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Saying Goodbye

The Product Bistro

Sales training in 2004 in Europe. It has become almost a religion to me, and I think that I have done some memorable runs: Paris -Running to the Eiffel Tower, through the Arc de Triomphe and back to our hotel (2004 sales training.). Unless the place was a disaster, focus on the positives. Manila -A very nervous run in Manila.

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10+ Resources to awaken your strategic brain

The Product Coalition

Blue Ocean Strategy Published in 2004, the ideas of professors W. Obviously Awesome : probably more marketing oriented, it focuses on finding the right product positioning, which is core to define a strategy that reinforces your advantage and value proposition to your clients. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne quickly gained popularity.

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Why We Fail: What I Learned From 5 Years with Friends, Netflix’s Social Strategy

Mind the Product

Netflix’s Friends (Born 2004, died 2010). Netflix launched Friends in 2004, the year that Facebook grew from one million to six million members. Product leaders tend to see the positive in projects and to ignore the negative. A Brief History of Netflix’s Friends. Product leadership requires optimism.

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How Would You Improve Instagram as a Product Manager?

The Product Coalition

As stated on their website, “Originally founded in 2004 as Facebook, Meta’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together” This goes hand in hand with the mission of Instagram stories. As a result, this is eventually going to influence revenue positively as well.

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Recommender Systems, a Popular Media Introduction

The Product Coalition

Untitled, 2020 (by me) In 2004, Chris Anderson wrote “ The Long Tail ” , an article that motivates the need for recommender systems. Of course, not all the coverage of mainstream media for recommender systems is positive. A Collection of News Articles by Popular Media that Explain Recommender Systems in a Way Everyone Can Understand.

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How to Evaluate and Create Great Product Management Teams

280 Group

Positive Leader Relations. How do we support each other across departments from development through to marketing? Interdependence. Can we work together on product ideas that create better results than working independently? Learning orientation. As opposed to a blaming orientation. How much trust do team members have in their leadership?

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Top 10 Japanese Tech Companies

freshtrax

In traditional Japanese work culture, employees will typically stay in one company throughout their professional career, periodically changing positions regardless of their college degree. We at btrax have been helping global companies expand their business into the Japanese market since 2004.