Good products start with the right problems | Javier Bargas
Update: 2025-04-10
Description
Javier Bargas left a 14-year career at Google, where he led UX research across YouTube and Google Play, to launch Astrolabium — a training company for UX professionals.
In this episode, we dive into building impactful research teams, avoiding AI hype traps, and what it really takes to drive user-centric innovation in 2025. Founders, designers, and product leaders — this one’s for you.
What’s in here:
- Rapid Research at Google
- AI’s role in UX and product validation
- Learning from failures in tech
- Why “Junior” doesn’t mean “less valuable”
- What Twitch got wrong about user research
Let’s connect on LinkedIn:
🎙 Yuriy Mykhasyak, Podcast Host, Co-founder & CEO of Cieden
🎙 Javier Bargas, Founder of Astrolabium & Former Google UX Director
This podcast is brought to you by Cieden, a digital product design agency. If you are looking for mindful designers, let’s chat.
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