28 Aug August 29, 2025 – Next-Gen Product Management Teresa Cain and 20 Businesses & 20 Books James Altucher
I’m not worried about [AI] taking jobs. I’m worried about the people that
aren’t using it to enhance their skills and the job… Products like ChatGPT
allow you to have another problem-solving person right next to you.
Teresa Cain
Teresa Cain is an author, speaker, entrepreneur and technology executive who has led global product and user experience teams for more than 17 years and has held significant roles at SS&C Technologies, H&R Block, Lexmark, Netsmart, Service Management Group and TreviPay. Teresa is the Founder of Lucid Startup Consulting and has diverse experience leading product management, product design, research, strategy, and innovation sessions as a coach and speaker for startups and seasoned technology firms. Her impressive journey includes hundreds of high profile organizations including teams at Amazon, Microsoft, Tesla, Vanguard, Deloitte, and Red Ventures. Teresa is the instructor of the highest-rated and best-selling courses on Udemy, “Product Strategy & Roadmapping” and “2 Hour Design Sprints: Learn how to solve problems and design products in just 2 hours vs. 5 days.” The first edition of her book Solving Problems in 2 Hours: How to Brainstorm and Create Solutions with Two Hour Design Sprints released in April 2023 and was awarded Best Seller and #1 New Release in Business Technology Innovation, Strategic Management and Market Research Business books awarded by Amazon. She is the co-author of new release Next-Gen Product Management alongside Dr. Bart Jaworski and Diana Stepner. Teresa regularly speaks at conferences on design thinking, customer experience, and product innovation. In 2024, Teresa received a Forty Under 40 Award from Ingram’s Magazine. Teresa received a prestigious Emerging Scholar Award in 2023 from the International Conference on Design Principles and Practices and presented her research “Putting Into Practice Evolving Design Thinking Methods at Technology Firms: The Evolution To 2 Hour Design Sprints.” She was also a 2022 Women in IT Summit & Award Series Finalist for Advocate of the Year.
James Altucher – Founder & Host of The James Altucher Show
Just try to improve 1% a day. 1% a day compounds, makes you 100%
better, even makes you 100% better every 72 days. Humans shouldn’t
have fixed goals. Humans, instead, need progress to feel happy.
James Altucher
James Altucher is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, investing in tech startups such as Buddy Media and appearing to have at least one toe in the door of many industries and enterprises. He has spent time in website design, as a financial columnist, and working with hedge funds. More recently he has turned energies towards writing, creating a following on his blog and publishing titles such as Choose Yourself!
