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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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5 Machine Learning Lessons for Product Managers

Mind the Product

But with machine learning the solution itself is so exciting and novel that it’s tempting to forget to ask yourself why you need it in the first place. An ML system would probably catch more mistakes but would be far more expensive to build. It’s actually a great way to think about a zero state for your product.

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Agile Movers & Shakers (1): Viktor Cessan

The Product Coalition

Agile Movers & Shakers: Viktor Cessan’s Questionnaire Please describe what you do in 280 characters : “I coach organizations and teams from a system, agile, and product perspective.” I had no prior knowledge of agile back then (in 2006). So to me, the work I’m doing is larger than software development.

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Find the Best UX Agency London Based Companies Work With

UX Studio: Product Management

We are a UX design agency based in Europe with a decade of experience in UX design and research. One of them is location, so this time we reviewed the top companies to help you find the right UX agency in London. Our international team of UX designers and UX researchers work with businesses from all over the world. .

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TEI 214: Want more innovation? Build a partner program – with Ed Krause

Product Innovation Educators

Choose the right university partners to drive research and innovation. To explain how their system works and tips for implementing a partner program, Ed Krause joins us. He is the Global Manager External Alliances Research and Advanced Engineering at Ford Motor Company. In 2006, we added Michigan and Northwestern to the program.

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

Intercom, Inc.

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. 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. Source: HubSpot Research.

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Product Discovery Anti-Patterns Leading to Failure

The Product Coalition

software is eating the world?—?, Example : The Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan (just between you and me) from August 2nd, 2006.) Loving the solution : This is a variation of the ‘we know what to build’ syndrome. The solution to this product discovery anti-pattern is simple: Fall in love with the problem, not your solution.