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Let’s Talk About Faster Horses

The Product Coalition

In 2006, Henry Ford’s great-grandson said that the attribution to Ford was accurate. It’s true in a broader context, but when it comes to listening to customers, you must remember that customers give you valuable insight into their needs, but it’s your responsibility to filter that through the lens of your product vision and strategy.

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507: Navigating the second product problem – with Greg Coticchia

Product Innovation Educators

This move demonstrates the importance of innovation and risk-taking in maintaining market leadership. 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. His book, Start Your Startup Right , is available on Amazon.

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4 Traits of Successful Product Leaders

UserVoice

Having a plan and a vision, communicating it well and sticking to it. Elon Musk published his initial “ Master Plan ” for Tesla Motors in 2006, then updated it ten years later. Of course, not everyone is thinking quite that far ahead or has much of an audience for their audacious vision.

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6 Product Managers Who Became CEOs-and How!

The Product Coalition

Both positions involve being the keeper of a vision, and both also have to be decision makers by curating ideas from many different sources. As the company grows, it’s natural that the keeper of the product vision, becomes the keeper of the company vision. But there are numerous differences that keep these two roles separate.

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Making Meta | Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth (CTO)

Lenny Rachitsky

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. Striking a balance between involvement and delegation is key to effective leadership.

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5 Machine Learning Lessons for Product Managers

Mind the Product

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. Here are a couple of recommendations for you: Clearly communicate the vision and the people problem you’re trying to solve.

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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.