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The product guru complex

Mind the Product

It's time to ditch the dogma and introduce a strong dose of pragmatism if product management is to avoid an existential crisis, argues Becky Yelland. Read more » The post The product guru complex appeared first on Mind the Product.

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How to Lead Your Product Teams to Success in 2024

Gocious Blog

We're two months into 2024, and your Q1 product initiatives are likely well underway. Setting a strong cadence for effective team processes at the beginning of the year is crucial, especially when deliverables in the following quarters depend on the success of current projects. What can your teams do to ensure their projects continue to progress smoothly?

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Beyond the Book: Navigating the Real-World Challenges of Managing a Product Roadmap

The Product Coalition

“The value is in what gets used, not what gets built”. — Kris Gale As a wise man once said, no roadmap survives contact with reality. Fires sparked to life left and right, yet there were no firefighters in sight, and I had no tools to fight them. Every hour, a new fire seemed to materialize from an unknown direction with no warning. I was on a path, a journey, to a new and wonderful destination.

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Using Generative AI to Drive Corporate Impact

TechEmpower - Product Management

Generative AI is revolutionizing how corporations operate by enhancing efficiency and innovation across various functions. Focusing on generative AI applications in a select few corporate functions can contribute to a significant portion of the technology's overall impact. Key Functions with High Impact Generative AI is revolutionizing sales by enabling dynamic pricing and personalized customer interactions, boosting conversion rates and customer satisfaction.

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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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What Makes An Effective Product Management Process

Product Management University

A great 30-minute conversation with Paul Heller , Chief Evangelist at Sopheon. But we didn’t discuss the process itself. We talked about value-driven product management, what it takes to get the rest of the organization on board and how to help other disciplines see the benefit to them. 30 minutes never went so fast. It’s definitely worth a listen.

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The 7 Most Important Laws of UX Design in 2024

UX Planet

Just as the physical world operates under predictable cause-and-effect relationships, so too does the world of User Experience (UX) design. Behind every interaction on every digital interface, lies a series of cause-and-effect relationships, dictating the predictable outcomes and human behaviors we encounter as users. UX designers refer to these predictable cause-and-effect relationships as the “laws” of UX design.

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Free vs Paid Analytics Platforms: How to Choose One (+ Best Tools in Each Category)

Userpilot

Analytics tools offer a competitive advantage for companies investing in prolonged product growth. However, not all companies can invest precious resources in an analytics tool. In reality, some companies are better served using free vs paid analytics platforms. Which camp would you belong in? In this article, we’ll present the advantages and disadvantages of paid analytics platforms versus their free version counterparts and the best tools for each category.

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‘Niching’ Down

The Product Coalition

“No niche is too small if it’s yours”  — Seth Godin We’ve all heard the saying, “if you try to please everyone, you please no one.” This is especially true for startups and new products. Focus and being able to find a niche can be a huge unlock for products. Square started as a POS (Point of Sale) device, Lululemon started as yoga clothing for women, and Amazon started as an online book store.

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What They Don’t Tell You About Designing For Responsible AI Products

UX Planet

In part 5 of the Human-Centered AI methodology series, we uncover how to design for Responsible AI products to users.

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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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Tools of the Trade: Using Pendo to Manage Customer Requests

Product Talk

When you’re building a product, you can easily get overwhelmed by ideas. There are the ideas your product trio comes up with based on your discovery work, the ideas that come from your customers in the form of specific requests, and the ideas that come from stakeholders within your company like your customer-facing teams or CEO, to name a few. While some of these ideas are unsolicited and may not relate to your current outcome or the opportunities you’re pursuing, that doesn’t mean you want to i

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The Definition of Product Management Is Shrinking. It’s Not Good!

Product Management University

The definition of product management has been changing and evolving over the past 10 years and I’m not sure it’s for the better. I make it a regular habit to have conversations with product management directors and VPs. Most of them are not our customers. It keeps me current on the landscape of the product management profession without any slant or bias to what we do.

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Digital Transformation Strategies for Enterprises: Key Elements

The Product Coalition

Explore digital transformation strategies for enterprises Have you wondered why digital transformation strategies are a necessity? The digital revolution is no longer a distant wave on the horizon, but a powerful tide reshaping every industry. To navigate this dynamic landscape, embracing digital transformation is no longer optional, but crucial for survival and growth.

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Navigating economic uncertainty with OKRs

Mind the Product

Malte Scholz outlines the benefits of implementing OKRs during economic uncertainty, the challenges that come with them and how to overcome these with the right tool. Read more » The post Navigating economic uncertainty with OKRs 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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How to successfully launch on Product Hunt (when it’s right for your startup)

Lenny Rachitsky

👋 Hey, I’m Lenny and welcome to a 🔒 subscriber-only edition 🔒 of my weekly newsletter. Each week I tackle reader questions about building product, driving growth, and accelerating your career. Subscribe now P.S. Don’t miss Lennybot (an AI chatbot trained on my newsletter posts, podcast interviews, and more), my PM recruiting service (helping you hire Sr.

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How Square Used Amplitude to Enhance the Seller Experience and Power Growth

Amplitude

Read how adopting Amplitude Analytics and Amplitude Audiences allowed Square to facilitate projects like multi-product onboarding and homepage redesign, leading to double-digit improvements.

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How Can CRM Marketing Help Predict A Customer’s Needs?

The Product Coalition

Let’s explore how CRM marketing helps to better anticipate customer behavior. Understanding your customers is key, but simply understanding their demographics isn’t enough. Predicting their future behavior allows you to anticipate their needs, personalize their experiences, and ultimately, drive conversions and loyalty. So, how can CRM marketing help you achieve this elusive power of prediction?

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Building products to tackle the opioid crisis: Omer Kaplan (Head of Product, Sonara Health)

Mind the Product

For many of us in product, building products that have long-lasting impacts on people's lives is a life goal. In this episode, we speak to Omer Kaplan from Sonara Health. We discuss his mission in forging a path in healthcare technology to combat the opioid crisis. We also explore the principles of equity-first design and the meticulous testing strategies that ensure their technology serves everyone effectively.

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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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Did Substack make newsletters too mainstream (and irrelevant)?

NextBigWhat

Remember the excitement of discovering a well-written newsletter? That niche corner of the internet where someone shared passions, insights, or curated content with a devoted audience? There was a certain… The post Did Substack make newsletters too mainstream (and irrelevant)? appeared first on NextBigWhat.

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Purposeful Leadership in Product Management

Ronke PM

In March, we celebrate women's accomplishments, reflecting on their monumental role in product management. We owe our progress to those women who trailblazed our path and laid our foundations, mentoring us to be exceptional and formidable. From their experiences, we meet our moments with integrity and grace. They are a testament to breaking barriers and shattering the glass ceiling.

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Smart Use of Principles

The Product Coalition

Principles are a very powerful tool in product leadership. They can help you create clarity and alignment, and separate the wheat from the chaff. Here are a few ways to use them in your everyday tasks, and some cases where they are not the right tool. My husband and I grew up very differently. Generally speaking, my parents’ approach to parenting was “Life is hard and our job is to prepare our kids to face whatever life throws at them”, whereas my husband’s parents were more like “We’ll work as

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SUNDAY REWIND: A guide on breaking into product

Mind the Product

Tom Dyson’s post from 2021 looks at some of the actions you can take to land a first job in product management. Read more » The post SUNDAY REWIND: A guide on breaking into product appeared first on Mind the Product.

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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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Women in Tech – Female CxOs Share their Challenges in Tech Startups – with Melissa Kwan, Alice de Courcy, Maja Voje, Laura Erdem & others

Userpilot

Recently, I did a little experiment. I asked DALLE to ‘Give me an image of a tech CEO’. It gave me two photos of a smartly-dressed young, white man in a corporate office setting. Then I tried regenerating the image to see on which try it would give me a tech CEO of a different gender (or colour). After regenerating the image 18 times -and getting pretty much the same result every time – I gave up… According to AI, the ‘tech CEO’ is young, white, and male.

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India’s BrainDrain 2.0 begins

NextBigWhat

Once upon a time, a decision was made to construct a road, envisioning the birth of a great city that would rival the best in the world. As the roads began to be built and streetlights were installed, entrepreneurs, investors, and professionals alike eagerly anticipated the myriad opportunities the new city would offer. Then, one […] The post India’s BrainDrain 2.0 begins appeared first on NextBigWhat.

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Successful Agility In Product Delivery Requires Dynamic Implementation

The Product Coalition

Challenging an emerging myth that Agile is dead, and providing insight on key principles & tactics to finding success with Agile-based product teams. Nowadays it seems to have an opinion of Agile product methods like Scrum. You cannot go a full week without seeing an article proclaiming Agile is dead or describing how we need to think in a “post-Agile” world.

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Let’s hear it for the women working in product

Mind the Product

In celebration of International Women’s Day we’ve rounded up some recent seminal #mtpcon talks given by a few of the many outstanding women working in product management. Read more » The post Let’s hear it for the women working in product 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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Using Data to Delight Customers: How Pictory Increased Conversions by 16% and Reduced Churn by 15%

Amplitude

Read how Pictory, an AI-enhanced video creation platform, achieved a 16% increase in conversions and a 15% reduction in churn after adopting Amplitude Analytics.

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Responsive layout grid in Figma

UX Planet

A step-by-step guide on how to create a responsive grid system Designing a responsive layout grid in Figma is a powerful way to ensure that your designs adapt smoothly across different screen sizes. Figma’s layout grids help you create consistent, scalable designs that can easily be adjusted for various device screens. [link] Here’s a step-by-step guide to creating a responsive layout grid in Figma: 1.

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The Evolution of WhatsApp

The Product Coalition

Transforming communication with instant messaging. Photo by Dima Solomin on Unsplash In the vast realm of digital communication, few platforms have left as indelible a mark as WhatsApp. Its journey from a modest messaging app to a global giant in instant messaging has been nothing short of remarkable. Join me as I traverse the fascinating evolution of WhatsApp, exploring its pivotal milestones, strategic adaptations, acquisition, and the transformative impact it has had on modern communication.