Roman Pichler

JUNE 4, 2018

Recognise the Importance of Product Management. That’s often the case in my experience for businesses in finance, media, travel, insurance, and other verticals that traditionally don’t have product management groups, and where product management is not represented at the executive level.

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bpma ProductHub

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Seth Godin on Making Software Seth Godin spoke at Business of Software Conference USA last year to share some of the many lessons that he has learned in his 33 years in the software industry. This year, Business of Software Conference USA is in Boston,… You can watch the talk or read a transcript here.

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ProductPlan

APRIL 17, 2024

As a product manager, attending conferences is not just a part of professional development but an invaluable source of inspiration and learning. During the conference, I immersed myself in the world of product and attended various sessions that provided me with unique perspectives. Do other people agree?

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Restaurants don’t put an Apprentice Chef in charge of the kitchen overnight, so why do we do this with Product Managers? Photo by Sebastian Herrmann on Unsplash Whilst it has been around for decades, product management has grown rapidly over the last few years. In 2021, Product Managers are in high demand and the talent war is rife.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 30, 2022

Hard on the heels of mtpcon Digital Americas in May, our mtpEngage conference in Hamburg returned in June after a two-year absence. Read more » The post June’s top product management content appeared first on Mind the Product. Here’s a recap of our top posts this [.]

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Product Talk

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Last month, I spoke at the Business of Software (BoS) conference in Boston. Managing by outcomes has been a popular topic for quite some time. Andy Grove wrote about their use at Intel in his book, High Output Management. And yet, we still struggle with managing by outcomes. The audience is made up of entrepreneurs.

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Mind the Product

JULY 14, 2023

I’m sure you noticed the remarks of Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky a couple of weeks ago and have seen the attendant furore they caused: it was reported that he told the audience at Figma’s annual conference that Airbnb had got rid of its product management function.

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Alchemer Mobile

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Nicole Lanni, Consumer Insights Manager at Gap Inc. and Robi Ganguly , CEO and Co-founder of Apptentive, discussed these strategies in their keynote presentation at the Mobile On Air Conference last month. About Nicole Lanni, Manager – Consumer Insights at Gap Inc. For example, Gap Inc.

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Alchemer Mobile

AUGUST 6, 2020

Product managers are rapidly advancing their skills, and as a result, the industry as a whole has had to level-up to compete as the world’s biggest brands continue to adopt a mobile-first approach. We’ve written a lot—and I mean A LOT—of content focused around mobile product management. What Is Mobile Product Management?

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Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

I wanted to highlight five of those skills that are particularly relevant for product managers that can help them reach new heights in their own craft. Product management is an inter-disciplinary role and the best product managers I know go deep like Elon into multiple verticals. Be an infinite learner.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 29, 2020

With more people entering the Product landscape than ever, now is a good time to help the newbies understand where Product Management came from, and how far the industry has come. Product Management in the 90s The 90s in tech. At the time, Microsoft had Program Managers who were essentially engineers. Sound familiar?

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

From questions about how technical a product manager should be, or how to manage your career or how to master cross-disciplinary collaboration, here’s a look through our most-read posts in November. Read more » The post Top product management reads in November appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Some of the stand-out talks from past Mind the Product conferences on building products that people love Read more » The post Creating products that people love: London highlights appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Product Management University

AUGUST 29, 2023

If you want to be well connected and stay on top of your game, here are five free product management events in September 2023. The age-old debate of “Product CEO” vs. the fresh perspective of “Portfolio Executive” in the world of product management. Two are in-person and three are virtual. Here they are.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 14, 2020

Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. Lily also founded ProductTank in Bristol, the Product Managers’ meetup with regular events and talks on Product now with 800+ members and growing. and at conferences across the US and Europe.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 25, 2022

We’re delighted to be bringing our flagship conference, #mtpcon, back to San Francisco next month. mtpcon SF+Americas will be our first hybrid conference experience in San Francisco. [.] Read more » The post Learn from a world-class speaker line-up at #mtpcon SF+Americas appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 13, 2021

The different types of Product Manager. DeVaris talked about Using Playbooks to Drive Innovation at the Shift Dev 2019 Conference. * Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. Diversity in Tech. Quote of the Episode.

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Melissa Perri

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Cue awkward silence in the conference room. “Our vision is to be the best!” Best at… what exactly?” Everything!” If you’ve ever sat through a company strategy meeting and left with your head spinning, you’re experiencing a common problem. It usually unfolds in layers of confusion.

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Mind the Product

MAY 4, 2021

When I finished watching Episode 4th Season 2nd of “Formula 1 Drive to Survive” on Netflix, I didn’t quite know if I had just watched a great episode about high-performance motorsport or participated in a Product Management keynote in the style of Mind the Product conference.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 17, 2020

Others have tried, but we’ve yet to find anyone else with her depth of experience (spanning stints as a developer, designer, researcher and product manager), her empathy for both users and stakeholders, her experience as a teacher, and her sense of humour. and at conferences across the US and Europe.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Whether it’s at one of our conferences or meetups, we host events in over 200 cities around the world and love to invite product people to take the stage, share their insights, and push our craft forward. This year we published 102 videos and you watched a staggering 920 days of video on Mind the [.].

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 5, 2023

Once you get into a senior product manager role, one of your key responsibilities is to mentor and manage your junior product managers. I do know this — I believe each person has a unique personality, and we should approach mentoring and managing based on the understanding that there’s no universal truth on how to do it.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Now, more than ever before, the benefits bundled up in our conference ticket far outweigh the price and we’re going [.]. Our next instalment of #mtpcon Digital is just around the corner and if you’re already wondering how you’ll convince your boss to let you attend and expense your ticket, we’re here to lend a hand.

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Mind the Product

MAY 5, 2020

Mind the Product burst to life in a London pub in 2010 when we invited 25 product managers to come together to share stories, experiences, and lessons learned. We do this via our conferences , ProductTank meetups and content , much of which is free of charge. Sadly, lockdown is making this impossible.

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Mind the Product

MAY 26, 2022

After a three-year hiatus of in-person events in the US, it was our first hybrid conference experience in San Francisco. This week, thousands of product people from across the world came together both in-person and online for #mtpcon SF+Americas 2022. Here’s a quick look at what we learned across the two days. [.]

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Mind the Product

JULY 14, 2021

But, as sharing is caring, we’ve plucked a few nuggets of wisdom to share with you as day one of our latest product conference comes to a close. Certainly too much to squeeze into this little post. A lack of EQ is bad news In our [.]

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Mind the Product

MAY 30, 2023

With #mtpcon San Francisco only a couple of weeks away, we’re delighted to unveil more details of some of the outstanding speakers who will share their insights with us at the conference.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

If you manage AI products, the answer is probably “many”. AI product management is a unique beast that can be quite challenging, but there are ways to make it easier. Photo by Skitterphoto from Pexels In 2014, at the ProductX conference, I won second place for my presentation on time management for busy product managers.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 21, 2020

Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. Lily also founded ProductTank in Bristol, the Product Managers’ meetup with regular events and talks on Product now with 800+ members and growing. and at conferences across the US and Europe.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

got our final 2020 conference off to a flying start! Following awesome keynotes by Benedict Evans, Spectra (Adaora) Asala, and Mary Poppendieck, plus six interactive breakout sessions covering topics such as inclusive design, building teams, and tricks to winning the leadership game, day one of #mtpcon Digital (the Autumn edition!)

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Piyanka Jain

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Often I start my analytics conference keynote addresses by asking the audience to share the issues they face in their organizations. Data can be a powerful tool if you know how to put it to work!

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Product Management University

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

After countless conversations, articles, webinars and conference sessions, I started to feel like the profession of product management had been reduced to…. When I was coming up through the product management ranks, I worked for companies that did it both ways. My favorite part as a lifelong product manager?

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 31, 2020

But, before we turn the corner into 2021, let’s take a look back on something pretty positive—some of the best product management content of the year. The post The Best-Loved Product Management Content of 2020 appeared first on Mind the Product. From the guest posts created by you and content created by us with the help [.].

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Mind the Product

MAY 15, 2024

Used by millions of academic researchers worldwide, the Web of Science is a prime candidate for the application of artificial intelligence.

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Lenny Rachitsky

APRIL 9, 2024

As I often do when thinking about a question, I ran a poll on Twitter and LinkedIn asking which core skills of product management folks think are most likely to be impacted/replaced by AI. AlphaGo went on to win Game Two, and at the post-game press conference, Lee Sedol was in shock. ‘But today I am speechless.’

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Mind the Product

APRIL 10, 2020

Itamar has over 20 years of product management experience working with industry leaders such as Google and Microsoft. Part of the role of a product manager is to discover and help build products that have a high market impact. At the centre of this is the product manager who is expected to convert everything from one world to another.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 14, 2022

In this Sunday Rewind we look back at Melissa Perri’s insightful talk, Escaping the build trap, from our 2017 San Francisco conference. They’re busy defining and shipping software with no measures of success, managing the backlog, and focusing on getting features out the [.] A lot of teams are stuck in ‘the build trap’ she says.

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