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Common Product Vision Board Mistakes

Roman Pichler

Cause : A confusion about what an effective product vision is. Solution : Describe the ultimate purpose of your product, the positive change the product should bring about like “healthy eating”. Consequently, it will be hard to achieve the desired business benefits and monetise the product. Needs are Features.

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Product Judgment: How some people can repeatedly create product success

Intercom, Inc.

The truth is that Product Judgment is a complex topic, and in my opinion, one that is very poorly understood by many. I hope this post allows people and teams to safely talk about Product Judgment. How to obtain product judgment. Product Judgment does exist, and it is learned. It is not innate. This is not enough.

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Tips for Becoming a Head of Product

Roman Pichler

When you become a head of product, you move into a line management position. Consequently, your focus shifts from managing a product to looking after the product people on your team and empowering them to do a great job. Ensure that Your Core Product Management Skills are Strong.

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Product Portfolio Management & the Strategic Ripple Effect 9 of 10 – The Best Product Launches Launch the Story, Not the Product

Product Management University

In other words, it’s entirely possible your marketing launch isn’t telling your target customers why they should care about something that in all liklihood, has value to them. Lackluster sales and/or poor adoption shouldn’t come as a surprise. The intent of that design and development changes a lot.

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In Search of Product/Market fit: How Setapp Found its Customers

Mind the Product

I joined Setapp as a product manager in January last year, at the same time as the company was launching its main product. Setapp provides Mac users with a way to use and discover new apps, and developers with a new way to reach customers and generate extra revenue. We didn’t know know if our sales predictions were good or bad.

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If I Were Building a Product Marketing Organization From the Ground Up

Product Management University

If I were building a product marketing organization from the ground up, I’d consider myself lucky. Most product marketing leaders inherit a team and then face the task of shaping it to meet their ideal make-up and the desired goals of the organization. The ideal team size versus the budget you’ll end up with.

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How to Develop, Articulate, and Sell Product Strategy

The Product Guy

I became a product manager because I wanted to take a more strategic role at my company. First, I did not know how to frame, develop and present product strategy in a systematic way, and second, as a startup, my company has not historically had a good track record of strategy being developed outside of senior management (read: founder).