From Designer to Product Leader | 10 Years of Learning & Growth with IPL | Karthi Subbaraman
Meet a digital product designer turned product leader, who shares his unique journey of bridging design, technology, and business with the help of the MBA in Product Leadership at IPL.Here's what is covered in this video:
0:00 – Introduction
0:06 – What It Means to Be a Designer
0:41 – Desirability, Feasibility & Viability in Design
1:22 – Missing Piece: Business & Product Perspective
1:49 – Designing Businesses as Systems
2:16 – Working with Product Managers: A Close Collaboration
2:46 – Why Pursue an MBA in Product Leadership at IPL
3:27 – The Joy of Learning & Going Deeper into Product Topics
3:56 – Practitioner Faculty & Passionate Teaching
4:19 – Key Advice: Start with the Problem, Not the Product
4:59 – Defining Products as Repeatable & Scalable Systems
5:36 – The Power of Spending More Time on the Problem
6:03 – Dispassion & Stoicism in Great Product Building
6:14 – Closing Thoughts
He talks about:
- Why design alone isn’t enough without understanding business viability
- How IPL’s practitioner-led curriculum fuelled his joy of learning
- Why spending more time on the problem space makes you a better product builder
- The importance of being dispassionate and stoic in product decisions
If you’re a designer, product manager, or aspiring leader, this video is filled with insights on growing your career by combining creativity with strategy.
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