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Ethical Crossroads: Is Your UX Design Helping or Hurting?

UX Planet

But dark patterns go deeper: Confusing menus that hide options we need Countdown timers that trigger panic buying Fake reviews that sway our decisions …they’re everywhere. The very idea of “choice architecture” in design sounds helpful, but in the wrong hands, it becomes a powerful tool for control.

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Evolving our data model beyond front-end events

Mixpanel

This spring, we’re evolving our data model to be more flexible than any other product analytics tool by allowing the ingestion and representation of more than just front-end product interactions. For example, purchase transaction data constantly requires reconciliation due to refunds or discount codes.

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When You Need an Interim CFO vs. a Part-time CFO

The Product Coalition

Fractional CFOs are people who provide part-time financial services to companies on an ongoing basis. As you grow, you may hire a bookkeeper to perform some of these functions, but a part-time CFO can set up your account systems, begin tracking your financial activity, and provide you with reports and insights on your company’s performance.

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Coda’s Shishir Mehrotra on rethinking docs from scratch

Intercom, Inc.

How do you name an all-in-one solution for a plethora of problems, which – until now – have required individual tools? Coda’s purpose: prove that docs can be as powerful as apps – and provide an elegant solution to the problems of 2020, not 1980. How do you put a box around a product that defies categorization?

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On Product Marketing at Uber

Pragmatic Marketing

Founded in 2009 and officially launched in 2011, Uber Technologies Inc. Since its start, the American multinational company has introduced new services in addition to its ridesharing service, including food delivery and a micromobility system with electric bikes and scooters.

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On Product Marketing at Uber

Pragmatic Marketing

Founded in 2009 and officially launched in 2011, Uber Technologies Inc. Since its start, the American multinational company has introduced new services in addition to its ridesharing service, including food delivery and a micromobility system with electric bikes and scooters.

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The Top Product Moments of the Decade…and What’s Coming Next

The Product Coalition

Siri received mixed reviews when she first landed in the iPhone 4S in 2011. There was a lot of praise for the ingenuity of the technology, but the user experience left a little to be desired…perhaps we were all a little too inspired by the flawless communication abilities of Sci-Fi virtual assistants. Speaking of security?—?some