The Intentional Product Manager Podcast
Are you a high-performing product manager looking to reach the next level of success in your product career?
Shobhit Chugh will show you how.
Shobhit left a full-time roll at Google to help ambitious product managers position themselves to become product leaders, so they can raise their income as much as 50%, command the respect their hard work deserves, and make an impact they can truly be proud of.
To learn more about how to take your product management career talk to us at https://www.intentionalproductmanager.com/apply
The Intentional Product Manager Podcast
From Chaos to Clarity: How Top Product Leaders Drive Real Ownership
What does true ownership look like in product management, and why do so many teams miss the mark?
In this episode of The Intentional Product Manager Podcast, I sit down with Kishore Narra, a product executive who's led high-impact teams at TaskRabbit, Coinbase, Meta, and more. We dive deep into what separates busy teams from effective ones, and how top product leaders drive clarity, impact, and alignment across the organization.
We cover:
- Why reducing user friction isn’t always the right move
- How to structure teams for real ownership and accountability
- The anti-patterns that stall progress and how to coach your way out of them
- Lessons from building platform, risk, and marketplace products at scale
- Why clarity on metrics and problem space is the foundation of any great team
Whether you’re managing a small squad or leading a large org, this episode is packed with tactical insights and mindset shifts to help you lead with intention.
Episode Highlights:
00:00 Introduction to the Podcast
00:23 Guest Introduction: Kishore Narra
01:32 Early Career and First Product
02:53 Lessons from Early Experiences
03:04 Understanding User Friction
04:59 Effective Habits for Product Managers
06:01 Organizing Teams for Success
09:24 Challenges and Anti-Patterns in Team Management
13:43 Product Management Across Different Companies
17:50 Remote Work and Decision-Making at Coinbase
19:14 Differences Between Application and Platform Product Managers
20:29 Skills for Successful Platform Product Management
22:27 Metrics and Promotion for Platform PMs
25:09 Journey into Payments and Risk Management
27:34 Challenges and Strategies in Fraud Prevention
32:11 Lightning Round: Storytelling and Career Growth
34:31 Final Thoughts and Recommendations
Follow Shobhit Chugh at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shobhitchugh/
Follow Kishore Narra at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kishorenarra/
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