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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Valerian Tech

DECEMBER 14, 2022

There are many benefits to hiring a fractional CTO, also known as a part-time or interim CTO. A fractional CTO can bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to your organization without the added expense of a full-time executive.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 5, 2022

About 12 years ago, I was an executive advisor on a project at a large telecommunications company. I was in a meeting with the CTO and his staff one day when he laid out his vision. This will position your team to execute well and be successful. One of the ways we can help is by providing clarity. As a product person?—?when

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Arkenea

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

I’ve been in this position multiple times as a founder but also as a UX expert and it can be a tricky beast to handle. 8 Find a market fit for each feature of the product before moving on Sachin Rekhi , startup advisor, product executive, and Blogger Find product/market fit for each launched feature before moving on to new experiences.

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Mind the Product

JULY 9, 2018

This is an entry-level position, for someone who is brand new to the role. The typical APM is a recent graduate and, as with most apprenticeships, the aim is to develop these candidates into full-time positions through a combination of training and hands-on involvement with real projects. Associate Product Manager.

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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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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

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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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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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2021

For those who don’t know him, Will has over 10 years of experience in the likes of Yahoo, Digg, Uber, and Stripe, and he’s currently the CTO of Calm , the mindfulness app that helps millions of people to lower their stress levels and sleep better. It’s like, “Hey, you have to mentor a number of folks coming up.”

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

At the beginning, I was an intern UI designer and she was a senior UX, and she mentored me. Many said it is an iterative process that requires a lot of repetition and use internal trio models or even decide that the first trio must exist at the management level (CPO/CTO/ Head of Design) before it can be implemented in teams.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 27, 2024

He is now the founder of Breakthrough Ventures , providing Fractional Product Management and Product Marketing Services to software companies. He is now teaching Product Management courses to undergraduate students at Providence College, a role he greatly enjoys combining with his fractional CPO responsibilities. This isn’t ideal.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 2, 2019

We often think of our biggest blockers being external: a crazy CEO, recalcitrant CTO, surly engineers, or designers who just won’t do what we want them to. To reboot our self-talk, we need to practice “self-distancing” and talk to ourselves like a coach. But what if our biggest blocks are actually in our own heads?

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

getting a certification (be it scrum, agile, product, coaching … you name it). Are you moving towards a positive outcome, or away from a negative one? Research into Approach goals and Avoidance goals shows that if we frame our goals as a positive (Approach), we have a better chance of success and feeling positive about the experience.

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Mironov Consulting

JUNE 27, 2019

That maps to titles like Director of Product Management, Group Product Manager, VP of Products, or Chief Product Officer. There may also be some designers or a few developers reporting into such roles, but I’m focused away from CTO and VP Engineering roles where the majority of staff are developers. . We learn by doing.

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Lenny Rachitsky

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

If you’re not excelling in your current position, you won’t get noticed for the next opportunity. Be bold, creative, and strategic in how you present and position your brand to maximize its impact. Don’t get too caught up in the next job title or level—focus on making a significant impact where you are now.

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Product Talk

AUGUST 14, 2024

The Head of Product Coaching Matthew Ensor and CTO Brendan Wovchko partnered up and decided this was the way they wanted their teams to work together. Josh as an engineer was uniquely positioned to help us close those gaps of data and integrations.

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Valerian Tech

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A typical cryptocurrency project will have a team of developers, economists, investors, and advisors who work together to bring the project to fruition. Competition: There are many cryptocurrency projects, and some may be better positioned to succeed than others. How can CTO’s help ensure the Success of a Cryptocurrency Project?

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Mironov Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Let’s carefully define a “Head of Product” as someone who directly supervises a team of product managers including hiring, work assignments, mentoring, and resolving cross-product disputes. At your company, they might be called Chief Product Officer, VP Product, Director of Product Management, or Group Product Lead.

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TechEmpower - Product Management

JULY 24, 2023

Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. Do you have a name, a logo, and have you thought about brand positioning? The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2018

Find a sponsor , not a mentor — someone who is in the room when opportunities arise and makes sure your name comes up. Building trust can be tough when you’re a new hire in a leadership position. A couple of years later, I got into a real leadership position. It’s more challenging to get than a mentor.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 21, 2022

Want to know what your next steps are as an engineer as you make your way to CTO? On the contrary, as you will soon see, it is possible to advance into very lucrative and high-level engineering positions as an individual contributor (Principal Software Engineer). Trying to better understand the software engineer career path?

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Mironov Consulting

JANUARY 17, 2019

Many CEOs tell me that they (personally) are the best-informed people within their companies about what customers need , and they (personally) are best positioned to drive decisions on product priorities. A not-yet-generating-repeatable-revenue company of 6 people might have one architect/CTO, one designer, three other developers, and a CEO.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 14, 2021

An engineering management position is not on the typical path of an individual contributor (IC) software engineer. Their leadership abilities can either make or break the efforts of their engineers, and their success is compounded by their manager's competence in an often ambiguous position. What is an Engineering Manager?

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Userpilot

JULY 27, 2023

KPIs and success metrics to track Income statement (P&L) and Balance Sheet : CEOs don’t need to check these documents on a daily basis, but regular analyses keep them in the loop of the company’s financial position. Monitoring cash position and flow is crucial for assessing liquidity and the ability to meet short-term obligations.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 5, 2022

Evernote’s CTO on Your Biggest Security Worries From 3 to 300 Employees. We felt fortunate to even be in a position to start the company when we did, and that appreciation has just fueled this really unprecedented year. Adam: It was, again, just being in a position where we felt comfortable to do it. Caught your interest?

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Some view Product as an equal peer to Marketing, Sales, and Engineering, while others tuck it away under a VP of Product Marketing or a CTO. Are you a great mentor or a devoted protégé? Are they super specific in what they’re looking for or searching for an athlete to grow into the position and evolve with it over time?

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Product Talk

MARCH 1, 2023

Tweet This It’s clear from these results that focusing on a single outcome is still a minority position. 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). I was surprised to see that 77.6%

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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. There are very few women in leadership positions and there is a reason for that – it’s not random.

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Product Bookshelf

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The story begins with the struggling founders meeting with their top advisor and board member who recommends OKRs. They hire a CTO and deal with a variety of team problems along the way. They hire a CTO and deal with a variety of team problems along the way. The scenarios and characters are realistic and familiar.

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Revulytics

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Notable Speakers from recent Mind the Product conferences: Teresa Torres , Product Discovery Coach. Description: A three-day event with rich content in several tracks, brain dates with coolest minds in SaaS, mentoring sessions with entrepreneurs from all around the world and the opportunity to score VC funding from billionaires!

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Valerian Tech

MAY 30, 2023

By optimizing website performance, businesses can provide a positive user experience, reduce bounce rates, and increase engagement, ultimately driving higher conversions and customer satisfaction. Improving Order Fulfillment and Shipping Efficient order fulfillment and shipping processes are crucial for customer satisfaction and retention.

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Lenny Rachitsky

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

If you’re not a subscriber, here’s what you missed this month: Why PMs are best positioned to thrive in an AI world On asking for help (even when you really don’t want to) Part 2: Time management techniques that actually work Subscribe to get access to these posts, and every post. By front-loading +Psych screens (e.g.

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Business of Software Conference

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Mikey Trafton, Alamo Drafthouse, CTO. Of course the 7 habits of highly effective people by Stephen Covey has been taught to me by mentors and has been as staple throughout my career. Good to Great by Jim Collins. Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters by Deckle Edge. Rich Mironov, Mironov Consulting.

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People-First Product Leadership

APRIL 24, 2024

By leaning into the positive, you instinctively start to relax. Turn on your best smile, be positive, and thank the person for the opportunity to (re)state the reasoning. Dharmesh Shah, the co-founder/CTO of Hubspot shared on Lenny’s podcast , company culture is a product. This is an excellent opportunity.

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Andrew Chen

DECEMBER 1, 2021

They use digital marketplaces as a side hustle, selling collectibles or coaching sessions, or otherwise. Jahan Khanna, cofounder/CTO of Sidecar spoke of its origin: It was obvious that letting anyone sign up to a driver would be a big deal. With more drivers, rides would get cheaper and the wait terms would get shorter.

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svpg

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

There are three main reasons for this: First, even though I personally spend a good deal of my time writing and coaching and teaching about product management, there’s little question that there remains considerable confusion about this role. Now, more than a decade later, I’d like to revisit this topic.

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