Curation

In This Episode:

• The inside scoop on Product at Heart 2025

• Why curation is at the heart of great product decisions

• Avoiding the “Homer Simpson car” when building is cheap and fast

• The “bouncer” role in product teams—and why no is a powerful tool

• How to curate your customers and your work with intention

• Petra and Teresa’s personal curation criteria

• How curation connects to product principles, strategy, and user experience

Resources & Links:

• Follow Teresa Torres: ProductTalk.org

• Follow Petra Wille: Petra-Wille.com

Mentioned in this episode:

• Arne Kitller (linkedin.com/in/arnekittler) of Product at Heart

• Product at Heart Conference (productatheart.com)

• Product at Heart Conference Video Archive (productatheart.com/video-archive)

• Elena Verna (linkedin.com/in/elenaverna) at Lovable (lovable.dev)

• How do we avoid building a Homer Simpson car? (producttalkdaily.substack.com/p/product-talk-d…) (video by Teresa)

• Homer Simpson’s dream car (simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/The_Homer?file=TheHom…)

• PICKY – Why Curation Is Your Superpower in an Era of Too Much (timleberecht.com/article/5144) by Tim Leberecht (timleberecht.com/about)

• Product Discovery Courses (learn.producttalk.org/courses) by Teresa Torres

• Coaching Packages (petra-wille.com/coaching-packages) by Petra Wille

• Teresa’s Worthy Reads sample (linkedin.com/posts/teresatorres_worthy-read-va…) on her Linkedin page (linkedin.com/in/teresatorres)

• Petra’s Product Leadership Newsletter archive (petra-wille.com/newsletter-archive)