November, 2023

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Design Thinking Lessons from Anime

freshtrax

Japanese anime has been popular globally nowadays. I also love watching anime not only because of the captivating storylines, impressive animation, and high-quality music, but also the valuable life lessons, different perspectives, and even trivia that can be learned. While I was watching anime after work as usual, I stumbled upon teachings and dialogues that resonated with the mindset of design thinking.

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How to harness AI to stand out as a product manager

Mind the Product

Steve Lourdessamy, Co-founder of Spheria.ai explores how to use AI to improve and grow as a product manager. Read more » The post How to harness AI to stand out as a product manager appeared first on Mind the Product.

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The Power of Product Lifecycle Management: Steering Product Roadmaps to Success

The Product Coalition

“All businesses need to be young forever. If your customer base ages with you, you’re Woolworth’s.” — Jeff Bezos Ever question the value of a product development lifecycle? You are not alone. Never the hero; it exists in the shadows and is often forgotten until a crisis. Queue the time travel music…. “Why should I care about this lifecycle sh*t? I’ve already got too much to do.

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A Product Manager’s Guide to Diagnosing and Fixing Deep Product Issues

Emerge Insights

Assessing effects, analyzing the cause and adapting solutions in product development The post A Product Manager’s Guide to Diagnosing and Fixing Deep Product Issues appeared first on EMERGE | UX Agency.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Deep dive: How technical should a B2B product manager be?

Mind the Product

What are the core technical areas that a product manager should potentially know?Let’s deep dive into what technical skills we are talking about and which are important to know about. Read more » The post Deep dive: How technical should a B2B product manager be? appeared first on Mind the Product.

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How Generative AI Can Benefit Product Management Teams

Gocious Blog

One of the most novel product development trends is the integration of AI technologies in the development process; product managers are among the top ten user groups of artificial intelligence systems in organizations today, with a recent study by IBM highlighting that 21% of product managers use this technology on a daily basis. The benefits of AI and machine learning are that product managers and development teams can use them to fuel growth and gain a competitive advantage.

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How to F.A.I.L. better in product by Marc Abraham

Mind the Product

Marc Abraham, Product Director at financial services business Backbase, shows us how to learn from our product mistakes and offers a framework for failing better Read more » The post How to F.A.I.L. better in product by Marc Abraham appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Decoding Product Leadership

Roman Pichler

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Leading as the Person in Charge of the Product When you hear the term leadership , you might first and foremost think of a senior manager like the head of product, Director of Product Management, VP of Product, or Chief Product Officer.[ 1 ] In fact, some people argue that product leadership can only be exercised by a management role.

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The Power of Opportunity Solution Trees: 7 Key Benefits Revealed

Product Talk

Opportunity solution trees are a simple way of visually representing the paths you might take to reach a desired outcome. The root of the tree is your desired outcome—the business need that reflects how your team can create business value. Next is the opportunity space. These are the customer needs, pain points, and desires that, if addressed, will drive your desired outcome.

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B2B eCommerce, Self-Service Portals, and PIM Trends for 2024

In 2024, B2B customers expect better quality and service with streamlined experiences that match consumer-grade simplicity—no long calls or meetings required. Our B2B eCommerce Trends Report, surveying 400+ B2B professionals in the US and Europe, reveals how eCommerce has become vital to top companies’ strategies. The report shows how leaders are leveraging eCommerce to break data silos, unify channels, and deliver the personalized experiences that customers demand.

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Alchemer Adds ServiceNow, Jira, Oracle Cloud, and HubSpot Always-On Workflow Initiators 

Alchemer Mobile

Listen to events from CRM, marketing, HRIS, and project management software systems so you can collect feedback in context of your customer’s experience. By Justin Falk, Alchemer Product Manager, and Vanessa Bagnato, Alchemer Director of Product Marketing Every month, we add to the library of Alchemer Workflow Initiators so that you can create always-on surveys and feedback by listening to events in the systems your business runs on, such as CRMs, marketing automation, HRIS, and project ma

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From Niche to Success: How To Make Vertical SaaS a Worthwhile Startup Investment

The Product Coalition

Now! It’s difficult to find a SaaS company that isn’t already in the niche you wish to enter! The solution? Vertical SaaS! Vertical SaaS has had a tremendous run during the last decade. The growing number of public vertical SaaS winners worth billions of dollars, such as in health sciences (Veeva), construction (Procore), restaurants (Toast), and banking (nCino), demonstrates how cloud-based and mobile app development specialized to certain industries can become giant businesses.

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Generative AI – The End of Empty Textboxes

TechEmpower - Product Management

We recently completed a web-based application that uses a unique algorithm to match professionals with new career opportunities. As part of the onboarding process, the app asks both job seekers and employers what they’re looking for - in a text box - while providing a few suggestions in a pop-up. If you’ve ever used a similar application, (or if you’ve ever used the Internet at all) you’ve probably seen this approach before.

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Top product management reads in November

Mind the Product

From questions about how technical a product manager should be, or how to manage your career or how to master cross-disciplinary collaboration, here’s a look through our most-read posts in November. Read more » The post Top product management reads in November appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Usage-Based Monetization Musts: A Roadmap for Sustainable Revenue Growth

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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Celebrating the 2023 Amplitude Pioneer Award Finalists

Amplitude

Honoring 24 of the most innovative Amplitude users in the third annual Pioneer Awards who are actively crafting charts, sharing insights, and implementing strategic actions.

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No Time for Discovery? Here’s How to Fix It.

Product Talk

It’s true that discovery takes time. Interviewing customers , building opportunity solution trees , running assumption tests —these are all activities that take your attention away from delivery. But I’m also a firm believer that discovery doesn’t come at the expense of delivery. Both activities should happen in tandem to achieve the best results. Discovery doesn’t come at the expense of delivery.

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463: Building a great team to build great products – with Vidya Dinamani

Product Innovation Educators

The key ingredients of a successful product management team Today we are talking about how to build a great product team that in turn will build great products customers love. Joining us is a returning guest, Vidya Dinamani. She’s a product executive, advisor, and coach. She has over 20 years of experience in product management, including multiple executive roles at leading companies such as Intuit.

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How Can a White Label Crypto Exchange Benefit Your Business?

The Product Coalition

Elevate your business in the crypto space with a White Label Crypto Exchange. Explore rapid market entry, cost-effectiveness, enhanced security, and brand customization. In the dynamic world of cryptocurrency, businesses are constantly seeking innovative solutions to stay ahead of the curve. One such solution gaining prominence is the adoption of a White Label Crypto Exchange.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

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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Score Your Spats: How to Stop Arguing and Enhance Your Relationships

Nir Eyal

I got this message from Shane Parrish: “Oh I meant to tell you. I remember something you told me that I now share with everyone. It's made a difference for so many.” The “something” he’s referring to is a simple question that my wife and I have posed to each other throughout our 22-year marriage. We’ve been using this method for so long, I assumed it was common practice.

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Mastering cross-discipline collaboration: Insights from product leaders

Mind the Product

Cross-discipline collaboration can be challenging for product leaders, filled with problems and overall difficulties. Read on for what we learned about communicating with multiple teams at the #mtpcon Leadership forum. Read more » The post Mastering cross-discipline collaboration: Insights from product leaders appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Why Manufacturers Should Prioritize Cyber Security Choosing SaaS

Gocious Blog

Manufacturing companies benefit from technological advances across their organizations. Technology simplifies tasks and task management from the factory floor to the design and development stages to company-wide correspondence. The prevalence of technology makes security one of their top concerns, and for good reason. Large manufacturing companies are a target for their intellectual property, sensitive customer and employee data, and money.

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A Conversation with Petra Wille: My Approach to the Continuous Discovery Habits Community

Product Talk

Reading is one of my favorite ways to spend my time. I’ve designed my business to allow plenty of time for reading books, articles, interviews, etc. As much as I love reading, I firmly believe that reading alone is rarely enough to help us change our behavior. Most of us need an extra push to go from ideas and inspiration to action. As much as I love reading, I firmly believe that reading alone is rarely enough to help us change our behavior.

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The 25 Types of Innovation Dominating R&D Today

Innovation varies widely across sectors and organizations, creating value in diverse forms. Understanding different types is crucial for R&D teams to foster creativity and uncover missed opportunities. This guide explores 25 key types of innovation in management frameworks.

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462: Using qualitative data to drive product management prioritizations – with Daniel Erickson

Product Innovation Educators

How product managers can use AI to get more actionable insights from qualitative data Today we are talking about using qualitative data to drive our work in product and consequently improve sales. Joining us is Daniel Erickson, the Founder and CEO of  Viable, an AI analytics tool that enables businesses to instantly access and act on valuable insights from customer feedback, saving them hundreds of hours spent analyzing feedback.

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Six Food Techology Trends That Can Help Make a Better World

The Product Coalition

As technology advances, the food technology business is capitalizing on new capabilities to revolutionize how it operates. Global population and food production have expanded dramatically over the previous 90 years, while total agricultural acreage has remained unchanged, putting pressure on the food system to produce more food with fewer resources.

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Product Launch Strategy: A Comprehensive Guide for Success

ProductBoard

Getting a product to market successfully takes significant planning and research, resources, and time. With so much invested in transforming an innovative idea into a tangible offering, it’s not enough to build the product—you need consumers to buy it. A product launch strategy is a comprehensive plan designed to jumpstart, accelerate, and scale product adoption once something hits the market.

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Repeat, repeat, repeat: the secret to successful communication for product managers

Mind the Product

Based on her personal experience of dealing with communication challenges with stakeholders, Marta Rolak, Product Director at Springer Nature, shares key principles for successful communication. Read more » The post Repeat, repeat, repeat: the secret to successful communication for product managers appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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Your Guide to Sharpening Scoring Skills & Reducing Bias

Gocious Blog

Product development teams are always eager to improve their products. This passion for the product and quest to make improvements leads to a flood of ideas pouring in on a regular basis. Naturally, everyone who submits an idea believes their suggestion is great and should be implemented. While their idea may be good, that doesn’t guarantee it’s the right idea to focus on next.

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DIY Data Visualizations: Provide Unique Insights of Your Data with Reveal BI 

Reveal

Reveal Embedded Analytics We live in an era where data shapes decisions across industries. While data visualizations have become essential, not all standard visualizations cater to specialized reporting needs. Enter DIY Custom Visualizations, a transformative feature we’re thrilled to introduce on our platform. Dive in to discover its unmatched benefits and how you can craft unique reports effortlessly.

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465: Increase your success when creating organizational change – with Lisa Carlin

Product Innovation Educators

The secret recipe for organizational transformation Today we are talking about organizational change. As innovators, creating change is what we do. You may have already learned that change is not always welcomed, such as when the new product you created also cannibalizes an existing product your organization provides. Organizational change and transformation is challenging, and today we’ll learn how to navigate it more successfully, thanks to our guest Lisa Carlin.