Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Additionally, he was named a Distinguished Graduate of the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz School of Business in 2006 and the Swanson School of Engineering in 2023. Greg was a three-time finalist for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award and for the Tech 50 CEO of the Year.

Healthcare

Mind the Product

JANUARY 30, 2020

When it launched in 2006, it was met with immediate uproar, with thousands of Facebook users calling for a removal of the feature, prompting CEO Mark Zuckerberg to respond, “Calm down. The introduction of the Facebook News Feed is a pinnacle example of disrupting momentum behavior.

Customer Experience

Product Innovation Educators

JULY 29, 2024

I first discovered Tony when I read his book, What Customers Want: Using Outcome-Driven Innovation to Create Breakthrough Products and Services and then invited him to speak at the Denver PDMA chapter, back in 2006. He is also the author of the more recent book Jobs to be Done: Theory to Practice.

Data Visualization

Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

In 2006, we added Michigan and Northwestern to the program. In 2006, we added Michigan and Northwestern to the program. My team is responsible for our global R&D alliances with universities, national laboratories, and a few companies. The bulk of the work is with universities. The bulk of the work is with universities.

Research Software

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 26, 2022

. “The magic of Intercom’s technology is that it makes the internet feel human, which is a compelling value proposition at this stage of the digital evolution” She joined Google in 2006 and for 10 years was in a variety of business leadership roles including Vice President of Global Sales and Vice President and Managing Director for (..)

Magazine

Alchemer Mobile

JANUARY 4, 2023

Founded in 2006, Alchemer helps businesses collect, analyze, and leverage customer and employee feedback to proactively drive better engagement, retention, and user experience.

Feedback Software

The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

I grew up on all its handhelds and home consoles, starting with the original DS back in 2006. The Nintendo Switch is one of the many primary mainstream consoles which contribute to these rising numbers; for good reason. I’m a massive Switch fan. I almost exclusively play Nintendo devices and titles.

Customer Experience

The Product Bistro

DECEMBER 11, 2018

this time in conjunction with the 2006 Strategic Thinking exercise. Probably the nicest room I ever stayed in (and ever will!) That was a fun week. Wrong clothes too. Teambuilding event in Tucson – Cart racing (again?!?) Nothing like beating Joe Glancy in the final race. I still smile thinking about that day.

Sales Training

freshtrax

MAY 26, 2021

In 2006, IKEA opened a megastore in Tokyo offering smaller furniture with simple designs, specifically designed to match the Japanese lifestyle. Learning from their first failure, IKEA redeemed themselves with ample consumer behavior research.

User Testing

Mind the Product

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Between 2002 and 2006, cybersecurity technologies for networks were now entering into a period of maturity. His key points include: Creating a category at Assurent. Surviving in a maturing market at Enomaly. Consumer security at PasswordBox. Creating a Category at Assurent.

User Testing

Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Since 2006 the era of “Everything as a service” has advanced quickly. This work is necessary and important but it doesn’t help you win against the competition. To do that, you have to make sure the majority of your energy, time, and dollars goes into your core idea. Cloud computing is dominant.

Research Software

The Product Coalition

MAY 9, 2020

Microsoft Zune (2006) Healthy competition between companies can be great. That’s the exact problem Microsoft encountered when it launched the Zune in 2006. People wanted to drink what they’d been enjoying for decades. There was no opt-out. It leads to more choices for consumers and more motivation for companies to innovate.

User Testing

Nir Eyal

JULY 7, 2025

In 2006, U.S. Team freestyle skier Michelle Roark zoomed down the slope at her first Olympics, conquering hilly terrain that not even a 4x4 could handle. At 31 years old, she was much older than the average Olympic freestyle skier. She had fought through massive obstacles for half her life to get there.

Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Are they working towards something positive? Do they encourage learning? Do they connect with you intrinsically? It’s never too lately for a re-boot! An Integrative Goal-Focused Approach to Executive Coaching. Stober & A. Grant (Eds.), Evidence based coaching handbook: Putting best practices to work for your clients.

CTO Coach

The Product Bistro

MARCH 3, 2018

Lightroom (LR), or its official name, “Photoshop Lightroom” began as a public beta of a Mac only software in early 2006, was a response to Apple’s “Aperture” program targeted at professional photographers. The Origins.

Feedback Software

Mind the Product

AUGUST 19, 2019

In 2006 Netflix organised a $1,000,000 competition to improve its recommendations: the goal was to improve the predictions of how many stars a user would give to a particular movie. Moreover, it’s not only changes in these components that might affect you.

Artificial Inteligence

Lenny Rachitsky

MARCH 3, 2024

Boz joined Facebook in 2006 as their approximately 10th engineer, and in his 18-year tenure he built the original News Feed, Messenger, and Groups, as well as many early anti-abuse and infrastructure systems.

CTO

The Product Coalition

JULY 10, 2020

A year later, in 2006, she went on to found Care.com, and for the last 14 years she has held the position of Founder, Chairwoman, and CEO. Care.com describes itself as ‘a consumer tech company with heart,’ with the goal of helping people find care for their parents and grandparents.

Product Management

Business of Software Conference

JANUARY 19, 2023

Late in 2006 Mark Daoust, received a call from a good friend and fellow entrepreneur who was considering selling his 8-year-old web hosting website. Just 10 months prior Mark had sold his own profitable website and was looking for a new direction. Quiet Light was founded with this phone call.

Events

The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Building Products Customers Need Proven Methods To Build Products Customers Need Working Backward Approach Dr. Werner Vogels , CTO of Amazon.com, wrote an article about Amazon’s working backward approach in 2006.

User Testing

UserVoice

MARCH 21, 2017

Elon Musk published his initial “ Master Plan ” for Tesla Motors in 2006, then updated it ten years later. “That kind of person does well at both ends of the cycle.”. Having a plan and a vision, communicating it well and sticking to it.

Product Research

Product Management Unpacked

AUGUST 8, 2018

When I joined a company in 2006 to run product management (as a CMO), the VP of sales would meet with the product managers every Monday morning to make new feature requests per what sales had sold the week before. I see product management reduced to a gopher for development and a clean-up function. It’s basically powerless.

User Testing

The Accidental Product Manager

APRIL 24, 2017

Scion had it’s greatest number of sales during 2006. Ever since hitting a high in 2006, sales have been on a slide. Their best year for sales was back in 2006. The next model that Toyota introduced was the tC sports coupe. This model went on to become Scion’s best selling model. Last year, only 56,167 cars were sold.

Differentiation

Mixpanel

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In 2006, Facebook rolled out its News Feed feature–and boy, did people hate it. The uproar among the website’s (then) small user base of 12M was big enough to draw headlines.

Data Visualization

Mind the Product

MAY 16, 2018

In 2006, Alan Mulally took over as president and CEO of a struggling Ford Motor Company. The biggest opportunity for improvement – in business, at home, and in life – is awareness. Alan Mulally, former CEO of Ford Motor Company.

Weak Development Team

Emerge Insights

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Snow Leopard (2006) on my personal blog, upscaling them from their original 1920 x 1200 resolutions to 5k, likely much higher than even the original photos ever existed. Recently, I restored a bunch of old macOS (OS X) desktop backgrounds from OS X 10.6 It made a minor splash. The big question I kept getting […].

Artificial Inteligence

Good Product Manager

DECEMBER 4, 2016

On December 4, 2006, I published my first post on this blog , where I wrote, “If you want to be a good product manager, share your knowledge. It’s amazing to think about how much has changed since this blog started in 2006 — on the web, of course, but also for me personally and professionally. Ten Year Anniversary!

Product Management

Good Product Manager

DECEMBER 4, 2016

On December 4, 2006, I published my first post on this blog , where I wrote, “If you want to be a good product manager, share your knowledge. It’s amazing to think about how much has changed since this blog started in 2006 — on the web, of course, but also for me personally and professionally. Ten Year Anniversary!

Product Management

Bain Public

MARCH 20, 2021

FITC Winnipeg 2006, Canada FITC Toronto 2006, Canada FITC Toronto 2005, Canada Flash Forward 2005, New York, U.S. Flash Forward 2008, San Francisco, U.S. FITC Toronto 2008, Canada FITC Toronto 2007, Canada Flash Belt 2007, Minneapolis, U.S. Flash Forward 2007, Boston, U.S. Flash Forward 2005, San Francisco, U.S.

Artificial Inteligence

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JANUARY 16, 2019

in 2006 as my first PM job. I increasingly found myself doing product work and more in a state of flow when I was doing the product work than when I was doing the engineering work. That was the point at which it became clear that I needed to do this full-time. I later joined Yahoo! to Google, to Twitter, and now to Stripe.

Weak Development Team

BrainMates

AUGUST 7, 2018

Says Nick Coster, “Since 2004-2006 when Facebook, Twitter and other social media ushered in a new era for the internet as a two-way medium, people shared the successes and failures of their product experiences with huge networks that enabled viral spreads of customer experiences. So why are Product Managers in short supply now?

Reporting Tools

freshtrax

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Platforms like Facebook (since 2004), X (formerly Twitter) (since 2006), and Instagram (since 2010) have changed the way we communicate. Today, most people worldwide have a smartphone, and the previous tool, landline phones, has become nearly extinct. Social Media Platforms (2004-Present) It’s hard to imagine a world before social media.

Generative AI

ProductPlan

APRIL 4, 2019

Pichai’s bold claim in 2006 that Microsoft could change Internet Explorer and threaten Google’s toolbar business was clear evidence of his strategic thinking and ability to challenge the status quo. And not just any company, but one of the largest, highest-profile companies in the world?

Technical Review

Indicative

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

With the launch of Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 in 2006, computing power reached an unprecedented level of scalability. Business Intelligence has always been about creating faster, better, and more accurate processes for turning fragmented insights into prescriptive and actionable stories. .

Analytic Tools

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 25, 2021

Jeanne: The first Chief Customer Officer book came out in 2006. Dee: I love that, along with that discovery journey, you’ve actually taken the time to map it out for other people because, as you mentioned earlier, you’ve written four books on the topic, including Chief Customer Officer and Chief Customer Officer 2.0.

Customer Experience

Under 10 Consulting

JANUARY 3, 2019

Facebook was founded in 2004; Twitter in 2006—so it’s unlikely there are many people who meet the “15 year” requirement. I wonder whether most product managers would get selected to interview for their existing jobs. (I I read one posting for a product marketing person with 15 years of social media experience.

Workshop

The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The term freemium was first coined by Jarid Lukin at the suggestion of Fred Wilson in 2006. App provider can get insights from the potential paying customer, while the customer can use the product without committing to pay for it. Since then, it turned out to be an effective way to acquire customers for subscription business.

Customer Feedback