Venturis Stories: Miguelisms and Adaptability
Venturis Stories: Navigating the Art of Product Thinking
In this episode of the Venturis Stories podcast, Miguel Carames, Chief Product Officer at Mobileum and our Leadership Advisor, discusses adaptability in product thinking. He shares his experiences from Motorola and Verizon, emphasizing the importance of flexibility, structure agnosticism, and seizing opportunities. The conversation also covers breaking bureaucratic structures and the early days of Netflix as an example of adaptability. The episode introduces a new segment called “Doses of Product Insights” where real-world examples of core product thinking principles are shared. The importance of anticipating market changes and customer requirements is also discussed.
Key Points
- Miguel Gamez, Chief Product Officer at MobileMe, is a guest on the Ventura Stories podcast
- The episode focuses on adaptability and mechanisms that align with adaptability in product thinking
- Miguel discusses three mechanisms of adaptability: being flexible, being structure agnostic, and seizing opportunities
- Importance of not creating static plans and being open to change in the market, customers, competitors, and technology
- Miguel shares his experience transitioning from an engineering-oriented organization to a more structured one
- Discussion on seizing opportunities, including Miguel's experience in China and meeting his wife
- Breaking bureaucratic structures and book recommendation about the early days of Netflix
- Discussion on adaptability in successful companies and sports teams, using examples from Netflix and Spanish national soccer team
- New segment called "Doses of Product Thinking Insights" where participants share insights based on their experiences
- Importance of anticipating market changes and customer requirements for survival and adaptation