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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bpma ProductHub

JUNE 30, 2017

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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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

This was one of the defining moments that inspired the creation of HubSpot back in 2006. Brian says: “My ‘aha’ was that it was impossible to market to a modern human, they were getting good at blocking it out.”. One thing was clear: it was time to throw the old playbook out.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 26, 2022

. “The magic of Intercom’s technology is that it makes the internet feel human, which is a compelling value proposition at this stage of the digital evolution” She joined Google in 2006 and for 10 years was in a variety of business leadership roles including Vice President of Global Sales and Vice President and Managing Director for (..)

Magazine 118

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bpma ProductHub

SEPTEMBER 6, 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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Alchemer Mobile

JANUARY 4, 2023

Founded in 2006, Alchemer helps businesses collect, analyze, and leverage customer and employee feedback to proactively drive better engagement, retention, and user experience.

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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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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.

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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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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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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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Userpilot

JANUARY 29, 2025

In 2006, British mathematician Clive Humby made the infamous statement: Data is the new oil. This wasnt just a catchy phrase; it was a powerful metaphor. Like oil, raw data needs to be refined, processed and turned into something useful because its value lies in its potential.

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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

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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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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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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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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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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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.

Roadmap 144

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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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The Accidental Product Manager

APRIL 24, 2017

Scion had it’s greatest number of sales during 2006. Ever since hitting a high in 2006, sales have been on a slide. Their best year for sales was back in 2006. The next model that Toyota introduced was the tC sports coupe. This model went on to become Scion’s best selling model. Last year, only 56,167 cars were sold.

Differentiation 62

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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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Mind the Product

MAY 16, 2018

In 2006, Alan Mulally took over as president and CEO of a struggling Ford Motor Company. The biggest opportunity for improvement – in business, at home, and in life – is awareness. Alan Mulally, former CEO of Ford Motor Company.

Weak Development Team 120

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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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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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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Building Products Customers Need Proven Methods To Build Products Customers Need Working Backward Approach Dr. Werner Vogels , CTO of Amazon.com, wrote an article about Amazon’s working backward approach in 2006.

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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!

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Bain Public

MARCH 20, 2021

FITC Winnipeg 2006, Canada FITC Toronto 2006, Canada FITC Toronto 2005, Canada Flash Forward 2005, New York, U.S. Flash Forward 2008, San Francisco, U.S. FITC Toronto 2008, Canada FITC Toronto 2007, Canada Flash Belt 2007, Minneapolis, U.S. Flash Forward 2007, Boston, U.S. Flash Forward 2005, San Francisco, U.S.

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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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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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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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