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Paying It Forward

Mironov Consulting

COVID, global supply chain issues, war in Ukraine, inflation, energy supply disruptions, virtual currency meltdown… pick your precipitating event.  A I remember major tech downturns in 1985, 1992, 2001 and 2008.  Especially  Especially 2001.  I Feels like 2008 to me.

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Japanese Female Entrepreneurs who Thrive Against the Odds

freshtrax

Also, in one Japanese startup event, the percentage of female speakers was less than 5%. According to Amy Jin , who spoke at an event by Startup Grind on Women’s Leadership , there are more CEOs named Mike than women CEOs in the world. This article by Business Insider Japan explains that in Japan only 4.2%

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The Collision of Product Management and Product Ownership

The Product Coalition

McElroy influenced two entrepreneurs named, Bill Hewlett and David Packark?—?names names look familiar, anyone? As the name the “Brand Men” suggest the origins of Product Management was truely in marketing. Adopted in name and structure only, the original intent, principles and mindsets were largely left behind.

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10 Excellent Open Source Bug Tracking Tools, by Usersnap

Usersnap

Written in PERL it was initially released in 2001. Mantis got its name from the Mantidae family of insects, colloquially referred to as bugs. Mantis got its name from the Mantidae family of insects, colloquially referred to as bugs. an event-driven plugin system was introduced. Further links: OTRS feature overview.

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The tools we use: Challenging dogma in the design process

Intercom, Inc.

This was probably best illustrated in what’s been called the single most famous edit in the history of cinema, in 2001: A Space Odyssey. It’s from a 1962 report published by a man named Douglas Engelbart. We do a lot of internal training sessions, both peer training and with invited guests, and we conduct offsites or team events.

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Shape Up Your Agile

Crafty CTO

In the event that the Basecamp guys happen to read this, they might be shrieking and gibbering right now, because they do not, never ever, in any way or sense, describe Shape Up as an “agile methodology.” Bigger – it speaks to every aspect of the software development process.

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The Evolution of Modern Product Discovery

Product Talk

A number of people have asked me why I have a Portuguese name [Contextual Note: This event was in Lisbon, Portugal and Teresa Torres is a common Portuguese name.] My father is both of Spanish descent and Mexican descent, hence I say my name as /’ter-REE-suh tor-ress/, which is maybe the most American way to pronounce this name.