We're back from our Q1 break! In the first episode of our podcast in 2024, we talk to Protik Roychowdhury about mental health startups in Southeast Asia, from a product perspective of course! Protik is the VP of Product at Intellect, a mental health startup based in Singapore. They secured their Series A USD$20m funding round in 2022, the largest a…

Nat Wongtosrad is a product leader who honed her craft in tech companies such Spotify, Agoda and NocNoc. It was insightful to hear her actual, personal experience with the Spotify model as one who worked there, discuss being a product led company at NocNoc, and the product inspirations she takes into her startup R'ket. Do consider supporting The Pr…

In Episode #41, we have Tatiana Palhares, the CPO of Daraz on the show. We discuss being a product leader in one of the leading e-commerce platforms in South Asia with over 10,000 staff and a product team of more than 60, building a product function from scratch and how to product manage a distributed team. Do consider supporting The Product Un(cen…

How does a product leader who has worked at Grab and Meta in Singapore end up in Nairobi in Kenya? In the 40th episode of the Product Un(censored) Show, our host Colin Pal sits down with Mateus Kratz, to talk about his product management journey and experiences that culminates with him becoming the CPO at Kapu in the Silicon Savannah in Africa! Do …

In the 39th episode of our show, we have Azwandi Aris, Executive Director Product Management at ServiceRocket talking about how he has managed to succeed as a product manager and product leader as an introvert. We also talk about longevity in his career (he's spent 15 years at ServiceRocket so he knows a thing or two about it!) Do consider supporti…

It’s Episode #38 and we have Pramodh Rai, Co-Founder of Cyber Sierra to discuss an area that doesn’t get enough attention: Cybersecurity. We also cover how startups can balance the need for speed without sacrificing too much security. Prior to co-founding Cyber Sierra, Pramodh was previously the Chief Product Officer at Funding Societies and also t…

The Product Un(censored) Show is back with Episode #37. We've got Fabian Lua, CPO of LINE MAN Wongnai talking about his take on product led vs founder led organisations, working in high growth, high competition tech companies Shopee and Grab and how to drive for alignment when building a regional product across multiple countries. He also shares hi…

This is Episode #36 and we had Eric Wang in the hot seat recounting his product management journey from waterfall fueled product management to being Director of Product Management at Ninja Van, counting the culture and collaboration cost of hiring teams as far as Palestine, product snobbery and caring for the mental health and well being of his tea…

We are back with Episode #35 and we've got Sani Gouw, Head of Product for TruTrip joining Colin Pal on the show to talk about all things product, from differences about doing product management in a digital agency vs tech startups, building remote teams and why enticed him join a travel startup in a time of covid. We end the show discussing why the…

It's Ep.34, and in the hot seat is Gaurav Sachdeva, CPO of Singapore Press Holdings. Gaurav regales us with stories about his experience building out Adobe's Creative Suite, jumping in the deep end of startup with Grab and his reasons for taking up a CPO role at a traditional media organisation. We also discuss his vocal prowess as a classic rocker…

In Ep.33, we speak to product parody video creator and Chief Meme Officer for Supermeme.ai, Sanjeev NC about how and why he creates parody videos, his process and also what he's learnt. We learn about how he juggles his day job as a product manager with being a co-founder and also creating videos all seemingly simultaneously. At the end, we discuss…

In Ep.32, we have the Chief Product Officer of Ascend Bit, Brian Clark, giving us the lowdown on all things product management. He tells us what he looks for when hiring product managers, how to build your team of product managers, and his amazing experience of witnessing firsthand product management at Facebook / Meta. We end with why Sublime's "W…

Ep.31 is first episode of 2022, and it's a great pleasure to have Alfonso Fiore, the Chief Product Officer of HappyFresh as a guest on the show. We really deep dived into his CPO role, trying to understand how he prepared for the role, what changes he made after joining and how his career failures spurred him to the success that he has achieved to …

Ep.30 is last episode of 2021, and we have Daniel Walters, the CPTO of Weirdly. Our first guest based out of New Zealand was based in Malaysia for 10 years and straddled a myriad of top C-level positions from CIO, to CTO to his current CPTO. We cover topics like the rise of the CPTO role, autonomy vs alignment, working with a CPO as a CIO and compa…

This is Ep.29, and we have the Regional Head of Product for Fave, Chen Wei Jia as our guest. It was a very candid conversation about her journey from software engineer to product leader, the transition and the mindset change involved, juggling product leadership and motherhood, and how to work well with a hands on founder / stakeholders. She also t…

Guess what? We're at Ep.28 of our show and it is our pleasure to welcome Swati Rai, the Chief Product Officer at Hubble Connected as our guest. Juicy topics we covered include Product Marketing Manager vs Product Manager, comparing Swati's experiences building product teams at Lazada vs Hubble Connected, how she has navigated making career choices …

This is Ep.27 and this time, we've got Michael Ong, the Founder and Product Team Coach with The Collab Folks in Singapore discussing about product team coaching, building and sustaining product communities, launching a startup during Covid and also what the future of product management in South East Asia will look like. We end by discussing his son…

In the hot seat for Ep.26 is the Head of Product for BukuWarung, Mario Nicolas. He tells us probably the most interesting story of how he ended up in product management, the inspiring story of BukuWarung, hyper-localisation and the unique experience of building products in South East Asia, building a product team in BukuWarung and bridging the gend…

In Ep.25, we pick the brain and experience of Vivek Kumar, VP of Products and PropertyGuru in Singapore. We discuss whether product management is more art or science, the criss cross theory for managing infrequent products, and also cover Vivek's experience in transition PropertyGuru from a sales led to a product led organisation. We finish up with…

This is Ep.24, and our guest is none other than Martin Eriksson, co-founder and chairman of Mind the Product. We cover a myriad of topics, including THAT all famous product manager venn diagram, product leadership and the evolution of the individual contributor, being a CPO in Residence for a VC company, and how MTP started, grew, and had to pivot …

We're back with Ep.23 and we talk product with Chris Griffiths, CEO and Co-Founder of Tacklit and former CPO of True Digital in Thailand. We discussed some tricky topics regarding passion in product management, specialisation as a product manager and also finding the balance between hustling and learning in a startup before before we talk about why…

Episode #22 welcomes our first Australian based product leader with Sherif Mansour, Distinguished Product Manager at Atlassian. We discuss at depth about his unique experience of being a single contributor product leader, product management trends, his journey to becoming a product thought leader before we talk about why "I Shot The Sheriff" by Bob…

Episode #21 is the first episode of 2021, and we kick things off with Ngeow Wu Han, Chief Product Officer at MindValley. We discuss his journey from programmer, to design to product management, his experiences in startups and enterprise organizations, his thoughts on autonomy and managing stakeholders before end by talking about why "Aether" by Pet…

Episode #20 is our last episode of the year, and I compare notes with fellow Kit Neoh, host of Crazy Product Asia about product management in Malaysia and SEA, our memories of 2020 from a product and podasting perspective and why "Peace of Mind" by Avicii featuring Vargas & Lagola is his song of choice. Do consider supporting The Product Un(censore…

In Episode #19, Rajesh Nerlikar, Co-Author of the book "Build What Matters" and Chief Product Advisor at Prodify, tells me his journey from product management to product leadership to product coaching, why write a book, vision led product management, and why "Glorious" by Macklemore featuring Skylar Grey is his song of choice. Do consider supportin…

We are at Episode #18, and Ekrut's CPO, Niko Questera joins me on the show to talk about his love for vehicles that ultimately led him to Tesla, the decision to move back to Indonesia, jumping into a CPO role with no product experience and why "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole is his song of choice. Do consider supporting T…

We are at Episode #17, and Christine Sou, the Product Lead at Transferwise chats with me about why she left the finance world and into the cauldron of product management, how she learnt the ropes at Sony, deciding to move to Singapore in a month, building a product for Hong Kong, why her passion led her to Transferwise and why "Dancing in the Moonl…

In Episode #16, we have the Co-founder of Radical Product Thinking, Radhika Dutt on the show with us to talk about startups, the disease of growth at all costs, frameworks (RPT, agile, the lean startup, OKRs), and also why "Sweet Dreams Are Made of This" by Eurythmics is her musical choice. Do consider supporting The Product Un(censored) Show: http…

It's Episode #15, and we're shaking things up. This time, we talk to Randy Silver, author of the book "What Do We Do Now: A Product Manager's Guide to Strategy in the time of Covid-19", one half of The Product Experience Podcast, and product consultant. We deep dive into product management in a time of covid-19, user behaviours, the new normal vs a…

This is Episode #14, and we are honoured to have yet another female product leader on the show! Dian Rosanti, SVP of Product Management at GOJEK joins us on the show and dig into being design driven vs data driven, working remotely, adapting to working and cultural differences in GOJEK / Indonesia and lots more! Dian's song choice was "Happiness is…

We're back with Episode #13, and Mudah.my's Head of Product, Prateek Roy, joins us on The Product Un(censored) Show. Based out of Malaysia, we talk about roadmaps, building trust as a product manager, bringing change as a product leader and the product scene in Malaysia / SEA from the perspective of a non-native. Mike's song choice was "Lost But Wo…

It's Episode #12, and we have Mike D, the CPO of Brankas, in the hot seat! We talk about the fintech scene in Southeast Asia, building a product team when you're the first product hire in an early stage startup, handling a product team in multiple locations, how he ended up in Singapore, how his childhood would come to influence some of his career …

Our guest for Episode #11 of the Product Un(censored) Show is Graham Kennedy, a Canadian who now calls Singapore home. The COO of MyDoc, I talk to Graham about his experience working in China and Singapore, Product Marketing vs Marketing, the messy side of Product Management, transitioning from product leadership to COO and why Pearl Jam rocks his …

Once again, our show breaks new ground by having our first guest from Dubai. A Malaysian who has since become a global citizen, Yi-Wei Ang is the Chief Product Officer at Talabat (Delivery Hero). We sit down to talk product in enterprise vs startup, strategy vs execution, getting product management to work better with design, and why Pink Martini i…

A Brazilian who works in Thailand, managing a product from China. I sit down with Renato Silva from Tencent Thailand, discussing the importance of an MBA for product managers, handling a top down culture, working together with the PMO and adapting to the Asian culture while building a product team. Renato's song choice was "Insatiable" by Mo'Horizo…

How does a UK product manager make the decision to move to Hong Kong? How does she cope with cultural and company changes? How can men help women in product? Why Madonna's Like A Prayer? Find out all of that and more as I engage in conversation with Sharon Anne Kean, the former Director of Product at SEEK Asia in Hong Kong. Sharon's song choice was…

On today's episode, we speak to our first guest from Indonesia, Hendro Riyadi (VP of Product, Bukalapak). This topic packed conversation covers everything from handling product at Indonesia's fourth unicorn, Hendro's journey from an introverted software engineer to product leader, building a career in Silicon Valley and then leaving it all to retur…

This Product Un(censored) show is back with another special episode! Vincent Chan (Director of Product Management, GOGOVAN) is our first guest from Hong Kong and he shares his experience growing a product team, instituting company wide change to a product culture and his dreams of entrepreneurship. Vincent's song choice was Change by Taylor Swift: …

In this fifth installment of the Product Un(censored) show, I put Andrius Baranauskas and his product career under the microscope. Andrius talks candidly about being fired from his first product job, the difference between PROJECT and PRODUCT management, his product journey at Carousell and what it takes to stand out as a product manager. Andrius' …

It's our fourth show, and Jonathan Wong (Director of Product, ONE Championship) talks about his late start to Product Management, his experience implementing the Spotify model at Rakuten Viki, being a Director of Product while also being an individual contributor, knowing when to move on from an organisation, leading Product Management in a Mixed M…

Our first female guest on the show, Silvia Thom (CTO Zalora) finds herself in the hot seat talking about her product journey from Germany to Singapore, female leadership and discrimination, being a non-technical product leader and also how to break into product management if you're from a non-technical background. Silvia's choice of song: Wie schön…

For the second episode, I had the privilege of having a chat with Ken Chin, the former Chief Product Officer (CPO) for SEEK Asia and amongst many topics, we talk about digital transformation, OKRs, introverted product managers and advice for product managers who want to start their product journeys in Southeast Asia. Ken's song of choice: Fade to G…

For our maiden show, I sit down with Ridzwan to talk about his product journey that started in Singapore and has taken him to South Korea, asian culture in SEA product, DeLoreans, time machines, Elon Musk and more.... Do consider supporting The Product Un(censored) Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prodxcensored If you prefer a visual experience, …