The Product Guy

APRIL 9, 2019

The challenge to the product managers is to translate these into a more functional plan for our engineering team. We perceive strategy from the management as the gospel – Usually the opposite, a good leadership team usually expects the individual contributors to provide iterative feedback. Simple task, right? First Attempt.

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 13, 2020

Now there are more and more resources, like blogs, books, online courses and even training programs for Product Management. Are reading articles, taking online courses, watching videos and participating training program enough to make one a good product manager? How to learn by doing it and lead a new team at the same time?

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Folding Burritos

DECEMBER 7, 2017

As Product Managers, we perfectly understand the need to generate and use customer feedback. This led me to reach out to 14 leading Product Managers and talk with them about how they use customer feedback in their own companies and teams. Feedback is only relevant vs. a goal and user context.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 13, 2019

Many of us in the design and technology community pride ourselves on being tool builders, creating products that others can use to get things done. Tools are part of who we are. Tools are part of who we are. We all have a very fundamental relationship with the tools we use. To start, let’s ask: what is a tool?

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Lenny Rachitsky

JANUARY 14, 2025

For more: Lennybot | Podcast | Hire your next product leader | My favorite Maven courses | Swag Subscribe now I talk a lot on my podcast and in this newsletter about the correlation between successful companies and an obsession with velocity. Her background is in developer tools and distributed systems.

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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 5, 2021

One of the challenges the agile transition team was concerned about was the choice of the right product backlog tool, which at first seemed odd to me. You should therefore strive to keep your product backlog as concise as possible whenever your product faces uncertainty and change—be it market, business, or technology related.

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UX Planet

DECEMBER 6, 2024

From new UX-related technologies and automation to personalization. Its influence is growing across three key areas: innovative technologies, automation of design tasks, and personalized user experiences. Together, these technologies are transforming how UX design approaches personalization, accessibility, and user interaction.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

” But do not allow people to dominate and tell you what to do, and don’t agree to a weak compromise. The SAFe product owner is tactical in nature and focuses on working on the product backlog and guiding the development teams. Myth #3: The product owner is responsible for the team performance.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 14, 2017

The developers sitting nearby just watched the show for the first time, but after a while they stood up to join the party one by one. Soon the whole team was standing behind the designer’s screen shouting new ideas and tips about the layout, the colors, the icons, the fonts and everything else. What to expect from a design team?

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Product Talk

JUNE 19, 2024

I’m disappointed to see the rise of generative AI tools that are designed to replace discovery with real humans. But when we use generative AI to replace customer interviews , to generate opportunity solution trees , or to do our thinking for us, we fundamentally misunderstand the purpose of discovery. Don’t get me wrong.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 5, 2020

A platform owner who manages a platform as a collection of shared software assets. A product like Microsoft Word is, of course, likely to be too big to be managed by a single individual: It requires several product people to collaborate. A platform owner owns such a platform. Pl atform Owner.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 23, 2020

I asked for more work product people usually handle, I read books about technology, about the role, purchased online courses and bootcamps — anything, to inform me what I was up against and what were the skills I need to get into the role and to excel when I got there. And from then on, I wanted to learn more.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Which is why customer feedback is a big deal to all of our teams – it’s really integral to what we do and how we build. So If you’ve ever asked yourself – how does my feedback add up to the features and updates that we build? Customer feedback is a big deal here at Intercom.

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Userpilot

JULY 29, 2024

Looking for the best customer success management software to power up your product growth strategy, but you are overwhelmed with so many options in the market? TL;DR Customer success software refers to tools that help manage customer experiences and drive customers toward their desired outcomes. We’ve got you covered!

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

For example, I’ve seen organisations where the Scrum Masters work with HR and the development teams to recruit new team members. Process and collaboration : Teach agile values, principles, and practises to the product owners, development teams, stakeholders, and management. But it’s not the job of the Scrum Master.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 25, 2022

No product tool or template can save you if you’re not killing it in these three areas. That’s why we’ve listed 12 tools that the best product managers use to do their jobs better? and not the best product management tools. Product managers (PMs) are ninjas of aligning people, management, and processes.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The number of solutions for publishing video content is growing, and so is the user population. Unsurprisingly, business operators increasingly wonder about how to build a live streaming app. A lot of movies and series were released directly on streaming platforms bypassing movie theaters. How does live streaming work?

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UX Planet

MARCH 29, 2025

There may be times when you question yourself, or someone on your team wonders, Why are we doing it this way? However, having a good approach provides you with confidence and solutions. Foundational Principles People-focused Approach : Develop your strategy by prioritizing the individuals who will use your product.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 26, 2021

AI technology in education develops your learning method properly. Artificial intelligence-based education apps are fulfilling an essential role in developing the process of education and preparation methods. Thanks to the latest AI technology, we can do everything at our fingertips.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In the early stages of most SaaS startups’ lives, the CEO or founder often acts as the initial head of sales. In this post, I outline how SaaS founders should modify their approach and implement a simple sales methodology to increase their odds of success. Meet your target users and get feedback. What words do they use?

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Userpilot

MARCH 5, 2025

That’s where customer engagement software comes in. The right platform will equip you with the tools to interact effectively, gather valuable feedback, and build lasting customer relationships. Integrations with other tools: Does it integrate with CRM, marketing automation, and other essential business applications?

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UX Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The effectiveness of a design system cannot be assumed; it must be actively measured and optimized over time. A robust design system should not only streamline design and development processes but also ensure scalability as the organization grows, adapts to new platforms, and handles diverse product requirements.

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Product Innovation Educators

JULY 2, 2018

However, they can also pick up some bad habits along the way. Some bad habits may be from a lack of knowing better but others come from routine and a “this is how we do it”-sort of mentality that too often develops over time in many organizations. 11:03] How did you begin working with bad habits?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 13, 2022

There were many dozens of operation people at all levels who were responsible for a gazillion of back-office processes and tools that built and maintained eBay’s product catalog. The superpower became a weakness. But we need to do it consciously, or else we will surely overuse the tools, methods, and skills that we are used to using.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

When it comes to choosing a customer education platform, there are so many options to pick from. Self-service , intuitive design, and customization used to be key requirements but today most tools have these, so it’s easy to get lost in the ocean of options. What is a customer education platform?

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 13, 2019

Voice recognition technology has improved, AI solutions can interpret customer feedback, and chatbots have started to answer the questions they receive, not just pass them off to a human. Chat is faster than email, more personal than knowledge bases, and way less frustrating than shouting into an automated phone system.

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Folding Burritos

DECEMBER 7, 2017

As Product Managers, we perfectly understand the need to generate and use customer feedback. This led me to reach out to 14 leading Product Managers and talk with them about how they use customer feedback in their own companies and teams. Feedback is only relevant vs. a goal and user context.

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Product Talk

MARCH 1, 2023

I realize that many product people have never worked in a product trio , don’t have access to customers, aren’t given time to test their ideas, and are working in what Marty Cagan calls “features teams” or “delivery teams.” If you missed the first one on product success and team satisfaction , be sure to start there.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Because when we don’t ground our roadmaps in the fundamentals, things can quickly go off course. It’s too bad I didn’t have first principles to draw on at the time. Identify Base Principles —  What are the fundamental truths of product development? Where We Went Wrong The product was in disarray. Trust, outcomes, value?

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Alchemer Mobile

JUNE 9, 2020

Coronavirus didn’t break your mobile feedback funnel; it revealed it was broken all along. In this presentation originally delivered at Mobile Growth Summit, Apptentive’s CEO and Co-founder, Robi Ganguly, dives into exactly how companies can use feedback to predict churn and extend customer lifetime value.

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Product Innovation Educators

MARCH 4, 2025

How AI captures customer needs that human product managers miss Watch on YouTube TLDR In my recent conversation with Carmel Dibner from Applied Marketing Science, we explored how artificial intelligence is transforming Voice of the Customer (VOC) research for product teams. However, these early efforts faced significant limitations.

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Userpilot

MARCH 4, 2021

Collecting feedback from customers is an integral part of product development. While there isn’t a lack of apps to help you collect feedback – the best and most useful course of action is always to start where your users are: in your product. Make your feedback submission forms easy to find!

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 20, 2022

We surveyed and interviewed key people in our teams to understand how they worked and how they saw Intercom’s internal operations. And sure enough, the feedback was that things were starting to slow down. When people detect a bottleneck in the system, the operational cadence of the company starts slowing down. We learned a lot.

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UserVoice

JULY 28, 2017

Here’s 3 steps you can take to start tackling your to-do list: Step 1: Get Organized With the Right Tool(s). But if you’re looking to mix up your day-to-day task tools, here are some suggestions. Task Management Tools for Product Managers. What it does well: It’s an extremely basic, simple solution.

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Userpilot

APRIL 27, 2023

How do you create in-app surveys that give the user sentiment insights you need to build valuable products? We kick off by discussing the benefits of in-app surveys and exploring their different types. TL;DR In-app surveys are short questionnaires used for collecting feedback from users. What are in-app surveys?

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Mind the Product

MARCH 10, 2020

As a product leader, what qualities do you need to cultivate to be able to ensure your team performs to the best of its abilities? Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about teams – what is a team, team formation and development, cross-functional teams , and leading teams.

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Mind the Product

MAY 30, 2019

When you design and build a product, it is important that you regularly demo completed work with the team and key stakeholders. In Agile software development, so-called sprint demos are a key part of every iteration, but whatever product you’re building, be it an app, a website (or even a physical product), demos can be incredibly valuable.

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