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The Product Strategy and the Product Life Cycle

Roman Pichler

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] A Brief Introduction to the Product Lifecycle Model As its name suggests, the product lifecycle model describes how a product develops over time. A product is born or launched; it then develops, grows, and matures. It assumes that it has a life much like a living being.

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Peter Thiel's Anti-Lean Manifesto

Sachin Rekhi

The Lean Startup methodology, first described in 2008 by Eric Ries, has taken the startup world by storm. And every major business school now offers an innovation class that leverages the business model canvas and other lean principles for developing a new product idea. A bad plan is better than no plan." Example: Box.

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Top App Development Agencies 2018–2019

The Product Coalition

to find this year’s top app development agencies. After reading a bunch of content from other app development professionals, journalists, tech bloggers and the like, we realized that there are many good companies out there, and that everyone has a different favorite. It develops for Android and iOS, but also for the web.

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A Better Problem Statement Template

Tyner Blain

There are several different formats which have been developed for problem statements, and you could use free-form narrative as well. After hundreds of hours helping write and utilize problem statements with dozens of teams over the years, I’ve evolved the template I use and recommend; because it works better in theory and in practice.

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Decentralized Blockchain on the Rise: Exploring the Future Predictions and Emerging Trends

The Product Coalition

In 2008, Nakamoto introduced a concept that would spark a revolution — blockchain. Beyond Bitcoin, it’s becoming evident that blockchain development applications are as diverse as the stars in the sky. It’s like Batman teaming up with Superman to save the day — each one’s strengths complementing the other’s weaknesses.

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Defining the Problems

Tyner Blain

Knowing a good structure is necessary, but you also need to avoid filling the good template with bad content. I was poking at this issue back in 2008, to encourage people to abstract their problems correctly I provided a few examples, of “correctly” but not really good guidance to help people find the correct level of abstraction.

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Learning from Failure: Product Manager Style

The Product Coalition

Many product people know that rushed development can kill the final release. In this case, negotiations between Atari and Universal Pictures/Steven Spielberg over the rights to the film were only completed in July 1982, leaving only 5 and a half weeks for development in the push to release the game in time for Christmas.