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The Evolution of WhatsApp

The Product Coalition

On February 24, 2009, Koum completed the development of the iOS application and established “WhatsApp Inc.” This was a significant milestone for the messaging app, as it doubled its user base in just four years from 1 billion in 2016. in California. Its user base grew exponentially, reaching over 2 billion users worldwide by 2020.

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The “Why” Behind Your Product Roadmap

bpma ProductHub

The vast majority of product roadmaps move the product in a positive direction, but desired results are only achieved if there is clarity around where it is taking you, and why. OKR’s are way to translate strategy into action by having teams think in context of results they want to achieve prior to developing a roadmap.

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Product Management Technologies; Five Essentials for Strategic Product Management; Planning Assumptions for 2016

Good Product Manager

Our recent research piece on The Five Essentials for Strategic Product Management describes five sets of behaviors required for strategic product management, providing guidance for product management leaders who are trying to enable these behaviors in their team or product managers who are trying to develop these behaviors in themselves.

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10 years of UX studio

UX Studio

2016: Our book I remember joining the company around the time when the very 1st copies of our book were delivered in our apartment office in the summer of 2016. I am holding the book as if it were holding me in the strong autumn wind of 2016. 2021: Designing for positive impact The year I rejoined the team was pretty intense.

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Product Management Technologies; Five Essentials for Strategic Product Management; Planning Assumptions for 2016

Good Product Manager

Our recent research piece on The Five Essentials for Strategic Product Management describes five sets of behaviors required for strategic product management, providing guidance for product management leaders who are trying to enable these behaviors in their team or product managers who are trying to develop these behaviors in themselves.

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Why women make great product managers

Product Management Unpacked

Marty Cagan, founder of the Silicon Valley Product Group , delivered the opening keynote to the 2016 Mind the Product Conference. Catalyst Reports brings this finding to a corporate context — companies with more women in leadership positions show increased Corporate Social Responsibility. Irina Farooq, VP of Product at Kinetica.

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The Simple Guide to Product Management

bpma ProductHub

In 2016, Glassdoor identified Product Management as the #8 best job to have in America, with a job score of 4.5 In the pragmatic marketing framework and others like it, market understanding, strategy and definition drive all other activities for product development and delivery. Contributed by Cynthia Andre.