The Product Coalition
MAY 21, 2018
When I started planning out product roadmaps a few years back, I thought to myself, this makes sense. Planning. It’s a good thing. Plan out a few releases ahead. That’s wise. Then I noticed something. Not once, not a single time, did the roadmap match up to what was built. This was true across products, across jobs, across industries. So what happenend?
Mind the Product
MAY 21, 2018
It’s GDPR week! Keep Calm and Manage Data Responsibly! I’m not going to go into an exhaustive breakdown of exactly what GDPR is, as there are plenty of other perfectly good posts about that. I’m also going to avoid – wherever possible – the legalese and specific jargon that comes with it. By this point, you’re either familiar with it or you’re in for a nasty shock in the near future!
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bpma ProductHub
MAY 20, 2018
By Ellen Gottesdiener Part 1: Confusion Abounds With the maturing of the software industry and with an overwhelming acceptance of agility, I am still surprised at the inconsistency and overall confusion between what product managers and product owners do. On a panel I participated on this very topic, the presenters had different, sometimes contradictory perspectives.
Clever PM
MAY 24, 2018
One of the most common questions I encounter in my work as The Clever PM is a simple one — “How do I become a Product Manager?” And, while the specifics depend greatly on the individual person, where they’re at in their careers, and what companies they want to break into, one of the things […].
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
The Product Guy
MAY 21, 2018
Guest Post by: Jie Jin (Mentee, Session 5, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Andy Wadhwa]. The learning experience in the past few months with my mentor Andy Wadhwa has been profound. If I could pick just one thing to share, it would be: focus on delivering outcomes, not features. I vividly remember the first conversation with Andy. At the time, our product team was in a process of envisioning our ideal product.
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Mind the Product
MAY 25, 2018
JustGiving’s goal is to grow the world of giving, enabling more money to be raised for good causes through the use of technology. Initially JustGiving supported only registered charities on its website, but the founders’ vision was to support all good causes. In 2012, when I was working as part of the JustGiving team responsible for innovative products and disruptive business models, we decided to test how people could raise money for non-charitable good causes.
Product Innovation Educators
MAY 21, 2018
How product managers can turn a marathon into a sprint. Many medium to large organizations are adopting agile practices, such as the use of Scrum. Some are having more success with the adoption than others. Most of these organizations are also using some form of stage-gate for the development of new products. When done right, stage-gate reduces risk, reduces time to market, and increases the return on innovation investment.
The Product Guy
MAY 19, 2018
If you are a great product person looking for a great product job, or vice versa, check out our job board. Thousands of employers across all areas of product, from management to design, from digital to physical, are looking to fill positions from our community. . Each week we highlight some of the recently posted openings. Check out this week’s newest, below….
Intercom, Inc.
MAY 25, 2018
This week I gave a talk at The Next Web on the importance of your product strategy when scaling a company. When I speak to startups, I am often asked, “What is the one thing?” or “Give me one tip.” But I don’t have a single top tip for you. I have a lot of tips. They’re all important because they work together to help build a successful product.
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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
MAY 24, 2018
Booking.com is a European company with a reputation for running experiments in a sophisticated way. Lukas Vermeer is a senior product owner at Booking.com and one of the key players who established not only the tooling, but more importantly the culture behind experimentation at Booking.com. The title of his keynote at MTP Engage refers to an academic paper published by Lukas and his colleagues, but his MTP Engage talk focuses on the cultural aspects of experimentation at Booking.com.
Product Management University
MAY 21, 2018
The greatest athletes in every sport have one thing in common – the innate ability to see plays before they happen. If you’re a product manager, imagine how great it would be to envision the ultimate customer success stories before you build the product. If you aspire to be the Michael Jordan, Serena Williams or Wayne Gretzky of product managers, you just have to step outside the metaphorical product box and see the game through the eyes of the customer.
Nir Eyal
MAY 21, 2018
It feels impossible to tell if the technology our kids use should be celebrated or feared. A few years ago I wrote a book, Hooked, about how technology can be used to change our habits. I intended the book to teach startups how to build healthy habits, but now I’m not so sure. With headlines […]. The post Social Media has the “Exact Same Negative Effect on Depression” as Eating Potatoes appeared first on Nir and Far.
Intercom, Inc.
MAY 22, 2018
Today we’re launching our latest print and audiobook – Intercom on Marketing. Published in a digital format back in January, more than 35,000 people have already enjoyed our no-nonsense, actionable advice covering the entire spectrum of marketing, from messaging to monetization. But a recurring piece of feedback we’ve got from our readers is that they don’t like being chained to one format, and want to enjoy our books in ways that extend beyond the confines of PDF and mobi.
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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.
First Round Review
MAY 21, 2018
Food52 co-founders Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs have always led with engaging content, confident that sales would follow. Here's what startups can learn from them on how to connect content and commerce to build a brand.
Product Management University
MAY 21, 2018
There’s an old saying in sports – winning cures everything. The same could be said for B2B organizations that consistently meet their strategic goals. When organizations are winning, many of their so-called problems fade into the background. Which brings me to an important point that every product management team should consider: If your organization is on a crusade to find and solve customer problems, STOP!
Nir Eyal
MAY 21, 2018
It feels impossible to tell if the technology our kids use should be celebrated or feared. A few years ago I wrote a book, Hooked, about how technology can be used to change our habits. I intended the book to teach startups how to build healthy habits, but now I’m not so sure. With headlines […] The post How Bad is Tech Use for Kids, Really? appeared first on Nir and Far.
Intercom, Inc.
MAY 24, 2018
When used correctly, data can powerfully enrich sales and marketing efforts and help any business fuel growth. But all too often, companies fall into the trap of using partial or old data to drive major decisions. As the Head of Growth Marketing at Clearbit , and previously a co-founder and CEO of more than a few startups (including WorkMob, ApiXchange, and GoFlow), Matt Sornson knows these pitfalls intimately and how to avoid them.
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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.
UX Studio: Product Management
MAY 23, 2018
A website redesign does not take much. It means you already have a website which just needs a facelift, right? If so, it usually takes one to three months, depending on information load and purpose. So why did we work three times longer on this business website design? Client. TRIGO Group offers quality solutions, mainly focusing on the automotive, aerospace and other transport industries.
First Round Review
MAY 22, 2018
Food52 co-founders Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs have always led with engaging content, confident that sales would follow. Here's what startups can learn from them on how to connect content and commerce to build a brand.
Userzoom
MAY 23, 2018
Exploring the basics of creating and testing UX prototypes. The best user experiences don’t happen by luck. UX designers and researchers follow an iterative process – testing pieces and versions of the product and making improvements along the way, until, in the end, you’ve got a thoughtful and useful product that people love. Ideally, that UX process involves creating sketches, then wireframes, then prototypes, and then the final product.
Intercom, Inc.
MAY 21, 2018
In today’s data-driven world, the idea of using research to build great tech companies has gone from being buzz-worthy to expected. User testing research is the backbone of the modern, lean, build-measure-learn mantra by which software is now made. At Intercom, exploratory research has also emerged as a key component in Intercom’s toolkit. Commonly known as strategic or formative research, exploratory research can play a pivotal role in helping your company save time in product development
Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System
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Pragmatic Marketing
MAY 23, 2018
Startups can learn a lot from established enterprise companies, including where the potholes are and the best ways to navigate around them. But they can also teach enterprise companies a thing or two about speed, adaptability and innovation. Whatever your company’s size, we’ve got you covered in the spring issue of Pragmatic Marketer. Not only will you find out what the small guys can teach the big guys (and vice versa) , but how companies can unleash their entrepreneurial talent to
The Product Coalition
MAY 23, 2018
Be a Product Manager is annoying sometimes. A lot of people think that exist some glamour in be the person behind the product decisions and this is what seduces the unsuspecting crowd to be a PM/PO. The point is: don’t exist just one person behind of a product, but a whole team. Soon, some PMs or POs insists on falling into the spotlight trap. I separated three things that a PM/PO should not do, that in my opinion, can make the relations between of PM/PO and company worse.
Revulytics
MAY 22, 2018
In-application messaging can prompt users to upgrade to premium editions so they get the full functionality of your software and have access to certain features. When presented contextually within an application using ReachOut , you can make sure the offer is targeted to the right audiences, and maximize up-sell and cross-sell success. Let’s take a look at how to set up a drip campaign in ReachOut that will: Prompt users of our Lite edition to upgrade to a more feature-rich edition.
The Accidental Product Manager
MAY 21, 2018
The world of golf balls turns out to contain a great deal of combat Image Credit: likeaduck. When you think about the game of golf, what do you think about? If you are like me, you probably picture Tiger Woods hitting a golf ball, those very pretty greens that everyone plays on, or maybe even a nice set of golf clubs. However, it turns out that the world of golf contains some major product battles that have nothing to do with any of these things.
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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.
Pragmatic Marketing
MAY 23, 2018
I always enjoy hearing from alumni who have taken the Pragmatic Marketing Price course : I was in your Austin Class last May. It was fantastic, and I had a question on price segmentation for software. Our company is successful in the B2B market, but is attempting to focus on a specific segment (IT service providers). The issue is that we are selling the same software but have changed the pricing model to suit the specific market need, which is different from most businesses (sell by number of si
The Product Coalition
MAY 20, 2018
May//18//2018 Here are some interesting finds on UI/UX of the week! 1. [link] Brutalism and Antidesign. Interesting article from the Nielsen Norman Group, focused on detailing what Brutalism and Antidesign movements are about, and how they impact the product experience and how users consume information. It’s a way to document a trend and approach that walks in a direct opposition of what UX is focused on, but it’s still a trend with enough advocates to justify attention and debate on it.
Split
MAY 21, 2018
Col. John Boyd came up with a theory of warfare called the OODA loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act). He theorized that all military action came down to collecting information, analyzing it, deciding how to act, and acting upon the decision – in short, OODA. The side that moves quicker through this loop has a better chance for victory. More importantly, speed through the loop would disrupt the opponent’s OODA loop, putting it on the backstep, reacting to situations that have already become
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