2006 Vision Weak Development Team 
The Product Coalition
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Pivoting done well means the team doesn’t lose direction and can build on the insights for new product development. The product team discovered that visitors mostly used the video upload feature and stripped down all other features over time. “Fail faster” is something nobody really wants. They called the product “Twttr”.
The Product Coalition
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
The quote is attributed to Ford himself for the first time in a letter sent to the UK publication Marketing Week in 2001: “Being market-led implies being led by the consumer — and consumers are bad at coming up with innovations (Henry Ford’s quote: “If I had asked my customers what they wanted they would have said a faster horse” springs to mind…).”
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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. You could point to his success at negotiating new contracts with labour unions to cut costs, increases in organisational efficiencies, or his introduction of a strong vision to enhance stakeholder value. What is Self-Awareness Anyway?
Mind the Product
AUGUST 19, 2019
Secondly, as great product managers are also great capacity builders for their teams, you should start looking for opportunities that AI can present for your product. That’s why it’s incredibly important to develop a good level of empathy and user understanding, not only for yourself, but for the whole team.
Intercom, Inc.
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Think about what you could be doing to bring more diversity into your teams and be more inclusive as a company, and go actively out of your way in order to achieve set goals. I usually do them with Paul or people from the product teams – it’s much more fun to be on a podcast with your boss. Be open-minded. If not now, then when?”
UX Planet
JANUARY 16, 2024
The last thing you need is to stumble into the abyss of bad branding, a place where countless others have lost their way. They believe so strongly in their vision that they assume it’s universally appealing. You and your team may lack the knowledge or resources to execute it properly, leading to avoidance or superficial efforts.
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. Preparing yourself to move into a Product Management role.
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