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Hiring a Head of Product

Mironov Consulting

Over the last three decades, across 10 full-time jobs and 150 consulting clients, I’ve headed up product teams 18 times (mostly as interim VP ) and helped another dozen companies choose their Head of Product. They come from professional services groups — which is all bespoke contracts and project management.

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Announcing Intercom’s new AI features

Intercom, Inc.

Robin Salimans, CTO at Luna “I say this about every new Intercom feature, but this time, I’m telling the truth – this could be my favorite! Composer AI features Our customers spend almost half of their Inbox time in the composer – the text field where they write messages to their customers. Great stuff!”

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Y Oslo 2024: When It Comes to Discovery, Something is Better Than Nothing

Product Talk

I identify as a coach and not a consultant. Ideally, this outcome is a two-way negotiation between an executive at the company, often a chief product officer, a chief design officer, a CTO, and the cross-functional product team. Your messages are not specific enough. Here’s the thing.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower - Product Management

Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. Email / SMS Does your application send out transactional emails or SMS messages? How are those mass messages crafted? Send messages?

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Safeguarding Success: The Vital Role of Cybersecurity in the Insurance Industry

Valerian Tech

Insurance companies that prioritize the protection of customer data send a clear message that they value their customers' privacy and are committed to maintaining confidentiality. Continuous Monitoring and Threat Intelligence: A Fractional CTO can set up robust monitoring systems to detect and respond to potential cyber threats in real-time.

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What Do You Really Need: In-House Team, Outsourcing or a Tech Partner?

The Product Coalition

The history of Slack, the most widely used workplace messaging app, is often referred to as a classic startup success story. Stewart Butterfield, the company’s CEO, saw the commercial potential in a new messaging application that would utilize bots and integrations with other tools frequently used in software development.

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How World-Class Product Teams Are Winning in the AI Era by Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia

Userpilot

Hiring expensive consultants or setting up innovation labs doesn’t fly anymore. Traditionally, the product function fell under Technology. Product is now at the C-level: More than 50% of Fortune 100 have a Chief Product Officer (CPO) who no longer reports to the CTO but directly to the CEO. There’s more.