The Lighthouse Podcast

The Lighthouse Podcast


Latest Episodes

#54: User-focused Content and its Importance in the Creative Landscape
July 17, 2023

Laura Jackson from Not Actual Size joined us to talk about the complexities of creating content for multi-channel audiences, how to handle the demands of always on social media and what the future hol

#53: Product Maturity, the Unexpected Joy of Status Reports and Designing for World Leaders
May 09, 2023

We're back, and we've had a format shakeup! Co-founder Tom hosts today's episode , along with guests from our Client Services team Shelley and Jolien. They cover the importance of product maturity

#52: The Overlap Between Type and UX Design with Dalton Maag's Bianca Berning
July 07, 2021

In this episode of The Product Leadership Podcast Tom chats to Dalton Maag's Creative Director Bianca Berning. Along the way they cover all things related to variable fonts, how UX and fonts relate a

#51: From designer problem to consumer plugin: how we launched Spacer
December 08, 2020

In this edition of the Product Leadership Podcast, Alice and Russ chat about how we created the Spacer plugin for Sketch from an internal problem we had and then turned it into a commercial product. Along the way they cover: How Spacer was created to s

#50: Moving online: how to make the most out of remote workshops with John Monks
October 15, 2020

John Monks from Curve joins us once again to talk us through making the most out of remote workshops and gives us some great tips along the way.

#49: An Insider's Guide to Startup Funding
August 12, 2020

Jonathan Hollis of Mountside Ventures shares his knowledge of the funding landscape and the steps entrepreneurs should take to maximise their chances of success.

#48: The Secrets of Perfect Creative Workshop Facilitation with John Monks
July 29, 2020

John Monks from Curve talks to Tom about how to run amazing creative workshops and the main pitfalls to avoid.

#47: Redefining Launch - Product Success By Increments
October 18, 2019

Every founder dreams of launch as a single moment of glory, don't they? We discuss the problems with this aim, and how to use a 10x strategy to release products incrementally for maximal chance of success.

#46: Weighting and Rating - How To Manage Your Backlog
September 13, 2019

How do you determine what to prioritise in your backlog? Russ and Tom talk us through the weighting process.

#45: The Mini Pitch - Easily Distill, Explain And Present Your Ideas
August 14, 2019

Dan and Tom talk about the mini pitch process, our tried and tested methodology for showing the people who matter that an idea is worthy of taking forward.