The Product Handbook is a practical show for product manager interview prep and day-to-day skills. Learn frameworks, product sense, metrics, estimation, prioritization, A/B testing, and strategy. Episodes explore case-style topics, roadmaps, and stakeholder communication across startups and big tech. Built for aspiring product managers through senior leaders.
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The Product Handbook is a practical show for product manager interview prep and day-to-day skills. Learn frameworks, product sense, metrics, estimation, prioritization, A/B testing, and strategy. Episodes explore case-style topics, roadmaps, and stakeholder communication across startups and big tech. Built for aspiring product managers through senior leaders.
Epic Product Fails: Amazon, Juicero, Apple, and Microsoft [100th Special Episode]
The Product Handbook
33 minutes 7 seconds
1 month ago
Epic Product Fails: Amazon, Juicero, Apple, and Microsoft [100th Special Episode]
In this episode of The Product Handbook, we dive into five of the most infamous product flops — and the lessons every product manager can take from them.
You’ll learn:
Why Amazon’s Fire Phone proved that even giants can’t buy success
How Quibi burned $1.75B trying to reinvent video in the wrong format
Why the Juicero became a $400 punchline in Silicon Valley
What went wrong with Apple Maps’ 2012 launch despite Apple’s brand power
How Microsoft Tay showed the risks of unleashing unguarded AI into the wild
If you’ve ever wondered how companies with money, talent, and scale still get it so wrong, this episode breaks down the decisions, missteps, and cautionary lessons behind some of tech’s biggest fails.
The Product Handbook
The Product Handbook is a practical show for product manager interview prep and day-to-day skills. Learn frameworks, product sense, metrics, estimation, prioritization, A/B testing, and strategy. Episodes explore case-style topics, roadmaps, and stakeholder communication across startups and big tech. Built for aspiring product managers through senior leaders.