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“Build What Matters” Framework for Startups

The Product Coalition

In due course, the startups need to invest a good amount of time in organizing the strategy and roadmap to track the product performance to get an early product-market fit and scalability. Defining strategy takes time and should be reviewed multiple times. Avoid writing tasks or steps while defining strategy.

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The Making of Product Managers: Negar’s Story

The Product Coalition

Then she decided to acquire technical skills in web development to get closer to the product development process. She had many ideas about how to improve marketing tactics but did not have the technical skills to either make the necessary changes on the web or create better solutions using technology.

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Product Discovery Tips

Roman Pichler

Having said that, it’s ok to address key UX and technology risks and evaluate important user interaction and architecture options as part of the discovery work. But the bulk of the UX design, user story writing, and technology work should be done after you have successfully validated the problem.

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Applying Proto-Strategy to Product Management

The Product Guy

In my company, we review a living document with our management chain on a quarterly basis to align business direction for the short-term (immediate one to two quarters) to the long-term (two to five years). No formal stakeholder review as this is meant to be the first version that will undergo many iterations and refinements.

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The Path Beyond CSM

Gainsight

Preparing and presenting executive reviews. The technology and platforms both Sales and CS use often have similar capabilities. While it requires more of a technical background, as a CSM, you come with the perspective of knowing the customer’s needs and goals. You can better advise on valid customer pain points.

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Product Manager CV Template – How to Create The Perfect PM resume? [+ tips from experts]

Userpilot

Product managers with technical skills such as SQL or technical stack are in high demand, so highlight them in your resume. Show off your Product Manager (technical) skills. Here’s what Ritesh Thombre, Sr Product Manager(Data & Analytics) at ZS advises: Ritesh Thombre on presenting skillsets in your resume.

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13 Best Product Management Books to Read in 2021 – Product Manager Must-Reads

Userpilot

Inspired by Marty Cagan contains a little about everything in product management and is based on how the most successful tech companies in the world build products. It’ll teach you how to set up continuous discovery with your product trio team of product managers, design leads, and tech leads. Recruiting users for discovery interviews.

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