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Mastering the Art of the Outcome: How Guru Turned Customer Success Into a Company Cornerstone

First Round Review

At Guru, customer success is at the center of every aspect of company-building, from product design to sales strategy. Co-founder and CEO Rick Nucci shows how a relentless dedication to outcomes gives startups a competitive edge.

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You Should be Doing More Generative Research. Here’s a Guide to Get Started.

dscout People Nerds

Here’s why generative research matters, when you should be doing it, and an action plan for starting at your company.

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7 Reasons Why MVPs Go Wrong and How to Address Failure

ProductCraft

Even if you take every precaution taken before starting development on your MVP, you still might end up with a disappointing release. An MVP can fail for a number of reasons, and knowing each of them can help you minimize risk and stay in control of the project. In this article, we suggest what you. Read more » The post 7 Reasons Why MVPs Go Wrong and How to Address Failure appeared first on ProductCraft by Pendo.

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Product Operations: The Fuel for Winning Product Strategies

Melissa Perri

46.8% of product decision makers cite lack of quality data as the main challenge they make when making decisions and only 21.9% always or almost always use data to back decisions. Source: How Decisions Are Made by Alpha Everybody in Product has subscribed to the importance of data as a driver of high quality decision-making by now. But tragically few are able to do it. ??

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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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4 Ways to Improve In-App CX with Onboarding Techniques 

Alchemer Mobile

Consider these scenarios for a moment: Scenario 1 : Supermarket giant, Tesco launches a mobile app for customers. It serves the purpose of a virtual grocery store for customers who are time-pressed to go and shop physically. This initiative results in 900,000 app downloads in less than a year, a 130 percent boost in online sales, and a 76 percent increase in app usage.

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Getting the Right Push

The Product Guy

Finding the right people to contribute to your professional development can be hard — but is quite essential to being a successful product manager. Watch and learn more from product management expert, Mihaela Draghici.

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New Relic’s Mark Weitzel on creating open developer communities

Intercom, Inc.

So what’s the key to having happy developers? A joyful, transparent development experience. As we keep building out our own platform so teams can customize Intercom for their own needs, we’ve loved getting to know the great group of developers and partners building apps for our customers and for themselves. I head up platform partnerships here at Intercom so every day I’m thinking about ways we can support those developers and make it as easy as possible for them to build useful and valuable app

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Why you should test other people’s sites before your own

Userzoom

Budget is often restrained for designers and researchers; whether in time, money or both. So, why would it ever make sense to test someone else’s website? Especially where you don’t have any ownership or influence to change the designs based on your research or testing? While it may not be the best case for every situation there are times when it makes perfect sense; maybe you have a fresh idea you are a bit unsure of or perhaps you need to showcase the value of research and the client isn’t bud

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The Product Mensch – Rich Mironov on The Product Experience

Mind the Product

Rich Mironov got his start in product with a a single, very demanding customer: Apple. Realising it would be safer to diversify, he’s gone on to spend the last 30-plus years working with more than 90 organisations across the world in interim leadership roles and consulting. He’s seen it all, and he shares his experience on his blog, in regular talks, and – when we’re lucky – on this podcast.

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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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Time to Think Product

The Product Guy

Excerpts from our conversation with The Best Product Person of 2018, Brian Crofts. Watch now and see why he is counted amongst the ranks of the best in product management. More to Come. The Best Product Person (TBPP) is the leading international award honoring excellence in Product Management. Established in 2010, TBPP is awarded annually in association with The Product Guy and The Product Group.

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The Power of Performance Reviews: Use This System to Become a Better Manager

First Round Review

Performance reviews are key to accelerating your report's career. A former Airbnb Product Lead shares the conversation template that he's used to build high-performing teams and motivate growth all year long.

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Amazon Product Managers Decide To Do Battle With UPS

The Accidental Product Manager

Amazon product managers say “Bring It On” Image Credit: Julien. As I’m sure that we all know by now, Amazon is a very large company that does a lot of different things: they ship books and products, offer cloud computing resources, and even run an internet based television channel. The product managers at Amazon are under an enormous amount of pressure to always be looking for ways for the company to keep on growing.

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Product Management Strategies for Supporting Collaboration by Gretchen Anderson

Mind the Product

More and more organisations are switching to agile working, yet few business people have been trained in collaborative skills. Although we like the idea of working together, businesses can stifle collaboration and teamwork through competition and individualism. In this ProductTank San Francisco talk, product designer and author Gretchen Anderson shares her thoughts and experiences of collaboration as she discusses the impact of teamwork on businesses.

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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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Product Professional, What to do?

The Product Guy

Guest Post by: Sean Raftery (Mentee, Session 9, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Jordan Bergtraum]. Product development roles and “product” as a discipline are rapidly evolving within technology companies. This evolution is a result of the value that Product brings to an organization looking to build or scale digital products. Product Management at scale has also evolved but at a slower pace.

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The Power of Performance Reviews: Use This System to Become a Better Manager

First Round Review

Performance reviews are key to accelerating your report's career. A former Airbnb Product Lead shares the conversation template that he's used to build high-performing teams and motivate growth all year long.

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Stop Using the Wrong Product Metrics: Valuable Metrics Framework [Part 1]

Gainsight

This article is Part 1 in a two-part series that will help your product team find the right metrics to demonstrate and improve business impact. Stay tuned for the release of Part 2! As a product manager, your job is to drive value for your customers and for the business. The thing is, you can’t tell whether you’re driving value unless you have a way to measure the value that you’re creating!

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Managing Conflicts Effectively by Parul Goel

Mind the Product

The age-old issue of conflict in the workplace: there are many reasons why we choose to avoid it, but what if we engaged with it effectively instead? In this ProductTank San Francisco talk, Parul Goel, Group Product Manager for Marketplaces at PayPal, evaluates workplace conflict following a particularly challenging conflict of her own. When Parul accepted a promotion at PayPal, she was “in a good space” With growing responsibilities and a larger sphere of influence, she felt motivated and

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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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8 Analytics Podcasts for Understanding Users and Mastering Data

Amplitude

If you’re seeking to drive traffic and generate more leads, who better to learn from than the experts themselves? Podcasts are one of the best learning resources available, especially when it comes to breaking down technical subjects such as data science and analytics. To guide your learning, we put together the following collection of the best analytics-related podcasts to listen to.

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Top 10 Japanese Startups

freshtrax

Although the Japanese economy has been declining, Japan is still the third-largest economy by gross domestic product (GDP). This makes it a hot spot for startups in Japan because of how much potential there is to grow there. In recent years, venture capitalist (VC) investments for domestic businesses have grown 8 times larger than it was in 2013. In 2018, the total amount of VC investments was more than $3.5 billion.

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How to Avoid the Frankenstein Effect When Building a Product Portfolio

ProductCraft

Imagine this: You’re sitting in a boardroom across from a major investor. You’ve just finished your pitch, and now you’re sweating a bit, waiting for the response. Sound familiar? That was where I found myself in 2009?giving it my best shot in Birmingham, Alabama, as I asked for a significant influx of capital to back. Read more » The post How to Avoid the Frankenstein Effect When Building a Product Portfolio appeared first on ProductCraft by Pendo.

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Connecting the Dots: How Personalisation Shaped my Career by Elize Bosker

Mind the Product

My product management career has been shaped by my experiences in developing personalised products. In this talk for #MTPEngage Hamburg, I walk through my experiences, failures, and learnings, and share what personalisation in product has taught me so far. Content-based Recommendations Versus Demographics. Personalisation only takes you so far on an ad-driven platform.

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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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The Definitive Guide to Writing High Converting Emails

AB Tasty

Delivering marketing emails that convert is no easy task. Our guide will walk you through some basic principles to get you on track. This article was originally posted on AB Tasty as The Definitive Guide to Writing High Converting Emails.

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Mastering the Art of the Outcome: How Guru Turned Customer Success Into a Company Cornerstone

First Round Review

At Guru, customer success is at the center of every aspect of company-building, from product design to sales strategy. Co-founder and CEO Rick Nucci shows how a relentless dedication to outcomes gives startups a competitive edge.

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Interactive Websites: Improve Your Site’s Engagement

UX Studio

If you assume all websites are interactive, you’ve likely thought right. Of course, with regular usage, you click and interact with any website. But what tricks and trends will make users communicate with your brand more? In this article, I bring you some eye-catching examples of interactive websites. What are interactive websites? First, let’s make the benefit of interactive websites clear: Users can better connect and engage with interactive websites.

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Q&A with Tristan Kromer, Lean Coach, Kromatic

Revulytics

Revulytics sponsors a series of Product Management Today webinars featuring innovative ideas from top software product management thought leaders. In these blog posts, we ask the presenters to share their insights - we encourage you to watch the full on-demand webinars for even more details. Tristan Kromer , Lean Coach, Kromatic , presented Interpreting your Qualitative & Quantitative Data through Storyboarding.

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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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Product Management and Agile Method

Pragmatic Marketing

Here’s one of the most common questions we get regarding agile and product management:: In the agile framework, do you think the product manager should take on part of the product owner role? Please give me some motivation as to why or why not? In researching my book, Turn Ideas Into Products , I interviewed over 100 vice presidents and chief technical officers on the impact of agile methods on product management.

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Taking Your Digital Product Strategy from Vision to Execution

Emerge Insights

Many great ideas and opportunities are never realized. You may have experienced this yourself working on a digital product that never came close to realizing it’s potential. One of the reasons that so many organizations fail at delivering valuable products and services is the lack of a well-defined strategy or the complete absence of a strategy. […].

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The State of Digital Transformation 2019

Modus Create

Methods and approaches to digital transformation are becoming solidified, and a couple of studies 1 2 released in 2019 highlight the motions that have taken place and show emerging patterns for digital transformation in large organizations. We’ve put together the main takeaways from these overlapping studies, both of which focused on digital transformation and innovation initiatives and processes in larger companies.