Crave Connection - In Product
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Crave Connection is a podcast for people who care about building better connections in the digital product world.
Each month, Adi - founder of In Product - sits down with guests from across Product, Design, and Engineering to share honest conversations, real stories, and different perspectives from our community.
Every topic is chosen by the In Product community and explores how we work, lead, and collaborate to create connections In Product.
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Crave Connection - In Product
Episode #7 How to Balance Commerciality & User Delight.
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This podcast is a follow-up from our recent In Product Meetup, hosted in collaboration with Popsa, where we explored the tension (and opportunity) in balancing commercial success with user delight.
In this group episode, four brilliant voices from the event share their views and lived experience 👇
Oliver McQuitty - Director of Product at Popsa
Nayab Majid - Founder at Sageeai
Spencer Wilton - Product Design Manager at Popsa
Maria Kucheryavaya - CPO at Beauty Pie
✅ What it means to "think like a founder" inside product teams
✅ The risks and rewards of product teams owning revenue
✅ How to advocate for design quality and engineering craft when metrics dominate
✅ The importance of judgement, taste, and product intuition
✅ Where to flex when compromises are needed — design, function, or something else?
✅ Real-life strategies for aligning product and commercial goals without creating friction
We also reflect on an important idea shared at the event by Katherine, who couldn’t join the podcast:
→ How do we work in the grey space between measurable impact and meaningful value?
We hope this episode gives you language, inspiration, and perspective to bring back to your own product teams, and helps you navigate this tricky but essential balance.