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How Merging Purpose With Profit Redefines Product Roadmaps And Product Success

The Product Coalition

Founded in 2006 with a unique social mission: for every pair of shoes sold, they would donate a pair to a child in need, an initiative they called “One for One.” However, despite a strong, socially motivated purpose, TOMS struggled due to a lack of focus on business value and product differentiation.

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Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Bain Public

I share my passion for product through workshops, published articles and speaking engagements. FITC Winnipeg 2006, Canada FITC Toronto 2006, Canada FITC Toronto 2005, Canada Flash Forward 2005, New York, U.S. Paul Ortchanian is a pro in injecting strategies and tactics to monetize his client's businesses. Reach out to me.

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Top 75+ Resources for Product Managers

Sachin Rekhi

I've organized this collection into several sections, starting with product management 101. I then break down the resources into the way I think about what a product manager does, which is drive the vision, strategy, design, and execution of their product.

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Where Does Product Management Fit?

Product Management Unpacked

I believe that an effective product management organization defines ‘WHAT’ the product is or will do and engineering /development defines ‘HOW’ it will do it. Together they decide when, based on resources, strategy, etc. I see product management reduced to a gopher for development and a clean-up function.

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What Makes Amazon’s Product Strategy So Sticky?

ProductPlan

How did Amazon’s product strategy fare during the pandemic? Short answer: Amazon’s product strategy example lead the way). Amazon’s product strategy example has rewritten the book on convenience, easy access, and speed, and in doing so, embedded itself in the daily lives and routines of consumers.

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6 Product Managers Who Became CEOs-and How!

The Product Coalition

In smaller companies and startups, both need to have a clear and firm understanding of the product strategy. It’s common for Product Managers to transition to CEO in this way, because they’ve already been playing the role of leader.

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

ProductPlan

Pichai identified a weakness in Google’s strategy, and Chrome began as a defensive play against the established browsers to protect and grow Google’s search business (which still generates much of the company’s revenue). And not just any company, but one of the largest, highest-profile companies in the world?