Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2018

He had to quickly determine which team members displayed a potential for leadership and teach them the fundamentals of management so they could make new hires and scale – without ruining the culture. I hosted Nick on the podcast, where we discussed the differences between management and leadership, fostering diversity in tech, and more.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Mixcloud CTO and co-founder Mat Clayton helped bootstrap his company from humble beginnings in an empty warehouse with no internet connection to more than 15 million active users over a 10-year period, all before they took their first round of funding. He joined us to talk about startup life, scaling, making hard decisions, and more.

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Valerian Tech

JUNE 13, 2023

Healthcare companies must adhere to a myriad of regulations, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and other industry-specific guidelines. This blog will explore the challenges faced by healthcare companies in achieving regulatory compliance.

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Bain Public

MAY 26, 2022

Over the last decade, there has been advancements in the product world where the CEO is no longer the only one who calls the shots; now, there is a Product Leadership Team (PLT) who is supposed to work collaboratively with the product manager on defining the next set of features of a product.

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The Product Guy

JULY 30, 2020

Guest Post by: Inis Hormann (Mentee, Session 11, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Paul Hurwitz]. In particular when the stakeholder shares with the PM expected timelines, revenue targets or how they see the product is fitting into the company’s strategy. More About The Product Mentor. Better Decisions.

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People-First Product Leadership

APRIL 24, 2024

Positive Intelligence Embrace conflict for stronger team bonds and better solutions Amy Gallo notes some companies strive for an “artificial harmony”—a state where everyone pretends to agree and there is no disagreement. Another path is to to reflect on your company culture.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Photo by Pedro Figueras from Pexels As the importance of product management for business success becomes clearer, many startups give one of the founders the product leadership role. It can be a full-blown CPO responsibility or a CTO who runs both product and technology. The founders I work with are great people with no ego.

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Mironov Consulting

JUNE 27, 2019

That maps to titles like Director of Product Management, Group Product Manager, VP of Products, or Chief Product Officer. There may also be some designers or a few developers reporting into such roles, but I’m focused away from CTO and VP Engineering roles where the majority of staff are developers. .

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 14, 2021

For instance, what objective metric is there to measure the weight of your leadership or communication skills? Their leadership abilities can either make or break the efforts of their engineers, and their success is compounded by their manager's competence in an often ambiguous position. are not necessary to get a job in tech.

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Mind the Product

MAY 29, 2018

Mind the Product returns to Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco on July 16-17 and promises to be one of our best product conferences yet, with a leadership forum, more workshops, more networking events around the conference, and more fun than ever before. Leadership Forum. Brant Cooper, Co-Founder of Moves the Needle.

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 8, 2021

Bruce founded Product Culture to help communicate the key principles underlying consistently successful product-focused organizations and helps companies like Vistaprint, Localytics, Huawei, Nuance, and Zipcar achieve their product visions through workshops, mentoring, and team coaching.

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Mind the Product

MAY 21, 2019

The command-and-control system most companies still cling to is, in fact, disempowering. Patty McCord, former Chief Talent Officer at Netflix. I recently worked with a growing company and interviewed more than 15 team members. Decision making is a learned skill, not something you just inherently possess.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Ian Moulton, lead a conversation around “Conducting User Research”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Throughout the year, we’ve talked to business leaders, experts, and pioneers about all kinds of topics: from creating world-class customer experiences to the challenges of running a business during the pandemic, from being an ally and addressing gaps in diversity to building technical leadership careers. Will Larson , CTO of Calm.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Ian Moulton, lead a conversation around “Multiscreen Web Design”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 5, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Vikas Batra, lead a conversation around “Emotional Intelligence for Product Managers”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! About The Product Mentor. Meet the mentors….

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The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Chris Butler, lead a conversation around “Business Development vs. Product Management”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! About The Product Mentor. Meet the mentors….

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , James Alexander, lead a conversation around “Finding Blue Oceans”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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The Product Guy

MAY 15, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Dustin Levy, lead a conversation around “Product Strategies for Non-Strategists”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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Mironov Consulting

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Salespeople sell their own credibility as much as our company’s actual product. (“I can get this really small enhancement done for you. Many company leaders came up through Sales or Marketing, so they may already be thinking about the questions above. A lumpy pipeline that depends on closing some specific deals. EXECUTIVES.

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Mironov Consulting

JANUARY 17, 2019

Many CEOs tell me that they (personally) are the best-informed people within their companies about what customers need , and they (personally) are best positioned to drive decisions on product priorities. A not-yet-generating-repeatable-revenue company of 6 people might have one architect/CTO, one designer, three other developers, and a CEO.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2020

To sustain this growth, together with the executive team we decided to restructure the company and double its size. It was more about my self-esteem and my fear I would have less control over things or not do enough for the company. This company objective is then translated to department objective. So, then what should I do?

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Dan Mason, lead a conversation around “Your Next Career Steps”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 31, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Marc Wendell, lead a conversation around “UX Design Tactics”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Krishna Madhuvarsu, lead a conversation around “Product Management in Startups vs. Enterprises”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! About The Product Mentor.

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Product Innovation Educators

MAY 20, 2016

Companies share they are only “marginally effective” at converting R&D spending into product advancements. As an example, under Steve Jobs, Apple spent a fraction on R&D compared to its peer group yet consistently released new products. gain the influence in your company you want. create a path to executive leadership.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 2, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Nis Frome, lead a conversation around “Rapid Prototyping”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today! Meet the mentors….

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Hutwork

MARCH 9, 2018

Just like you use the latest technology to inform products of today, you need to change the way you build products to optimize for the future. This insightful article from McKinsey & Company talks about today’s product manager evolving into a mini-CEO. 8 3 Types of Product Management: Which One is Right for Your Company?

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Userpilot

MARCH 7, 2024

of leadership roles. Also – a study by Paychex from December 2018 found that 33% of women in technology have considered changing careers because of male colleagues. I wanted to learn more about what challenges are deterring women from entering leadership career paths in tech. Again…Why? Sima Banijamali – Sr.

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Agile Velocity

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Titled, “Mastering the Art of Integration: Strategic Planning with SAFe ® for Agile Organizations”, the webinar explored the challenges many companies face when bridging the gap between strategy and execution. We’re talking about the CTO, the CIO, someone in technology needs to be behind it, the CFO.

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Business of Software Conference

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

From pitches that drown customers in a word-soup of features, to high-concept vision pitches that leave customers confused and sceptical – many companies struggle to connect authentically with customers in a way that generates deals. Fresh talks on entrepreneurship, product, marketing, leadership, hiring, and more dropping each week.

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Mind the Product

JULY 9, 2018

It also has a specific connotation with an associate product manager (APM)program, which is a common rotational apprenticeship program in larger companies like Google and Facebook. This is a newer role, and usually a very senior product manager who is responsible for a critical product in the company.

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Mironov Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

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. First, I observe that product titles and roles vary wildly across companies: there’s no consistency even within a segment.

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Bain Public

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Founded by CEO Justin Hunt and CTO Ben Hudson, Blaise Transit is headquartered in Montreal and has been supported by some of the world’s top accelerators, including Techstars and Canada’s Next 36! This round allowed the company to raise $2.4

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Business of Software Conference

MAY 15, 2019

Technology launched before the market was ready, a funded company run into the grown, struggling to reach the heights of an American counterpart. Looked to new models for private jet aviation, managed a band, went and worked in film because I love film so much and found it intensely dull working for a blue chip company.

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Atlassian

JANUARY 27, 2022

Marty Hagewood, a software development manager at EMC Insurance Companies, experienced this first-hand. Large companies’ needs are becoming more complex due to emerging regulations around privacy and security. It serves as the digital watercooler where the whole company shares updates about their work, their team, and themselves.

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Product Bookshelf

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The OKR framework can inspire teams and bring focus to an entire company. . The story begins with the struggling founders meeting with their top advisor and board member who recommends OKRs. They hire a CTO and deal with a variety of team problems along the way. OKRs blend visionary objectives with measurable outcomes.

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