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Climbing the Product Management Career Ladder

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Product strategy managers, market segment managers, solution marketing managers, and portfolio managers, to name a few. Before you answer the question, consider the following: If you’re targeting investor-owned utilities, the name of the game is ultimately financial return to shareholders. What utility wouldn’t love that?

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The Nintendo Switch Did Everything Right, Except for Just One Thing…

The Product Coalition

I grew up on all its handhelds and home consoles, starting with the original DS back in 2006. About Me My name is Kasey, AKA J.X. Fu (pen name). 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.

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Technology Transformation – Adobe Lightroom

The Product Bistro

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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5 Machine Learning Lessons for Product Managers

Mind the Product

Which would you prefer: one where a barista knows your name and your favourite drink and your favourite music is playing, or one where everything is made for an average customer? Imagine that you’re going to a coffee shop. Moreover, it’s not only changes in these components that might affect you.

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Where Does Product Management Fit?

Product Management Unpacked

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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From PM to CEO: How Sundar Pichai’s Background in Product Paved the Way for Becoming CEO at Google

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He then joined Google in 2004, and 11 years later found himself named CEO as part of the Alphabet reorganization of the firm. So when Larry Page decided to break up Google into a family of companies under the Alphabet umbrella, careful Google watchers weren’t surprised when Pichai was named CEO of the new Google.

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2019 Goals Gone off the Rails? 3 Ways to get Back on Track

Mind the Product

getting a certification (be it scrum, agile, product, coaching … you name it). A few of the most common that I’ve heard over the last few weeks, include: mastering a new method or skill (design sprints are popular again this year). creating a community of practice for their organisation. getting a promotion. finding a new job. writing a book.

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