The Product Breakfast Club show

The Product Breakfast Club

Summary: Product Breakfast Club is a behind the scenes look at how some of the best companies in the world design their products. Jake Knapp, NY Times best-selling author of "Sprint", has helped companies like Slack, Nest and 23andMe build successful products. Jonathan Courtney, co-founder of AJ&Smart, has worked with companies like RedBull, eBay and the United Nations, to help them build better products faster. In this new, exciting podcast, the two of them have teamed up to discuss things like product design, innovation and productivity.

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Podcasts:

 25: Friday Funcast - Soy Sauce Splash! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:09:38

Uploading this episode in Copenhagen airport, laughing to myself like an idiot. Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

 24: "Alexa, open my burns" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:37:41

It's a day late, but you know what they say: Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

 23: FRIDAY FUNCAST - Jon & Jake's Emoji Showdown | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:10:01

THIS IS IT. YOU FINALLY HAVE AN ANSWER TO THE MOST COMMON EXISTENTIAL QUESTION.... we're so sorry about these Friday Funcasts... Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

 22: GMAIL REDESIGN LEAK + Can popular products really take risks? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:48:35

Product breakfast club, product breakfast club! This week we dive deep and dirty into Google I/O leaks. I/O is only 20 days away and already we're knee-deep in freaky, leaky-love. Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

 21: What's so special about Silicon Valley? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:28:24

The title kinda says it all here. Jake and Jonathan discuss their first trips to Silicon Valley and chat about some misconceptions and stuff, probably. Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com Show Notes (fan made): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial Tickets for Jake in Berlin: http://learndesignsprints.com/event-jun-27/ discount code: pbcapril

 20: FRIDAY FUNCAST - Jonathan smashes his tailbone. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:25

Jonathan had a little accident and apparently you need to hear about it asap. Regular programming returns Monday. Follow Jake on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com

 19: Are the designers at Facebook bad people? (+Instagram Buttwave!) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:40

British accents, Instagram butts and more deep-cut innovation topics. (Oh, and we talk about design products to be addictive). PLEASE... please.... if you like the podcast, give it a 5 Star rating on itunes/Apple podcasts. Show notes: https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial/pbc-19-are-the-designers-at-facebook-bad-people-instagram-buttwave-cd17d4feb509 Follow Jake on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com

 18: McKinsey are selling Design Sprints?!!??!!? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:13:49

Workshop Offer-code in description below McKinsey, one of the largest, most important consulting firms on the planet, announce that they're going to start selling Concept Sprints. Jake and Jonathan discuss this OUTRAGE. Master the art of running your own Design Sprint: Join Jake and Jonathan for a 2-day Design Sprint Bootcamp in Berlin this June. Use Offer code "pbcapril" at checkout to get a €250 discount on the current Early-Bird price. Details here: http://learndesignsprints.com/event-jun-27/ Follow Jake on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com McKinsey thingy: https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/digital-mckinsey/our-insights/how-concept-sprints-can-improve-customer-experience-innovation SHOW NOTES can be found here: https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial (made by an amazing fan)

 17: How LEGO run Design Sprints at scale - Interview with Eik Brandsgård | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:17

Ever wondered if Design Sprints would work in a large-scale corporation? Wonder no more! Seriously, stop, please!!!!! This week Jonathan had the pleasure of interviewing Eik Brandsgård who's been at LEGO for over a decade. In this episode you'll learn how LEGO's internal agency bet everything on the Design Sprint and succeeded. Follow Jake on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Find Eik on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eik-thyrsted-brandsg%C3%A5rd-a866543/ Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com Join Jake and Jonathan at our next training event in Berlin: http://learndesignsprints.com/event-jun-27/

 16: From Selling Fish in Ireland to Starting a Design Agency - FOUNDERCAST | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:08:23

This week, Jake interviews Jonathan on how he went from being a guy selling fish in Ireland to running a succesful design agency. I know, I know... you want links in the show notes... maybe in episode 17? Follow Jake on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com

 15: INNOVATION! What Really Matters? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:13:27

Our shortest episode ever! Recorded Live in Stockholm, Sweden after a Design Sprint Workshop. Have a listen in on our only slightly drunken rant about Innovation and Leadership. Let us know if you like it!!! And please give it a review. Jonathan on Twitter or Instagram: @Jicecream Jake on Twitter: @Jakek Email us: pbc@ajsmart.com

 14: The Golden Age of UX is Over - Being a Product Designer in 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:43

The Golden Age of UX is over, so what can designers do to stay valuable while supply reaches demand levels? What should companies hiring designer be looking for? Also, what's this?? A short episode?! Jonathan on Instagram and Twitter: @jicecream Jake on Twitter: @jakek

 13: Juicy Design Sprint Updates for 2018 - Live Q&A | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:10:58

Jake and Jon jump on a Youtube Live to answer anything people had to ask about Design Sprints. If you're interested in how the Design Sprint has evolved over the last 2 years, then this is the Big Juicy Carrot for you! Be sure to subscribe to the AJ&Smart Youtube channel for more Live Streams! Follow Jake on Twitter: @jakek Follow Jonathan on Instagram: @jicecream

 #12: How to Build a Crazy-Successful Design Business with Chris Do | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:48:51

Chris Do, the Emmy Award winning designer and CEO of 2 successful design companies came on the PBC podcast! No idea why but it was great! Chris and Jonathan discuss building design agencies from scratch, money, cars, youtube and much more! Chris Do on Twitter: @TheChrisDo Jonathan on Instagram: @jicecream Jake on Twitter: @jakek

 #11: Why Most Design Conferences Suck + Nintendo Labo! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:55:58

What's this??! The audio doesn't suck in this episode?! We're like NPR or something! This episode is all about why Jonathan and Jake think Design Conferences mostly suck. If you thought this episode didn't suck then please give us a 5 star rating in iTunes so that we can feed our fragile egos :) Say hi to us on social media! Jake on Twitter: @jakek Jonathan on Instagram: @jicecream Link to Shortcut-O-Matic: https://medium.com/@jicecream/shortcut-o-matic-a-simple-exercise-that-will-improve-your-life-immediately-1b2a98c355a7

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