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Decode A Job Posting from Spotify: Senior Product Manager?—?Playlist Platform

The Product Coalition

What technical knowledge does Spotify expect from a candidate? explains that we need not just a “techie” who will monitor technical indicators but a product manager who will combine knowledge of the technical world with an understanding of customers' desires and main company metrics. Know what our users want?

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How Software Products are Created in Test Kitchens

The Product Coalition

The value of a test kitchen when creating a product is immense. The ability to test and iterate based on real usage with real users is invaluable to getting to the root of a problem, understanding a user’s existence, and removing friction. So, what does a product test kitchen look like? There are essentially two different types.

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Applying Proto-Strategy to Product Management

The Product Guy

The idea is to treat the strategy as a prototype that will undergo many iterations and testing. Some fundamental principles I found helpful when starting this exercise, Keep it short and sweet so that you can quickly memorize the core message. Pillars to a Proto-Strategy. Make a list of the scope and the challenges to your product.

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40+ Amazon Product Manager Interview Questions

The Product HQ

Set forth by Jeff Bezos, the 14 Leadership Principles are a test for every product manager, and the questions around it account for more than half the interview questions. It’s also advisable to make use of complex calculations, such as standard deviation, and avoid simple calculations. Explain the idea behind ACID transactions.

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A summary of “Building Products for the Enterprise”

The Product Coalition

Product specialization : “very tailored to solve a specific technical or business need” that becomes complicated quickly. To not try to please everyone, Ben and Blair advise “staying the course, given your strategy is sound”. The customer vs. the user: the one buying your product isn’t the same one who pays for it.

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How to be a Great Product Manager According to Experts at Dropbox, Stripe, and Concur

Alchemer Mobile

How do you manage executive expectations, customer expectations, and technical resources? I’ve been kind of actively running away from management roles, and mostly that’s just a factor of the things that I really wanna learn or I just really wanna learn how to be a really, like, kick-ass technical PM. So that’s me.

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Product Management Process: The 8-Stage Guide to Smash Your Goals in 2023

Usersnap

Conduct user testing and gather feedback. So, I’d advise you to With Usersnap, you can smartly manage feedback from both internal and external stakeholders in one place. Imagine you have a fitness-tracking SaaS platform that lets people set their fitness goals, track their exercise routines, and monitor their progress.