The Product Cafe

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Hello, all you product-loving folks! 💜 Welcome to this week's edition of Product Café, your weekly cup of coffee for everything product management, startups, AI, and more. Are You Trapped in the Product Death Cycle? 🤔 Are you building your product or your customers?

Product Research 52

Product Research User Testing Customer Feedback Customer Experience 52

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 12, 2020

You’ve got multiple offers from startups engineering positions, but how do you choose which one to take? With so many factors to consider, this article aims to compile the most important factors into one easy-to-read resource for software engineers evaluating startup offers. It’s the wild west out there.

Software Engineering 52

Software Engineering Software Review Research Software Engineering 52

The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Alternative futures analysis is a structured analytic technique that helps teams predict how the future might unfold. With this knowledge in hand, teams can more effectively identify and exploit opportunities and adopt risk strategies. As you assemble your team, take special care to select a diverse group of subject matter experts.

Technical Review 159

Technical Review Analytic Tools Research Software Automotive 159

Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 3, 2021

That’s the advice of the Sequoia team in their last memo, “ COVID Accelerated the Future, Now Seize It ,” and for the last couple of months, that’s certainly been on the top of our minds here at Intercom. So today, Paul Adams , our SVP of Product, and I are bringing you a special episode of Intercom on Product. Hello Paul.

Strategy 228

Strategy Feedback Software Research Software Software Review 228

The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Getting new products and new ventures off the ground in massive companies requires overcoming enormous hurdles. These corporate forces are arguably the biggest hurdles a new product venture faces. What’s fascinating is that often it’s not through lack of technical knowledge that new products struggle.

Development Team Review 149

Development Team Review Technical Review Systems Review Software Review 149

Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 18, 2022

You’re autonomous, your code is immaculate, and you have a deep understanding of building and shipping software. Despite not having a formal education in engineering, Sarah landed a job as a developer in the French consultant Grand Manitou. Then, four years ago, in 2018, she got a job at Algolia as a software engineer.

Engineering 204

Engineering Software Review Technical Review User Testing 204

Iteratively Blog

MARCH 15, 2020

They're the creators of hugely popular open source tool DBT. Apache Kafka), distributed systems, and much more. ? It’s recorded bi-weekly where they feature in-depth analysis and a top-notch interview that highlights the people applying these technologies in real-life scenarios. ? Development. 2 Data Eng Weekly.

Data Visualization 101

Data Visualization Analytic Tools Research Software Technical Review 101

DISQO

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The ‘Lean’ movement has taken the corporate world by storm, but there are still countless barriers for product teams that seek to adopt its experiment-driven ethos and make decisions informed by customer data. Today, our clients include forward-thinking product teams from AT&T, Capital One, PwC, Aetna, and many others.

Data Visualization 40

Data Visualization User Testing Customer Experience Product Research 40

DISQO

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The ‘Lean’ movement has taken the corporate world by storm, but there are still countless barriers for product teams that seek to adopt its experiment-driven ethos and make decisions informed by customer data. Today, our clients include forward-thinking product teams from AT&T, Capital One, PwC, Aetna, and many others.

Data Visualization 40

Data Visualization User Testing Customer Experience Product Research 40

Business of Software Conference

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

There are three main aspects to sales: Planning, Selling, and Tools. This talk from Stephen Allott takes you throught the journey of planning for success and which rules and tools can help and hinder your organization. Want us to let you know about new talk videos, speaker AMAs, Business of Software Conference and other event updates?

Analytic Tools 40

Analytic Tools Research Software Data Visualization Software Review 40

DISQO

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The ‘Lean’ movement has taken the corporate world by storm, but there are still countless barriers for product teams that seek to adopt its experiment-driven ethos and make decisions informed by customer data. Today, our clients include forward-thinking product teams from AT&T, Capital One, PwC, Aetna, and many others.

Data Visualization 40

Data Visualization User Testing Customer Experience Development Team Review 40

DISQO

APRIL 13, 2017

When we looked back on the 2,000+ experiments that product teams have run on Alpha, we noted some of the challenges that they first had to overcome. Conceptually, most teams already buy into the value of experimentation and user insights, so that part was relatively easy. Most product teams though are in the middle bucket.

Product Research 40

Product Research User Testing Development Team Review Customer Feedback 40

DISQO

APRIL 13, 2017

When we looked back on the 2,000+ experiments that product teams have run on Alpha, we noted some of the challenges that they first had to overcome. Conceptually, most teams already buy into the value of experimentation and user insights, so that part was relatively easy. Most product teams though are in the middle bucket.

Product Research 40

Product Research User Testing Development Team Review Customer Feedback 40

DISQO

APRIL 13, 2017

When we looked back on the 2,000+ experiments that product teams have run on Alpha, we noted some of the challenges that they first had to overcome. Conceptually, most teams already buy into the value of experimentation and user insights, so that part was relatively easy. Most product teams though are in the middle bucket.

User Testing 56

User Testing Development Team Review Customer Feedback Product Research 56

The Product Coalition

MAY 18, 2016

My supervisors in different teams (I was in a management trainee rotational program) gave me two big projects. One project was about pre-IPO funding for which I had to do a lot of financial modeling, due diligence, and third party negotiation. Excited about this finding, I started to apply for product manager jobs.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Finance Research Software Feedback Software 60

Bryce York

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Sean Ellis is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and startup advisor. Sean also popularized the term product/market fit and coined the term growth hacking. ” Without clear growth goals, your team can’t stay in sync or work at their best. The biggest cost of an out of sync team – wasted effort.

Research Software 52

Research Software Analytic Tools Reporting Tools User Testing 52

Amplitude

MAY 17, 2017

Your web analytics team comes to you with a surprising revelation. In startup analytics, where the feedback cycles are short and the pressure to launch great, it’s especially easy to fall prey to Twyman’s Law and make sloppy statistical mistakes. Twyman’s Law and its audience research origins.

Data Visualization 71

Data Visualization Analytic Tools Software Review Technical Review 71

DISQO

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Look no further than Portland-based Cambia Health Solutions, unsung heroes in a healthcare industry not particularly known for its groundbreaking ideas. They’ve created products like MedSavvy , an information source for patients and their families that offers easy access to medication choices, quality, costs, and more.

Healthcare 40

Healthcare User Testing Development Team Review Systems Review 40

DISQO

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Look no further than Portland-based Cambia Health Solutions, unsung heroes in a healthcare industry not particularly known for its groundbreaking ideas. They’ve created products like MedSavvy , an information source for patients and their families that offers easy access to medication choices, quality, costs, and more.

Healthcare 40

Healthcare User Testing Development Team Review Systems Review 40

ProductPlan

DECEMBER 4, 2019

As a product manager, you’re more likely to find yourself embroiled in these events since you sit at the nexus of so many activities and constituencies. We outlined the seven internal politics situations you’ll likely encounter at least once in your product management career and how you can handle them. So how do you handle it?

Development Team Review 67

Development Team Review Software Review Product Management Product Manager 67

DISQO

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Look no further than Portland-based Cambia Health Solutions, unsung heroes in a healthcare industry not particularly known for its groundbreaking ideas. They’ve created products like MedSavvy , an information source for patients and their families that offers easy access to medication choices, quality, costs, and more.

Healthcare 40

Healthcare User Testing Development Team Review Systems Review 40

ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Some will delight and engage the executive team by taking a high-level approach and focusing on goals and strategy. Others dive into the specifics and make engineering teams happy since they’re so detailed. Remember, a stakeholder is anyone with a vested interest in the product. Provide a holistic view. Avoid vanity metrics.

Roadmap 72

Roadmap Data Visualization Technical Review User Testing 72

UX Studio: Product Management

MARCH 31, 2019

This article will guide you on how to spot the best user experience team to hire. I’m going to talk about choosing a team that will deliver you a great digital product experience. Why the best SF companies work with remote UX teams. These humble pros do their job day in day out, designing products and teaching others how.

UX 65

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