

The Way of Product with Caden Damiano
Caden Damiano
The Way of Product is a philosophy magazine disguised as a podcast. Every week I publish two conversations with people who build in technology and product. Each one comes with a narrative essay that puts you inside the conversation through my eyes — what surprised me, what I kept thinking about after we hung up, where the principle actually lives once you strip away the jargon.
I don't hand you the answer. I put you in the room and let you find it yourself. www.wayofproduct.com
I don't hand you the answer. I put you in the room and let you find it yourself. www.wayofproduct.com
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May 30, 2022 • 1h 3min
88 - “Unpacking the Product Design Role” - Peter Loving, Founder of UserActive
In this episode, I discuss the product design role with Peter Loving, owner of the agency, UserActive, and the differences between UX and Product Design. I recommend this interview to anyone wanting to figure out what specialty they are going to focus on in their career. Connect with Peter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterloving/Work with UserActiveIf you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. Get full access to The Way of Product w/ Caden Damiano at www.wayofproduct.com/subscribe

May 23, 2022 • 53min
87 - “What does it mean to delight customers?” - Erica Kitaev, Senior Director of Product at Thomson Reuters Practical Law
In this episode, I talk with Senior Director of Product Erica Gann Kitaev about how emotion and sentiment can be big indicators of product success. This episode is a great deep dive on delight.Connect with Erika: https://www.linkedin.com/in/egann/Careers at Thomson Reuters: https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en.htmlIf you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. Get full access to The Way of Product w/ Caden Damiano at www.wayofproduct.com/subscribe

May 16, 2022 • 58min
86 - “How long does innovation take?” - Ian Peterman, Founder of the Peterman Design Firm
In this episode, I chat with Ian Peterman, Founder of the Peterman Design Firm, about the value of time and consistency when working out innovations. This interview will get you hyped to stick to something long-term because that's what it takes to be an impact player in the industry. Connect with Ian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianpeterman/Work with the Peterman FirmIf you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. Get full access to The Way of Product w/ Caden Damiano at www.wayofproduct.com/subscribe

May 9, 2022 • 57min
85 - “How to turn research insights into actionable decisions” Richard White, CEO and Founder of Fathom
In this episode, I talk with serial entrepreneur Richard White, founder of Fathom, about how he balances vision and execution, and how to translate research insights into actual product roadmap moves.Connect with Richard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rrwhite/Download Fathom If you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. Get full access to The Way of Product w/ Caden Damiano at www.wayofproduct.com/subscribe

May 2, 2022 • 1h 3min
84 - "How to reinvent yourself into a leader“ Pek Pongpaet, CEO of Impekable
In this episode, I talk to Pek Pongpaet, CEO of the almost decade-old agency Impekable, about the lessons he has had to learn to grow his agency by not designing. This is a great episode for designers who want to grow into business operators.Connect with Pek: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pekpongpaet/Careers at Impekable: https://www.impekable.com/Listen to Pek's Podcast If you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. Get full access to The Way of Product w/ Caden Damiano at www.wayofproduct.com/subscribe

Mar 23, 2022 • 24min
83 - #Shorts - How Innovation Really Happens
A discussion on what good and bad strategy is and how innovation actually works. If you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. Get full access to The Way of Product w/ Caden Damiano at www.wayofproduct.com/subscribe

Mar 23, 2022 • 16min
82 - #Shorts - You Don't Need Permission to Do Great Work
Essay on how to carry yourself as a professional designer. If you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. Get full access to The Way of Product w/ Caden Damiano at www.wayofproduct.com/subscribe

Mar 3, 2022 • 7min
81 - #Shorts - Fake ideas and how to recognize them
How to identify ideas and requirements that are not backed by real discovery work.If you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. Get full access to The Way of Product w/ Caden Damiano at www.wayofproduct.com/subscribe

Feb 23, 2022 • 13min
80 - #Shorts - How to Create Meaning in Your Life
An essay on what it takes to create a meaningful career and life.If you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. Get full access to The Way of Product w/ Caden Damiano at www.wayofproduct.com/subscribe

Oct 25, 2021 • 52min
79 - How to Control Your Career - Taylor Palmer @ Range (ex Lucid)
Season 5 Finale! In this episode I learn about excelling in your career by talking to Taylor Palmer.Taylor has found that he grows most quickly on teams and in environment where there is a culture of experimentation. He tries to set aside 20% of his time to always be working on something that's not on the roadmap.Taylor has had a steep growth curve since starting at Lucid fresh out of college. Within 5 years he became a director of UX there, and helped build a team of 20 designers. He also started an awesome side project called UX tools which is now the go-to resource for showing the top UX tools in the industry. Connect with Taylor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-palmer-6264a171/If you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. Get full access to The Way of Product w/ Caden Damiano at www.wayofproduct.com/subscribe


