Next Gen Builders is a show for visionary growth and product leaders innovating tomorrow's leading products. You’ll hear the stories of your favorite digital products and the notable leaders shaping the industry.
Welcome to Next Gen Builders, a behind-the-scenes look with the industry’s most influential leaders building great digital experiences.
Veteran product executive Francois Ajenstat explores how teams connect grand visions to the grit of execution. In his conversations, hear from the most inspiring and prominent product pioneers on the paths they’ve navigated, and lessons they’ve learned on their way to the top.
Get inspired to think outside the box, break the rules, and build the next generation of cutting-edge digital products.
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[00:00:00] Francois: Welcome to Next Gen Builders. We wanted to create a podcast where we could celebrate and learn from incredible innovators, trailblazers, and groundbreakers. There's so many great podcasts out there for founders and practitioners, and I love them all. But what about for the rest of us? The people in the middle of the organization that have great ideas, but feel stuck. This is the podcast for you.
[00:00:27] Sarah: It's an important part to be willing to step out into the abyss. You just have to believe that you're going to put your foot out there and it's going to be stable.
[00:00:37] Ashley: My big moment was whatever you're building, from a product perspective, has to be a must have product.
[00:00:46] Sheila: I think this is an evolution and the difference is that we have more data and we have more surfaces, and we can be really analytical about how we look across all of them. But the fundamental mechanics are the same.
[00:00:56] Francois: I'm your host, Francois Ajenstat, and I've been [00:01:00] leading product teams for over 20 years at companies like Tableau, Salesforce, and Microsoft. And I've seen every part of the journey from the very beginning to the hyperscale. But one of the things I love is focusing on people and on learning and on continuing to develop yourself. So get ready to be inspired, get ready to be challenged and empowered as we unlock the secrets to building the next generation of digital products. This is Next Gen Builders.