In episode 89, we talked to Rhys Spence, Head of Research at Brighteye Ventures, one of the most active edtech VC firms in Europe and the UK.Here’s what we discussed:- Hyperfocusing on a specific market might lead you to unicorn status; going to the U.S. is not the only path to success.- How did Byju’s downturn impact edtech VCs?- Why is building a…

1. Shellac — WSOD 2. Shellac — Tattoos 3. The Decemberists — Oh No! 4. The Decemberists — Tell Me What’s on Your Mind 5. Youthie — Aguanko 6. Youthie — Ozatura 7. Gene Loves Jezebel — Serpent Queen 8. Gene Loves Jezebel — A Girl Like You 9. Modern Cosmology — What Will You Grow Now 10. Modern Cosmology — Trauma Release Makes Free…

Last week I had a chance to chat with Jonathan Hey, former CPO at ZenEducate.What we discussed:- Is writing books more exciting than building products?- Where does Jono’s love for sketching come from?- How can PMs learn sketching to communicate their ideas more efficiently?- The power of explaining ideas visually- ZenEducate and the problem they ar…

1. Eric Hilton — Endless Affair 2. Eric Hilton — Mumbai Hustle 3. Eels — Goldy 4. Eels — Sweet Smile 5. Baaba Maal feat. The Very Best — Freak Out 6. Baaba Maal — Ndungu Ruumi 7. Unwoman — Invitation to the Flotilla of Yes 8. Unwoman — We`re Still Here 9. Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee — Los Angeles (feat. James Murphy) 10. Lol Tolhurst x Bud…

This time, I had the pleasure of chatting with Parminder Mann, VP of Product and Design at Flutterwave, Africa’s largest startup.Flutterwave is essentially what you’d get if Stripe and Wise combined forces and decided to focus on Africa.Topics Covered:- The problem Flutterwave is solving- Flutterwave’s target countries- Product playbook used by Flu…

In episode 87, we sat down with Danny Martinez (formerly of Airbnb and eBay) to chat about building and scaling marketplaces.- Starting with marketplaces, from finance to eBay, all the way to Airbnb.- Why is Airbnb’s business model underappreciated?- Lessons learned at Airbnb and the power of its brand.- Creating emotional connections in marketplac…

1. Temples — Gamma Rays 2. Temples — Cicada 3. Temples — Fading Actor 4. Cindy Wilson — Wait 5. Cindy Wilson — Not Goodbye 6. Brother Culture — Rastafari Army 7. Brother Culture — Supanova 8. Twin Tribes — Cauldron of Thorns 9. Twin Tribes — Meadow 10. Hawkwind — Our Lives Can`t Last Forever 11. Hawkwind — Till I Found You…

In the 86th episode of Product & Growth, we spoke with Dima Rasnovsky, Regional General Manager at Glovo.What we discussed:- Scaling the food delivery business across markets- Glovo’s playbooks for launching new cities and hiring the first couriers- How global economic trends change food delivery customers’ expectations- Trends in drone delivery- T…

1. Flat Worms — Sigalert 2. Flat Worms — See You At The Show 3. Vera Sola — Get Wise 4. Vera Sola — Desire Path 5. Dub Shepherds — Dirty Side of Town 6. Dub Shepherds — Soulful Music 7. Oliver Marson — Agony Uncle 8. Oliver Marson feat. Rose White — Love Coma 9. Silver Moth — The Eternal 10. Silver Moth — Sedna…

In the 85th episode of Product & Growth, we spoke with Rayan Dawud, Product & Operations at Cercli (YC S23).What we discussed:- The differences between the tech ecosystems in MENA and the UK- Building new products at Careem, the Middle East’s super-app- How Careem differentiates itself from Uber- Product culture at Careem- From operator to VC and b…

1. The Reds, Pinks and Purples — What`s Going On With Ordinary People 2. The Reds, Pinks and Purples — Nothing Between The Lines At All 3. El Perro Del Mar — Suburban Dreams 4. El Perro Del Mar — Cold Dark Pond 5. El Perro Del Mar — Please Stay 6. Vibronics feat. Soulsteppa — Eastern Heights 7. Vibronics feat. Sandra Cross — Turn It Up 8. Deeper — …

1. The Fauns — Mixtape Days 2. The Fauns — Shake Your Hair 3. IST IST — Stamp You Out 4. IST IST — Mary in the Black and White Room 5. Creation Rebel — Swiftly (The Right One) 6. Creation Rebel — Under Pressure 7. Ali Sethi & Nicolás Jaar — Muddat 8. Ali Sethi & Nicolás Jaar — Dono Jahan 9. Grails — Sister of Bilitis 10. Grails — Pool of Gems…

In the 84th episode of Product&Growth, we talked to Sameer Singh, Venture Partner at Speedinvest.Sameer's blog: https://breadcrumb.vc/What we talked about:- Definition of network effects and companies who have them- How to define metrics for network effects products- FOMO in VC- Defensibility and economies of scale in AI- How to evaluate and measur…

1. Friko — Crashing Through 2. Friko — Statues 3. Art School Girlfriend — A Place to Lie 4. Art School Girlfriend — Heaven Hanging Low 5. Zion Train — Militant Sound 6. Zion Train — Revolution Sounds 7. uh — attention 8. uh — mama 9. The Damned — Beware of the Clown 10. The Damned — Western Promise

1. Gruff Rhys — Sadness Sets Me Free 2. Gruff Rhys — Bad Friend 3. Lanterns on the Lake — The Saboteur 4. Lanterns on the Lake — String Theory 5. Automat feat. Prince Alla — Youth Man 6. Automat feat. Gemma Ray — I Was Never Here 7. Mareux — Night Vision 8. Mareux — Little Lies 9. Lost Girls — Timed Intervals 10. Lost Girls — With the Other Hand…

1. L`âme Immortelle — Was wäre, wenn 2. L`âme Immortelle — Ungelebte Leben 3. Drop Nineteens — Tarantula 4. Drop Nineteens — The Price Was High 5. Melody`s Echo Chamber — Personal Message 6. The Dining Rooms feat. EGEENO — Desire 7. Superchunk — This Night 8. The Legendary Pink Dots — This Is The Museum 9. Siouxsie and the Banshees — El Dia De Los …

1. Crime & The City Solution — Rivers of Blood 2. Crime & The City Solution — River of God 3. Public Image Ltd — Being Stupid Again 4. Public Image Ltd — Strange 5. Jah Wobble — Wrong Side Of The Line 6. Jah Wobble — I Am, I Am, I Am 7. Emma Anderson — Inter Light 8. Emma Anderson — Xanthe 9. Yann Tiersen — 1 18. 13 1 14 5 18. 11 15 26 8 10. Yann T…

1. Viagra Boys — Baby Criminal 2. Viagra Boys — Troglodyte 3. Carla Dal Forno — Side By Side 4. Carla Dal Forno — Come Around 5. Ahmed Ben Ali — Yarait 6. Ahmed Ben Ali — Subhana 7. EZ3kiel — Diaphane 8. EZ3kiel — Les galions oubliés 9. EZ3kiel — Rouge sang 10. Beach House — Superstar 11. Beach House — Over and Over…

1. Soft Science — Kerosene 2. Soft Science — Sadness 3. Lalalar — Isyanlar 4. Lalalar — Sol şeritte 5. Mutabaruka — Black Man Black Man 6. Mutabaruka — Scratching Scratch Back 7. Caravan — Down from London 8. Caravan — Ready or Not 9. Caterina Barbieri — Transfixed 10. Caterina Barbieri — Canticle of Cryo…

1. Murder by Death — Everything Must Rest 2. Murder by Death — Incantation 3. CHAMPS — My Baby Lorraine 4. CHAMPS — Hidden In The Dark 5. Hollie Cook — Full Moon Dub 6. Hollie Сook feat. Kiko Bun — Dubbing On 7. Kae Tempest — Nothing to Prove 8. Kae Tempest — Salt Coast 9. Marc Almond — Siren 10. Marc Almond — A Flowered Goodbye…

1. Slowdive — alife 2. Slowdive — kisses 3. Skalpel — Why Not Jungle 4. Skalpel — White Label 5. The Prizefighters — Hand at the Door 6. The Prizefighters — The Ruse 7. Die Ärzte — Schrei 8. Die Ärzte — Einschlag 9. Die Ärzte — Nachmittag 10. Sun`s Signature — Underwater 11. Sun`s Signature — Apples

В 83-му випуску Product&Growth Show ми поговорили з Женею Засуцьким, засновником та CEO додатку Obimy.Про що говорили:1. Розробка MVP на аутсорсі.2. Півоти та ітерації.3. Фандрейзинг у 2023 - помилки та результати.4. Як зворотній зв'язок інвесторів впливає на продукт.5. Як шукати і наймати команду.6. Гіпотези, які не вигоріли.7. Що спільного між Yo…

1. Tanukichan — Don`t Give Up 2. Tanukichan — Make Believe 3. Kerala Dust — Red Light 4. Kerala Dust — Pulse VI 5. Nina Hagen — United Women of the World 6. Nina Hagen — Unity 7. Nina Hagen — Geld, Geld, Geld 8. HVOB — 2:16 9. HVOB — Bruise 10. Chris Eckman — Early Snow 11. Chris Eckman — Cabin Fever…

1. Death and Vanilla — Out for Magic 2. Death and Vanilla — Perpetuum Mobile 3. Gently Tender — Home Anymore 4. Gently Tender — Love All The Population 5. African Head Charge — A Bad Attitude 6. African Head Charge — Accra Electronica 7. African Head Charge — Never Regret a Day 8. Boy Harsher — Give Me A Reason 9. Boy Harsher — Machina 10. The Love…

1. RVG — Midnight Sun 2. RVG — Nothing Really Changes 3. Laurent Garnier feat. Alan Watts — Tales from The Real World 4. Laurent Garnier feat. Alan Vega — Saturn Drive Triplex 5. Funky Destination — Ancient Babylon Soldiers 6. Funky Destination — Sweet Mama Earth 7. Madrugada — Help Yourself to Me 8. Madrugada — Stabat Mater 9. Grandbrothers — Nort…

1. Crocodiles — Dead Beat 2. Crocodiles — Forever Walk Alone 3. Everything but the Girl — Caution To The Wind 4. Everything but the Girl — No One Knows We`re Dancing 5. Tropic Vibration — Carretera Libertad 6. Tropic Vibration — Brainwashed 7. Hugh Cornwell — Beware Of The Doll 8. Hugh Cornwell — Too Much Trash 9. Kelly Lee Owens — Moebius 10. Kell…

В 82 випуску Product&Growth Show ми поговорили з Ніком Гавриляком, співзасновником компанії assisterr.Про що поговорили:- Бізнес на пабліках у вконтакті: від заснування до екзіту- Шлях до веб3: інвестиції в крипту та як не бути криптолохом- Екосистема підтримки веб3 проектів- Різниця між Entrepreneur First та Outlier Ventures- Навчання у Кембріджсь…

1. Preoccupations — Ricochet 2. Preoccupations — Tearing Up the Grass 3. Snow Ghosts — Filaments 4. Snow Ghosts — Buried 5. Snow Ghosts — Hawthorn 6. The Thugs — Gold and Shine 7. The Thugs — Dark Waters 8. Methyl Ethel — Neon Cheap 9. Methyl Ethel — One And Beat 10. TWO LANES — Pièces froides II. Danses de travers, 2. Passer 11. Monolink — Gnossie…

1. Fews — Yoga Instructor 2. Fews — Get Out 3. Jenny Wilson — GE MIG NÅT STARKT 4. Jenny Wilson — TÄNK OM NÅT HÄNDER 5. Easy Star All-Stars feat. Mortimer — Soul Love 6. Easy Star All-Stars — Starman 7. Built to Spill — Understood 8. Built to Spill — Elements 9. Federico Albanese — Was There a Time 10. Federico Albanese feat. Marika Hackman — Summe…

1. dEUS — How To Replace It 2. dEUS — 1989 3. Daughter — Dandelion 4. Daughter — Neptune 5. ConkahGood — Marbles in the Ghetto 6. ConkahGood — Poverty Side Ah Mind 7. Mishio Ogawa — Hikari no Ito Kin no Ito 8. R.N.A-ORGANISM — Weimar 22 9. Mammy — Mizu no Naka no Himitsu 10. Sonoko — Wedding with God (A Nijinski)…