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Toni Lane Casserly

Joe Lubin

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Jack Tatar

Trent McConaghy

Joey Krug

Lauren Lee

Luis Cuende

Preethi Kasireddy

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Tune in to listen to Tony Tao, Product Manager at Zulily share the stories behind some of his best product wisdom &amp; career tips for new and aspiring/pivoting product managers.Tony's product wisdom &amp; career tips discussed in this episodeIt's possible to become a PM out of college through an APM program (associate product manager)You don't have to be a software engineer coming out\ of college, you can become a product managerThings will not always go according to plan and your career, and that there are going to be a lot of setbacks along the way, so that doesn't mean you should give up on your goals, but it means that you have to be adaptable and how you accomplish your goalsWhen joining a startup, what is your value-prop, what are you bringing to the table Pivot in the same company, find a mentor if you can who has a similar storyThere's a lot of preparation that goes into a good career pivot outcomeTrust, but verify - you are always one quest away from a different outcomeUse a fake door test or proxy metric to test the outcome before building the solutionAsk the question, what can I do that my immediate team can't doYour career is going to be very long, they're going to be opportunities you want to run after and they're going to be opportunities you want to steer clear of, but in the end, you are judged by the effort you have applied along the wayDone listening? Great, do this next...Tell me how you heard about the podcast with a short 2-minute surveyThen, GO TO https://coffeewithproduct.com AND SUBSCRIBE for complete transcripts of every episode as well as even more curated product content that will help you get started and get ahead in your product career

Tune in to listen to Tony Tao, Product Manager at <a href="https://www.zulily.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zulily</a> share the stories behind some of his best product wisdom &amp; career tips for new and aspiring/pivoting product managers.Tony's product wisdom &amp; career tips discussed in this episode<ol><li>It's possible to become a PM out of college through an APM program (associate product manager)</li><li>You don't have to be a software engineer coming out\ of college, you can become a product manager</li><li>Things will not always go according to plan and your career, and that there are going to be a lot of setbacks along the way, so that doesn't mean you should give up on your goals, but it means that you have to be adaptable and how you accomplish your goals</li><li>When joining a startup, what is your value-prop, what are you bringing to the table </li><li>Pivot in the same company, find a mentor if you can who has a similar story</li><li>There's a lot of preparation that goes into a good career pivot outcome</li><li>Trust, but verify - you are always one quest away from a different outcome</li><li>Use a fake door test or proxy metric to test the outcome before building the solution</li><li>Ask the question, what can I do that my immediate team can't do</li><li>Your career is going to be very long, they're going to be opportunities you want to run after and they're going to be opportunities you want to steer clear of, but in the end, you are judged by the effort you have applied along the way</li></ol>Done listening? Great, do this next...<ul><li><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/coffee-with-product-podcast-feedback" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tell me how you heard about the podcast</a> with a short 2-minute survey</li><li>Then, GO TO <a href="https://coffeewithproduct.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://coffeewithproduct.com</a> AND SUBSCRIBE for complete transcripts of every episode as well as even more curated product content that will help you get started and get ahead in your product career</li></ul>

Trust but Verify with Tony Tao

Tony Tao speaks about his blockchain research and investment company X-Order, the beginnings of Bitcoin in China, how complexity theory explains tokenomics, how data influences venture capital, how blockchains create value by creating niche demand, the value proposition for decentralized exchanges, what he looks at in due diligence when investing, China as a location for blockchain projects and why it will be the most innovative space for token economics in five to ten years, his definition of freedom, and much more.Tony is the founder of X-Order, a token virtual economy think tank and investment fund, he is the founding partner of NEO Global Capital, a member of the Ali Microfinance Forum Expertise Group and Tencent Tengyun Think Tank Group, co-writer of ‘Blockchain: Blueprint for a New Economy’ and ‘Blockchain Technology-From Digital Currency to Credit Society’.Tony Tao: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-tao-7036b931/ X-Order: https://www.xorder.ai NEO Global Capital: https://ngc.fund The Blockchain and Us newsletterTo stay up to date about what blockchain pioneers, innovators and entrepreneurs from all around the world think about the future of this space, sign up for the newsletter on http://www.theblockchainandus.com

Tony Tao speaks about his blockchain research and investment company X-Order, the beginnings of Bitcoin in China, how complexity theory explains tokenomics, how data influences venture capital, how blockchains create value by creating niche demand, the value proposition for decentralized exchanges, what he looks at in due diligence when investing, China as a location for blockchain projects and why it will be the most innovative space for token economics in five to ten years, his definition of freedom, and much more. Tony is the founder of X-Order, a token virtual economy think tank and investment fund, he is the founding partner of NEO Global Capital, a member of the Ali Microfinance Forum Expertise Group and Tencent Tengyun Think Tank Group, co-writer of ‘Blockchain: Blueprint for a New Economy’ and ‘Blockchain Technology-From Digital Currency to Credit Society’. Tony Tao: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-tao-7036b931/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-tao-7036b931/</a>  X-Order: <a href="https://www.xorder.ai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.xorder.ai</a>  NEO Global Capital: https://ngc.fund  The Blockchain and Us newsletter To stay up to date about what blockchain pioneers, innovators and entrepreneurs from all around the world think about the future of this space, sign up for the newsletter on <a href="http://www.theblockchainandus.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.theblockchainandus.com</a>

Why China Will Be the World's Largest Token Economy - Tony Tao, X-Order, Neo Global Capital