ProductBoard
JUNE 18, 2019
Sometimes when we’re really excited about something, we perhaps become a bit prone to flights of grandiosity. And while having a grand vision for our company or product can be a powerful motivator, plans tend to go awry. Paul Graham once said: “If you have some kind of big visionary plan, you’re probably Webvan.” It’s best not to think of a product vision like some pie-in-the-sky goal.
ProductCraft
JUNE 19, 2019
This week on Product Love, I sat down with April Dunford, a positioning consultant, keynote speaker, and the author of “Obviously Awesome.” Per her book title, our conversation was obviously awesome (cue the tomatoes). April has spent 25 years successfully running marketing and product teams for startups. In fact, most of the startups she’s worked. Read more » The post Product Love Podcast: April Dunford, Speaker and Author appeared first on ProductCraft by Pendo.
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Obo
JUNE 19, 2019
No one likes the idea of pouring precious time and effort into creating a product or product functionality that bombs in market.
The Product Guy
JUNE 20, 2019
Guest Post by: Terri Boshoff (Mentee, Session 9, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Nis Frome]. When I joined Wetu in 2014, I was the 7th employee, we had just over 100 companies using our software, we were exclusively available in Africa, and the product was already 5 years old. Since then we have grown to over 100 employees, we have more than 800 companies using our software, and we have expanded globally.
Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage
When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m
Intercom, Inc.
JUNE 19, 2019
We launched the Intercom App Store more than a year ago. And as the Group Product Marketing Manager for Platform here at Intercom, I’ve loved seeing all the creative apps our partners have built. One of the most successful platforms we and many others in the industry look up to for inspiration is Slack. And in case you had any doubt about their phenomenal growth, the company is going public this week.
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Mind the Product
JUNE 17, 2019
We are all learning how to manage product in the internet age. There have been many successes and failures, and there are still lots more to come. Marty Cagan has worked at plenty of internet successes and failures, including eBay, Netscape and HP. He now heads up Silicon Valley Product Group, where he works with product managers and senior leaders to help them generate value through their products.
The Product Guy
JUNE 18, 2019
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.
Intercom, Inc.
JUNE 20, 2019
It is 50 years this month since the Stonewall riots in New York City, which were a response to discriminatory police raids against the LGBTI+ community. The Christopher Street Liberation Day March which marked the anniversary of the riots is considered to be the first ever Pride. This major anniversary has been inspiration for us at Intercom to pause and re-evaluate our approach to Pride.
Alchemer Mobile
JUNE 18, 2019
According to RetailMeNot, approximately 80 percent of customers are more loyal to brands that offer rewards programs and 70 percent are more likely to participate in a loyalty program if they can access it through their mobile device. Given this, 88 percent of retailers plan on investing more in mobile marketing than any other channel. Customers now expect to gain points and achieve milestones for purchases made through apps.
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Stand out in your product management interview with guidance from Priyanka Upadhyay, an experienced product leader and Stanford Online program coach. In this guide, Upadhay dives into five key competencies interviewers will likely want to assess. She provides sample questions with detailed answers spanning: Product strategy Product design Execution Market estimation Teamwork Confidently land the product management role you want by pre-empting what interviewers are looking for and demonstrating y
Mind the Product
JUNE 18, 2019
Tech billionaire Marc Andreessen has been credited with bringing the term “product/market fit” into the mainstream lexicon in 2007. During my dealings with investors and product veterans, I’ve often heard that you can always feel when product/market fit is happening. Andreessen too gives us a vivid illustration of what product/market fit feels like in his post: “ You can always feel when product/market fit isn’t happening.
The Product Guy
JUNE 16, 2019
So, you are finally a product manager. What should you REALLY be doing? How should you REALLY be doing it? How can you maximize your decision quality? Watch and learn more from product management expert, Amin Bashi.
Sachin Rekhi
JUNE 16, 2019
I've long found myself unsatisfied with the conventional discourse of what leadership is supposed to look like in Silicon Valley technology companies. These best practices are typically oversimplified into two high-level philosophies on leadership. The first philosophy is often characterized by first setting an overall vision; then coming up with mutually agreed upon goals, often in the form of objectives and key results (OKRs), and holding teams accountable to those results; and finally delegat
Product Innovation Educators
JUNE 17, 2019
The three dimensions of skills needed to move your ideas forward. When I started this podcast I created the Product Mastery Roadmap that describes the path from product manager to product master. I’ve used it as a guide to the topics we explore here. Recently I updated it to better reflect the journey I have seen many of you and your colleagues taking towards mastery, focusing more narrowly on what is most important so you can progress more quickly.
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Effective risk management in product development balances safety, compliance, and opportunity. Risks can't be eliminated, but they can be mitigated through structured assessments, clear documentation, and expert guidance. Engaging specialists ensures efficiency, regulatory adherence, and product security while reducing costly oversights. A well-executed risk management plan includes frequent evaluations, defined assessment criteria, and a structured decision-making process.
Mind the Product
JUNE 20, 2019
The Dilemma With Product Discovery. Usually, we use a discovery period intending to understand the users’ problem, define a solution, and then decide what to build in the so-called “delivery” Many companies have their specific budgets for these week or month-long periods and a super-important meeting at the end of the discovery to present the findings to the leadership team so that they can decide on the next steps.
Intercom, Inc.
JUNE 17, 2019
Interview assignments have become a common component of the hiring process for engineering roles. These technical problems, also known as email screeners or, as we call them at Intercom, take-home tests, are a useful way to initially evaluate the technical ability of candidates applying for engineering positions. Here, we examine the take-home test and offer some practical advice to candidates looking to put together the best submission they can.
Userzoom
JUNE 20, 2019
When you use survey questions in your user research , you want them to be designed well. It’s really easy to make bad surveys, and plenty of companies do. Surveys are admittedly overused and often ineffective on their own — the self-reported data that you pull from survey questions is biased and has questionable accuracy. It’s typically much more valuable to gather insights from data on actual behavior and user interviews.
The Accidental Product Manager
JUNE 17, 2019
Amazon is getting into a next-day delivery war with Walmart Image Credit: Kyle Brazil. Amazon is a large and powerful company that dominates the world of online selling. Walmart is a large and powerful company that dominates the world of bricks & mortar selling. These two firms are starting to come into conflict when it comes to next-day home delivery as Walmart starts to move into online sales and Amazon starts to move into home delivery.
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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.
Mind the Product
JUNE 21, 2019
Product management is notoriously difficult to define. We are generalists, and we work with many others. We take responsibility for the lifecycle of our product. These statements apply to almost all product managers, but they paint an incomplete picture. It’s not Enough to be a Generalist. It’s not enough to be a generalist or to work closely with a wide range of people.
ProductCraft
JUNE 18, 2019
Product managers get a lot of feature requests. Some come from customers, others from execs, and still others from the product team itself. Unfortunately, you can’t build them all. And choosing which feature to work on next isn’t all that easy, with limited resources and competing priorities acting as major constraints. So, how do you. Read more » The post Flowchart: Should We Build This Feature?
The Product Coalition
JUNE 17, 2019
“The digital transformation of any enterprise is a herculean task requiring a willingness to embrace cultural change, the ability to immerse the entire organization in the customer journey, and a total commitment to digitize to the core”?—? David Gledhill , DBS Bank Chief Information Officer. Bank customers’ requests are rapidly changing. Providing flawless branch services and keeping clients’ money safe is no longer enough.
freshtrax
JUNE 19, 2019
Japanese business etiquette can be quite complex and intimidating as there are many rules, customs, and traditions to follow. However, their proactive attitude toward showing respect is what helps them build better and stronger relationships. For those truly interested in forming sincere bonds with Japanese business partners and colleagues, it is well-worth learning.
Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System
Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, 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.
Mind the Product
JUNE 18, 2019
The Head of Product at Wildbit, Rian van der Merwe has spent his career being crazy busy – and he’s had enough of it. He joined us to talk about slowing down to speed up, making sure your team(s) are productive, and managing yourself to provide the most value to everyone around you. Quote of the Episode. We’re crazy busy taking on too much responsibility and not trusting our teams enough.
First Round Review
JUNE 17, 2019
As Greenhouse’s CTO, Mike Boufford built an engineering team that grew from one to 60 in its first five years — with zero regrettable attrition. Here, Boufford shares the recruiting tactics and culture practices that made engineers want to stay, and then opens up about why he started encouraging them to consider leaving the nest.
The Product Coalition
JUNE 19, 2019
Last month , I spoke a bit about how it’s worth it to do what it takes to grow your product?—?whether that means picking up a new skill or other functional roles when it’s needed at different stages of the company. We often underestimate the value of recognizing when these “sprints” are needed to be taken by members of a product development team, and how impactful that can be in the future of both the company and your own career.
ProductCraft
JUNE 21, 2019
Today’s product managers, particularly those in the B2B SaaS space, have access to enormous amounts of data. And while more data is typically a good thing, it can be a challenge to separate signal from noise. In the early days of product management, product delivery was the only metric that really mattered. Now, product managers. Read more » The post Three KPIs All PMs Should Know How to Measure appeared first on ProductCraft by Pendo.
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As your company grows and your product matures, so too should your product strategy. Drawing from their decades of experience as product leaders, Stanford Online instructors Donna Novitsky and Laura Marino share best practices for defining your product strategy at each stage of company growth. Get practical, real-world product strategy tips from experts who have lived through the same challenges you’re currently facing.
AB Tasty
JUNE 18, 2019
Why has storytelling become a decisive element for the most successful digital marketing campaigns? Discover how to breathe life into your brand! This article was originally posted on AB Tasty as The Merits of Storytelling in Digital Marketing.
First Round Review
JUNE 18, 2019
As Greenhouse’s CTO, Mike Boufford built an engineering team that grew from one to 60 in its first five years — with zero regrettable attrition. Here, Boufford shares the recruiting tactics and culture practices that made engineers want to stay, and then opens up about why he started encouraging them to consider leaving the nest.
The Product Coalition
JUNE 17, 2019
Product Manager’s OKRs OKRs stand for Objectives and Key Results. The Objectives tend to be the desired outcomes that you want(“ What ” do you want to achieve?), and the Key Results are the measurable ways to reach them(“ How ” do you want to achieve it? or Track it). For e.g: An Objective for a product manager can be like , “What do I want to achieve in this quarter, ?
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