peloton's app first strategy and what we learnt from Paul Graham this week. What is peloton's app first strategy v/s bike first strategy? Paul Graham the founder of YC inspired us with his article…

  6. What is Generative AI? What is its product strategy?

    · 34 min

    In this pod we deconstruct the generative AI product - what is it? What is its application? How will big tech play the game? And what does it mean for startups? Hope you like the pod #microsoft #openai #generativeai…

  7. Twitters new product strategy!

    · 23 min

    Twitter in the hands of Elon Musk now is seeking a new product strategy. This episode breaks down Twitters current state (State of the Union), a proposed product strategy and its future.

  8. Netflix Product Strategy - The New Netflix with Ads

    · 25 min

    Netflix just launched Netflix with Ads, its a huge change from their long lasting stance on "No ads". What is this product? Why now? What is their product strategy and What is their future? Join Mayank and Shubham as…

  9. Uber/Lyft In car ads(Taxi Ads) - Product Strategy

    · 22 min

    Uber/Lyft and other ride hailing companies are getting into OOH (Out of home ads) with the digital ads outside the car (top of the car) and inside the car. What is this product? Why is Uber/Lyft doing this? Whats their…

  10. BNPL - Buy Now Pay Later - Product Strategy and its Future

    · 22 min

    BNPL - Buy Now Pay Later platforms like Affirm, Klarna, Afterpay grew really fast to unicorns and are now seeing significant decline, with some of them down as low as 80-90%. What are these BNPL products? What is their…

  11. Spotify Live Events - Product Strategy

    · 15 min

    Spotify just made "Live Events" experience even better to discover on Spotify. Now users can quickly discover and book tickets to concerts of their favorite band or artist in a few clicks through the Spotify app. Why…

  12. Metaverse and Fashion - Metaverse Fashion Week

    · 14 min

    Metaverse fashion week - its a Four-day digital fashion week replete with virtual shows, stores and events. Dozens of global brands and thousands of visitors able to virtually experience fashion shows, attend live…

  13. How can uber, lyft, doordash, zomatao, Grab, deliveroo be profitable?

    · 9:58

    Building a delivery marketplace business is hard. Uber, Doordash, instacart, zomato, lyft are barely profitable. Today, in product breakdown - Let's talk about these companies. I will breakdown why they dont make money…

  14. Online Streaming Services - Product Strategy #Netflix #Amazon #Disney #HBO

    · 15 min

    Online streaming platforms are trying new subscription models with Disney+ announcing that they will be testing "ads + subscription" model. What is the overall strategy of these online streaming platforms? Why is…

  15. Super Apps and its future in the US- #Wechat #Amazon #Paytm #Grab #Uber

    · 19 min

    Super apps have been on the rise in asia starting with wechat. One app that does multiple things - ordering groceries, making payments online or in store and more. However, we haven't see them much in the US. What are…

  16. Augmented Reality (AR) Shopping - #Snap #Amazon #WarbyParker #Apple and more

    · 22 min

    Augmented Reality has a huge application in creating immersive shopping experiences. But how is it being used today in the industry? What is the product strategy for AR Shopping? And what is the future? Join me and our…

  17. Tesla Karaoke and their new gen car Infotainment Product #tesla #apple carplay #android

    · 18 min

    Tesla just launched "Tesla Karaoke" experience in China. What does it mean for Tesla, is this just a marketing trick or is there a deeper product strategy behind this. Join Mayank and Marily as they breakdown the user…

  18. Template as a Product - #Notion #Coda #Canva #Miro

    · 16 min

    We have been splitting time between google/MS docs, photoshop to new these new generation productivity apps - Notion, Coda, Canva, Miro and more.. What makes these apps unique? Whats their Product Strategy? Join Mayank…

  19. Virtual Reality and Fitness - FitXR, Beat Saber, Supernatural and more

    · 18 min

    FitXR, Beat Saber, Supernatural are some of the best VR fitness games in the market today. What is the connection between VR and Fitness, how do these VR fitness app think about their product strategy? What is their…

  20. User Generated Games (Roblox and more)- Product Breakdown Ep #3 by Marily and Mayank

    · 18 min

    User generated gaming platforms are growing, Roblox went public with 200 million Monthly Rec Room raises $145M at a $3.5B valuation. What are these user generated games? why are they hot? what does it mean for the…

  21. Netflix Games - Product Breakdown Ep #2 by Marily and Mayank

    · 20 min

    Netflix is getting into Games, its an interesting move. What is Netflix games? what does it mean for the user? Whats the product and business thinking around this? Product Breakdown is a weekly friendly chat between…

  22. Tiktok Restaurants - Product Breakdown Ep #4 by Marily and Mayank

    · 18 min

    Users are already crazy about food on tiktok, there is a very strong fan following. Tiktok is launching Tiktok restaurants to bring trending tiktok recipes from creators to their fans. How are the doing this? What does…

  23. Ultra Fast Delivery Products - Product Breakdown Jan 6th 2022

    · 15 min

    How the on-demand delivery products are evolving. A sneak peek into "Ultra fast delivery" (what is it), which are the new startups in this space and how are doordash and other incumbents adopting this new format.…

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