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This Is Rocketship FM

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Insightful stories for entrepreneurs and product managers

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Entrepreneurship Management & Leadership

Explore the ups and downs of building products in the Rocketship FM Shortcast. From products you've welcomed into your home, to the one that didn't make the cut—trace the successes and failures of innovation, product management, and design thinking in these top 5 episodes.

This Is Rocketship FM

Insightful stories for entrepreneurs and product managers

Roadmap Hell: Ben Foster

Roadmap Hell: Ben Foster

Ever feel like the roadmap for your product is the thing that's actually keeping it from moving forward or growing? This episode explores just that, with wisdom from product management guru Ben Foster. You'll hear about a Product Manager who feels a rigid set of targets will compromise the product, and learn a technique to deal with a boss who wants to stick to a strict roadmap.

Become Better at Team Bonding

Become Better at Team Bonding

Whether you're a facilitator or a participant, if you dread forced team bonding then this is the episode for you! Join guest Rahul Vohra for facilitator tips on how to run a more successful team bonding session, and strategies for participants on how to become someone who can take part with confidence and a more positive mindset.

Product Failures: Google+

Product Failures: Google+

Remember Google+? It's a lesson that sometimes things just don't get traction—no matter how big the company that develops it is. In this episode Morgan Knutson, one of the first designers on the Google+ team, gives you insight on the mistakes that led to the failure of fabled social network, and how you can take those lessons and apply them to your own product or service so it will go the distance.

Product Journeys: Amazon Echo

Product Journeys: Amazon Echo

Ever wonder how a product goes from an idea to a hit? Or how technology that was once considered cutting-edge makes it into our homes? In this episode you'll discover some insight into both of those questions by looking at the development of the Amazon Echo and the decisions that led to its success.

What Happened When Ebay Had a Product Fail?

What Happened When Ebay Had a Product Fail?

Early product fails can have a lasting impact on your product. Take it from Ben Foster, former Product Manager of Findings at eBay. In this episode, he shares his insight on how decisions made in the early days meant the site fell behind main competitor Amazon—and he talks about what could have been done differently.

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