Workplace Confessions with Randy Silver: "I don’t know what I’m doing" & "I’m helping create a monster, and I don’t know what to do"
Today we tackle two confessions, one about impostor syndrome and the other about someone who is being paid to build an app that they feel is destructive on the greater society. We've brought in Randy ...
8 Apr 202127min
Workplace Confessions with Sanjiv Kalevar of OpenView Venture Partners: "Our investor-driven roadmap" & "My Million Dollar mistake"
This week we tackle a problem where a Product Manager feels like the board is driving their roadmap and a mistake that cost someone's company a million dollars. Sanjiv Kalevar of OpenView Ventures joi...
1 Apr 202126min
Workplace Confessions with Dan Olsen: "Climbing the Ladder" & "I Suck at Hiring"
What do you do when you think you deserve your bosses job? Or when you make too many bad hires? We discuss both issues with Dan Olsen, author of The Lean Product Playbook: How to Innovate with Minimum...
25 Mar 202128min
Workplace Confessions with Melissa Perri: "Communication Conundrum" & "More than Just Awkward"
"Last year, before COVID, something happened during one of the all-hands weeks. And it was incredibly awkward." What happens when a co-worker takes an unexpected trip to your hometown... halfway acros...
18 Mar 202128min
Workplace Confessions with Jay Clouse: "Ethical Dilemma" & "A little porn-y"
What happens when your freelance client wants you to cross a line you're not comfortable crossing? Or when a freelance client uses your work in unintended and nefarious ways? We discuss these confessi...
11 Mar 202122min
Workplace Confessions with Christian Idiodi: "Running with an idea" & "I Don’t talk to Customers"
What happens when you have an idea so good you want to quit your company? Or what about a product manager who refuses to talk to customers? We discuss both confessions today with our guest Christian I...
4 Mar 202123min
Workplace Confessions with Dheerja Kaur of Robinhood: "Workplace High" & "Underpaid"
What happens when your workplace is more like a high school? Or when you find out you're making 30% less than a peer, simply because you're a woman? We discuss these two confessionals with Dheerja Kau...
2 Mar 202130min
Workplace Confessions with Rich Mironov: "Crossing the Line" & "The Interview Roadshow"
What happens when your new boss wants you to share everything you know about your past employers' future plans? Or what about an interview process that never seems to end? We discuss our two confessio...
25 Feb 202122min
