Mind the Product

OCTOBER 2, 2024

With the move to subscription-based licensing, it’s more important than ever for users to see the value of a product. The best product managers use feature adoption to measure and improve their product’s value. Our benchmarking survey set out to evaluate how features are being received by users. What is feature adoption? Feature adoption aims Read more » The post Users engage with only 6% of product features: Product benchmark findings appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Spice Catalyst

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Summary This article discusses the differences between Meta (formerly Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) and Apple in their approach to product development and core values. It criticizes Mark Zuckerberg’s “move fast and break things” approach, contrasting it with Apple’s “Design Thinking” approach, which focuses on understanding users and creating innovative solutions.

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Melissa Perri

OCTOBER 22, 2024

“Our vision is to be the best!” Cue awkward silence in the conference room. “Best at… what exactly?” “Everything!” If you’ve ever sat through a company strategy meeting and left with your head spinning, you’re experiencing a common problem. It usually unfolds in layers of confusion. First, there’s the vision – those sweeping statements that try to inspire but end up saying nothing.

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Product Talk

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Working as a product trio is the foundation for discovery. Without input from a product manager, a designer, and an engineer, it’s difficult for us to account for the cross-functional perspectives we need to build successful products. However, most companies tend to have more engineers than product managers or designers. This creates some confusion when it comes to forming product trios.

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Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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Productside

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Introduction Imagine trying to build a skyscraper without blueprints. Chaos, right? That’s exactly what it’s like managing a product without a solid framework. While everyone knows they need a plan, too many product teams are still winging it, hoping their products don’t come crashing down. Let’s talk about how a product management framework can save.

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Lenny Rachitsky

OCTOBER 22, 2024

👋 Hey, Lenny here! Welcome to this month’s ✨ free edition ✨ of Lenny’s Newsletter. Each week I tackle reader questions about building product, driving growth, and accelerating your career. If you’re not a subscriber, here’s what you missed this month: Why no productivity hack will solve your overwhelm A PM’s guide to influence State of the product job market, part 2 Why cash is king Subscribe to get access to these posts, and every post from th

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Alchemer Mobile

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Imagine you’re delivering a crucial sales presentation. Suddenly, your potential client raises an objection. Instead of being caught off guard, you respond with a perfectly tailored answer that addresses their concerns head-on. This isn’t a matter of luck or guesswork – it’s the power of Voice of the Customer (VoC) data in action. Customer experience initiatives offer invaluable insight into your customers’ preferences, pain points, and expectations.

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Product Management University

OCTOBER 6, 2024

If there’s one thing product managers and product marketing managers wish they had more time for, it’s market research. No sales situations, no customer issues, just pure market research without any agenda other than gaining an unbiased view of the market that makes them more effective in their role, especially strategy and planning. It’s no fun to get scrutinized, questioned and second-guessed at every turn.

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UX Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Tips and insights to make your portfolio journey Photo by Hal Gatewood on Unsplash Love them. Hate them. Or just disagree with them. There’s no denying that portfolios have become an active part of the recruitment process. I’ve seen more and more recruiters and job applications ask for them. At our Content Design and UX meetups , more and more folks have asked what to include in their portfolios and if they need one.

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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] You Can’t See Further than the Next Three Months A product roadmap should be a realistic forecast that states the specific value a product is likely to offer in the next 12 months. [1] Creating such a forecast is not always feasible, especially when you work on a new, innovative product. If you can’t see further than the next three months, then do not use a product roadmap.

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Product Talk

OCTOBER 2, 2024

If you want to make continuous interviewing part of your discovery , you have to automate the recruiting process. It sounds simple, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. If you want to make continuous interviewing part of your discovery, you have to automate the recruiting process. It sounds simple, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. – Tweet This While many product teams want to talk to customers every week, they struggle to make this a reality.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) are one of the most popular frameworks that many companies use to define success; however, many product teams struggle to use them effectively. We sat down with Jeff Gothelf, Author and Leadership expert, to discuss his latest book, “Who Does What by How Much?” and explore how product teams can better Read more » The post Why most companies struggle with OKRs: A conversation with Jeff Gothelf appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Productside

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The Out-of-Control Episode Good evening, my dear product managers… Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the backlog… (sinister chuckle) they’ve returned. Yes, our product management nightmares are back, and this time, they’ve spiraled deliciously out of control. Welcome, brave souls, to another collection of tales that haunt our noble profession.

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Product Management University

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Your user stories are killing product usability because they’re missing two critical components. Not only is product usability suffering, the absence of these two components is making product design all the more difficult. Here are two things you won’t find in any agile book or agile training course that’ll complete your user stories, simplify design and improve product usability.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 13, 2024

While home assignments are a lot to take in, they also give you an opportunity to shine and make sure the job is right for you. Here’s how. Most candidates hate home assignments. They view them as a chore, an unfair or unnecessary request from the potential employer. But it doesn’t have to be this way. I’ll never forget my first product management home assignment.

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Lenny Rachitsky

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Listen now on Apple , Spotify , and YouTube. Brought to you by: • Explo — Embed customer-facing analytics in your product • Sprig ⁠⁠ — Build products for people, not data points • Sidebar — Accelerate your career by surrounding yourself with extraordinary peers — Raiza Martin is a senior product manager for AI at Google Labs, where she leads the team behind NotebookLM, an AI-powered research tool that includes a delightful podcast-on-demand f

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Product Talk

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In all of our Product Talk Academy courses , we ask students, “What’s your biggest hurdle to adopting continuous discovery?” Overwhelmingly, the #1 response is: access to customers. This doesn’t surprise me. In Continuous Discovery Habits , I wrote that the only way to make continuous discovery sustainable is to automate your customer recruiting process.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Today is World Mental Health Day, and this year charity Mental Health UK is focusing on workplace stress and burnout, and calling on everyone to take shared responsibility for workplace mental health. As we’ve highlighted on Mind the Product many times, burnout is all too common among the product community. A product manager’s job is Read more » The post Burnout in product managers: A World Mental Health Day report appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Productside

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The Out-of-Control Episode Good evening, my dear product managers… Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the backlog… (sinister chuckle) they’ve returned. Yes, our product management nightmares are back, and this time, they’ve spiraled deliciously out of control. Welcome, brave souls, to another collection of tales that haunt our noble profession.

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Product Management University

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Unconventional Product Marketing Skills to Drive More Revenue From Existing Products Today, Product Management University announced free training courses for product marketing managers. It’s offering free eLearning versions of its Product Marketing 101 Basic Skills Courses. These courses offer an unconventional approach to traditional product marketing that makes it easier for product marketing managers to generate more revenue from existing products without splitting hairs to define and communi

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Here are three reasons not to give up and stick to the important principle of working with outcomes. Photo by AP Vibes Outcome-based roadmaps are considered the best practice; however, they are not as common as you would expect. While the idea is nice, implementation is much trickier, and many companies revert to simple feature stacking instead. When I was Head of Product at eBay, one of my primary responsibilities was to lead and build eBay’s new catalog system.

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Speaker: David Warren and Kevin O'Neill Stoll

Transitioning to a usage-based business model offers powerful growth opportunities but comes with unique challenges. How do you validate strategies, reduce risks, and ensure alignment with customer value? Join us for a deep dive into designing effective pilots that test the waters and drive success in usage-based revenue. Discover how to develop a pilot that captures real customer feedback, aligns internal teams with usage metrics, and rethinks sales incentives to prioritize lasting customer eng

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Amplitude

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Amplitude acquires Command AI.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 20, 2024

You’ve just downloaded the hottest new app everyone’s talking about. The sleek interface appears and you’re ready to dive in… but wait. Where do you start? Why isn’t anything working like you expected? Confusion turns to frustration, and your excitement fizzles out. Defeated, you close the app, unsure if you’ll ever open it again.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Learn how leadership coaching can enhance your career, with tips on finding the right coach and maximising your sessions. Read more » The post Leadership coaching: 5 reasons why you should do it appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Productside

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Productside Stories S2 Ep7: Anna Nuñez In this episode of Productside Stories , host Rina Alexin interviews Anna Nuñez , Growth Manager of Sales at Databricks, to explore how product management and sales teams can collaborate more effectively. Anna dives deep into the importance of open communication between sales and product, actionable ways to streamline customer feedback, and why breaking down silos is essential for business growth.

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Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Product Management University

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Today, Product Management University announced its Product Strategy Framework for B2B product management. This framework makes it easier for organizations to hit their financial and strategic goals with fewer stops and starts because it eliminates the need for every product to have its own strategy that ultimately stretches the organization too thin to execute any of them well.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 16, 2024

“If you’re not adding things back in at least 10% of the time, you’re clearly not deleting enough.” — Elon Musk There are moments when you hear something so simple yet profound. Sort of like an earworm — those melodies you can’t get out of your head. I’m not sure there is an equivalent, eloquent phrase outside music for a saying in business that hits you just as hard and rocks your world.

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Amplitude

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Learn how Amplitude Web Experimentation brings self-service experimentation to growth teams, web product managers, and marketers to maximize conversion rates.

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