Between Product and Partnerships Podcast

Conversations with product, partnership, and engineering leaders about how to build, support,
and scale integrations and SaaS ecosystems.

Creating a High-Impact Integration Strategy for 2025

As SaaS companies navigate 2025, building integration strategies that drive growth, retain customers, and adapt to evolving partner ecosystems is essential.

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Engineering with Intent: AI, Interoperability, and Authenticity

In this episode, Cristina Flaschen, CEO of Pandium, sits down with Ben Marks, longtime developer advocate and open source champion, to explore the evolving role of ecosystems and communities in the tech industry.

Navigating Product Leadership Through Acquisition: Lessons from Shipt and Target

In this episode, we speak with Bani Malhotra, a seasoned product leader, about the challenges of scaling product teams and infrastructure through acquisition, integration, and cultural change.

Developing Standards in The Rapidly Evolving Field of AI

In this episode, we speak with Heather Flanagan, Principal at Spherical Cow Consulting, and Shon Urbas, CTO of Pandium, about the real-world challenges of building integrations that involve identity, compliance, and data governance.

Navigating Integration Challenges in Cybersecurity: Insights from Stellar Cyber

In this episode we sit down with Kayleen Standridge, Senior Technical Product Manager at Stellar Cyber to discuss the unique challenges of building integrations in cybersecurity.

Empowering Consumers and Partners: The Product Principles Behind Carputty’s Platform Success

In this episode, we sit down with Archna Carlstone, Head of Product at Carputty to discuss building, scaling and evolving SaaS platforms.

Designing for Developers: Integrations, AI, and UX at Canva

In this discussion, Cristina sits down with Faria Anzum, Developer Experience Product Design Lead at Canva, to explore her approach to SaaS integrations, developer experience, as well as the impact of AI on building scalable partner ecosystems.

Lessons in Resilient Integration Design and Building Integrations That Break (Gracefully)

In this episode of Between Product and Partnerships, Cristina Flaschen sat down with Shrijit Patel, Technical Product Manager at Chronograph, to talk about building integration infrastructure, developing anti-fragile systems, and bridging the technical gap as a backend-focused PM.

From AppExchange to Canva: Lessons from Two Decades in Ecosystems

In this episode of Between Product and Partnerships, we sit down with Indy Sen, Product Marketing Manager for Ecosystem at Canva, to explore what it takes to build a thriving SaaS platform.

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Why 2026 Is Becoming a Defining Year for AI Systems and Integrations

As AI becomes part of everyday workflows, the focus is shifting from models to the systems that support them. Strong integrations connect data and tools, giving AI the context it needs to deliver real value. With the right foundations in place, organizations heading into 2026 are well positioned to turn AI into a lasting competitive advantage.