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Run Less Software

Intercom, Inc.

The same is true in software. In this battle, I’ve found a secret weapon hidden within one of our core engineering strategies, an idea called Run Less Software. As well as being a critical philosophy behind how we build software, it also represents how I feel about the software industry and technology in general.

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Design Challenges: Designers Demand Reform as Unfair Tasks Miss the Mark (part II)

UX Planet

In reality, none of the reasons that promote this practice have any scientific basis, in the sense that no one has ever bothered to conduct a study to determine whether speculative work is a valid system for evaluating a candidate. Designers could easily argue that all employees have a cost.

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Building What Customers Need: The Ultimate Recipe

The Product Coalition

A few days back, I was chatting with a product manager at one of the biggest software companies of our time. Upon investigation, it turned out that automation was possible just by tweaking the systems. In fact, upon more profound research, it turned out that this automation wasn’t necessary at all.

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5 Machine Learning Lessons for Product Managers

Mind the Product

According to Crunchbase, in 2018 there were 5,000 startups relying on machine learning for their main and ancillary applications, products, and services. trillion to global GDP, “making it the biggest commercial opportunity in today’s fast changing economy”, according to a recent report by PwC. If so, ranking could help.

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Product Discovery Anti-Patterns Leading to Failure

The Product Coalition

resulting in personal agendas being pursued, A complex, multi-layered reporting structure within organizations that filters as well as delays the flow of information, thus impeding communication and decision-making. software is eating the world?—?, Loving the solution : This is a variation of the ‘we know what to build’ syndrome.

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HubSpot’s Michael Redbord on staying in touch with your customers as you scale

Intercom, Inc.

As the General Manager for HubSpot’s Service Hub , Michael knows a thing or two about keeping customers close. Move away from this concept and toward the idea of a flywheel instead: feeding energy back into the system instead of success rates diminishing over time. Kaitlin: You’re the General Manager HubSpot’s Service Hub.

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What Makes Amazon’s Product Strategy So Sticky?

ProductPlan

However, even the conscientious objectors among us might not realize that they are indirectly purchasing from Amazon via Amazon Web Services (AWS) or its many subsidiaries. foot fungal cream, a family-sized bag of chips, and a pair of sweatpants) and the apps and services supported by AWS. Britannica.com ).