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Stories from product leaders and unfiltered truths about products that failed. 💥
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- #020: Every PM now has a team of agents. Here's what changed in how we work. · 43 dkEvery PM now has a team of agents A few months ago, Stefan and I recorded an episode about the future of product management, and at the time we were still debating whether PMs…
- The Optimistic Case for PMs in an Agentic World · 39 dkA few weeks ago, Stefan and I debated whether PMs need to become builders. We agreed. Then we had a heated WhatsApp argument and realized we disagree on something fundamental…
- #018: Can Legacy Software Companies Become AI-native? · 38 dkA few months ago, we talked about how AI would change the way software gets built, and at the time it still felt like something slightly abstract, interesting to think about but…
- #017: Product Management in 2025: What Broke, What Stayed, What Matters · 42 dkSeven months ago, we talked about how product management was changing. We focused on discovery over delivery and outcomes over outputs. These topics felt urgent then. Now they’ve…
- #016: What makes a great PM in the era of AI? · 38 dkProduct management has never been an easy job. But the rise of AI has changed the rules and raised the bar. In this post, we unpack what separates good PMs from great ones today…
- #015: Will PMs, Designers, and Engineers All Merge Into One? · 50 dkIn our latest Hotfix episode, Stefan and I explored an uncomfortable question:Are we entering an era where a single person can do the job of an entire product team? Today’s…
- #014 w/ Roshan Gupta: Millions of Users. Still a Failure. The Story behind Google Allo. · 43 dkRoshan is the founder of AmplifyPM. Prev. he served as PM at Meta and as a Group PM at Google. Roshan Gupta had the kind of job most PMs dream of: Group Product Manager at…
- #013 w/ Nesrine Changuel: The story behind Apple reactions in Google Meet · 38 dkNesrine was a Senior PM at Google, Spotify and Microsoft. She’s now a product coach and will be releasing her first book on how to infuse emotional connections into product…
- #012 w/ Trisha Price: We Spent Years on an AI Feature—And Still Got It Wrong · 41 dkTrisha is the CPO of Pendo.io, one of the most widely used product experience platforms. Trisha brought us a gem of a failure story. Her team has been working on a powerful…
- #011 w/ Alex Oprescu: Why SaaS Teams Should Keep Building Instead of Rewriting · 49 dkRewrites are the silver bullet that never hits the target. If you’ve ever worked in SaaS, you’ve likely heard it before:"The tech stack is outdated.""We have too much technical…
- #010 w/ Tamer El-Hawari: How products fail when the rest of the business isn't ready for them · 44 dkTamer is CPO at Project A Ventures. In our latest conversation for the Hotfix Podcast, Stefan and I had a conversation with Tamer El-Hawari. For 12 years, Tamer was CPO at…
- #009: How much discovery is enough? · 34 dkPlease just build it, discovery will only slow us down! A common belief among SaaS executives is that thinking in hypotheses and trying to prove or falsify them ultimately costs…
- #008 w/ Carlos González de Villaumbrosia: Why Killing Features is Harder Than Launching Them · 32 dkCarlos is CEO & Founder at Product School. Product school is the world's largest product management training provider. Carlos is also the author of the Amazon bestseller "The…
- #007 w/ Mirela Mus: A feature removal that breached customer contracts · 50 dkMirela is CPO & Founder at Product People. In this week's episode of the Hotfix podcast, we had a chat with Mirela Mus. Mirela is CPO and founder of Product People. Product…
- #006: Does Every Feature Need to Solve a Problem? · 41 dkProblems are at the centre of everything product managers do ⤴️ This is one of the first things every PM will learn at the beginning of their career. This mindset is taught in…
- #005 w/ Malte Scholz: The $1,000 Mobile App That Cost Far More · 28 dkMalte is CPO & Co-Founder at airfocus. In this week we talked with Malte Scholz about his biggest failure story. Malte is the CPO & Co-Founder of airfocus.com. He shared a story…
- #004: How do you effectively push back as a PM? · 45 dkIn this conversation, Stefan Pernek and Christoph Bodenstein discuss the complexities of pushing back in professional settings, particularly in product management. They explore…
- #003 w/ Amy Mitchell: Optimize to Be Valuable, Not Needed · 29 dk🚀 What happens when you empower your team so effectively that they no longer need you? This week on Hotfix, we sat down with Amy Mitchell, a Product Director at Dell, who shared…
- #002 w/ Alex Ciorapciu: Usability Risks & Are we overhyping AI? · 47 dkIn this episode of Hotfix, Christoph and Stefan engage with Alex Ciorapciu, exploring his extensive experience in AI and product management. They discuss the evolution of AI, the…
- #001 w/ Nils Stotz: Basic, complex & intelligent failure · 40 dkStefan Pernek & I just recently finished a podcast with Nils Stotz. It was our first episode for The Hotfix Podcast and I would not have thought that I would be learning so much…
