Craig Saldanha
Chief Product Officer at Yelp who codified product decision-making into explicit tenets for marketplace trade-offs and growth, emphasizing flywheels, two-sided marketplace balance, and scalable product principles.
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Mar 25, 2026 • 30min
Episode 265: How Marketplace Teams Decide What to Build
Mauricio Monico, a product leader with experience at eBay and Wish who led marketplace turnarounds, and Craig Saldanha, Yelp’s Chief Product Officer who codified marketplace decision tenets. They discuss marketplace fundamentals, risks of copying competitors, vetting merchants and delivery quality. They also cover explicit product tenets, balancing two-sided trade-offs, and modeling flywheels for sustainable growth.
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Mar 13, 2024 • 41min
Episode 162: Product Roadmap: Building a Platform for the Next Decade with Craig Saldanha, Chief Product Officer at Yelp
Craig Saldanha, Chief Product Officer at Yelp, discusses user research, two-sided marketplaces, and future-proofing businesses with Melissa Perri. They delve into customer trust, Yelp's platform importance, and new product launches like 'Yelp Guaranteed' and AI search experiences. The discussion includes the significance of customer reviews, building quality connections in two-sided marketplaces, and the collaboration between user researchers and product managers.
Jan 22, 2025 • 52min
Yelp CPO on Preserving User-Generated Content Authenticity While Scaling a Marketplace with AI | Craig Saldanha | E253
In this engaging discussion, Craig Saldanha, Chief Product Officer at Yelp, shares insights from his journey at both Yelp and Amazon. He unpacks how Yelp is evolving into an AI-powered platform, enhancing user experiences with features like AI-generated reviews. Saldanha emphasizes the crucial balance between trust and authenticity amid tech integration, alongside the challenges of scaling while preserving the platform's integrity. His perspective on navigating the dynamics of user-generated content in a digital marketplace offers valuable lessons for product management.
