Roman Pichler
JANUARY 11, 2022
Listen to this article: [link]. Overview of the Learning Roadmap. Like a modern product roadmap, a learning roadmap states the specific outcomes or benefits you’d like to achieve to become a more competent product person, and it captures them in form of learning goals. These help you direct your learning efforts, track progress, and measure how much you have learnt.
Userpilot
JANUARY 10, 2022
How important is customer success KPIs to your SaaS business? The corporate world is becoming increasingly dependent on data and analytics to make informed business decisions. Customer success metrics help you analyze how effectively you help customers gain value from your SaaS product. When measuring customer success metrics, it’s never only about the results.
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DevelopmentCorporate
JANUARY 12, 2022
How many items are in your product backlog? 50? 100? 500? A favorite tactic for product managers dealing with stakeholder suggestions is to tell them they ‘will put it in the backlog.’ Unfortunately, many backlog items will languish in the backlog for months or even years before being prioritized for a Sprint. Many years ago I inherited the product management of a B2B SaaS Managed File Transfer solution.
Alchemer Mobile
JANUARY 12, 2022
It’s common knowledge in the retail world that mobile customer loyalty and reward programs work wonders to keep customers coming back time and time again. If you look at almost any major retailer, you’ll find a reward or loyalty program tied to their growth strategy. In this post, we go over why these programs are successful along with examples of some of the best mobile customer loyalty apps on the market such as Starbucks and NikePlus.
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
Product Innovation Educators
JANUARY 10, 2022
Steps for creating world-changing products. Today we are talking about radical product thinking, which is a mindset and process for innovating smarter. Our guest, Radhika Dutt, will help us understand radical product thinking. She is an entrepreneur and product leader who has participated in four acquisitions, two of which were companies she founded.
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Mind the Product
JANUARY 11, 2022
How can you achieve a relay design sprint in an all-remote setting? I have tried it a few times already and would like to share my learnings with you to avoid my mistakes in this post. [.] Read more » The post A case study: Creating a relay design sprint in a remote setting appeared first on Mind the Product.
The Product Coalition
JANUARY 11, 2022
When Representation and Generalisation Can Go Wrong While Building Products Continue reading on Product Coalition ».
Piyanka Jain
JANUARY 13, 2022
2022 Readiness?—?Investing in Data Infrastructure [link] In 2022, Big data is transforming businesses in unprecedented ways. Today the question is not just about scalability, it is whether or not you are enabling maximum scalability with the power of data. In the above video, Piyanka Jain talks about how and when to plan and invest in data infrastructure to drive growth. 2022 Readiness?
Intercom, Inc.
JANUARY 12, 2022
Or rather, it should be. That stereotypical image of a room teeming with monitors and elaborate dashboards where all the decisions are made isn’t real, and it’s high time we move away from it. According to Benn Stancil , co-founder and Chief Analytics Officer behind Mode , a platform designed to help data analysts and data scientists analyze, visualize, and share data, a lot of their actual day-to-day work involves sitting with product managers and business leaders, tinkering with various things
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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
JANUARY 13, 2022
We previously looked at the most effective channels to use to gain customer feedback. In the next part of this two-part series, we'll be delving into the best ways to summarise and process it. [.] Read more » The post The most effective channels to gain customer feedback: Part 2 appeared first on Mind the Product.
The Product Coalition
JANUARY 12, 2022
Before solving the case, let’s first understand the fundamentals of product-led growth, something that is not complete without mentioning a few best-of-breed products. Grammarly, DropBox, Slack, Zoom are synonyms of product lead growth. They kept their model away from traditional sales-led growth through product innovation, customer experience and still managed to be best-in-class.
Nir Eyal
JANUARY 10, 2022
When you’re struggling to achieve your personal or professional goals, do you ever wish you could speak with a famous mentor? If only you could connect with a super successful business leader like Jeff Bezos or Meg Whitman, then you’d have the answers you’re looking for. Surely they’d point you in the right direction, right? The post You Don’t Need a Mentor.
First Round Review
JANUARY 11, 2022
Anita Hossain Choudhry (The Grand, First Round) and Mindy Zhang (Dropbox, Oscar Health) draw on their experiences as executive coaches to unpack why managers fall into the “fixing” trap and make the case for adding coaching as a skill. They share four practical tools, sample scenarios and thoughtful questions to help managers put these concepts into practice.
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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
JANUARY 9, 2022
At this time of year, many of us are thinking about our careers. It’s that ‘New Year, new you’ thing. We think about our New Year goals and how to make them count which, for some, can bring our jobs into question. But, says Adam Warburton, whatever our reason for wanting a new job, we [.] Read more » The post SUNDAY REWIND: Treat your career like you treat your products by Adam Warburton appeared first on Mind the Product.
The Product Coalition
JANUARY 14, 2022
Work as a whole has changed during the last 12–18 months. The pandemic has created a need to work from home where possible. We all had to… Continue reading on Product Coalition ».
Gainsight
JANUARY 10, 2022
TL; DR (Too Long; Didn’t Read): Gainsight acquired SaaS Community Software leader inSided! For the mundane version of this news, click here. And to see a video of Robin van Lieshout (CEO of inSided ) and me sharing the news, with a bit of rapping embedded, click here. What comes to mind when you think of community? Maybe it’s connecting and networking with peers?
freshtrax
JANUARY 11, 2022
Original: ????????????????????????. [link]. In my research on logo design, I noticed that most of the logos of major Japanese companies are text-based. Rather, several prominent foreign brands are redesigning their logos to make them more symbolic or iconic. Globally, Digital Transformation (DX) is being applied to logos. One of the main reasons for this is that as digital services become more and more popular, the scenes where logos are used are shifting to the screens of devices, mainly smartp
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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
JANUARY 11, 2022
Philips Nwachukwu, Senior Product Manager, joins us on the podcast this week to talk about the unique challenges he sees for Product people working in Africa. [.] Read more » The post Navigating the peculiarities of the African product management ecosystem – Philips Nwachukwu on The Product Experience appeared first on Mind the Product.
The Product Coalition
JANUARY 12, 2022
With the shift to product offerings being extensible to partners, an API as part of your overall product offering is critical to user acquisition growth and embedding within other platforms. But, as your backlog grows every day, how can you launch your API with the least amount of lift and drama?—?while also delivering a first-class experience? These 4 tools will be rocket boosters ??
The Accidental Product Manager
JANUARY 10, 2022
How much to charge and how to charge for it are video game questions Image Credit: Thomas Hawk. Can anyone besides me remember back in the day when you wanted to play a video game and you’d stuff your pockets with quarters and head on down to the video parlor ? Those days are now long gone and you can play great games almost anywhere without spending a penny.
Mixpanel
JANUARY 13, 2022
As a product manager, deep-diving into problems like high churn, bugs, and crashes is part of the job. Over the years, I’ve learned that finding solutions to these kinds of problems is a lot like debugging software code: You always want to start with trying to isolate the issue as much as possible by breaking it down into smaller parts. This quickly shrinks down the biggest and most time-consuming questions such as “Where could this be?
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
JANUARY 10, 2022
Empowered teams are made up of self-sufficient groups of people working together towards specific goals. They have the authority, experience, responsibility and skills to act on their own decisions for their organisation. From time to time, however, there will be things that you, as product leader, need to tell them to do. What do you [.] Read more » The post Managing “must-do” initiatives in empowered teams appeared first on Mind the Product.
Intercom, Inc.
JANUARY 12, 2022
At Intercom we obsess about our customers’ success. We also prioritize moving fast , making quick, effective decisions, and maintaining momentum. Collecting customer feedback is crucial to making smart product decisions, but it can be time-consuming for both our team and our customers. This might mean compromising on production speed, or on customer satisfaction if our users feel they’re being contacted too frequently.
Userpilot
JANUARY 11, 2022
From Amazon’s navigation bar to Whatsapp’s deleted messages: bad UX design is something that we’re all familiar with as consumers. From a SaaS point of view, a poor user experience can sometimes mean the loss of a paying customer , or perhaps hundreds of them. So it’s crucial to know what design pitfalls to watch out for. That way you can eliminate them from your product, or, better still, not design in that way in the first place.
UserInterviews
JANUARY 12, 2022
Our VP of UXR shares her approach to research ops, enablement, and strategic projects in her first 90 days.
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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.
Mind the Product
JANUARY 14, 2022
In this #mtpcon London+EMEA session, sponsored by Flo Health, Terry Lee, Flo’s Senior Product Manager, explains how product functions can support an experimentation culture and shares some of the pitfalls that product managers should avoid. Watch the session in full to see the talk or read on for an overview of his key points: An [.] Read more » The post Product’s role in experimentation culture by Terry Lee appeared first on Mind the Product.
Dragonboat
JANUARY 13, 2022
It’s a new year, which means we have yet another 365 opportunities to learn something new and become better at what we do! Whether you’ve been to several conferences for product management in the past or are looking to get your feet wet in 2022 and don’t know where to start, we’ve rolled up our […]. The post The Ultimate List of 2022 Product Management Conferences appeared first on Dragonboat - Responsive PPM.
Userpilot
JANUARY 14, 2022
Have you run out of ways to achieve customer retention for your SaaS business? Customer retention gives SaaS companies a competitive advantage, especially with a subscription-based pricing model. As you retain customers, they become more likely to upgrade to higher-tiered subscriptions and even become loyal brand advocates. In SaaS, 40% of growth comes from word-of-mouth marketing by existing customers, and many businesses earn up to 35% of their yearly contract values from upsells.
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