Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Mixcloud CTO and co-founder Mat Clayton helped bootstrap his company from humble beginnings in an empty warehouse with no internet connection to more than 15 million active users over a 10-year period, all before they took their first round of funding. He joined us to talk about startup life, scaling, making hard decisions, and more.

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Mironov Consulting

JUNE 27, 2019

My last post briefly listed some broad responsibilities of product leaders which are distinct from the direct work of managing individual products. Defining my label carefully, a “product leader” is someone who manages a team of product managers. 2] Driving Strategy, Tooling and Outcomes. [3] See Melissa Perri’s product kata ).

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , James Alexander, lead a conversation around “Finding Blue Oceans”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

He’s someone you’ll certainly have come across if you’re at all interested in any of the discussion around the thinking and theory behind product management. “So far this week I’ve had eight coaching calls with non-customers, two coaching calls with customers, and one conference in San Francisco for B2B product managers.

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The Product Guy

MAY 15, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Dustin Levy, lead a conversation around “Product Strategies for Non-Strategists”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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Mironov Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Over the last three decades, across 10 full-time jobs and 150 consulting clients, I’ve headed up product teams 18 times (mostly as interim VP ) and helped another dozen companies choose their Head of Product. They don’t value experience running product management teams , instead overweighting narrow technical or market segment familiarity.

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Bain Public

MAY 29, 2020

It is a known fact that startups which are accompanied or coached, view their chances of success as being much higher compared to those that are not. The right mentoring and coaching support facilitates a startup’s transformation and enables roadmap planning and execution, without straying from the ultimate vision and goal.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 14, 2021

Becoming an engineering manager is the first step into the big world of management for many software engineers. Engineering managers are tech experts and great leaders. That is why we wrote this article to give you an overview of the transition from software engineer to engineering manager. What is an Engineering Manager?

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The Product Guy

MARCH 2, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Nis Frome, lead a conversation around “Rapid Prototyping”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today! Meet the mentors….

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Product Talk

DECEMBER 18, 2024

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. Its not the exclusive domain of product managers. Notice here I didn’t say by the product manager. Discovery is a team sport.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Krishna Madhuvarsu, lead a conversation around “Product Management in Startups vs. Enterprises”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! About The Product Mentor.

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Mind the Product

MAY 29, 2018

Originally trained as a scientist, he’s had job titles ranging from scientist, to engineer, to product manager, to designer, and even professor. Before joining the public sector she was a freelance consultant and has worked with clients including Virgin Atlantic, BBC, SonyBMG, HSBC, The Economist, Drupal and the University of Surrey.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 31, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Marc Wendell, lead a conversation around “UX Design Tactics”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Dan Mason, lead a conversation around “Your Next Career Steps”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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Revulytics

DECEMBER 16, 2019

2019 was a great year to be in product management. Glassdoor named Product Manager the fifth best job out of 50 in America, with more job openings than data engineers and DevOps engineers. Glassdoor named Product Manager the fifth best job out of 50 in America, with more job openings than data engineers and DevOps engineers.

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UX Planet

MARCH 2, 2024

A success story of an enterprise design system establishment, rollout and implementation at a multinational insurance company Managing design at scale, achieving a level of design consistency and quality. Additionally, there were several consulting and agency teams supporting all sorts of applications and building proof-of-concepts.

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Mironov Consulting

JANUARY 17, 2019

Bare metal startups don’t have a product management team, just as they don’t have a sales/marketing organization or support group or a business analytics squad. A not-yet-generating-repeatable-revenue company of 6 people might have one architect/CTO, one designer, three other developers, and a CEO. First, some context.

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Mironov Consulting

DECEMBER 31, 2017

I get pulled into lots of discussions among product managers about the best ways to represent (and then present and present and present) roadmaps or backlogs, especially to internal sales/marketing/support audiences. And we [product managers] are often too shy or subtle to give them really clear feedback about their requests.

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Product Talk

MARCH 1, 2023

In my experience coaching teams, it seems like either the team picks their outcome (with little to no input from leadership) or leadership picks the outcome (with little to no input from the team). Other common responses included the product manager, the sales team, the CTO (again, one of the options), and Directors of Product or Engineering.

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Valerian Tech

JULY 5, 2023

Increasing Efficiency and Streamlining Operations Efficiency is vital in managing the complex operations of a hospitality business. Property management systems centralize operations, encompassing reservations, inventory management, housekeeping, and more. Book a free consult today.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Will Larson , CTO of Calm. Des Traynor , Co-founder and CTO of Intercom. And no one knows this better than Zanade Mann, founder and Managing Director of the Black Women’s Business Collective. There are plenty of resources and advice on unlocking the secrets of the engineering management career path.

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Valerian Tech

MAY 30, 2023

They can implement order management systems, shipping automation tools, and real-time tracking solutions to enhance order fulfillment efficiency. Optimizing Inventory Management Effective inventory management is vital in e-commerce to ensure efficient operations and customer satisfaction. Book a free consult today.

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Crafty CTO

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Yes, I needed to replatform my blog, but I also needed a web presence for my new fractional CTOing entity. In the end, I found a name that I think works well for both (ask me again in 5 years): Crafty CTO / craftycto.com for the entity, with the blog living at CraftyCTO.com/blog.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 9, 2020

Kevin Indig leads SEO & Content Marketing as VP at G2 and mentors startups in Marketing at GermanAccelerator. I’m also mentoring startups in terms of marketing SEO go-to market at the German Accelerator, which is the official startup program in the Silicon Valley of Germany. Kevin: Absolutely. And the pleasure is all mine.

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Valerian Tech

JULY 18, 2023

It allows developers to focus on writing code without worrying about infrastructure management. Containers and Kubernetes: Containers have transformed application deployment and management, enabling lightweight and portable software packaging. It provides flexibility and scalability for cloud-native applications.

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Valerian Tech

JUNE 13, 2023

The company’s leadership should work to identify potential compliance gaps by analyzing data management practices, security protocols, documentation processes, and employee training programs. Book a free consult today. This allows them to pinpoint areas that need improvement.

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Mixpanel

MARCH 7, 2021

Another report by ProductPlan independently confirms women account for just 37% of product manager roles. I became more interested in UX and product, and over the years, transitioned to becoming a data & AI product manager. ” Shelly Shmurack Data & AI Product Manager, Aspectiva, a Walmart Global Tech company.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 17, 2018

Dave Weiss, CTO BabyCenter LLC, Johnson & Johnson “The biggest success for us was having WillowTree take over the app.”? —?Vice What they’re known for: As a technology consultancy firm, Hedgehog Lab develops for more than ‘just’ Android and iOS. Innovation Manager , Packaged Goods Company 11. Vice President, Regal Cinemas 2.

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Under 10 Consulting

DECEMBER 19, 2019

What is product management? The industry continues to be confused by the titles, roles, and responsibilities in product management. . Product management focuses on. However, what one organization calls product management, another calls product marketing. Comparing product management and product marketing.

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Product Talk

MAY 10, 2023

To learn more about how real product leaders are approaching this challenge, I recently sat down with fellow Product Talk instructor Ellen Juhlin (who’s also a product coach, consultant, and Senior Director of Product Management at Orion Labs ). Who was deciding on that output? What role were the engineers playing at that point?

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Business of Software Conference

JUNE 27, 2019

Mikey Trafton, CTO, Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas. In his 3rd talk at Business of Software, Mikey picked up from where he left off at the end of his previous talk ‘ How To Recruit A Badass Team ‘ You’ve hired a great team, but you need to learn how to manage them. So how do we do this how do we manage this badass team?

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Atlassian

JANUARY 27, 2022

Along with the obvious benefits like hosted infrastructure and unified user management, many long-time customers are discovering that migrating to our Cloud products also offers a chance to streamline the way they configure their Atlassian products and maximize the value they get. Work management for all. IT Service Management (ITSM).

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Business of Software Conference

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Upcoming talk releases include: Jason Fried (CEO/Founder, Basecamp & Hey) on launching Hey April Dunford (Author, Obviously Awesome) on why you should stop selling your product Dharmesh Shah (CTO/Founder, Hubspot) on facing fears as an entrepreneur. So I might get more sophisticated, do a content management system. Is it working?

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Business of Software Conference

MAY 15, 2019

I went on to do management consultancy at ZS associates. Looked to new models for private jet aviation, managed a band, went and worked in film because I love film so much and found it intensely dull working for a blue chip company. And we worked with management and so on but we never told any of these guys – the dealers.

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Bain Public

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Founded by CEO Justin Hunt and CTO Ben Hudson, Blaise Transit is headquartered in Montreal and has been supported by some of the world’s top accelerators, including Techstars and Canada’s Next 36! Blaise has been working with Bain Public since 2019, after meeting them at Techstars Montréal AI Accelerator.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 17, 2024

TL;DR Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia is an author, speaker, coach, and the founder of Product School. He spearheads various initiatives to promote innovation and excellence in product management. Who is Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia is a sought-after speaker and product coach. There’s more.

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Gainsight

JUNE 10, 2021

Manager of Customer Success Operations at Okta, Valery Skvirskaya Manager of Customer Success Operations Glint, Thuy Koo Manager, Customer Success Operations, of Glint joined together to create an amazing ensemble cast discussing the importance of adoption to your customer’s journey.

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