Userpilot

JUNE 20, 2023

TL;DR Product idea validation is a process during which product teams test and tweak the product concept to ensure it satisfies a real market need. Apart from testing the demand for the product, idea validation helps teams assess if they have the necessary expertise and resources to build the product. Let’s get straight into it!

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

So they created a software that provides control, visibility, and payment methods for corporate finance teams. Instead, focus on fostering a culture of communication and feedback loops between the team. It’s safe to say he’s learned a thing or two about adjusting his message and product for each unique customer persona.

Feedback Software 162

Feedback Software Marketing User Testing Finance 162

DISQO

JUNE 30, 2017

Input from executives is only less common than input from product owners, engineering teams, and the product managers themselves. The challenge for product leaders is that ideas from the C-Suite often lack customer validation and therefore put teams at risk of investing resources in ideas that won’t be successful.

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Weak Development Team Product Research User Testing Customer Feedback 53

Userpilot

JULY 27, 2023

They also manage finances and supervise one or more engineering teams. Product Marketing Manager: This person is tasked with developing product marketing campaigns , crafting compelling marketing messages, and coming up with ideas to retain customers. They also manage finances and supervise one or more engineering teams.

Research Software 98

Research Software Feedback Software Analytic Tools Onboarding KPIs 98

The Product Coalition

MAY 18, 2016

I did what I should have, and was not bad at it, as numbers and analysis are not hard for me, but besides, I couldn’t say that I really enjoyed it. My supervisors in different teams (I was in a management trainee rotational program) gave me two big projects. At the same time, I kept talking to people.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Finance Research Software Feedback Software 60

Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Bad time-management in product teams (or any team for that matter) is a source of pain for many but, by taking some simple actions you can ensure they’re a thing of the past. Here’s how you can support your team’s time-management as a product leader. Ensure it’s not an issue for new starters.

Customer Experience 116

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DISQO

JUNE 30, 2017

Input from executives is only less common than input from product owners, engineering teams, and the product managers themselves. The challenge for product leaders is that ideas from the C-Suite often lack customer validation and therefore put teams at risk of investing resources in ideas that won’t be successful.

Weak Development Team 40

Weak Development Team Product Research User Testing Customer Feedback 40

DISQO

JUNE 30, 2017

Input from executives is only less common than input from product owners, engineering teams, and the product managers themselves. The challenge for product leaders is that ideas from the C-Suite often lack customer validation and therefore put teams at risk of investing resources in ideas that won’t be successful.

Weak Development Team 40

Weak Development Team Product Research User Testing Customer Feedback 40

Atlassian

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Psychologically safe work environments allow team members to feel that they can safely take calculated risks without fear of repercussions. On the journey to success, how your team members feel about their work environment may be just as important as the skills they bring to the table. 5-Second summary. What is psychological safety?

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Weak Development Team Leadership Consulting Reporting Tools 132

Department of Product

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

If you’ve not heard of Celonis before, it’s a SaaS company that focuses on one thing product teams tend to either love or hate: process map diagramming. Essential reads for product teams New from the Department of Product this week: ? Enjoy the rest of your week! That’s the first big difference to note.

Analytic Tools 52

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 21, 2021

Many worked from home on tasks ranging from organising team activities via Slack, analysing data and collaborating on documents via Google Docs, to discussing strategies via Microsoft Teams and coaching clients via Zoom. Motor: Weakness in how one can control their muscles, bones and joints. Error: When a user makes a mistake.

Research Software 156

Research Software Data Visualization Software Review Technical Review 156

Mind the Product

JUNE 22, 2018

The service lets customers manage their finances with their mobile phone. Transactions are made by sending PIN-protected text messages in exchange of a small fee of 25 Kenyan Shillings (less than 25p). Transactions are made by sending PIN-protected text messages in exchange of a small fee of 25 Kenyan Shillings (less than 25p).

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Data Visualization Banking Weak Development Team Customer Experience 91

Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 13, 2018

Of all the ways to get your message into the world, staging events might not seem like the most efficient or scalable. That’s likely going to be your most significant resource and finance drain at the start of building your events strategy. Start small, delivering the message that’s important to your company on the very first day.

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Events Branding Customer Experience User Testing 205

Innovatemap

MARCH 22, 2023

In early February, I attended events in both Indianapolis and New York where the message was the same. It’s up to the founder to discover the right angle and amplify the message to the right audience. This type of plan outlines what your business strategy looks like in a poor economic climate.

Weak Development Team 52

Weak Development Team Reporting Tools Data Visualization Banking 52

Mixpanel

OCTOBER 17, 2022

If you are a growing business, it’s common to add more people–more developers, more designers, more product managers. My product team is small, which ends up being great because I don’t prefer to have an overly large team with multiple layers. What does this look like?

Data Visualization 52

Data Visualization Analytic Tools Reporting Tools Onboarding KPIs 52

Userpilot

JANUARY 21, 2021

In this post – we will make it clear how Product Owner vs. Product Manager’s roles differ, what skills each need to have to excel in their roles, why you need both in your product team and when is a good time to hire for those roles! Product Manager’s roles is the stage in the product development process where each is involved.

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User Testing Customer Feedback Onboarding KPIs Product Management 98

The Product Coalition

MARCH 11, 2020

The roadmap is much more than a directive document that tells teams what to do by when. It is ideally a galvanizing document to drive vision, bring teams into alignment and commitment, and lead them and your customers to your future, promised destination. You own it, but many other teams are gunning to influence it daily.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 15, 2023

Ideally, with a great onboarding flow, when someone asks one of your customers what their favorite part of managing their finances is, they hold up their phone and say “the app I use.” Some ways to do that include: Using validations to prevent users from entering bad data. Clear messaging.

Onboarding KPIs 125

Onboarding KPIs Analytic Tools Research Software Data Visualization 125

Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 21, 2018

Whether you’re at an early-stage startup that’s just made its first sales hires, or part of a fast-moving sales team in a large organization, the key to success often comes down to efficiency. That means your focus should be on building the right customer profile and developing precise messaging to reach them.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Intercom, the product, continued to develop at a fast pace with hundreds of new features big and small – from an entirely reimagined Messenger to a thriving Intercom App Store to next generation chatbots, Custom Bots and Answer Bot. Lessons learned from scaling a team. It has been a year of extraordinary growth at Intercom.

Analytic Tools 150

Analytic Tools Research Software User Testing Customer Experience 150

Mironov Consulting

JUNE 27, 2019

Defining my label carefully, a “product leader” is someone who manages a team of product managers. 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. . What does your team and company need?

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Userzoom

JUNE 9, 2020

You know, the type of research at the end of development that often leads to lots of suggestions but are often too late to ever be implemented? Use your analytics, product teams, front-line customer teams, and explore all this data. The most common response I am seeing is reverting back to very late stage tactical research.

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User Testing Product Research Research Software UX 121

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 11, 2019

But as the business becomes more successful – and there are resources to build a support team – additional layers begin to separate executives from their customers. Since 2010, he’s helped the company grow to more than 40,000 customers and helped scale the support team to more than 500 employees to assist those users. Short on time?

Customer Experience 188

Customer Experience User Testing Customer Feedback Research Software 188

The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Combined with what we learned from writing Product Leadership the patterns are becoming increasingly obvious: Product teams around the world are all encountering the same handful of problems. Request: Obviously every company or product team will have context-specific factors that make their situation a little different. Thank you!

Research Software 60

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Business of Software Conference

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

So, this was focused on software developers, specifically, for dotnet software developers, this very small ad network, I ran those ad networks for a couple years, and realized that that was a terrible business. And I was a software developer before. The Good and the Bad of Taking Money. 2:43 Mark: Yeah.

Feedback Software 59

Feedback Software Weak Development Team Customer Communications Customer Experience 59

Product Club

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The first presentation was an overview what goes on ‘behind the roadmap at Busuu’ and how the team create a well informed product roadmap. To ensure persona’s were part of the teams day to day thinking Anna added print outs of their faces to the user stories on their Kanban boards…so instead of, “as a user” it was now, “as Luke Fast…”.

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BrainMates

MARCH 6, 2018

In March 2018, Rich Mironov visited Australia and presented to the Product Talks Sydney Meetup Group on building and scaling Product teams. Why do we need a Product Management team? What are the important things that flow from the product management group to development? Rich Mironov presenting on why we need Product Management.

User Testing 75

User Testing Feedback Software Product Management Product Manager 75

Oren Steinberg

JULY 13, 2018

They are torn across seeking investors, continuing bootstrap and expanding the team. An early stage impact startup with zero resources, that developed a prototype product for 3 rd world countries, has been approached by a large global NGO to start a long and demanding process of collaboration. Not sure where to start. Start with Why.

Startups 40

Startups User Testing Feedback Software Finance 40

Product Culture

APRIL 4, 2015

A good product roadmap is one of the most important and influential documents an organization can develop, publish and continuously update. It inspires buy-in from executives, inspires confidence from customers and salespeople, and inspires development teams to produce the groundbreaking products that drive significant growth.

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Business of Software Conference

AUGUST 30, 2019

Claire Suellentrop (Founder/CMO, Userlist.io) – Get Out Of The Echo Chamber: How To Use JTBD To Perfect Your Product’s Messaging from Business of Software Conference. So I have talked about jobs to be done and how you can use it specifically for marketing as opposed to just for product development at a couple of conferences.

Research Software 40

Research Software Messaging Analytic Tools Feedback Software 40

Revulytics

OCTOBER 30, 2019

In this webinar, leading product development consultant , coach, and trainer Sari Harrison shows how to go beyond conventional metrics to understand whether you’re delivering value to users by helping them make their lives better. My main message is to encourage a shift in the metrics conversations we have. So where do we start?

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Reporting Tools Feedback Software Customer Experience Data Visualization 59

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. They don’t value experience running product management teams , instead overweighting narrow technical or market segment familiarity.

Reporting Tools 145

Reporting Tools Analytic Tools Onboarding KPIs Data Visualization 145

Mironov Consulting

JULY 27, 2023

 Sales teams inundate us with urgent-but-repetitive ‘does product X do thing Y?’ 1] “Product Needs to Help Sales Close Major Deals” Enterprise sales teams are paid, rewarded, promoted, and measured on closing individual (big) deals.  So  There’s something more systematic here.

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Information Weak Development Team Reporting Tools Technical Review 98

BrainMates

APRIL 30, 2018

A bright and brave cross functional team of panellists were on hand to tackle an imagined (but realistic) Product Management scenario. There’s some really good support for this idea within the executive team, and they think this product is going to help the Telco bring a lot of new clients in as new customers.

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO User Testing Product Research Research Software 40

The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

I’ve asked friends who do the job at social events and got the same answer, and frequently asked members of my own teams, who struggled to find the time to do it. To compensate, I’ve seen UX researchers & designers pick up the mantle a lot more, and the design teams have really leaned into this space.

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User Testing Weak Development Team Customer Experience Customer Feedback 173

Userpilot

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Asana – a project management tool that helps you cut tasks into smaller sizes, assign them to relevant teams and individuals, and track progress. Notion – a digital asset management tool to help centralize brand assets and provide clear SOPs to guide your marketing teams and professionals. Effective project management.

Analytic Tools 98

Analytic Tools Feedback Software Reporting Tools Customer Experience 98

Mixpanel

MAY 5, 2021

Teams are praised whenever they release a new feature (or product) to their customers. Employees on these teams likely felt proud to share something new with the world and maybe even posted their accomplishment on LinkedIn to spread the word and celebrate. Previously, he led growth and product teams at Instacart and Zynga.

Technical Review 144

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