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Mergers & Acquisitions in Product Management: How to Navigate Growth & Integration

Productside

In this edition of Productside Stories , we dig into Brians 30-year legacy of building, integrating, and supercharging product portfolios across healthcare, software, media, and government. The pivot to customer list acquisition worked out eventually, but only because they discovered the real story during diligence, not after.

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Run Less Software

Intercom, Inc.

The same is true in software. In this battle, I’ve found a secret weapon hidden within one of our core engineering strategies, an idea called Run Less Software. As well as being a critical philosophy behind how we build software, it also represents how I feel about the software industry and technology in general.

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Five star advice: Insider tips for dealing with software review sites

Intercom, Inc.

Online marketing content has long been dominated by brands creating product descriptions, how-to guides, branded articles, and blog posts to promote their business. What do we mean by the term “review sites”? Not all review sites are made equal. Peer review sites. Trustpilot, a consumer review site.

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The overlooked differentiator: how customer support fuels success 

Alchemer Mobile

On the other hand, poor support can quickly lead to bad reviews, social media complaints, or lost customers. Encouraging Reviews and Ratings: Prompting satisfied customers to share their experiences on review sites and forums. Hint: Customers that are happy with your support staff will likely mention it in their review!

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Words matter: Removing exclusionary terminology from our codebase

Intercom, Inc.

Intercom has responded by hiring a diversity and inclusion consultant, updating our recruitment strategy and hiring practices to reduce bias, scheduling allyship training for all employees, and amplifying Black voices in our podcast and blog. We take so much pride in the work Intercom is doing to take a stand against racial injustice.

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21 Product Feedback Software for Collecting Actionable Insights

Userpilot

Which product feedback software should you choose for your SaaS? In this round-up, I cover 21 of the best product feedback software solutions. In this round-up, I cover 21 of the best product feedback software solutions. Social listening tools : Software for monitoring online conversations, brand mentions, and trends.

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10 technical strategies to avoid when scaling your startup (and 5 to embrace)

Intercom, Inc.

Although they may seem like strong opinions, many of these tips echo the main tenets of software engineering: work with you’ve got, design solutions as needed, don’t repeat yourself, and keep it simple, stupid! Don’t add to your stack unless you’re certain that your use case will not be satisfied by existing software.