The right words can help make even the most ambitious products take flight.

On today’s episode of Product: Knowledge podcast, I talk with Ali Rakhimov — product manager, entrepreneur, and author of Make Pigs Fly — about how clearer communication builds better products.

Ali’s story runs from scrappy K–12 fintech startups to leading multimillion-dollar projects at Macy’s and T-Mobile, and every stop along the way proves one thing:

The biggest blocker in product teams is NOT usually money or tech.

It’s muddled, stifled language.

Or team members terrified to admit what they don’t know.

In the episode, we talk about why popular idioms like “Boil the Ocean” and “Elephant in the Room” actually help teams think clearer, how “stupid” questions drive alignment, and why AI only amplifies whatever culture you already have.

If you’ve ever wrestled with complexity, ambition, or team misfires, this episode will help you simplify and power forward.

Without feeling like you’re dumbing down.

Listen now: Words That Make Wins, With Ali Rakhimov.

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What idiom do you find most powerful when relating to teams?

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