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A Decade of Product Management

Melissa Perri

Founders realizing they can't do it all on their own, that Product Management is a career, and an important skill for the executive team. -- 2011: "You are crazy for joining a startup, Melissa. They started to see the value. -- 2011: "Product reports to the VP of Engineering." 2019: "How do I hire a Chief Product Officer?

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Scaling from 60 to 1,000 People

Mind the Product

TransferWise was formed in 2011 out of frustration with the expense of sending money overseas. We use the mid-market exchange provided by Reuters with no mark-up, so there are no nasty surprises for customers. Unlike the banks, we display our fee upfront and deduct it before currency conversion.

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How internal product teams drive growth at Wise

Mind the Product

Since its founding in 2011, Wise has disrupted the traditional foreign exchange market. Wise (formerly known as TransferWise) is a leading technology company specialising in moving and managing the world’s money. It has grown to over 5,500 employees and has served 12.8 million active customers in the last financial year.

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Product Strategy as a System

Roman Pichler

Its consequently not only relevant to developing an initial offering ( MVP ) but also to achieving product-market fit and extending the product lifecycle. 6] I created the board back in 2011 to offer a simple yet effective way to capture the vision and strategy of a product.

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TEI 220: What makes a good product manager & who shouldn’t be one – with Marc Abraham

Product Innovation Educators

I got my first product management job in 2011 and have been learning ever since. [5:55] I also expect product managers to be curious about their customers and about new trends in the market. I got my first product management job in 2011 and have been learning ever since. [5:55]

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Intercom turns 10: Highlights from our first decade

Intercom, Inc.

Sensing an opportunity, they switched their focus and Intercom was born – the app was released in private beta in July and the company was founded in August, 2011. It’s hard to recall now, but before Intercom released the world’s first in-app messenger in 2011, the chat bubble was not a ubiquitous feature of apps or websites.

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How To Talk To Your Executives About Agile

The Secret PM Handbook

Instead, talk about delivering value to the market and how your products and your company can be more successful. Among the things keeping executives up at night are the following three questions: How can I get higher quality products to market faster? Higher value products to market faster as a side effect. Image credit.

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