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A Decade of Product Management

Melissa Perri

Not every company has seen all these changes, but by and large I think it's been a positive push forward and I'm proud of where we've come from and where we have gotten to. -- 2014: "I do not need Product Managers, I can run my company myself,I have the strategy." 2019: "Product reports to the CPO." What is Product Management?

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Top 10 Japanese Tech Companies

freshtrax

137 billion USD) in 2014 to 17,268 billion yen (approx. To give you a bigger picture of the Japanese technology industry, we dive deeper and introduce the top technology companies in Japan based on the following four criteria: capital value, sales, profit, and number of employees. Since our last article in 2014, Yahoo!

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The most expensive game cost over $1B, and how AI will transform it

Andrew Chen

Let’s start some facts: First, GTA has a reported budget of $1-2B, making it THE MOST EXPENSIVE GAME EVER Not only is this the most expensive game ever, but compare it to movies. So this is nearly 5X: I also think this is indicative of the pole position that gaming is taking in culture. But very little is actually in production.

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Product Manager: Seeking Help

The Product Guy

This article highlights a few ways to increase clarity and provide better role definition between a manager and a direct report as it pertains to daily situations involving escalations, blockers, and air cover. Given the split responsibility between manager and direct report, alignment and effective communication in these situations is key.

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Customer Retention Analytics – The Ultimate Guide

Userpilot

This analysis gives a good snapshot of how customer “survival” fares over time within a particular cohort, and can easily provide an ongoing report of customer engagement with your company’s product. Your user analytics tool (e.g. Retrospective customer retention analytics. New customer acquisition is relatively expensive.

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OK, Google: Should I Optimize My Website only for Your Voice Search?

The Product Coalition

The more gadgets are becoming reliant on voice, the more website owners understand the significance of speeding with voice search and voice technology and the fact that the Internet of Things can help brands win. Despite this, Amazon and Microsoft still have good positions in the voice market. But, the question appears here.

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How JustGiving Crowdfunding Went From an Idea to £100m in Five Years

Mind the Product

JustGiving’s goal is to grow the world of giving, enabling more money to be raised for good causes through the use of technology. The output from a product in a box game, where we imagined how we would position the product if it was on sale in a supermarket. 2014 – Testing and Growing the Team. The initial vision was to.