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Ignoring Innovation: Lessons from Kodak

Melissa Perri

In 2007 I joined an innovation swat team at Cornell in the Johnson Graduate School of Business. It was called the Business, Science, and Technology Initiative (known to the cool kids as BSTI). We were working with Kodak to come up with a completely new product that would appeal to our age group, the early 20s. For the next two years our team of […].

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Pricing Foundations

The Product Bistro

One topic that seems to trip up both new and experienced product managers is the process of pricing. As a recent post highlights, the most important lever we have in our bag of tricks to influence the profitability of our products and business, is the price. Yet, establishing a good price, and holding variance to a minimum is a top concern of the product management function.

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How Minimum Viable Products & Features Helped Me Write My New Book

Roman Pichler

Minimum Viable Product #1. Writing a book is a complex and at times challenging endeavour: it took me over two years to write and publish my latest book. As I had to commit a substantial amount of my time to the project (and my company’s money), I tried to reduce the risk of writing a book that nobody really wants and needs. At the same time, I wanted to test that the product would create enough value for its readers before writing the actual book.

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The Most Important Thing You Need For Your Product To Succeed

Street Smart Product Manager

Have you ever felt like there is no clear direction for your product? That you keep getting jerked around building features to satisfy the latest customer opportunity? That your product can do a lot of things, but it’s hard to articulate exactly what it does in just a few short sentences? Maybe your product is trying […]. The post The Most Important Thing You Need For Your Product To Succeed appeared first on Street Smart Product Manager.

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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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Ignoring Innovation: Lessons from Kodak

Melissa Perri

In 2007 I joined an innovation swat team at Cornell in the Johnson Graduate School of Business. It was called the Business, Science, and Technology Initiative (known to the cool kids as BSTI). We were working with Kodak to come up with a completely new product that would appeal to our age group, the early 20s. For the next two years our team of nine would meet biweekly to research, experiment, and learn more about our fellow peers.

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When Product Culture is Rotten – Bringing the Donuts 05/10/2016

Ken Norton

Can you change your company's culture? -. I had a blast speaking at the Mind the Product conference last week in front of 1,200+ product people. In case you missed it, check out the essay version of my talk, Please Make Yourself Uncomfortable. I hope you’ll join us next time. Thanks to everyone who took the time.

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The most important thing you need for your product to succeed

Street Smart Product Manager

Have you ever felt like there is no clear direction for your product? That you keep getting jerked around building features to satisfy the latest customer opportunity? That your product can do a lot of things, but it’s hard to articulate exactly what it does in just a few short sentences? Maybe your product is trying […]. The post The most important thing you need for your product to succeed appeared first on Street Smart Product Manager.

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Average Manager vs. Great Manager

Product Club

Assigning Tasks. Delivering News. Conducting 1:1’s. Giving Feedback. Assigning Tasks.

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The enterprise needs to kill the business case

Product Warrior

Sexy start up product management techniques which are always being written about are not always easy to embrace inside the large enterprise. Big companies have legal restrictions to consider, existing revenues to protect, complex politics at each level of the hierarchy, economies of scale to achieve, policies to to follow and an established culture.

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From Developer Experience to Product Experience: How a Shared Focus Fuels Product Success

Speaker: Anne Steiner and David Laribee

As a concept, Developer Experience (DX) has gained significant attention in the tech industry. It emphasizes engineers’ efficiency and satisfaction during the product development process. As product managers, we need to understand how a good DX can contribute not only to the well-being of our development teams but also to the broader objectives of product success and customer satisfaction.

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[TSIA Spotlight] Expand Selling and LAER for Marketing

TSIA

Recently, an article I wrote was featured on MarTech Advisor , a marketing technology publication, called, " Why Marketing Technology Platforms Need New Innovations to Drive Revenue and Growth ," about how Expand Selling and TSIA's LAER model applies to the role of marketing. In this post, I explain how important it is for marketers to focus on finding the right technology innovations that will enable them to better drive ROI for their business and cost-effectively re-ignite revenue

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What are the best strategies for corporate innovation?

DISQO

Technology is rapidly changing the way companies in almost every industry think about business and product development. New technologies are enabling products and experiences that prior to recent years, could only be dreamed of. As a result, companies that have dominated large markets are now facing competition from startups with innovative new technologies, business models, and product development strategies.

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Comment on Show Don’t Ask by Jared Ranere

Product Club

I’m a big believer in prototypes as a way to find out if your execution is succeeding, and I agree that customers most often don’t know what *features* they want. But, I think they do know what they are trying to accomplish and what’s hard about accomplishing it. In other words, they know their job-to-be-done. For instance, let’s imagine you asked someone in 1880, “Do you often have to go somewhere?

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The Power of Online News Release in the Philippines

I Wonder The Value

In Japan, online press release service is often used for news release. Since I’m curious about how this kind of service is going in the Philippines, I made research about online PR service for news release in the Philippines. How I made research I’m using Google Alert and Tweet Deck to ping specific topics such as startup and specific industry every day.

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Platform Product Management Beyond Features: Introducing B-MAP for Platform Ecosystem Success

Traditional PM struggles with the complexities of platform ecosystems. B-MAP framework tackles this challenge. B-MAP goes beyond features, focusing on building, managing, adapting, and partnering to foster a thriving platform ecosystem.

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What I Heard at TSW San Diego 2016

TSIA

Last week, TSIA held our Technology Services World (TSW) conference in beautiful San Diego. I had a really busy week with 11 presentations, including a technology keynote and the EXPO Tour, and I spent most of Wednesday in 1:1 meetings with members, talking about their technology challenges. Based on questions asked during breakout sessions, my meetings, and dozens of hallway and EXPO conversations, I've put together a list of the common themes I heard that I'd like to share with you.

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What are the best strategies for corporate innovation?

DISQO

Technology is rapidly changing the way companies in almost every industry think about business and product development. New technologies are enabling products and experiences that prior to recent years, could only be dreamed of. As a result, companies that have dominated large markets are now facing competition from startups with innovative new technologies, business models, and product development strategies.

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Comment on Generalists vs. Specialists (and Unicorns!) by Generalists vs. Specialists (and Unicorns!): When to Hire Each – Charlotte Gauthier

Product Club

[…] (This is a repost of a piece I originally wrote for Product Managaer Club. You can find the original here.) […].

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Localize your research on the dscout app

dscout People Nerds

dscout is now available in six additional languages through localization features.

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How to Build an Experimentation Culture for Data-Driven Product Development

Speaker: Margaret-Ann Seger, Head of Product, Statsig

Experimentation is often seen as an aspirational practice, especially at smaller, fast-moving companies who are strapped for time and resources. So, how can you get your team making decisions in a more data-driven way while continuing to remain lean and maintaining ship velocity? In this webinar, Margaret-Ann Seger, Head of Product at Statsig, will teach you how to build an experimentation culture from the ground-up, graduating from just getting started with data-driven development to operating

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What are the best strategies for corporate innovation?

DISQO

Technology is rapidly changing the way companies in almost every industry think about business and product development. New technologies are enabling products and experiences that prior to recent years, could only be dreamed of. As a result, companies that have dominated large markets are now facing competition from startups with innovative new technologies, business models, and product development strategies.

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Is the Minimum Actually Viable?

dscout People Nerds

Know the linchpin for your next product launch—feedback from first-time users.