#Exceptions 7: Creativity, Constraints and the Rebrand of Grado Labs
Grado Labs is far from a fresh new startup. They've been around since 1953. They have an old-school CEO and a legacy brand to uphold. So how...
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A podcast from Drift about personal and professional growth hosted by David Cancel and Dave Gerhardt.
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#135: Thinking Fast & Slow (And The Reason Why Everything Is Always On Sale)
On this episode of Seeking Wisdom, DC and DG break down lessons from Daniel Kahneman's classic book Thinking, Fast and Slow – and why this m...
#Build 9: Product Managers: Want To Work Better With Engineers? Here's The Secret.
It's a special episode of #Build. Host Maggie Crowley is joined by members of Drift's Product and Engineering teams. Meet Alexa Nguyen, Seni...
#134: This Hiring Secret Can Help You Find Your Next VP
On today's episode of Seeking Wisdom, DC and DG are joined by special guest and Drift co-founder and CTO, Elias Torres. Together, they talk...
#Exceptions 6: Data, Ego, and the Search for Truth with ProfitWell
A brand based on truth? That's what ProfitWell co-founder & CEO Patrick Campbell has set out to achieve. But what is a brand based on truth...
SW Classics: You Don't Need More Ideas (You Need More Execution)
DG is traveling around Europe this week, sharing the good word on brand building. So for today's episode of Seeking Wisdom, we're throwing i...
#Build 8: Pluralsight's Nate Walkingshaw on Why The Secret to Hypergrowth Is Building a Product with Empathy
Pluralsight's Nate Walkingshaw literally wrote the book on product leadership. On this episode of Build, Nate dives into the importance of e...
#133: How to Run the Most Effective 1:1 Meetings of Your Career
Seeking Wisdom is back to discuss the importance of 1:1 meetings – what they are, why you and your team need them, the best 1:1 formats and...
#Exceptions 5: Moving From Traffic to Audience to Community: Why Buffer Treats Their Customers Like Humans
On this episode of #Exceptions, we're going inside Buffer . Buffer sells social media management tools for marketers, allowing you to schedu...
#132: Beware Of Confirmation Bias
On this episode of Seeking Wisdom, DC & DG break down confirmation bias & why it's one of the most common biases that impacts how we make de...
#Build 7: 3 Questions Every Product Team Needs to Ask w/ Sandhya Hegde
Maybe you're in product dev, maybe you're in marketing. Either way, you have customers, and your goal is to provide value for them, drive re...
#131: 3 Simple Tips To Help You Read More Books (Even If You Don't Like Reading)
Dave Gerhardt had read maybe 10 books his whole life. Then he met DC , who told him to read like his life (or at least career) depended on i...
#Exceptions 4: Help Scout: Defining, Defending, & Challenging an Entire Industry
Customer support professionals remove the obstacles and clear the way for your customers to appreciate your product or service. They are the...
#Build 6: How to Hire Diverse Product Management Teams w/ Pratima Arora
In this one Pratima Arora, Head of Product at Confluence, discussed how she scaled two product teams - one for Salesforce and one for Atlass...
#130: Jocko, Casey, & More - It's a HYPERGROWTH East Recap
On this episode of Seeking Wisdom, DC & DG recap the behind the scenes of HYPERGROWTH East, including lessons from Jocko Willink, Casey Neis...
#Build 5: 4 Ways to Get Customer Feedback Any Time
The most important thing we can all do as product people is also something that most of us continue to fail at: talking to customers. Gettin...
#129: The Biggest Learning Mistake Most People Make
Do you find yourself only learning from people that you like? If the answer is yes, then your growth is in serious jeopardy. Because guess w...
#Exceptions 3: InVision
What if your brand could be the battle cry, the rallypoint, the symbolic meeting place for your customers? What if your brand could transfor...
#128: Toronto Recap, HYPERGROWTH, DC's First Concert & More
I hope you're ready for this. DG and DC just got back from Toronto, and they're packed with tidbits of wisdom to download. This episode of S...
#Marketing: Why Every Marketer Should Have a Swipe File
Keeping a swipe file has been a game-changer for DG. It helps him come up with ideas and find patterns between ideas. If you don't have a sw...