Product Talk

JULY 12, 2017

They’ve read the industry books, they attend the popular product conferences , and they follow all the leading blogs. They interview customers , run usability tests, and conduct A/B tests. Last May, I spoke at the Front conference in Salt Lake City. 9:16] Continuous Customer Interviews. [20:12] Google Ads.

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Mind the Product

MAY 3, 2019

“Do you like the conference so far?” It is tempting to ask customers what they want, but you won’t get a good answer. We may say “there is no such thing as a dumb question,” but in research, this isn’t true. For a researcher, this is the first question that should be asked. What are the customers key “jobs to be done”?

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The Product Guy

JUNE 18, 2020

The objective is to receive feedback and prioritize it internally against (1) company objectives (2)customer pains/experience (3) Quarterly Product OKRs and ship out solutions. . A feedback loop is: part of a system in which some portion (or all) of the system’s output is used as input for future operations.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 13, 2020

We are at the start of a revolution in customer communication, powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence. At Intercom, we have taken advantage of these technologies relatively early. Our Custom Bots and Resolution Bot already work for thousands of businesses every day. We can’t just build for the good path.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 12, 2021

From premature optimization to over-engineering solutions for your product, it’s easy to get caught up in making technology decisions that slow you down instead of speeding you up. Many of these approaches are intended as reasonable defaults; they are my opinions, they aren’t rules, and they certainly won’t fit every situation.

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Product Talk

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

We are starting to pull together our list of 2023 product conferences. If you know of product conferences that are not on the list and you think they should be, please send an email to conferences@producttalk.org. Are you looking for the 2022 Product Conferences list? ProductCon London: The Product Management Conference.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 3, 2023

Usability testing is an important part of the app development process because it helps to ensure that the app is easy and enjoyable to use. This is particularly important for mobile apps, as users have high expectations for the apps they use and are quick to uninstall those that are difficult or frustrating to use.

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Product Talk

APRIL 21, 2021

Back in March, I spoke at ProductCamp Cascadia (an online conference hosted by ProductCamp Portland , ProductCamp Seattle , and ProductCamp Vancouver ) exploring the topic of design justice. I’ve worked with teams in all industries—regulated industries, consumer companies, B2B companies. We did the research. Hi, everybody.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 19, 2018

In engineering, you want to move fast, ship often and solve real customer problems. Yet competition and the exponential rate of change in software are pushing against that mission. Enter our philosophy of Run Less Software. We take care of most of Intercom’s backend technologies. What it means to Run Less Software.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 28, 2018

Too many startups focus on the first S in SaaS, but they forget all about the second one. When software and service aren’t equal priorities, it’s impossible to build a successful company. When I moved to Silicon Valley in 2007, self-serve software was all the rage. There are obvious benefits to selling self-serve software.

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Product Talk

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Last week, I was in Cleveland for the Industry Product Conference. It’s not just about shipping features, but about creating value for both our customers and our businesses. As we evolve toward outcomes, it’s not just about shipping features, it’s about creating value for both our customers and our businesses. Tweet This.

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Product Talk

DECEMBER 18, 2024

I recently spoke at the Y Oslo conference in Oslo, Norway. We covered how to manage messy opportunity solution trees , the most common challenges teams face when getting started with the discovery habits, what Im working on next, and so much more. I started my career as a software engineer. I think that was in 2004.

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Product Talk

APRIL 17, 2024

We’re a 14-year-old company that started off as an ads business, and we’re transitioning into a SaaS business. We have five product managers, one UX researcher , five designers—one of them director of design, leading the design team. It sounds like you are responsible for product, design, and research. Teresa: Okay.

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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. Has clicking that icon met the user intent of the feature?

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 14, 2020

There’s a lot of debate in the product and research communities about quantitative vs qualitative approaches to metrics, so we sat down with Tomer Sharon (MD/Head of User Research and Metrics at Goldman Sachs) to talk about how he uses Google’s HEART approach to track what matters. Lean User Research.

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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 6, 2020

This increases the chances of creating a product that users actually want and need and achieving product success. Carrying out product discovery involves answering the following questions: What is the specific value the product should create for the users and customers? Who are the users and who are the customers?

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Userpilot

AUGUST 31, 2023

What is customer acquisition for SaaS, and how can you leverage it to drive sustainable growth ? The purpose of customer acquisition is to expand and make more revenue. Customer acquisition funnel stages in SaaS are Awareness, Consideration, Evaluation, Conversion. This article answers that and more.

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In addition to delivering a keynote at the Product at Heart conference (in case you missed it, you can find the video and transcript of that presentation here ), conference co-organizer Petra Wille also invited me to participate in a fireside chat at the Leadership Forum event. Let’s have feedback loops. Lots of that.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2024

Customer insights enable SaaS teams to understand them better and build products that satisfy their genuine needs. From the article, you’ll learn about different kinds of customer insights (from product analytics and only) and the benefits of gathering them. Let’s dive right in! Book the demo to find out how!

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Userpilot

JULY 23, 2024

This article will break down the stages of a product development life cycle and tools that can help you deliver a great product. Key stages of the product development life cycle: Ideation : Conduct market research and brainstorm potential solutions to the challenges. Conduct research with user surveys.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

TL;DR Market gaps are the disparities between what customers need and want , and what the market can deliver. A market gap can be caused by missing functionality or poor user experience. Tracking user behavior in-app enables product teams to find ways to improve product experience. What are market gaps?

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

You’re investing resources in hiring and training the right people, tracking different metrics at different stages, adding more and more complexity with each increase in headcount, use cases, and customers. Natasha Ratanshi-Stein is the founder of Surfboard , a software company that offers scheduling tooling for customer support teams.

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Product Talk

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It’s often more common to see project-based user research rather than an ongoing, iterative discovery process.” Tweet This Teeba liked how Teresa focuses on continuous discovery, and she learned about the opportunity solution tree at a conference. .

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Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2024

Imagine this: you’re scrolling through your feed, bombarded by SaaS ads that all look and sound the same. Plus, you’ll learn how Userpilot can help with product marketing and drive user engagement. Here are seven of the best advertising campaign examples in SaaS: 1. Chameleon user onboarding Olympics.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 12, 2018

As the CEO of Dribbble, a global community and invite-only platform for designers to share and find work, Zack Onisko faces a unique challenge: how do you grow a gated product? Stewart: Thinking back to Dribbble in its earliest days, it was fundamentally a place for designers to post work in progress and get feedback.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 5, 2022

They make their users’ lives better in some way and they do it better than anyone else. As a Product Manager, I’ve built my career on building tools and experiences that not only make people’s’ lives simpler, but bring them a little joy along the way, too. How much time and effort will it take to build a solution?

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The key to minimising these, he says, is effective product research. To minimise the number we need to spend time doing effective product research – a combination of user research, market research and product analytics. What is Product Research? Research requires more than just evidence.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 3, 2018

How can we help our users complete their job-to-be-done cheaper, faster or easier? Finding those problems to solve, however, becomes increasingly difficult as you scale – where the volume of feedback, and noise level of the vocal minority, compounds by the day. To this day, Rohini continues to cold-call customers.

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Andrew Chen

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

99% of startups are not differentiated on their underlying technology, and there is very little engineering risk involved. (I’m I’m ignoring deep tech and foundational AI research companies, for the sake of this conversation). There are over 9 million mobile apps. There are a billion websites.

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Mind the Product

JULY 24, 2019

Mind the Product founder Martin Eriksson opened the conference by reminding us why we gather each year. We have to focus on the basics to answer this question – research, understanding our customers and their needs, and discovering what we could build that is valuable, feasible, and desirable. Mind the Platform.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 3, 2022

How big of an impact can the right product tool make on your product management efforts? The answer depends on your use case and which tool you choose. But with the right tools for the job, a product manager can make some truly transformative contributions to product development. What is a product tool?

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Userpilot

JULY 16, 2024

As a SaaS professional, you’ve probably asked yourself, “What’s tech product management?” A traditional product manager prioritizes understanding customer needs and market trends. Technical product manager responsibilities include: Conduct user and market research to understand user pain points.

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Product Management Unpacked

MARCH 12, 2019

Marty Cagan, founder of the Silicon Valley Product Group , delivered the opening keynote to the 2016 Mind the Product Conference. His keynote, “Behind Every Great Product,” highlights professionals involved in some of the most iconic technology products of our time, including Netflix, iTunes and Word for Mac.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

There’s no product growth without customer engagement. No matter how intuitive and valuable your product is, customers always need a bit of a nudge to experience its benefits and start using it as a go-to solution to their problems. We also look at examples of SaaS products with excellent engagement strategies.

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Userpilot

JULY 25, 2024

Whether you’re a seasoned professional or new to the field, understanding the nuances of UX researchers is essential for success. In this guide, we’ll delve into the core responsibilities, salary insights, essential skills, and more, providing you with the knowledge and tools you need to excel as a UX researcher.

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Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 2, 2024

A custom ChatGPT model that helps accelerate product innovation Watch on YouTube TLDR In this episode, I interview Mike Hyzy, Senior Principal Consultant at Daugherty Business Solutions. Instead of focusing solely on today’s customer problems, product teams need to look 2-5 years into the future.

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Product Innovation Educators

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Through real examples from his work in consumer electronics and aerospace industries, Jack shows how PDMA’s body of knowledge helps create successful products while avoiding common pitfalls in portfolio management.

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