Bain Public

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

He acquired the breadth of experience to find common denominators to make businesses successful through his leadership roles at San Francisco Bay Area startups and high-growth companies. About Paul Ortchanian Paul Ortchanian is exceptionally knowledgeable and well-rounded in all aspects of product management.

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Bain Public

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

He acquired the breadth of experience to find common denominators to make businesses successful through his leadership roles at San Francisco Bay Area startups and high-growth companies. About Paul Ortchanian Paul Ortchanian is exceptionally knowledgeable and well-rounded in all aspects of product management.

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Modus Create

JANUARY 10, 2023

We kick off 2023 with an excited update! Since May, we have expanded our offerings through the acquisitions of software engineering company Tweag ; product development firm Promptworks ; and Atlassian consulting firms Atlas Authority and Twybee. . Fifth Acquisition in 12 Months. 5000 list for the eighth successive time.

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Bain Public

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

He acquired the breadth of experience to find common denominators to make businesses successful through his leadership roles at San Francisco Bay Area startups and high-growth companies. They will then have access to even more guidance for the next 2 years!

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 18, 2023

Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels When I started Infinify, I told the world I am shifting to product consulting. I knew what I really wanted to do, and the way I understood the term ‘product consulting’ described it quite well. The market, however, understood it differently.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 12, 2023

You are looking for a partner to join your team and take a significant leadership role. Photo by Mark Rabe on Unsplash When I started Infinify five years ago, I announced that I am offering product consulting services. In most cases, you have never been in this position yourself before, so interviewing could be a challenge.

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Bain Public

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Session Information Title: It’s an AI product manager’s job to help an organization succeed with Predictive Machine Learning Date: March 16th, 2023 Register: [link] The workshop provides actionable strategies, tools, processes, and skills product leaders need to create AI innovations, adapt to market shifts, and anticipate what’s next.

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Product Innovation Educators

MARCH 13, 2023

How product managers can prepare for a product leadership role Today we are talking about how you can prepare for and find a senior product leadership role, and we’ll be addressing this both for current senior leaders as well as for product managers. 21:42] What’s your outlook on the 2023 job market?

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This phrasing was better than the ‘product consulting’ that I started with but still not quite there. In a way, the fact that it’s unclear is much better than a very clear statement that people understand the wrong way (like ‘product consulting’). heard my explanation and immediately said — ‘oh, you are doing product strategy’.

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Modus Create

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

But 2023 felt different. As technology leaders, we must work to bridge the strategy and delivery divide , removing silos between leadership and development teams, using the customer journey as the north star for all of our efforts. Every year is a year of disruption.

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Gainsight

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Given that Customer Success (CS) will be a lifeline in 2023 , it feels important to answer this question—or at least keep the conversation going. Con: Your CSMs Would Need an Even More Specialized Skillset Not every person has the skillset to pivot between being consultative and driving a number. Personally, I’m torn.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 30, 2023

When I realized that consulting isn’t a one-time gig for me and that it’s what I want to do moving forward (it was a few months after I started doing it, before the CPO Bootcamp was even created) I immediately understood that I need to up my game in order to build a sustainable business.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

This is what I tell the founders that consult with me  — that to really solve the problem that they are looking to solve, a tool is not enough. Putting tools in place could make you feel as if you are making progress in the right direction, but if you just add tools you might be treating the symptoms and not the disease.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 19, 2023

That’s why making sure we define the right product is one of the things we spend the most time on during our programs — in the CPO Bootcamp or when consulting, for example. Your responsibility at that level grows dramatically and with it the impact of making mistakes. This level requires a whole new thought process with dedicated frameworks.

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The Product Manager Coach Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If you’d like coaching on how to set goals, I invite you to request a coaching consultation call with me. This post was updated on November 19, 2023. For information on setting goals for the new year, read my popular blog post, “How to Confidently Set Product Manager Goals for the New Year.”

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

While I was writing this article, one of my consulting clients called me to talk about this dilemma exactly: as their product is getting more mature and allows more functionality, their UX which was something they were super proud of up until now is getting slightly more complex. Do Your Customers Really Want to Pay Less?

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Business of Software Conference

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Notes from the Sigmacorns at BoS USA 2023. No amount of wordsmithing will get people excited if they are exhausted Questions to ask about To your leadership team: How confident the organization is focused on the right things To frontline managers: Is there anything you’re worried about being true that is starting to be true?

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Bain Public

DECEMBER 19, 2022

They monopolized the summer & fall to double down on their client efforts, market strategy and planning for new features for the next set of cities they targeted in 2023. We’ve helped provide them with the product leadership consulting, coaching, advice and support they need to bring their entire technical roadmap to the next level.

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Product Talk

JUNE 21, 2023

Meet Ellen Brandenberger , a product coach and consultant and Director of Product at Stack Overflow. Meet Ellen Brandenberger, a product coach and consultant and Director of Product at Stack Overflow. It’s foundational to leadership and product in an outcomes-based world.

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Product Talk

APRIL 12, 2023

And if they can’t distinguish, then I think their company hasn’t given them enough strategic context and they need to go push their leadership for clarity. A Consulting Company That Contributes to Revenue Generation and Cost Reduction for Clients Teresa Torres: Okay, let’s look at our next one. It’s everything.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 1, 2023

A brilliant guy, with many years of tech leadership experience, but none in product management. Note that not all product managers need the same level of guidance and monitoring — you can let the more experienced ones move more freely and consult with you as needed, while you monitor the more junior product managers’ work more closely.

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Product Talk

MARCH 1, 2023

I asked who was involved in choosing outcomes and was surprised to see that such a large percentage of teams said both their team and leadership were involved. In an ideal world, outcomes should be set by both the product team and executive leadership. was first posted on March 1, 2023 at 6:00 am. said their team was involved.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 8, 2023

When I talk to the startups I consult to , or with the CPO Bootcamp participants, I always say that building a solid product strategy isn’t like solving a math equation. I can say that it also worked most of the time, and I kept my very long hair until I was 25. It also means that I have a lot of experience combing long hair.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 14, 2024

Photo by Marc-Olivier Jodoin on Unsplash 2023 was a rough year on multiple fronts. You can consult with your colleagues or even external advisors to find the best path forward. Realizing it is one thing, and a more important thing is to accept it as it is and then act to change it while you can. Here is a quick guide to get you going.

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Product Talk

MAY 10, 2023

To learn more about how real product leaders are approaching this challenge, I recently sat down with fellow Product Talk instructor Ellen Juhlin (who’s also a product coach, consultant, and Senior Director of Product Management at Orion Labs ). ” Your designer might do the design work and work with the engineers on the iteration.

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