What Maturity Means. A product is mature if it has stopped growing: The benefits it creates no longer rise. Instead, they have started to stagnate. In terms of the product life cycle model, the product has left the growth stage and entered maturity, as the following picture shows. MORE
Last year I marked my fifth year of working with private equity firm Better Capital and its portfolio companies. Today, however, I’m the Chief Product Officer of a small digital advertising startup, making difficult product decisions and helping the company to grow. This is the story of why I traded private equity for product. I spent my days at Better Capital working with private equity veteran Jon Moulton, and helping to acquire, turn around, and then sell companies. MORE
No one is immune to cognitive biases. Cindy Alvarez , Principle Researcher at Microsoft and Author of Lean Customer Development wants us to recognize this fact. MORE
I’m co-teaching a design course at Northwestern with my friend Jeff Merrell. We are teaching business leaders and change agents how to prototype their way to viable solutions. MORE
Is the world more distracting than it used to be? It certainly seems that way. Not just when we’re walking down the street, but at work, and with our families and friends as well. MORE
Designed to somewhat scare a prospect into paying attention, an increasingly favored form of cold calling seems to be the “Your ( insert title of executive in target line of business here) told me you’d be interested in our offering” phone call, or worse, email. MORE
Shifting markets usually constitute a shift in product strategy for most organizations. For some, the current market climate presents a world of opportunity and for others it’s an exercise in survival. In either case, there are three key aspects of product strategy that matter most. MORE
The internet lends itself to binary positions: you’re either for something or against it, advocating it or decrying it. It’s not just Twitter’s 280 characters that limit us to this black and white thinking, most blog posts and conference talks seem to follow the same trend. MORE
Remember when the internet was going to eliminate the middle man? How’d that turn out? When Agile software development took the software world by storm, it was like many other paradigm shifts before it. Agile promised to be the next panacea for whatever ailed software companies. And just like the internet, we didn’t know what we didn’t know, but now we’re in a much better place. MORE
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Skip to content. ProductCraft by Pendo. Subscribe. Best Practices. Perspectives. Profiles. Debates. Podcast. ProductStack. Esoteria. Digitally Transforming Language, One Buzzword at a Time. By Tricia Cervenan – Aug. 3, 2018. Share Post: Monday, July 30, 2018. 6:32AM Local Time. MORE
Understand and articulate what you’re trying to achieve. This article is a follow-on to my overview article on persuasion tips for product managers.). Every presentation or opportunity for persuasion has a goal, or possibly a few goals. MORE
It’s become rather commonplace lately for people to dismiss “Agile” out of hand as an industry buzzword with no meaning or substance to it. And in some ways, the term has earned that reputation — mostly from people who use it regularly without really knowing what it means or how it changes an organization — […]. Product Management Agile Backlog Culture Definitions Do's Don't Good PM Interactions PM Scrum Uncertainty MORE
Customers have a problem. Product managers document the problem in a product story and designers reply with a prototype of spec. Remember, product managers are expert in problems; designers are experts in solutions.) But wait! Don’t write that code yet. MORE
Perhaps the most sought-after aspect of Public Relations is known as “Earned Media”, i.e. the coverage you get in various media without paying for it. This can be a powerful tool in B2B, but to earn your coverage you’ve got to create something worth publishing. MORE
Under10's Steve Johnson had a nice chat with Eric Boduch at Pendo on various product management subjects. Listen to the discussion about teams, agile, purple squirrels, and qualities he looks for in product people. MORE
A reader sent in the following: Hey Mark, hope all is well with you these days. Saw this article about Web price scrapers and how companies are using them to optimize their pricing (possibly instantaneously). I thought you’d be interested: [link]. Yes, I’m interested. MORE
Sometimes marketing relationships just don’t work out Image Credit: Always Shooting. As a product manager, you want to be able to get your product out in front of as many potential customers as possible. MORE
On this week’s episode, host Bob Caporale , founder of Strategy Generation Company and author of Creative Strategy Generation , answers the following question: Dear Strategy: “How realistic should a strategic target be?”. Read The Full Blog Post. MORE
Throw Out The “Laundry List”. My boss calls me into his office and says that it’s time to create a new product description. “OK,” OK,” I say, not sure what to expect at this new company. He opens a spreadsheet and we start filling in the product requirements. MORE
The competitive landscape for software companies, driven by venture-backed startups and disruptive business models and technologies, has only become fiercer in today’s economy. Small players have to make good use of whatever means they have at their disposal to break free from the pack. One strategy to make that leap is to partner with a larger, established company whose scale and resources can quickly take the product well beyond anything the startup is capable of on its own. MORE
After a few well-received presentations to senior executives, a few colleagues at my new company asked me, based on the positive effect I got, “Can you give us some tips on persuasion?”. MORE
Here is a fantastic and funny pricing situation from a friend. Hi Mark, I recently got my curb number repainted by an outfit that allows you to name your price. I thought you’d get a kick out of their complicated pseudo-socialist price list. MORE
Is everything you do aligned with the sales team? Do you know what motivates them, challenges them and keeps them up at night? Failure to align with sales is one of the biggest problems facing today’s product teams. MORE
Value-Based Pricing (VBP) means to charge what your customers are willing to pay (WTP). This is a simple concept to understand and probably impossible to implement. Every buyer has a different WTP. MORE
We’ve just launched a new update to Craft that will transform the way you assign and track your work, here are the highlights. Subtasks. Break any item in your backlog to multiple subtasks, assign and track each subtask separately through your sprints and workflows. Properties Panel. MORE
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(This is the third article in my Persuasion Tips series.). Pre-handling objections” is about showing empathy for your audience. You put yourself in your audience’s shoes, figure out what they’re going to be worried about, and make sure you have answers to some of those worries. MORE
The last few years have seen several tools and processes emerge to assist us in managing products. However, most of these tools have focused on the quantitative side but not much to help product managers approach and design solutions to problems. MORE
Many parents are concerned with their child’s seemingly obsessive video game play. Fortnite, the most recent gaming phenomenon, has taken the world by storm and has parents asking whether the shooter game is okay for kids. The short answer is yes, Fortnite is generally fine. Furthermore, parents can breathe easier knowing that research suggests gaming […]. The post Kids’ Video Game Obsession Isn’t Really About Video Games. It’s About Unmet Psychological Needs. appeared first on Nir and Far. MORE
PM Hardcore
AUGUST 17, 2018
(This is the third article in my Persuasion Tips series.). Pre-handling objections” is about showing empathy for your audience. You put yourself in your audience’s shoes, figure out what they’re going to be worried about, and make sure you have answers to some of those worries.
Roman Pichler
AUGUST 14, 2018
What Maturity Means. A product is mature if it has stopped growing: The benefits it creates no longer rise. Instead, they have started to stagnate. In terms of the product life cycle model, the product has left the growth stage and entered maturity, as the following picture shows.
280 Group
JULY 30, 2018
Perhaps the most sought-after aspect of Public Relations is known as “Earned Media”, i.e. the coverage you get in various media without paying for it. This can be a powerful tool in B2B, but to earn your coverage you’ve got to create something worth publishing.
Nir Eyal
JULY 31, 2018
Many parents are concerned with their child’s seemingly obsessive video game play. Fortnite, the most recent gaming phenomenon, has taken the world by storm and has parents asking whether the shooter game is okay for kids. The short answer is yes, Fortnite is generally fine. Furthermore, parents can breathe easier knowing that research suggests gaming […]. The post Kids’ Video Game Obsession Isn’t Really About Video Games. It’s About Unmet Psychological Needs. appeared first on Nir and Far.
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Shifting markets usually constitute a shift in product strategy for most organizations. For some, the current market climate presents a world of opportunity and for others it’s an exercise in survival. In either case, there are three key aspects of product strategy that matter most.
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Here is a fantastic and funny pricing situation from a friend. Hi Mark, I recently got my curb number repainted by an outfit that allows you to name your price. I thought you’d get a kick out of their complicated pseudo-socialist price list.
Mind the Product
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No one is immune to cognitive biases. Cindy Alvarez , Principle Researcher at Microsoft and Author of Lean Customer Development wants us to recognize this fact.
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After a few well-received presentations to senior executives, a few colleagues at my new company asked me, based on the positive effect I got, “Can you give us some tips on persuasion?”.
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AUGUST 16, 2018
Remember when the internet was going to eliminate the middle man? How’d that turn out? When Agile software development took the software world by storm, it was like many other paradigm shifts before it. Agile promised to be the next panacea for whatever ailed software companies. And just like the internet, we didn’t know what we didn’t know, but now we’re in a much better place.
Under10 Playbook
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Under10's Steve Johnson had a nice chat with Eric Boduch at Pendo on various product management subjects. Listen to the discussion about teams, agile, purple squirrels, and qualities he looks for in product people.
Pragmatic Marketing
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Is everything you do aligned with the sales team? Do you know what motivates them, challenges them and keeps them up at night? Failure to align with sales is one of the biggest problems facing today’s product teams.
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Mind the Product
AUGUST 2, 2018
The internet lends itself to binary positions: you’re either for something or against it, advocating it or decrying it. It’s not just Twitter’s 280 characters that limit us to this black and white thinking, most blog posts and conference talks seem to follow the same trend.
Craft.io
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We’ve just launched a new update to Craft that will transform the way you assign and track your work, here are the highlights. Subtasks. Break any item in your backlog to multiple subtasks, assign and track each subtask separately through your sprints and workflows. Properties Panel.
Clever PM
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It’s become rather commonplace lately for people to dismiss “Agile” out of hand as an industry buzzword with no meaning or substance to it. And in some ways, the term has earned that reputation — mostly from people who use it regularly without really knowing what it means or how it changes an organization — […]. Product Management Agile Backlog Culture Definitions Do's Don't Good PM Interactions PM Scrum Uncertainty
Under10 Playbook
AUGUST 1, 2018
Customers have a problem. Product managers document the problem in a product story and designers reply with a prototype of spec. Remember, product managers are expert in problems; designers are experts in solutions.) But wait! Don’t write that code yet.
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AUGUST 10, 2018
A reader sent in the following: Hey Mark, hope all is well with you these days. Saw this article about Web price scrapers and how companies are using them to optimize their pricing (possibly instantaneously). I thought you’d be interested: [link]. Yes, I’m interested.
Revulytics
AUGUST 16, 2018
Designed to somewhat scare a prospect into paying attention, an increasingly favored form of cold calling seems to be the “Your ( insert title of executive in target line of business here) told me you’d be interested in our offering” phone call, or worse, email.
The Accidental Product Manager
AUGUST 13, 2018
Sometimes marketing relationships just don’t work out Image Credit: Always Shooting. As a product manager, you want to be able to get your product out in front of as many potential customers as possible.
ProductCraft
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Skip to content. ProductCraft by Pendo. Subscribe. Best Practices. Perspectives. Profiles. Debates. Podcast. ProductStack. Perspectives. Overcoming ‘Innovator’s Block’: Designing Products with Metaphors. By Mike Storrs – Aug. 7, 2018.
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The Product Coalition
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The last few years have seen several tools and processes emerge to assist us in managing products. However, most of these tools have focused on the quantitative side but not much to help product managers approach and design solutions to problems.
Pragmatic Marketing
AUGUST 2, 2018
Value-Based Pricing (VBP) means to charge what your customers are willing to pay (WTP). This is a simple concept to understand and probably impossible to implement. Every buyer has a different WTP.
Mind the Product
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Is the world more distracting than it used to be? It certainly seems that way. Not just when we’re walking down the street, but at work, and with our families and friends as well.
Dear Strategy
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On this week’s episode, host Bob Caporale , founder of Strategy Generation Company and author of Creative Strategy Generation , answers the following question: Dear Strategy: “How realistic should a strategic target be?”. Read The Full Blog Post.
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We like the Olympics, but do we like them all year long? Image Credit: Ryan Lejbak. If there is one television program that just about everyone watches, after the Superbowl it’s probably the Olympics.
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Skip to content. ProductCraft by Pendo. Subscribe. Best Practices. Perspectives. Profiles. Debates. Podcast. ProductStack. Esoteria. Digitally Transforming Language, One Buzzword at a Time. By Tricia Cervenan – Aug. 3, 2018. Share Post: Monday, July 30, 2018. 6:32AM Local Time.
Pragmatic Marketing
AUGUST 3, 2018
The competitive landscape for software companies, driven by venture-backed startups and disruptive business models and technologies, has only become fiercer in today’s economy. Small players have to make good use of whatever means they have at their disposal to break free from the pack. One strategy to make that leap is to partner with a larger, established company whose scale and resources can quickly take the product well beyond anything the startup is capable of on its own.
Mind the Product
AUGUST 15, 2018
Last year I marked my fifth year of working with private equity firm Better Capital and its portfolio companies. Today, however, I’m the Chief Product Officer of a small digital advertising startup, making difficult product decisions and helping the company to grow. This is the story of why I traded private equity for product. I spent my days at Better Capital working with private equity veteran Jon Moulton, and helping to acquire, turn around, and then sell companies.
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