In this episode, we are joined by FOUR of our guest speakers from our last In Product Meetup.

Teodora Danilovic - Prompt Engineer Analyst & Researcher at Autogen AI.

Christian Fayolle - Principal AI Engineer at Currys PLC.

Melanie Duroux - Senior Product Designer at Autogen AI.

Ollie Randall - Director at Product Box.

🚩We discuss the Lightning Talks focused on 'AI Takeaways'.

🫶This podcast is a follow-up from our In Person Meetup hosted in collaboration with Autogen, where our speakers shared a series of Lightning talks following the Product life cycle.

In this episode, we delve into the questions discussed on the evening, and questions from our attendees who wanted to know more about this topic👇

✅Practical AI Evaluation.
✅Designing for AI.
✅Test & Develop.
✅How to build a business using AI.
✅Turning Skeptics into Champions.
✅Our attendees' questions.

We hope you leave this episode inspired to continue your journey of working with AI in your day-to-day roles.

🫶 This podcast is a follow-up from our recent In Product Meetup, hosted in collaboration with Popsa, where we explored the tension (and opportunity) in balancing commercial success with user delight.

In this group episode, four brilliant voices from the event share their views and lived experience 👇

Oliver McQuitty - Director of Product at Popsa

Nayab Majid - Founder at Sageeai

Spencer Wilton - Product Design Manager at Popsa

Maria Kucheryavaya - CPO at Beauty Pie

✅ What it means to "think like a founder" inside product teams
✅ The risks and rewards of product teams owning revenue
✅ How to advocate for design quality and engineering craft when metrics dominate
✅ The importance of judgement, taste, and product intuition
✅ Where to flex when compromises are needed — design, function, or something else?
✅ Real-life strategies for aligning product and commercial goals without creating friction

We also reflect on an important idea shared at the event by Katherine, who couldn’t join the podcast:
→ How do we work in the grey space between measurable impact and meaningful value?

We hope this episode gives you language, inspiration, and perspective to bring back to your own product teams, and helps you navigate this tricky but essential balance.

🔥 This episode follows our latest In Product Meetup - Burn the Roadmap: The Chaos of Product Leadership at Early Stage - where we unpacked what it really looks like to lead through uncertainty when everything’s moving fast and nothing feels linear.

In this group episode, we revisit some of the biggest audience questions and insights from the night, with six brilliant product voices sharing their experience 👇

💬 Dominic Steele — Co-founder, Una Health
💬 Maria Kucheryavaya — Chief Product Officer, Beauty Pie
💬 Lisette Henry — Product Leader, Beauty Pie
💬 Sara Sheridan — VP of Data & AI, Beauty Pie

🎯 We explore four big themes that every early-stage product leader will recognise:

✅ Decision-making in chaos — moving fast without perfect data, using product intuition, and knowing when “good enough” really is
✅ Managing upwards & stakeholders — picking your battles, building trust with founders, and handling perception versus reality
✅ Finding clarity & focus — reframing planning, staying close to customers, and leading through shifting priorities
✅ Thriving in the chaos — the human side of leadership: energy, boundaries, and fulfillment when the fires never stop

We also come back to an idea that sparked a lot of reflection during the meetup:
→ How do you build confidence and clarity when the playbook doesn’t exist yet?

This conversation is honest, energising, and full of practical takeaways for anyone leading through uncertainty — whether you’re shaping the roadmap, burning it, or just trying to make sense of the chaos.