08. Emma van der Veen – Philips

In this episode, I’m talking to Emma van der Veen who is a Product
Manager at Philips. This role is an interesting one as it is one of
the few roles that allows you to be involved in the complete
product design process. Starting at the very beginning, also known
as the fuzzy front end, until the very end of launching the product
on the market and improving it. Emma shares a lot of interesting
insights about how she experiences this role, why she likes it so
much and what challenges she faces as a Product Manager. In
addition, we also talk about the process of finding your first job
and Emma shares some great tips, such as: don’t put too much
pressure on finding that perfect first job. Key words: - Design
thinking - Visualizing strategies - Traineeship (rotations-program)
- Product management - Stakeholder management - Product Development
- Product launch - Cheap vs. Fast vs. Good - Net Present Value -
Idea assessment - Book ‘Nice girls don’t get the corner office’
DISCLAIMER: all speakers on this podcast speak on behalf of
themselves and do not represent the company they work for.