Building One with Tomer Cohen

Last week we welcomed Cerebral CPO Alex Stried to the show to discuss the benefits of directly connecting with your users. We’re back this week with a few more questions for Alex to get to know her better.Follow Alexandria Stried on LinkedIn.Follow Tomer Cohen on LinkedIn and check out his newsletter Building LinkedIn

Technology has an undeniable impact on mental health: not just on mental health issues like anxiety and depression, but also on mental health care and the way we access it. Founded in 2020, Cerebral provides online access to psychiatrists and therapists with the aim of offering affordable, high-quality, long-term mental health care to anyone who might need it. As Chief Product Officer, Alex Stried spends a lot of time focusing on user experience. Drawing from her experience at Cerebral, as well as her time at Ellevest and Weight Watchers, Alex talks about best practices for building user-centric products. She shares strategies for directly connecting with your users, building profiles of them, and retaining users once they're on board. Follow Alexandria Stried on LinkedIn.Follow Tomer Cohen on LinkedIn and check out his newsletter Building LinkedIn

We're back this week with Noah Weiss, formerly the CPO of Slack. He's joining Tomer for a rapid fire round of questions.Follow Noah Weiss on LinkedIn.Follow Tomer Cohen on LinkedIn and check out his newsletter Building LinkedIn.

Since 2013, Slack has helped teams connect and communicate seamlessly. It stood out early amongst enterprise software - which is often characterized by layered complexity - by bringing the craft and frictionless experience of consumer products into its design. As a B2B product, Slack created a messaging platform with features like channels and huddles that make it easier for businesses to collaborate internally. Slack’s former CPO Noah Weiss helmed this innovation for 8 years. He joins Tomer to talk about Slack rediscovering its market fit, the company’s core building principles, and how Noah fostered curiosity across his team.Follow Noah Weiss on LinkedIn.Follow Tomer Cohen on LinkedIn and check out his newsletter Building LinkedIn.

We're back this week with Zoom CPO, Smita Hashim. She's joining Tomer for a rapid fire round of questions.Follow Smita Hashim on LinkedIn.Follow Tomer Cohen on LinkedIn and check out his newsletter Building LinkedIn.

When the pandemic began, workplaces quickly needed a way to operate without meeting in person and Zoom stepped up to the challenge. If you haven’t heard of Zoom, it’s the video conferencing software that supports remote workers around the world. Smita Hashim is Zoom’s Chief Product Officer. She’s a tech veteran, who has spent her career building at companies like Google and Microsoft. Smita joins Tomer today to discuss how her team responds to customer needs, the importance of great feedback, and her experiences coming up in a male dominated industry. Follow Smita Hashim on LinkedIn.Follow Tomer Cohen on LinkedIn and check out his newsletter Building LinkedIn

We're back this week with Plaid CEO, Zach Perret. He's joining Tomer for a rapid fire round of questions.Follow Zach Perret  on LinkedIn.Follow Tomer Cohen on LinkedIn and check out his newsletter Building LinkedIn.

Over the years, technology has transformed banking for everyday people. You can now access your money without ever having to touch a dollar bill. But what powers the apps that have so simplified the banking process? Look no further than Plaid. Plaid securely connects apps like Venmo, CashApp and Robinhood and many others to your financial accounts. Today, Plaid co-founder and CEO Zach Perret joins Tomer for a conversation on the intricacies of designing an app for the financial sector. As a highly regulated industry, Zach has a unique design challenge and today he’ll break down how he puts simplicity first for the sake of the user.Follow Zach Perret on LinkedIn.Follow Tomer Cohen on LinkedIn and check out his newsletter Building LinkedIn

Looking for more after last week's episode with Nick Daniel? We're back with four more questions with the Etsy CPO.

In 2005, Etsy staked its claim on a unique piece of the e-commerce landscape– arts and crafts. The site has since become the go to place for one of a kind handcrafted goods. Etsy’s approach has focused on building community amongst their sellers and today’s guest is breaking down how they balance those needs with that of their buyers. Nick Daniel is the Chief Product Officer of Etsy. He sits down with Tomer to discuss how the platform differentiated itself from other marketplaces early on, and what it takes to foster a creative community that feels empowered to make original products.