People of Productboard

In our latest episode, we dive into the fast-paced world of design. In a wide-ranging discussion, Zdenek Kuncar, Director of Product Design at Productboard, touches on multi-team collaborations, the importance of feedback, and the benefits of moving from an IC role to the management track. Zdenek joined Productboard six years ago and immediately realized he had found his niche. He explains how design is not viewed as a support function here but as an integral part of the co...

We chat with Elizabeth Chase, Manager of EMEA Sales at Productboard, about how surviving a very challenging macroeconomic climate helped reshape our sales approach, placing a bigger emphasis on customer communication, connection, and trust. We discuss the pros and cons of the job, what makes a good salesperson, and why you should never take the word “no” personally. Chase shares why she feels Productboard is on the cusp of unlocking a new world of opportunity with a complet...

In the fifth episode of Season 2, we sit down with Jaroslav Tran, Growth Product Manager at Productboard, to talk about why many companies are turning to product-led growth to help secure more customers. We also take a closer look at why product teams in general have become so important to marketing and sales acceleration. Customer needs are rapidly evolving. These days, a lot more users want to try products before agreeing to buy, Jaroslav explains, making the role of growth enginee...

In our third episode of Season 2, we sit down with Malwina Fojcik, Senior Product Design Manager at Productboard, to discuss why seamless cross-functional collaboration, now more than ever before, is essential to modern work environments. Team members – regardless if they are designers, engineers, or product managers – need to be encouraged to take full responsibility of every aspect of a project in order to guarantee its success. Trust is so important when building these lasting and meaningf...

For our 11th episode, we sat down with Pavel Spacil, Senior Software Engineer, to discuss his journey from Java to Kotlin — and Productboard. During an interesting discussion, Pavel shares the challenges and benefits he encountered while learning a new programming language from scratch. We also discuss why Productboard shifted its focus towards Kotlin, and how Pavel is using it in our Insights tribe to build out critical functionality. If you’re an engineer who’s interested in taking ...

Customers are the lifeblood of every successful business – and no more so than in the subscription economy, where the pressure is on to deliver value at every step. In our ninth episode, we catch up with Taylor McGuire, Customer Success Leader at Productboard, to discuss his sabbatical in South Africa, the critical role that customer success plays, how to build an effective CS team at scale, and the exciting opportunities our own CS team has as Productboard continues to grow. Spoiler alert - ...

In our seventh episode, Martin discusses his journey to product management, dives deep into his current role as Lead Product Manager, and gives the lowdown on the upcoming features he’s working on. There are also some handy book tips for any product managers out there. Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies. We’d love to hear from you!

In our fifth episode, Tony talks about his role in productboard. About his participation in many initiatives to make productboard better as a product and as a company. Also, we briefly talk about Cypress, which is a tool for test automation. Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check out our careers page for the latest vacancies. We’d love to hear from you!

In our third episode, Jakub talks about his current role and his focus for Developer Experience (DX) in productboard. He's using tools like Danger JS, GitHub bots or custom lint rules. Also, he's leading our open-source initiative under productboard labs.Jakub's GitHub: https://github.com/jukbenproductboard labs: https://github.com/productboardlabsDanger JS: https://danger.systems/js/https://www.productboard.com/ Interested in joining our team? We're hiring across multiple departments. Check ...

In our first episode, Maurice talks about his first few weeks as a front-end developer at productboard. He also talks about why he moved from the Netherlands to enjoy the beautiful mountains in the Czech Republic and how we got his job while interviewing in a taxi cab in India!Here you can read about his first four weeks at productboard: https://www.productboard.com/blog/what-ive-done-learned-and-taught-during-my-first-4-weeks-as-a-front-end-engineer-at-productboard/ Interested in joining our...