Teresa Torres and Petra Wille argue that AI, which makes generating ideas and building products faster, does not remove the need for product managers because the core of product work is relationship work. Aligning…
Teresa Torres and Petra Wille argue that confident predictions about AI-driven change are often wrong, and that betting everything on one forecast is risky. Humans are poor at forecasting, and early adopters' experience…
Teresa Torres and Petra Wille discuss AI 'clones' built from podcast transcripts and public content that produce advice attributed to real people, often mediocre or things the person would never say. They explore where…
Teresa Torres and Petra Wille examine the blurred line between product and engineering, where product managers drift into owning bugs, tech debt and architecture. They argue this starts as helpfulness but leads to PM…
Teresa Torres and Petra Wille use search-and-rescue research on how lost people behave as a metaphor for product teams that have lost their way. They describe five recurring moves: freezing, chasing shortcuts, following…
Teresa Torres and Petra Wille examine the build vs. buy decision, which AI is reshaping. They argue the classic rule of thumb, to avoid building non-core functions, has limits, since vendors may be better positioned…
Teresa Torres and Petra Wille examine why hiring processes often fail product teams despite their rigor. They describe how AI-inflated application volumes, longer funnels, and many stakeholders create noise, and how…
Teresa Torres and Petra Wille revisit their earlier skepticism about using AI to analyze and synthesize customer interviews, now shaped by about six months of experiments. Teresa ran 15 interviews through…
Teresa Torres and Petra Wille argue that promotions, while common career targets, can be a poor north star because they are largely outside an individual's control and often tied to salary and status rather than…
Teresa Torres and Petra Wille argue that product practitioners should trace frameworks and best practices back to their original creators rather than relying on social-media summaries. Simplified takes often dilute the…
Teresa Torres and Petra Wille address how product managers can choose a coach in a crowded market where thousands of self-described product coaches compete for attention. They argue that red flags such as overpromising…
Teresa Torres and Petra Wille explore AI evals: what they mean, why they matter beyond quality assurance, and how teams can build them. Drawing on Teresa's experience building the Interview Coach tool, the conversation…
Teresa Torres and Petra Wille discuss how personal, low-stakes experiments with AI at home can build the confidence and judgment product builders need at work and when designing AI-powered products. Teresa describes her…
Teresa Torres and Petra Wille argue that product management is not dead but is changing, as the traditional product trio of PM, design, and engineering blends into a new 'product builder' model. AI raises the baseline…
Teresa Torres talks with Petra Wille about how she and co-organizer Arne design experiences rather than mere events at Product at Heart and related leadership gatherings. Petra explains that intentional sensory details…
Teresa Torres interviews product coach Petra Wille about her path from computer science and concept work at SAP and XING to becoming a general manager and then a coach. Wille argues that product leaders, who often come…
This podcast episode features Teresa Torres and Petra Wille discussing how they build conference talks from scratch and how new speakers can get started. They share their distinct processes: Petra works with mind maps…
In this podcast episode, Teresa Torres and Petra Wille trade stories about the formative experiences that shaped their product careers. Teresa recounts running a startup through the 2008 recession, where prioritization…
In this podcast episode, Teresa Torres and Petra Wille examine how people behave in communities, noticing a growing number of members who ask what they can get rather than how they can help. They argue that community…
In this podcast episode, Teresa Torres and Petra Wille examine why product leaders underinvest in their own development. They argue the real blockers are less about budget and more about stigma around coaching…
This podcast episode between Teresa Torres and Petra Wille argues that product teams are flooded with data but that not all evidence carries the same weight. Low-effort signals like support tickets and app reviews are…
This podcast episode, hosted by Teresa Torres with guest Petra Wille, addresses how product people can stay grounded and still act helpfully when the world feels overwhelming. The conversation argues that coping need…
This podcast episode, hosted by Teresa Torres and Petra Wille, examines why product leaders struggle to protect time for deep, focused work such as strategic thinking, team alignment, and creative exploration. The hosts…
In this podcast conversation, Teresa Torres and host Petra Wille discuss Product Talk Academy's shift from purely instructor-led cohort courses toward on-demand learning options. Torres explains why she resisted…
This podcast episode, hosted by Teresa Torres with Petra Wille, examines the difference between organizations that fund projects and those that fund teams. The conversation argues that project-based funding clashes with…
In this All Things Product episode, Teresa Torres and Petra Wille discuss the emotional reality of setbacks in product work, drawing on Teresa's personal experience of a long injury recovery. They argue that failed…
Teresa Torres, host of Product Talk, is interviewed by Petra Wille about how product teams can move beyond casual use of chatbots to build AI-powered products. Drawing on months of building her own AI product, the…
This podcast episode, hosted by Teresa Torres with guest Petra Wille, examines whether product discovery differs fundamentally between B2B and B2C products. The hosts argue the core principles are largely consistent…
In this podcast episode, host Teresa Torres and guest Petra Wille examine whether every product outcome must be measurable. Torres revisits her long-held view that outcomes should always be metrics and explains why she…
This podcast episode, hosted by Teresa Torres with guest Petra Wille, argues that saying no is a core product management skill rather than an optional extra. The conversation accepts that there is always more work than…