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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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The 5 Pillars Of Good Design Leadership

UX Studio: Product Management

What does leadership entail in the context of design? How does an organization benefit from strong design leadership? Leadership as a topic is an extensive and broad area of science, and many other aspects are essential, such as intrapersonal communication or managing resources, just to mention a few. Listen first. Find purpose.

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Top 75+ Resources for Product Managers

Sachin Rekhi

I then have a section on product leadership, which is important for all product managers, but especially for senior folks looking to advance in their career. Leadership. Product management is ultimately a leadership role amongst the product development team and developing your leadership skills is tantamount to success in the role.

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Agile Movers & Shakers (1): Viktor Cessan

The Product Coalition

Viktor runs training and workshops on a wide variety of topics such as agile team dynamics, product ownership, leadership, and management. I had no prior knowledge of agile back then (in 2006). So to me, the work I’m doing is larger than software development. I had only worked in waterfall projects and was not impressed.”

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

Intercom, Inc.

In a company’s early days as a lean, mean, business machine, it’s fairly easy for leadership to stay in sync with their users. We coined the term way back in 2006 when we founded the company, and a lot of our story, historically speaking, has been around marketing. You might say it’s one of the strongest advantages a startup has.

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What Makes Amazon’s Product Strategy So Sticky?

ProductPlan

Open 24 hours a day, the site was user-friendly, encouraging browsers to post their own reviews of books and offering discounts, personalized recommendations, and searches for out-of-print books.”. Then in 2006, Amazon added AWS to the product mix. Amazon quickly became the leader in e-commerce. Britannica.com ).

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Eye of the Storm, Part II: the Genetics of Successful Scrumming

Pragmatic Marketing

It has gained an enormous traction in the software world, and is used by a large number of major organizations in the industry. Guru Ken Schwaber gave us his view in his 2006 FAQ, “The benefits of Scrum are a competitive advantage if you are an ISV or your ability to respond more quickly to your competition if you are a business organization.