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Moving from Solutions to Problems

Folding Burritos

The reason is that we often fail to be constructive and pedagogic; if we don’t try to change their mindset, we’re sentencing ourselves to be thought of as “those pesky Naysayers.”. What we want is to create a culture where stakeholders come to us with problems, rather than ready-made ideas and solutions (i.e. features.).

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The ultimate marketing technology stack for 2019

Intercom, Inc.

Known as the Martech 5000 — nicknamed after the 5,000 companies that were competing in the global marketing technology space in 2017, it’s said to be the most frequently shared slide of all time. The reasons for this growth – high-velocity economics of software innovation, the migration of money from old media to new media, etc.

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How aligning product and marketing teams improves customer experience

Mind the Product

It wasn’t too long ago that designers and developers were disciples of strictly separate crafts – but today, someone who can do both well is quickly labelled a “unicorn”, and sought after by many a unicorn-thirsty start-up. To quote Adaptive Path co-founder Peter Merholz from this blog: “The experience is the product.”.

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The Differences, Pros and Cons Between Waterfall and Agile Methodologies

The Product Coalition

At the beginning of any software development project, managers think of which methodology is between waterfall and agile. It’s essential to follow clearly defined processes or software development life cycle (SDLC) to ensure software development quality. Waterfall and agile: A smart method or bad solution?

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How to be a Great Product Leader

Sachin Rekhi

One of the challenges we've long acknowledged in the tech industry is how difficult the transition can be from a software engineer to an engineering manager due to the vast distinction in the skill set to be great at the new role. Doing this right means a lot more than simply supporting your team. a product leader.

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Intercom on Product: Speeding back up when momentum drops

Intercom, Inc.

After all, almost any product or service can be replicated by a competitor. We surveyed and interviewed key people in our teams to understand how they worked and how they saw Intercom’s internal operations. When people detect a bottleneck in the system, the operational cadence of the company starts slowing down. Paul: Yeah.

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Calm’s Will Larson on how to build a technical leadership career

Intercom, Inc.

If you’re a senior engineer and want to further your career, what skills should you develop? In this episode of Inside Intercom, Brian Scanlan , our own Principal Systems Engineer, sat down with Will to talk about all things s taff engineer – what it is, how to get there, and what happens when you progress beyond a senior engineering role.