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The Testing Mindset – How to Find Product/Market fit

Mind the Product

Here’s what we’ve learned based on our experience of adopting a testing mindset and seeing your way through innovative product development. Product/Market fit Cannot be Planned. Chaos Report 2015. So it’s very important to define your measurements for success, especially when building new products.

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More Than Great Products: A Journey to Product/Market Fit

Mind the Product

For years I’ve helped my clients create new digital products and services for their customers. We threw terms like product/market fit around, without ever really giving a thought to what they meant. Nor did I understand why some of the products I’d helped to create succeeded while others flopped. Well, not quite….

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Prioritizing Features; Three Questions About Product Management; SiriusDecisions 2015 Summit

Good Product Manager

One of the key responsibilities of a product manager is to decide what features and enhancements should be added to an offering. It’s fairly common for product managers to come up with their own spreadsheets or formulas to do this evaluation. SiriusDecisions Summit 2015. — Jeff Lash (@jefflash) April 7, 2015. .

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My Top 10 Posts of 2015 on Product Management, Career Optimization, and Life Hacks

Sachin Rekhi

2015 was the year I returned to writing. I wanted to share the 10 most popular posts I published in 2015. I wanted to share the 10 most popular posts I published in 2015. While I wrote mostly on product management, design, and entrepreneurship, I had a few well-received posts on optimizing your career and life hacks in general.

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Top Challenges for Product Management; Priorities for Product Management Leaders for 2015; Buyer Personas in Action

Good Product Manager

My blog post on the Top Challenges for Product Management in 2015 shares some of the high-level findings from our research, specifically around the top priority areas for product management leaders as well as the specific skills they are looking to develop in their teams in 2015.

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How I treat creative copy like a product—using data

Mixpanel

It’s a scientific study in human psychology and empathy, the science of knowing what words will help people understand and connect with your brand and product. You wouldn’t build a product without doing customer research and validating your idea. Don’t write marketing copy without understanding the customer and their pain points.

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Small Cosmetic Brand Product Managers Are Changing The Business

The Accidental Product Manager

New beauty brands have shown up in the market being driven by millennial buyers who buy more cosmetics and skin care than any other demographic. These brands have seen huge growth over the past few years, grabbing market share from the big, established names. They sell their products online and they use social media to promote them.

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