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Liam Bolling is a Product Manager at Google (Maps). Previously, he co-founded the early version of Microsoft Viva as a Program Manager at Microsoft. Liam is also an active advisor, angel investor, and YouTuber where he teaches on product management and insights. In this episode, expect to learn about why product managers at Google are different, what to expect out of a product manager interview, how AI is playing a key role for the future of product management, what a day-to-day looks like for a product manager, and much more…#google #product #productmanagementGUEST LINKS:—————————LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liambolling/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7A5kJMJTAQOax0Vjags5Dg CONNECT WITH ME:—————————————-LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata Spotify:  Apple Podcasts: RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinataTIMESTAMPS:—————————(0:00) Intro (1:04) Product Management fundamentals (3:41) Difference between startups and scaleups (6:54) Getting into product management (10:50) Being a PM at Google vs. other companies (13:19) Choosing a product to work on at Google (15:07) Typical day of a Google Product Manager (17:27) How to measure success on your product (21:09) Favorite product moments (30:49) The PM interview process (37:49) Interview Questions (43:31) Cross-functional learning (49:20) Career Pathways for PMs (51:03) Ways AI is helping Product Managers (58:36) Advice for aspiring PMs (1:04:03) Connecting with Liam (1:04:38) Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com

Abby is a social innovation leader and career development expert. She has served as President of the Gap Foundation and co-founded the employee resource group for working parents at Gap Inc. She's a sought-after speaker and workshop leader on the topic of how to make money and love decisionsLearn about why making hard decisions is difficult, especially when it involves love and money, how to overcome decision paralysis, the best way to have conversations with loved ones about big decisions, the long term downside of playing it safe, an effective decision making framework, and much more…#decisionmaking #risktaking #loveandmoney #productivity #motivation #leadershipsGUEST LINKS:Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbydavisson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbydavisson/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/abby.davisson/ Website: https://www.abbydavisson.com/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Money-Love-Intelligent-Roadmap-Decisions/dp/0063117517 CONNECT WITH ME:LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata Spotify:  Apple Podcasts: RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinataTIMESTAMPS:(0:00) Intro (1:09) Why hard decisions are difficult (2:47) Making decisions between the head and the heart (7:05) The powerful link between love and money (10:08) Decision Paralysis (13:04) How to have conversations with loved ones (17:43) Building effective communication (20:50) Communication is like exercise (23:17) Long term effects of not making decisions (26:54) 5C decision making framework (28:01) Personal story: Applying the 5C framework (36:47) Dual career couples decisions (42:08) How workplaces can support dual career couples (45:19) Educating the younger generation on decision making (50:42) Connecting with Abby (51:03) Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com

Dean is Professor of History and Philosophy of Modern Physics at the University of Sydney, where he also is a director of the Sydney Centre for Time.Specializing in quantum gravity, he has written several books in this area, including A Brief History of String Theory: From Dual Models to M-Theory, and Covered in Deep Mist: The Development of Quantum Gravity, 1916-1956. Other recent books include Life is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making it More Meaningful and Dual-Aspect Monism and the Deep Structure of Meaning.In this episode, you’ll learn about why a short life is the best way to create a meaningful life, how the act of visualization can help manifest your future self, why a fulfilling life far outweighs a happy life, how quantum mechanics ties in with life’s choices, and much more. #philosophy #motivation #personalgrowth #podcast #mindset #growth #self improvementGUEST LINKS:Book: Life is Short - https://www.amazon.com/Life-Short-Appropriately-Making-Meaningful/dp/0691240590 Dean Rickles: https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/about/our-people/academic-staff/dean-rickles.html CONNECT WITH ME:LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata Twitter: https://twitter.com/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=63765b3eec1c437e Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414 RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinataTIMESTAMPS:(00:00) Intro (02:11) What is the Centre for Time? (06:04) Does time even exist? (07:18) Applying Philosophy to Physics (11:55) Life is Short (14:41) The problem of unlimited choices (16:27) The provisional life (18:15) Why not making a choice is bad (20:21) How to make optimal decisions (26:26) Teaching children about making decisions (28:56) The power of visualization (34:19) Practicing visualization (40:44) Your life in weeks (41:45) Quantum Physics and time (43:29) Schrödinger's cat (47:25) Infinite possibilities (50:21) Collective visualization (51:12) Extending the human life span (54:42) The impact of AI (60:13) A fulfilled life vs. happy life (01:05:15) Is finding purpose important? (01:10:54) Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com

Jacky Khuu was an early team member of DoorDash’s white-label delivery business in Australia. His passion for entrepreneurship led him to most recently co-founding Munchcart (now dissolved), a network of dark kitchens that helped restaurants expand into new areas without any rent or labour.The global logistics food delivery space has gone through massive reform over the past year with failed businesses, capital inefficiencies, and overfunding, especially during a volatile market. Munchcart was no exception to this, but unlike others, it was able to gracefully close its doors with honor and powerful lessons learnt. In this episode, expect to learn the biggest lessons from his startup failure, why the business model didn’t work, why walking away was the best option, how to build strong investor relationships and why it matters, the rewards and pains of building a company, the importance of resilience and much more…#founders #startups #entrepreneurship #motivation #leadershipGUEST LINKS:Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackyKhuu LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackykhuu/ Muchcart Postmortem: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zX5cWYPaiJW9KvjEQ50ZxP7qsgvN_QF8/view?usp=sharing CONNECT WITH ME:LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinataTIMESTAMPS:(0:00) Intro (4:04) What happened to Munchcart? (7:09) The original idea and how it worked (13:01) Understanding the model (15:53) The unit economics (22:45) Lessons learned (30:02) Challenges of product-market fit (37:57) Dealing with low margins (42:01) Building a startup from scratch (52:28) The decision to shut down (1:04:22) Mental health (1:11:04) Becoming an entrepreneur (1:15:51) Advice for founders (1:20:29) Connecting with Jacky (1:21:35) Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com

Arvid Kahl talks about starting and bootstrapping businesses, how to build an audience, and how to build in public.In this episode, expect to learn about why indie hacking has become so popular, what it means to be a bootstrapped founder, what “building in public” is all about, being an introverted founder, the ups and downs of building your own business, how to properly build a social media following, addressing mental health, and much more.#buildinpublic #indiehackers #twitter #socialmedia #growth GUEST LINKS:IG: https://www.instagram.com/arvidkahl/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arvidkahl/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/ Website: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/ Podcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast/ NL: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter/CONNECT WITH ME:LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata  RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com

Neil Durrant is an Adjunct Fellow in the Philosophy Department at Macquarie University, with a research interest in applied ethics, specializing in Nietzsche studies, friendship and practical philosophy. Does Stoicism have a problem? Stoicism has been around for thousands of years, but does it still have a place in modern society? The study of Nietzsche might have some answers to these questions.In this conversation, expect to learn why Stoicism may be flawed in its teachings, how the teachings of Nietzsche might offer a tough love but effective solution to all of this, the power of self-awareness, how people can use these philosophies in your daily lives to deal with hard times, the true meaning of “God is dead”, and much more. #stoicism #nietzsche #meditations #mindset #personal #leadership #motivationGUEST LINKS:Twitter: @drneildurrantIG: @neildurrant LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-durrant-highered/ Article (3-reasons not to be a stoic): https://theconversation.com/3-reasons-not-to-be-a-stoic-but-try-nietzsche-instead-198307  CONNECT WITH ME:LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com

Adam Schwab is the co-founder and CEO of Luxury Escapes. The largest luxury travel platform in Australia and they are growing like crazy.In this episode, we talk about Adam's early days and how the companies he built leaped frog him into what Luxury Escapes is today and the lessons learned along the way. We talk about exactly how the LE model works and why COVID was such a blessing in disguise for them given how hard the travel industry got hit. Also, we talk about the importance of trying, giving it your best shot even with overwhelming odds and why it's so important to potential success, understanding the mind of an entrepreneur, and much more.#travel #luxury #business #leadership #entrepreneurshipGUEST LINKS:Twitter: https://twitter.com/lux_schwabLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-schwab-64b439a Adam’s LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/adamschwabFrom Zero Podcast: https://www.listnr.com/podcasts/from-zero-with-adam-schwab  CONNECT WITH ME:LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=63765b3eec1c437e Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com

Anthony Vicino is the founder of Invictus Capital and a multi-business creator and owner. He truly has a rags-to-riches story and in doing so has built very powerful and effective mental models, methods, systems, and processes that have contributed to his success. In this episode, we talk about his journey from being $80,000 in debt to building multiple 7-figure businesses, but more interestingly how he was able to do this by using some very key and important mental models, systems, and processes to get him there. We talk about Paul Graham’s maker vs manager schedule, the ICE model, getting into the flow state and being hyperfocused, building a second brain, priority management, the role that entropy plays in our lives, the symbolism of money, and much more.#productivity #mindset #growth #motivationGUEST LINKS:Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnthonyVicinoYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AnthonyVicino IG: https://www.instagram.com/theanthonyvicino/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyvicino/ Website: https://anthonyvicino.com/ CONNECT WITH ME:LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=63765b3eec1c437e Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414 RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com

Francisco Vieria Mendes is the COO and Co-founder of Yerbo; a HR platform focused on building solutions that improve the well-being of organizations around mental health, productivity, culture, and happiness in the workplace. In this episode, we talk extensively about mental health and burnout especially in tech – what it actually means for us, ways we can identify if we’re suffering from burnout, solutions to dealing with it, the impacts of COVID, and also the fascinating insights they gained  from their survey of thousands of tech workers around this important issue, and much moreGUEST LINKS:Francisco’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/fvieiramendes Francisco’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franciscovmendes/ Yerbo website: https://methods.yerbo.co/ Burnout index: https://burnoutindex.yerbo.co/ CONNECT WITH ME:LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=63765b3eec1c437e Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414 RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com

Mark Gainey, Chairman and co-founder of Strava, discusses the origin of Strava, their growth strategy, founder mindset, and building an enduring company. They also explore the concept of 'type one' and 'type two' fun in entrepreneurship, the importance of having a co-founder, and the challenges faced in building a company. The speaker expresses gratitude for the positive impact of Strava in their life.