The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Being a Product Manager at an Early Stage Startup In my previous article , I reflected on a few things that I would tell myself if I could travel back in time and the concept of “three waves of changes.” In this post, I want to talk about the three most important lessons I have learned so far as a Product Manager at a startup.

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Userpilot

MAY 13, 2020

Any other year this time product people, growth marketers and SaaS folks would be heading to various conferences to learn the latest trends, dust off their skills, and – probably most importantly – network with other people from the industry. See the best places to learn and network for product people in May and June 2020!

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Product Innovation Educators

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Each week I scour articles, wading through the dogs, and bringing you the best insights to help product managers and innovators be heroes. Join me at the annual PDMA conference, Chicago Nov 12-15. I’m co-presenting with John Spero from Praxair on how organizations effectively and simply accelerate their product capability.

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Bain Public

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Bain Public’s associate product managers, Abigail Ramirez Villarroel and Tudor Gafiuc , attended the INDUSTRY: The Product Conference in Cleveland on September 20-21st, 2022. QUESTION 1: Do you think that company strategy and product strategy are the same? How do you think the product team should leverage them?

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Userpilot

JULY 13, 2022

Do you follow any product manager blogs? Would you like to discover new ones that will give you valuable insights into product management ? In our article, we introduce 20 of our favorite product manager blogs that every product pro should follow, regardless of their experience.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 9, 2019

In this keynote from #mtpcon San Francisco, Michael Sippey, VP of Product at Medium, shares some insights on how to think big and create clarity and focus for product management teams to unleash their full potential. In the startup context, thinking big should be unconstrained and boundless. The Power of Optimism.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 14, 2024

Userpilot Product Drive Summit is coming back in 2024! What does the conference have to offer this year? Here’s a quick overview of the Product Drive program: the talks and the speakers. What is Product Drive? Userpilot Product Drive is an annual conference for product folks organized by Userpilot.

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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. When Hewlett-Packard ran with his ideas, it introduced an organizational structure where each product group functioned as a separate organization.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

“A product manager walks into a bar…waits tables, prepares cocktails, puts out fires…” This twist on the standard “walk into a bar” joke pretty much sums up the role of a product manager?—?they With that evolution, also comes an evolution in management, UX, and development strategies, which are still changing as we speak.

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Userpilot

JULY 28, 2024

Understanding the salary landscape for associate product managers is crucial whether you’re entering the field or looking to advance your career. TL;DR An associate product manager, or a junior product manager, is an entry-level position for people who are starting out in product management.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

You’re a Product Manager or Product Owner or both, and you have a new opportunity to add an existing product to your arsenal. Someone has to take over her products or features. Handover from the current product manager Ask the questions You have the responsibility to ask the questions, to get the knowledge.

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

Becoming a product manager is a frustrating chicken-and-egg problem. Companies like to hire people with prior product management experience and it’s hard to get prior experience as successful product managers without first becoming a product manager. Otherwise, skip ahead.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 7, 2023

For a few years now, I’ve been using a question in interviews with product managers where I ask the candidate to select one of the four types of product manager. The product manager types I say are the empath, the visionary, the builder, and the data driven.

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bpma ProductHub

DECEMBER 12, 2016

The Boston area may just be the best place to be a product manager today. Bloomberg compared states based on R&D, productivity, high-tech density, concentration of STEM* employment, science/engineering degree holders, and patents with other areas. Reason #2: One of the highest concentrations of product managers anywhere.

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Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

The book did not disappoint: it was a fascinating history starting from his childhood, to his early startup adventures with Zip2 and PayPal, to a deep dive into how he willed SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity into existence and ultimately to success despite the odds being continually stacked against him. Be an infinite learner.

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People-First Product Leadership

JULY 30, 2024

What happens if today’s uncertain times lead people to move away from product management? Some in, or exploring, product management might answer, good - then more opportunities for me 😏 Potentially or are we seeing consolidation in the market, a la Airbnb CEO’s misunderstood statement from Figma Config 2023 ?

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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. * Visit The Product Experience homepage for more information and more episodes! The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver. Diversity in Tech.

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Userpilot

MARCH 7, 2024

So I talked to several female leaders in SaaS – about their experience with breaking into leadership positions in tech startups – what challenges they’ve faced, and how they managed to overcome them. I made my way to operations, and then into product.” Sima Banijamali – Sr. Sima Banijamali – Sr.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 14, 2020

The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver. Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. Lily has spent 13 years in the tech industry working mainly with startups in the SaaS and mobile space.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Claire’s presentation on this topic at the Business of Software conference. The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver. Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers.

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

Looking to become a SaaS product manager? The need for SaaS product managers is skyrocketing with each passing year. More and more businesses develop Software as a Service (SaaS) products to remain relevant in their respective markets and grow their income streams. How to Become SaaS Product Manager?

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Mind the Product

MARCH 3, 2020

As Head of Product at Founders Factory , a corporate-backed accelerator and incubator for early-stage startups based in London, Seb Sabouné works with founders and teams to become more product led. The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver. and at conferences across the US and Europe.

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Mind the Product

MAY 8, 2019

Melissa Perri is the product manager’s product manager – she’s able to do the job, explain it, and teach you how to do it better. ’ Great product leaders are in with the leadership team – they’re peers, they are very close to them, they’re a team. Quotes of the Episode.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 21, 2020

The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver. Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. Lily has spent 13 years in the tech industry working mainly with startups in the SaaS and mobile space.

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DISQO

AUGUST 10, 2015

In the grand scheme of things, product management is a new field with relatively few dedicated conferences and events. While there’s no doubt a number of industry-specific conferences for product teams, we’ve focused primarily on industry-agnostic ones for this list. Mind the Product.

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DISQO

AUGUST 10, 2015

In the grand scheme of things, product management is a new field with relatively few dedicated conferences and events. While there’s no doubt a number of industry-specific conferences for product teams, we’ve focused primarily on industry-agnostic ones for this list. Mind the Product.

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DISQO

AUGUST 10, 2015

In the grand scheme of things, product management is a new field with relatively few dedicated conferences and events. While there’s no doubt a number of industry-specific conferences for product teams, we’ve focused primarily on industry-agnostic ones for this list. Mind the Product.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

. “You must be intentional about your personal and career development” Oluwatobi Otokiti, a Product Manager at Andela in Nigeria, has been working in product management for five years. However, just seven years ago, she had no idea what product management was. Oluwatobi Otokiti.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 28, 2020

The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver. Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. Lily has spent 13 years in the tech industry working mainly with startups in the SaaS and mobile space.

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Product Innovation Educators

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Each week I scour articles, wading through the dogs, and bringing you the best insights to help product managers and innovators be heroes. Join me at the annual PDMA conference, Chicago Nov 12-15. I’m co-presenting with John Spero from Praxair on how organizations effectively and simply accelerate their product capability.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

But Hamburg was always nudging me, so I looked for a job there and stumbled on a product manager role at Xing.”. Petra joined German social network Xing as product manager for Xing’s events platform and was soon also responsible for recruitment and job boards. Learning from the Best. Consulting and Coaching.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Startups don’t starve, they drown. It was 2010 when I watched the online stream of the Startup Lessons Learned conference, initiated by Eric Ries. I went with the cofounder of my first startup, which we used as our own “industry project” for our masters, and a couple of other students to Birmingham.

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Mind the Product

MAY 31, 2019

In between we held sessions on Product Strategy and Product Principles, on Managing Product Portfolios, and on Developing Product Managers. On Day 2 we ran five all-day workshops for Product Managers at two venues in central Hamburg. Day 3: Conference. Day 2: Workshops.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 2, 2018

We know many industry conferences can get old. There are product management conferences that shake things up, and we’ve compiled a list of our top picks. Not only will you be sure to meet new faces, you’ll learn–who doesn’t want to learn something new every day, and at every conference? On the contrary!

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NextBigWhat

DECEMBER 9, 2020

That means audio apps don’t compete with a vast array of startups; they compete with doing dishes, driving, etc. Today, “video” spans YouTube clips, Zoom conferences, Snapchat stories, Twitch streaming, TikTok dances, embedded collab tools, messaging apps, & more. . » The competitive landscape is akin to mobile 10y ago.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 27, 2019

The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver. Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. Lily has spent 13 years in the tech industry working mainly with startups in the SaaS and mobile space.

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Product Innovation Educators

AUGUST 7, 2023

On an off, I’ve been one of those contributors as well because PDMA has been vital in my career development and I want to help other product managers. I’m currently serving PDMA by being an author on the 3rd edition of their body of knowledge for product innovation, which Wiley is publishing in early 2024.

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