The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The journey to product-market fit might seem random, but it actually has a well defined high-level structure. Here is part two of the guide that will help you find your way to product-market fit. This is an important principle in the product-market fit journey. Where are you? Do you have a clear ICP?

User Testing 78

User Testing Product Marketing Marketing Customer Experience 78

Userpilot

JUNE 3, 2022

Trying to find the best product marketing resources for 2022? As the market gets more competitive, SaaS companies are increasingly relying on product-led marketing strategies to gain traction. Product marketing is the process of bringing a product to the market, promoting it, and selling it to customers.

Research Software 94

Research Software Analytic Tools Feedback Software Data Visualization 94

Modus Create

JULY 2, 2021

If you’ve ever worked in a successful early-stage startup, you must be familiar with the euphoria of the first signs of growth. It’s one thing to validate your idea in the market. Many startups struggle to carry the momentum of the initial growth spurt. . So, why do most startups struggle to scale? Ignoring Competition.

Startups 72

Startups Technical Review Software Review User Testing 72

Product Innovation Educators

JULY 3, 2023

Creating a new startup is a different challenge. Walmart tried a text-messaged-based commerce concierge service called Jet Black, which was an upscale product in select markets. Creating a new startup is a different challenge. This is about established businesses. This is about established businesses.

Artificial Inteligence 107

Artificial Inteligence Leadership User Testing Feedback Software 107

The Product Coalition

AUGUST 8, 2023

The journey of leadership is, in many ways, a journey toward embracing our incompleteness Recently, I stumbled upon an insightful article by HBR titled “I n Praise of the Incomplete Leader ” and found it strikingly relevant. Visioning:** Articulating a compelling vision at an early-stage startup is, paradoxically, both vital and challenging.

User Testing 117

User Testing Vision Leadership Customer Feedback 117

The Product Coalition

JULY 16, 2023

My personal passion is to bring back this very important dimension into product management and leadership. Product Leadership Is a Business Role I make a distinction between product management and product leadership. Job titles generally reflect that distinction but not always.

Strategy 139

Strategy Product Management Product Manager Management 139

Mind the Product

MAY 5, 2020

In a product career that has taken her from Australia to Hong Kong and to Europe, she’s currently Chief Product Officer for Berlin-based challenger bank N26. She’s spent her eight years in Product working for a variety of digital companies – from startups to publicly listed multinationals. Working at Pace.

Leadership 99

Leadership Research Software User Testing Analytic Tools 99

The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In part two of this summary, I am moving to talk about strategy and leadership insights. Today I will focus more on leadership and strategy. Especially with startups, by the way, which Marty mentioned to be “ so easily distracted ”. Quite a few weeks have passed since I attended SVPG’s ‘Coach the Coaches’ session.

Workshop 78

Workshop Customer Feedback Leadership User Testing 78

The Product Bistro

JANUARY 25, 2021

Now, the general consensus seems to be that the MRD is dead as the Dodo, replaced by a product backlog, groomed by a product owner, and lean startup techniques that encourage build/test/evaluate/pivot cycles until you achieve the magical “product-market fit” that is the manna from heaven to a modern corp.

User Testing 195

User Testing Development Team Review Customer Experience Product Research 195

The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Challenge Upwards The CEO, startup founders, or your management chain up to the CEO, have authority over you. But on the other hand, they need you there, and if you give too much weight to their leadership you can’t become their partner. That’s not the leadership team that they need. That’s what real leadership looks like.

Leadership 110

Leadership Presentation Engineering Positioning 110

The Review by First Round

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Previously, she was part of the founding team at Blue Nile, spent five years in product marketing at eBay, and led marketing as an early employee at SurveyMonkey, before pivoting to operations as an SVP at Zendesk.

Leadership 40

Leadership Startups Framework Branding 40

Bain Public

JUNE 14, 2021

(Montréal, Canada) – Paul Ortchanian, Founder, CEO, Head of Product of Bain Public joins Cédric Tawil, Director at Startup Grind Montreal , in a fireside chat discussing what the future of product management holds and how businesses can prepare for it. This fireside event is hosted by Cédric Tawil from Startup Grind Montreal.

Startups 52

Startups Research Software Product Management Product Manager 52

Bain Public

JANUARY 21, 2020

In collaboration with Notman House and chosen from a list of 13 startups, starting January 2020, we will be providing our Product Capability Building Program for Pre-Seed Founders, pro bono to LUCA Theory, a rising Montreal startup. We care about user problems and how products fit into their lives. Who is LUCA Theory?

User Testing 52

User Testing Feedback Software Startups Customer Experience 52

Business of Software Conference

MARCH 2, 2021

He’s co-founder/CEO of his fourth startup, Thread. Fresh talks on entrepreneurship, product, marketing, leadership, hiring, and more dropping each week. Kieran is probably a serial entrepreneur – he founded his first business aged 15, (sold age 19 for $1.25m), his second and third were also acquired. Video below.

Leadership 40

Leadership CTO Customer Experience Startups 40

Usersnap

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The disruptive growth approach focuses on gaining market leadership with a lower-cost product, which will help capture new customers. Disruptive products are low priced and high volume. The products are easy to use and provide immediate results for customers. Make sense of your data.

Feedback Software 52

Feedback Software Research Software User Testing Customer Experience 52

Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2023

Get ready to dive into insightful discussions, practical strategies, and real-world examples that will empower you to create and manage products that meet user needs and leave them truly satisfied. Product management and leadership speakers. Product marketing speaker. Let’s quickly go over what to expect.

Customer Experience 102

Customer Experience User Testing Customer Feedback Research Software 102

The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Leadership and management books haven’t been included because when you’re just a small team, amping up leadership capability provides less leverage than solid execution of the topics that I will cover. The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Startups That Win by Steve Blank?—?This Lean Startup by Eric Ries?—?Build,

Books 185

Books User Testing Product Research Inbound 185

Oren Steinberg

JULY 13, 2018

The biggest asset any startup has is the time of its entrepreneurs and key talents. The success or failure of the startup often hinges on their ability to focus their efforts on the critical path at any given time. As the startup grows and faces scalability and growth challenges the issue of focus becomes even more challenging.

Startups 40

Startups User Testing Feedback Software Finance 40

Bain Public

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

SOAP™ is a methodology that Bain Public created for product planning and roadmap prioritization based on principles of Product Strategy, Lean Startup, User-centered design, Data Science and more. It breaks product innovation in 3 steps -- Product Mission, Product Blueprint and Roadmap Pillars.

Framework 52

Framework Leadership Customer Communications Definition 52

Mind the Product

JULY 9, 2019

After leaving the Navy and working on nuclear submarines, Dan Olsen embarked on a career that has spanned enterprises and start-ups, consulting, speaking, writing, and running the Lean Product & Lean UX meetup. He joined us to talk about product/market fit: what it is, how to know when you have it, and how to achieve it.

Product Research 141

Product Research Customer Experience User Testing Entertainment 141

Innovatemap

MARCH 17, 2021

While we at Innovatemap like to think there are plenty of things that make us unique — like our incomparable product knowledge, design prowess and commitment to grow — there’s one quality that sets us apart from the naked eye, and it’s one we’re incredibly proud of: our high percentage of women. Kristin and Katie (2019 Photo).

Technical Review 111

Technical Review Reporting Tools Leadership Startups 111

The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Photo by Pixabay I recently led a product-market fit workshop at a known company in the Israeli tech industry. It is a well-established company, a leader in its domain, but it still needs to deliver new products to the market so product-market fit is a very relevant topic.

User Testing 104

User Testing Workshop B2B Leadership 104

Userpilot

JULY 13, 2022

The Product Collective blog offers lots of practical advice like early-career tips. Ken Norton offers lots of valuable insights based on years of experience in his Bring the Donuts product manager blog. Startup product managers will learn a lot from the Review – blog from the First Round. Product Collective.

Blog 96

Blog Analytic Tools Research Software Feedback Software 96

The Product Coalition

JUNE 18, 2023

It took me time to understand that I need to present myself as a product leadership coach and product strategy expert rather than a consultant. That’s the whole reason VCs invest in startups. They think about the growth stage of a company, one that comes after you have product-market fit.

Naming 130

Naming User Testing Feedback Software Weak Development Team 130

The Product Coalition

AUGUST 9, 2021

All Product Roles Are Not Alike Photo by Lennart Nacke on Unsplash My first gig as a Product Manager was in a Startup. The Product I worked on did not exist. To top it off, I had no real Product Manager experience. A Lead Product Manager might try to interact with Leadership and Sales.

Product Management 156

Product Management Product Manager User Testing Management 156

Bain Public

JUNE 4, 2020

As business advisors and executive coaches, we've worked with dozens of CEOs to help them build and grow their product leadership team as they scale their company. What we’ve noticed instead in the startup world, is a lot of people become product managers by default rather than design.

Leadership 52

Leadership Analytic Tools Research Software Feedback Software 52

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. About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

Analytic Tools 60

Analytic Tools Research Software Enterprise Startups 60

The Product Coalition

MARCH 2, 2022

When a company is first starting out, one of its main goals is to find the right product-market fit. In my last piece, I discussed many of the tools that product leaders have for building a customer-obsessed culture. Beta Testers For a new product or a startup, beta testers play a vital role in the product’s success.

User Testing 137

User Testing Customer Feedback Customer Experience Research Software 137

Sachin Rekhi

JUNE 25, 2017

I then break down the resources into the way I think about what a product manager does, which is drive the vision, strategy, design, and execution of their product. Each section covers the best practices for each of these four dimensions of product management. Design is the third critical dimension of product management.

Product Research 167

Product Research User Testing Analytic Tools Product Management 167

The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Here is how a product strategy can help you create business results, even when the market is not in your favor. I sat with an entrepreneur who was helping me with market research for the work I do with startup founders and explained to him what I do. Product strategy is a special kind of strategy.

Product Strategy 109

Product Strategy Research Software Strategy User Testing 109

Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Nandini Jammi started out in product marketing and growth, but after the US elections in 2016 her career took an unexpected turn when she joined Sleeping Giants, an organisation that aims to make bigotry and sexism less profitable. The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver.

Product Research 111

Product Research Customer Experience Entertainment Consulting 111

Sachin Rekhi

AUGUST 4, 2021

There was even an emerging set of courses focused on product leadership. Some mentioned that while they had worked as a PM at startups for several years, they felt they still lacked the skills and tools to reach the next level in their career growth. Take product roadmaps for example.

Technical Review 166

Technical Review Onboarding KPIs User Testing Feedback Software 166

Lenny Rachitsky

MARCH 10, 2024

Founders should be cautious about hiring product managers too early in the startup journey. Wait until after achieving product-market fit to avoid conflicts and unnecessary complexity in decision-making, especially if the founder remains the primary driver of product direction.

CTO Coach 84

CTO Coach Product Research Product Management Product Manager 84

Userpilot

JULY 17, 2023

The responsibilities of product teams include facilitating product discovery , launches and releases , customer onboarding , feature adoption, and account expansion. A well-structured product team requires a product leader – either a product manager or a product owner.

Analytic Tools 89

Analytic Tools Feedback Software Research Software Product Research 89

Mixpanel

MARCH 30, 2020

Rely on SC Moatti, the author of Mobilized , a book that details the convergence of business objectives and mobile products through case studies from major tech corporations (Facebook) to outsized startups (Uber). Her work experience includes prominent product roles at Facebook, Trulia, Nokia, and Electronic Arts.

Analytic Tools 116

Analytic Tools Feedback Software Reporting Tools User Testing 116

Userpilot

MARCH 8, 2022

Experience in e-commerce, subscription, marketplace, and retention-focused products. She's an expert in Product Management, User Interviews & Testing, Prototyping, Data Analytics, Product Marketing, Ecommerce, Self Service, Advertising, Sales, Event Management, Market Research, and Account Management.

Technical Advisors 114

Technical Advisors Product Research Analytic Tools User Testing 114

Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Nandini Jammi started out in product marketing and growth, but after the US elections in 2016 her career took an unexpected turn when she joined Sleeping Giants, an organisation that aims to make bigotry and sexism less profitable. The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver.

Product Research 99

Product Research Customer Experience Entertainment Consulting 99