Be Kaler Pilgrim - Where Does Product Go Wrong in PE-Backed Firms?

Podcast: One Knight in Product · One Knight in Product

Opublikowano: 2026-07-02

On this episode, I speak to Be Kaler Pilgrim, founder of Smithfield Search and original founder of Futureheads Recruitment. Be has spent more than three decades helping organisations build technology and product teams, and recently conducted an in-depth study of senior product leaders operating in investor-backed businesses. We explore what effective product leadership really looks like in high-growth environments, why so many organisations still misunderstand the role of product, and how AI is forcing leaders to rethink organisational design, capability and value creation. Episode highlights Product is still too often treated as a delivery function - One o...