The Product Bistro

DECEMBER 11, 2018

this time in conjunction with the 2006 Strategic Thinking exercise. Probably the nicest room I ever stayed in (and ever will!) That was a fun week. Wrong clothes too. Teambuilding event in Tucson – Cart racing (again?!?) Nothing like beating Joe Glancy in the final race. I still smile thinking about that day.

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bpma ProductHub

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

John served as the chairman for the Technology Association of Georgia’s Product Management Society from 2006 – 2010. As the managing partner of Proficientz, John has worked with more than 2000 organizations that span high technology, business services, telecom, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing and many others.

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freshtrax

MAY 26, 2021

In 2006, IKEA opened a megastore in Tokyo offering smaller furniture with simple designs, specifically designed to match the Japanese lifestyle. Learning from their first failure, IKEA redeemed themselves with ample consumer behavior research.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

I grew up on all its handhelds and home consoles, starting with the original DS back in 2006. The Nintendo Switch is one of the many primary mainstream consoles which contribute to these rising numbers; for good reason. I’m a massive Switch fan. I almost exclusively play Nintendo devices and titles.

Customer Experience 116

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Product Innovation Educators

APRIL 3, 2023

Since 2006 at Crossmedia, she has helped clients navigate the changing marketing landscape. Since 2006 at Crossmedia, she has helped clients navigate the changing marketing landscape. To help us, Ali Plonchak is with us. Ali is the COO of Crossmedia. To help us, Ali Plonchak is with us. Ali is the COO of Crossmedia.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Since 2006 the era of “Everything as a service” has advanced quickly. This work is necessary and important but it doesn’t help you win against the competition. To do that, you have to make sure the majority of your energy, time, and dollars goes into your core idea. Cloud computing is dominant.

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The Product Bistro

MARCH 3, 2018

Lightroom (LR), or its official name, “Photoshop Lightroom” began as a public beta of a Mac only software in early 2006, was a response to Apple’s “Aperture” program targeted at professional photographers. The Origins.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Between 2002 and 2006, cybersecurity technologies for networks were now entering into a period of maturity. His key points include: Creating a category at Assurent. Surviving in a maturing market at Enomaly. Consumer security at PasswordBox. Creating a Category at Assurent.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 19, 2019

In 2006 Netflix organised a $1,000,000 competition to improve its recommendations: the goal was to improve the predictions of how many stars a user would give to a particular movie. Moreover, it’s not only changes in these components that might affect you.

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Lenny Rachitsky

MARCH 3, 2024

Boz joined Facebook in 2006 as their approximately 10th engineer, and in his 18-year tenure he built the original News Feed, Messenger, and Groups, as well as many early anti-abuse and infrastructure systems.

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Business of Software Conference

JANUARY 19, 2023

Late in 2006 Mark Daoust, received a call from a good friend and fellow entrepreneur who was considering selling his 8-year-old web hosting website. Just 10 months prior Mark had sold his own profitable website and was looking for a new direction. Quiet Light was founded with this phone call.

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Events 72

The Product Coalition

MAY 9, 2020

Microsoft Zune (2006) Healthy competition between companies can be great. That’s the exact problem Microsoft encountered when it launched the Zune in 2006. People wanted to drink what they’d been enjoying for decades. There was no opt-out. It leads to more choices for consumers and more motivation for companies to innovate.

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UserVoice

MARCH 21, 2017

Elon Musk published his initial “ Master Plan ” for Tesla Motors in 2006, then updated it ten years later. “That kind of person does well at both ends of the cycle.”. Having a plan and a vision, communicating it well and sticking to it.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 14, 2020

Microsoft Zune Zune , the music player that also ran, launched in 2006, roughly five years after the iPod, and eventually discontinued in 2011. Apparently, the Zune adventure cost MS $289 million in last quarter of 2006. This article has a short take on some of Zune’s shortcomings. The Zune Is Dead.

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Product Management Unpacked

AUGUST 8, 2018

When I joined a company in 2006 to run product management (as a CMO), the VP of sales would meet with the product managers every Monday morning to make new feature requests per what sales had sold the week before. I see product management reduced to a gopher for development and a clean-up function. It’s basically powerless.

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Mixpanel

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In 2006, Facebook rolled out its News Feed feature–and boy, did people hate it. The uproar among the website’s (then) small user base of 12M was big enough to draw headlines.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Founded in 2006 with a unique social mission: for every pair of shoes sold, they would donate a pair to a child in need, an initiative they called “One for One.” Many know TOMS, the socially driven shoe company. But did you know they came very close to bankruptcy? I’ll admit, I was unaware until recently.

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Emerge Insights

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Snow Leopard (2006) on my personal blog, upscaling them from their original 1920 x 1200 resolutions to 5k, likely much higher than even the original photos ever existed. Recently, I restored a bunch of old macOS (OS X) desktop backgrounds from OS X 10.6 It made a minor splash. The big question I kept getting […].

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Are they working towards something positive? Do they encourage learning? Do they connect with you intrinsically? It’s never too lately for a re-boot! An Integrative Goal-Focused Approach to Executive Coaching. Stober & A. Grant (Eds.), Evidence based coaching handbook: Putting best practices to work for your clients.

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Good Product Manager

DECEMBER 4, 2016

On December 4, 2006, I published my first post on this blog , where I wrote, “If you want to be a good product manager, share your knowledge. It’s amazing to think about how much has changed since this blog started in 2006 — on the web, of course, but also for me personally and professionally. Ten Year Anniversary!

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Good Product Manager

DECEMBER 4, 2016

On December 4, 2006, I published my first post on this blog , where I wrote, “If you want to be a good product manager, share your knowledge. It’s amazing to think about how much has changed since this blog started in 2006 — on the web, of course, but also for me personally and professionally. Ten Year Anniversary!

Product Manager 60

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JANUARY 16, 2019

in 2006 as my first PM job. I increasingly found myself doing product work and more in a state of flow when I was doing the product work than when I was doing the engineering work. That was the point at which it became clear that I needed to do this full-time. I later joined Yahoo! to Google, to Twitter, and now to Stripe.

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BrainMates

AUGUST 7, 2018

Says Nick Coster, “Since 2004-2006 when Facebook, Twitter and other social media ushered in a new era for the internet as a two-way medium, people shared the successes and failures of their product experiences with huge networks that enabled viral spreads of customer experiences. So why are Product Managers in short supply now?

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Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Additionally, he was named a Distinguished Graduate of the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz School of Business in 2006 and the Swanson School of Engineering in 2023. Greg was a three-time finalist for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award and for the Tech 50 CEO of the Year.

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Healthcare Leadership Strategy Startups 118

freshtrax

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Platforms like Facebook (since 2004), X (formerly Twitter) (since 2006), and Instagram (since 2010) have changed the way we communicate. Today, most people worldwide have a smartphone, and the previous tool, landline phones, has become nearly extinct. Social Media Platforms (2004-Present) It’s hard to imagine a world before social media.

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ProductPlan

APRIL 4, 2019

Pichai’s bold claim in 2006 that Microsoft could change Internet Explorer and threaten Google’s toolbar business was clear evidence of his strategic thinking and ability to challenge the status quo. And not just any company, but one of the largest, highest-profile companies in the world?

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The Product Coalition

JULY 10, 2020

A year later, in 2006, she went on to found Care.com, and for the last 14 years she has held the position of Founder, Chairwoman, and CEO. Care.com describes itself as ‘a consumer tech company with heart,’ with the goal of helping people find care for their parents and grandparents.

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Product Innovation Educators

JULY 29, 2024

I first discovered Tony when I read his book, What Customers Want: Using Outcome-Driven Innovation to Create Breakthrough Products and Services and then invited him to speak at the Denver PDMA chapter, back in 2006. He is also the author of the more recent book Jobs to be Done: Theory to Practice.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 25, 2021

Jeanne: The first Chief Customer Officer book came out in 2006. Dee: I love that, along with that discovery journey, you’ve actually taken the time to map it out for other people because, as you mentioned earlier, you’ve written four books on the topic, including Chief Customer Officer and Chief Customer Officer 2.0.

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UX Planet

JANUARY 16, 2024

Twitter: X The social network was founded in 2006. So what appears to be an attempt to make the business a healthier alternative failed. Most chains discontinued this product less than a year after it was launched. However, once Elon Musk got Twitter and decided to change it, the brand went down the drain.

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Under 10 Consulting

JANUARY 3, 2019

Facebook was founded in 2004; Twitter in 2006—so it’s unlikely there are many people who meet the “15 year” requirement. I wonder whether most product managers would get selected to interview for their existing jobs. (I I read one posting for a product marketing person with 15 years of social media experience.

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Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

In 2006, we added Michigan and Northwestern to the program. In 2006, we added Michigan and Northwestern to the program. My team is responsible for our global R&D alliances with universities, national laboratories, and a few companies. The bulk of the work is with universities. The bulk of the work is with universities.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

In 2006, Henry Ford’s great-grandson said that the attribution to Ford was accurate. Sounds like someone has been reading cruise industry magazines, right? But wait, it doesn’t stop there! So which one is it? I’ll let you decide for yourself. But now let’s talk about what it means.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 11, 2019

We coined the term way back in 2006 when we founded the company, and a lot of our story, historically speaking, has been around marketing. Could you give me a bit of background on why HubSpot built Service Hub in the first place and the philosophy behind it?

Customer Experience 188

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The term freemium was first coined by Jarid Lukin at the suggestion of Fred Wilson in 2006. App provider can get insights from the potential paying customer, while the customer can use the product without committing to pay for it. Since then, it turned out to be an effective way to acquire customers for subscription business.

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Revulytics

JANUARY 30, 2018

We have been in business since 2006 and our sole focus is software usage analytics. And when you need to perform advanced mining, you can download full data exports for CSV or JSON. Revulytics: the Partner You Can Depend On.

Analytic Tools 59

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NextBigWhat

DECEMBER 14, 2020

12) By 2006, Cremica was cashing in ?100 Cremica commissioned a biscuit plant in Ludhiana in 1991. Big break came in 1995 — when McDonalds was expanding in India. Cremica became the sole supplier of buns and sauces. 100 crores in revenues, with a 30% consistent growth rate.

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