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Mar 2025
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11 Lessons From 50 Episodes + The Podcas...

Aakash Gupta
About this episode

50 episodes. 50 brilliant minds. One massive learning experience.

When I started this podcast, my goal was simple:

Learn from the best and share insights that actually help PMs level up.

So today, I’m sharing the top takeaways from 50 conversations with the world’s best product thinkers.

Let’s dive in.

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Brought to you by:

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Insights from:

Marty Cagan - 00:00:00

Melissa Perri - 00:08:21

Chloe Shih - 00:12:45

Satyajeet Salgar - 00:16:45

Diego Granados - 00:19:32

Ravi Mehta - 00:21:55

Gautam Krishnan - 00:24:13

Pawel Huryn - 00:28:40

Kyle Poyar - 00:30:44

Anuj Rathi - 00:34:16

Anthony Pierri - 00:36:03

And Then Q&A:

Retrospective on Podcast - 00:37:50

Q&A - What's Next for the Podcast? - 45:18

India Tour Retrospective - 46:50

Last Year of the Newsletter - 50:00

Newsletter Topic Selection - 52:05

Problem with Newsletter - 53:40

How to Solve No Interviews - 55:24

How I Get So Much Done - 56:45

Dream Guests for Podcast - 58:17

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Email productgrowthppp at gmail.com to discuss advertising or guest opportunities.

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I hope you enjoyed the last episode with Claire Vo. Up next, we have episodes with:

April Dunford (Marketing Expert and Author, Obviously Awesome)

Eric Simons (CEO and Founder, Bolt)

Gayle McDowell (Author, Cracking the PM Interview)

I’m so excited to share them with all of you.



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