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You Need to Be Involved with SoftwareGR

Atomic Spin PM

Are you a software designer or developer looking to connect with others in West Michigan? How about an owner of a software consultancy who would like some exposure to potential new employees? Maybe you lead a department of software designers and developers and would like to expose them to new ideas? What SoftwareGR Does.

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eBay’s search metrics used to suck

The Product Coalition

We’re entering a new world in which data may be more important than software.?—? Ben Foster, who was the company’s PM of Findings between 2001–2004, was in charge of that effort. Success for eBay is a buyer purchase that leads to a positive review, or at the very least no returns or follow-up complaints.

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From PM to CEO: How Sundar Pichai’s Background in Product Paved the Way for Becoming CEO at Google

ProductPlan

But before we dissect this pivotal moment in Google’s history and how Pichai used it to propel Google into completely new markets—and himself up the corporate ladder—let’s step back and review how he even got to that position. Life before Google. Next up was a management consulting role with McKinsey & Company.

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What to do When Investors Say No to Your Product Idea

ProductPlan

You’re a product manager working for a software startup, and you’ve come up with an idea for a new app. Before Jim and co-founder, Greg Goodman began writing any code for the company’s product roadmap software , they conducted the market validation tests we described above. Imagine this scenario.

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Conducting User Research in Product Management

The Product Guy

Jordan has enterprise Software-as-a-Service experience within the facilities management, legal and pharmaceutical verticals, having most recently worked at ServiceChannel, Epiq Systems and Medidata Solutions. In 2004, Adrienne Tan co-founded Brainmates with Nick Coster. Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens.

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Applying Product Management to Web Design in a Multiscreen Era

The Product Guy

Jordan has enterprise Software-as-a-Service experience within the facilities management, legal and pharmaceutical verticals, having most recently worked at ServiceChannel, Epiq Systems and Medidata Solutions. In 2004, Adrienne Tan co-founded Brainmates with Nick Coster. Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens.

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The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Product Management

The Product Guy

Jordan has enterprise Software-as-a-Service experience within the facilities management, legal and pharmaceutical verticals, having most recently worked at ServiceChannel, Epiq Systems and Medidata Solutions. In 2004, Adrienne Tan co-founded Brainmates with Nick Coster. Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens.