

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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Jun 12, 2023 • 55min
98 - Curating Great Design Teams - Justin Tan @ Turtle Design
Great teams make great products, great design teams get companies to the next level. My guest is Justin Tan, Cofounder and Design Leader at Turtle Design. In this episode, we chat about helping companies get the right design hires for any stage of growth. Connect with JustinTurtle Design Get full access to The Way of Product w/ Caden Damiano at www.wayofproduct.com/subscribe

Jun 5, 2023 • 50min
97 - Breaking Down the VP of Product Role - Noam Grebel, VP of Product @ Doorloop
In this episode, I interview Doorloop's VP of Product, Noam Grebel, about the role of VP of Product.Connect with Noam Get full access to The Way of Product w/ Caden Damiano at www.wayofproduct.com/subscribe

May 29, 2023 • 1h 4min
96 - Why the Most Effective Leadership Style is Coaching - Jered Odegard, Director of Product Design @ Flyhomes
My guest today is Jared Odeguard, a design director and certified coach.In this episode, we talk about the most proven and effective style of management: Coaching.Connect with Jared Get full access to The Way of Product w/ Caden Damiano at www.wayofproduct.com/subscribe

May 22, 2023 • 52min
95 - A Tactical Guide To Building Self Sustaining Design Teams - Anjali Deswandikar @ Lollypop Design
My guest today has airdropped into multiple cities and set up fully functional design teams for the worldwide design agency Lollypop.Anjali Deswandikar talks about hiring and establishing a design culture. We discuss diversity and how to foster it and scale something larger than yourself. Connect with Anjali Get full access to The Way of Product w/ Caden Damiano at www.wayofproduct.com/subscribe

May 15, 2023 • 1h 7min
94 - The Laws of Creativity - Joey Cofone, Founder and CEO of Baronfig
How do you harness your ideas? How do you create things that are worth making? In this episode, I chat with Joey Cafone, author of "The Laws of Creativity" a comprehensive book on the creative process. Buy "The Laws of Creativity"Connect with Joey Get full access to The Way of Product w/ Caden Damiano at www.wayofproduct.com/subscribe

Jun 27, 2022 • 1h 1min
93 - Repost "Designing Google Assistant" Michael Greenberg and Margaret Urban
Repost of one of my top listened-to episodes. With a couple of Google conversation designers. Michael is currently working on conversation design at Meta. 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

Jun 27, 2022 • 12min
92 - #short "What does impact look like?"
Audio essay on impact in stops in your career. 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

Jun 20, 2022 • 56min
“What goes into building a valuable design team?” - Anthony Armendariz, Cofounder and Head of Design at Funsize Ep 91
Season 6 finale! In this episode, I talk with Anthony Armendariz about the culture he and his wife have built at Funsize, the prolific Austin TX-based design agency. We talk about reducing designer churn and the lessons he had to learn so he could grow Funsize. Connect with Anthony: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyarmendariz/Work at Funsize: https://www.linkedin.com/company/funsize/Listen to Anthony's podcastIf 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

Jun 13, 2022 • 51min
90 - “Unpacking the Dedicated UX Research Role” - Varun Murugesan, Cofounder of Apple & Banana
I have personally never worked in a company with a dedicated UX researcher, so I reached out to, Varun Murugesan, one of the contributors to UX Research publication Apple & Banana, to learn how to properly utilize a full-time research role in a design org. Connect with Varun: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varunsmurugesan/ Check out Apple & Banana's new book.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

Jun 6, 2022 • 1h 7min
89 - “Using Design to Drive Revenue” - Richie Lokay, VP of Design at Wunderkind
Imagine hiring a company whose value proposition is more revenue? That's the promise of Wunderkind, an agency based in NYC that uses creativity and design as levers to drive business growth. In this episode, I chat with their VP of design, Richie Lokay, about running a large design org the levers they focus on at Wunderkind to drive business growth. Connect with Richie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richielokay/Work at Wunderkind: https://www.wunderkind.co/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


