Product Talk · Teresa Torres
articleplaybookProcurement - All Things Product Podcast with Teresa Torres & Petra Wille
2 June 2026Product
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About Product TalkListen to this episode on: Spotify | Apple PodcastsTeresa is cranky — and honestly? She has every right to be.In this episode, Teresa and Petra go on a deeply relatable rant about the absurdity of modern corporate procurement processes. Teresa is simultaneously juggling seven speaking engagement contracts, and six
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What a founder can learn
Founder takeaway
Treat procurement as part of the partner experience, not merely an internal control. Review contracts and approvals for avoidable complexity that creates disproportionate work for vendors and speakers.
Why it matters
Excessive procurement friction consumes time on both sides and can discourage valuable partners from working with you. A simpler, repeatable process preserves necessary controls while making the company easier to do business with.
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Put it to work
Map the steps an external partner must complete to work with you. Which approval, contract field, or repeated request could you remove or standardize without weakening essential safeguards?