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Product Failure: The Musk Paradox

The Product Coalition

A gangly wild-eyed man, with one slug for an eyebrow, lived in a trailer in Maine with his wife and two children.

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Climbing the career ladder in product

Mind the Product

Starting out a career in product can be difficult if you don’t know where to start, especially when no two paths are the same. How does one forge their own path and climb the ladder? Read more » The post Climbing the career ladder in product appeared first on Mind the Product.

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5 Biggest Challenges of Complex Product Roadmaps & How to Manage Them

Gocious Blog

Product development is a complex process. While hardware and software developers each have their own unique set of challenges, software integrations into hardware products have greatly increased their complexity. Navigating these new challenges requires a product manager with strong leadership and organizational skills to manage them. Product roadmaps are a useful tool with several features that helps to guide and keep track of the process.

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What Is Conversational UX and Why Is It Taking Over?

Userpilot

With the latest advances in AI technology and the widespread adoption of chatbots in the SaaS industry, conversational UX design has become a necessity to avoid low-effort conversational interfaces over customer satisfaction. In this guide, we’ll go over what conversational UX is, why it’s beneficial for SaaS businesses, and which best practices to abide by with your UX design philosophy!

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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Do Product Managers Have To Worry About Algorithms Raising Prices?

The Accidental Product Manager

Can algorithms be too helpful? Image Credit: Being a product manager is a full-time job. There are a lot a parts to this job that we wish we could have someone help us with. The good news is that we are living in the 21st Century and that means that we can harness the power of algorithms to automate parts of our job. However, it can be all too easy for us to hand a job off to an algorithm and then walk away from it.

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ONE THING on Market Fit and Roadmaps

Product Culture

Successful product people work hard on market fit: What problems might lead customers to test or buy their product? How many customers would potentially do the same? Do you have competitors in this space? Subscribe to my weekly Nano-letter: Sign Up Subscribe to One Thing Weekly Name * First Name Last Name Email * Our Privacy Policy * You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us, or by contacting us at bruce@productculture.co

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These FAQs from Product Managers May Surprise You

dscout People Nerds

Understanding your product managers is key to a successful research relationship. Read some of their burning questions.

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Maximizing Your Digital Product’s Success: The Ultimate Guide to Implementing OKRs

Emerge Insights

One of the most significant challenges that companies and teams face is maintaining focus. With numerous competing priorities, it is easy to become distracted and lose sight of what is truly important. This lack of clarity can have devastating consequences for the success and growth of a product. At the heart of this problem is […] The post <strong>Maximizing Your Digital Product’s Success: The Ultimate Guide to Implementing OKRs</strong> appeared first on EMERGE | Di

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How to build continuous habits in product management

Product Warrior

The world of product management can be a rewarding yet challenging environment. You know how the saying goes: "Product is hard." For a Product Manager to thrive, developing personal and professional growth habits is essential. As with any self-development goal, the key to maintaining these habits is resilience and constantly pushing forward despite setbacks.

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Understanding User Needs and Satisfying Them

Speaker: Scott Sehlhorst

We know we want to create products which our customers find to be valuable. Whether we label it as customer-centric or product-led depends on how long we've been doing product management. There are three challenges we face when doing this. The obvious challenge is figuring out what our users need; the non-obvious challenges are in creating a shared understanding of those needs and in sensing if what we're doing is meeting those needs.

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Share the Love: Be a Champion for Continuous Discovery

Product Talk

I’m hearing more and more about a very simple but challenging problem. It might sound familiar. You’re an individual contributor at your company. You picked up a copy of Continuous Discovery Habits and loved it. You want to start working this way. But how do you convince your teammates, your stakeholders , and your leaders? You’ve tried sharing the book.

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Interviewing customers: the art of asking questions

Mind the Product

Maybe you work somewhere where user research is done by a specialist team, maybe you’re new to product management, maybe you’re looking into a possible new product, maybe your sales people are very protective of their contacts. There are several reasons why a product manager might be a step or two removed from direct contact with customers. Read more » The post Interviewing customers: the art of asking questions appeared first on Mind the Product.

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As Regulatory Compliance Changes from Carriers, Alchemer SMS Adapts

Alchemer Mobile

By Vanessa Bagnato, Director, Product Marketing, Alchemer SMS distribution is a very popular way of diversifying how you reach customers to ask for their feedback. It’s simply a way of sending an invitation to take a survey via a text message (SMS – Short Message Service) to somebody’s mobile device. Many customers use SMS campaigns for their Alchemer Survey distribution.

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Why Product Managers Are Needed for the Future Of AI

The Product Coalition

We’re all experiencing an incredible moment in technological history  Here is why PMs are fundamental for the sake of AI growth.

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Beyond the Basics of A/B Tests: Highly Innovative Experimentation Tactics You Need to Know

Speaker: Timothy Chan, PhD., Head of Data Science

Are you ready to move beyond the basics and take a deep dive into the cutting-edge techniques that are reshaping the landscape of experimentation? 🌐 From Sequential Testing to Multi-Armed Bandits, Switchback Experiments to Stratified Sampling, Timothy Chan, Data Science Lead, is here to unravel the mysteries of these powerful methodologies that are revolutionizing how we approach testing.

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Redefining Boundaries: Exploring the Importance of Global Expansion for Japanese Companies

freshtrax

“This year, our theme is Global Expansion!” Have you ever heard this phrase? Many Japanese companies have long set their sights on global expansion as a mid- to long-term goal. However, not many of these companies have actually been able to develop a realistic plan – let alone put it into action. Why is this? Well, there are several barriers that stand in the way of companies that seek to expand their business to the global market.

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WHAM! A framework for workshopping product OKRs

Mind the Product

OKRs are a great tool to drive a product team in the direction of the business strategy, but they can also be a means of motivating product teams. Product Director Ayesha Farhat shares a framework that she has used for product OKRs. Read more » The post WHAM! A framework for workshopping product OKRs appeared first on Mind the Product.

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436: Practical tips for creating a product/brand community – with Bri Leever

Product Innovation Educators

What a community can do for your product – for product managers Today we are talking about building a community for a brand or product. Which reminds me that this episode is sponsored by the Product Mastery Now Community—that’s right, we have a community for listeners of this podcast. Do you want to meet the podcast guests and ask them questions?

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How to Enhance Smart Contract Security for dApps?

The Product Coalition

Smart contract Decentralized applications (dApps) have been gaining traction in recent years due to their potential to provide a more transparent and secure platform for various industries. Smart contracts, a key component of many dApps, are self-executing digital contracts that automatically enforce the terms of an agreement. However, despite their numerous advantages, smart contracts can be vulnerable to security breaches.

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Exploring PerfDog Whitepaper 2024: Unlock the Power of Performance Testing

Key Takeaways Robust Platform & Multi-System Support: Brief introduction to PerfDog's extensive compatibility across various operating systems and hardware platforms including Android, iOS, PC, gaming consoles and more. In-Depth Performance Metrics: Quick view of the extensive range of metrics for system, graphics and rendering, user experience, in-depth analysis, and more.

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Where are the product person tools?

The Product Guy

There are a lot of great feedback tools out there, but most were found to not be sufficiently dynamic. Watch and learn more from product management expert, Amin Bashi.

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The power of user-centered design: Putting your customers first

Mind the Product

In this article, UX Consultant, Roxanne Rosewood, explores the power of user-centered design and its impact on product development. Read more » The post The power of user-centered design: Putting your customers first appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Top 13 SaaS Customer Engagement Trends 2023 to Follow

Userpilot

Looking to implement the top customer engagement trends in 2023 for your SaaS business? Staying on top of the engagement trends is a must for product growth and staying ahead of your competition. This article has compiled the top 13 SaaS customer engagement trends you should follow in 2023 to help you navigate the emerging trends. Let’s start!

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Why Positioning Fails in Sales

Business of Software Conference

I had a conversation with April Dunford recently to discuss her brand new talk for BoS USA 2023 and the question of why positioning fails in sales came up a lot… April’s obviously awesome by the way. And yes, that is a new speaker announcement! She had some super insightful things to share about why positioning fails in sales – and what to do about it.

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Product Management Careers: Job Prospects, Pathways, and Must-Have Skills (2024)

The product management job market in 2024 reflects the fast-growing and ever-evolving nature of the field. For product managers looking to future-proof their careers and take advantage of new opportunities, staying informed about the professional landscape is a smart move. In this comprehensive career guide from Regis College, you’ll learn about: The current job outlook for product managers in 2024 Six professional pathways and the average salaries for these roles in the U.S.

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Cracking the Code of Product Prioritization: Beyond Impact vs. Effort

The Product Coalition

Product Success through Nuanced Prioritization Strategies Continue reading on Product Coalition »

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From 0 to 40+ million users by Amit Bhasin

Mind the Product

In this ProductTank Tokyo talk, Amit Bhasin, Head of Product Division at PayPay, outlines the product’s journey and shares his key learnings throughout the building process. Watch the talk in full, or read on for a summary of his main points. Read more » The post From 0 to 40+ million users by Amit Bhasin appeared first on Mind the Product.

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The 14 Best Event Tracking Tools for SaaS Companies

Userpilot

Choosing the best event-tracking tool for your business is not easy. Many options are available, and the information online is not always complete or objective. To make the choice a bit easier for you, we’ve created a list of the best tools for tracking events available for SaaS teams in 2023. Let’s get right to it! TL;DR An event-tracking system is an application for recording and analyzing user interactions with your product or website.

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Product Owners and Product Managers: How They Work Together

Gocious Blog

Product managers and product owners each have distinct roles within their companies. Yet, they share a common goal of creating products that both solve problems for their customers and delight them. While their roles differ, their ability to work together is essential to ensure that the product teams meet their goals.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Beyond Zero-Sum: The Role of Leadership in Product in Shaping Mindsets in a Remote World

The Product Coalition

6 Leaderships Lessons and 5 Tools for Creating a Positive Environment Continue reading on Product Coalition »

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Moving from service-led to product-led – Kirsten Mann on The Product Experience

Mind the Product

Tune into our conversation with Kirsten Mann, CPO at Prospection to hear her key lessons learned from moving the organisation from services-led to product-led. Read more » The post Moving from service-led to product-led – Kirsten Mann on The Product Experience appeared first on Mind the Product.

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7 Methods To Collect Customer Feedback for SaaS [+ Examples]

Userpilot

Want to know whether your product is delivering value to customers? The best solution is to ask them directly. Customer feedback is the key to developing a customer-centric business. In this article, we’ll discuss 7 ways you can collect customer feedback to understand user sentiment. TL;DR Customer feedback is any information gathered about the customer experience with your product or service.