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Podcast: PRODUCTEA with Leah, Growth & Senior Leadership
Episode: 97: Adam Fishman - Killing Projects for a Living: Mozilla’s Stage-Gating Secrets
Description: Adam Fishman, interim SVP of New Products at Mozilla, shares insights on zero-to-one product development, killing unsustainable projects, and navigating AI’s impact on B2B SaaS. He breaks down Mozilla’s stage-gating process for innovation, the challenges of balancing ambition with practicality, and why distribution often trumps product in today’s crowded market.Chapters with Timestamps00:00–03:30Adam’s role at Mozilla: Building beyond Firefox, managing innovation, and why “killing projects” is critical.03:30–15:30Stage Gating 101: How Mozilla’s framework prioritizes ideas, allocates resources, and avoids “innovation...