Sachin Rekhi

JUNE 25, 2017

I've organized this collection into several sections, starting with product management 101. I then break down the resources into the way I think about what a product manager does, which is drive the vision, strategy, design, and execution of their product.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 13, 2018

Ivy is currently the Vice President of Design for the Hardware Product Area at Google, which was officially formed in 2016. In 2017, she and her team launched a family of consumer hardware products ranging from smartphones to smart speakers, earning 26 different design awards. Joe Leech, Product Strategy Consultant.

User Testing 87

User Testing Data Visualization Workshop Product Research 87

Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Kristen joined Atlassian when it acquired Trello in 2017, where she is now Global Head of EDR Sales. Yet that hasn’t stopped them making big inroads into the enterprise market. The connected model makes sales, marketing, and product equal partners at the table. Meeting the needs of an enterprise buyer.

Software Review 205

Software Review Enterprise Technical Review User Testing 205

Bain Public

JUNE 7, 2020

(Montreal, Canada) – Paul Ortchanian, Founder, CEO, Head of Product, Data and Strategy of Bain Public , will be leading a workshop on Saturday, June 27th, as part of Front Row Venture’s newest initiative: The Women’s Founders Project. Title: Women’s Founder Project: Product/Market Fit. Date: June 27th.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 11, 2020

So I want to share my take when to suggest for monolithic and when to suggest for microservices from several aspects: Product Phases When our product are still on proof of concept / MVP phase, I strongly suggest to use monolithic architecture , since there is no guarantee that the product would be used often.

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User Testing Product Management Product Manager Product Research 94

DISQO

JULY 6, 2020

Financial services startup Rhino coined the phrase ‘Rhino moment’ to describe the company’s mission to reduce the financial pressures people face at move-in. Many of the necessary pieces for product-market fit were in place when Rhino launched. Renters shouldn’t have to fork over huge sums of cash to rent an apartment.

User Testing 75

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Bain Public

MARCH 20, 2021

I share my passion for product through workshops, published articles and speaking engagements. Paul Ortchanian is a pro in injecting strategies and tactics to monetize his client's businesses. A lack of strategy in planning your products is accompanied by a lack of focus and direction, which means things can quickly get out of hand.

Artificial Inteligence 52

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Mind the Product

MARCH 23, 2017

Mind the Product London 2017 on September 8 will be better than ever, with more workshops, more networking, and more fun than ever. But most importantly #mtpcon will, as usual, bring you the best minds in product from around the world for a day full of thought-provoking insight, inspiration, and learning.

Research Software 80

Research Software Enterprise User Testing Workshop 80

Mind the Product

MAY 25, 2018

After the 12-week build, a team of three was tasked with validating and growing the product: myself, and two talented marketers. This forced us to think and act more like a startup, with JustGiving’s CEO in the role of angel investor – and we knew funding would be cut if we didn’t produce results. What did we Learn?

User Testing 109

User Testing Weak Development Team Onboarding KPIs Customer Experience 109

Business of Software Conference

JULY 29, 2019

Tendayi Viki works with entrepreneurs in startups and large corporates who are looking to innovate. 2 – Product & UX. While building Superhuman, CEO/Founder Rahul Vohra built a Product-Market Fit Engine. So how do you build sustainable marketing to keep your business growing sustainably? Watch Tom's Talk.

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Business of Software Conference

AUGUST 2, 2021

In 2017 they changed their name to Ørsted, citing the fact that they no longer supplied oil or gas. I have no reason to disbelieve that story but I can bet that their marketing teams sighed a sigh of relief at not having to tiptoe around that name anymore. Insane Optimism is Often Insane. Get your Fall BoS Conference Ticket.

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Sachin Rekhi

JUNE 1, 2017

This overall strategy of balancing exploration to gather new information and exploitation to reap the highest known rewards applies well beyond this theoretical gambler problem but also is the essence of the strategy I've employed to navigate my own career and find my passion/skill/opportunity fit. And I did exactly that.

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DISQO

JULY 6, 2020

Financial services startup Rhino coined the phrase ‘Rhino moment’ to describe the company’s mission to reduce the financial pressures people face at move-in. Many of the necessary pieces for product-market fit were in place when Rhino launched. Renters shouldn’t have to fork over huge sums of cash to rent an apartment.

User Testing 52

User Testing Product Research Feedback Software Customer Feedback 52

DISQO

JULY 6, 2020

Financial services startup Rhino coined the phrase ‘Rhino moment’ to describe the company’s mission to reduce the financial pressures people face at move-in. Many of the necessary pieces for product-market fit were in place when Rhino launched. Renters shouldn’t have to fork over huge sums of cash to rent an apartment.

User Testing 52

User Testing Product Research Feedback Software Customer Feedback 52

Mixpanel

JANUARY 12, 2023

Keyword research answers an important question: What words do people use to describe the pain point your product solves—at scale? It can be incredibly insightful for early-stage companies to establish their positioning and product-market fit. Merge research-backed copy with company strategy. Plaid’s homepage today.

Data Visualization 115

Data Visualization User Testing Research Software Product Research 115

The Product Coalition

MAY 15, 2019

this was the creation of the Product Owner role. When I created the Product Owner role, I gave it more responsibility for product strategy and revenue generation than a Product Manager. I specifically pulled the best Product Manager Easel Corporation had out of Product Marketing and retrained him.

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Pragmatic Marketing

APRIL 3, 2018

This model is growing fast: global revenue in the SaaS industry topped $43 billion by mid-2017, up 23 percent from 2016. Along with this rapid adoption comes a need for product managers and product marketers to re-imagine their roles. Customer churn is a big deal in the subscription-based revenue model of SaaS.

User Testing 70

User Testing Customer Feedback Customer Experience Reporting Tools 70

The Product Coalition

MAY 6, 2017

It comes top down, it guts your strategy, it unbalances all the hard work you put in prioritising and forces you to make difficult trade-offs. I thrive in middle market and scrappy startup environments, where everyone does a little of everything. Originally published at reflektions.com on May 6, 2017.

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Bryce York

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Sean Ellis is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and startup advisor. Sean also popularized the term product/market fit and coined the term growth hacking. The days of traditional interruption marketing are dead. Sean focuses on Growth Goals as the ‘north star’ of your growth strategy. … decade?

Research Software 52

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 24, 2021

Startup funding was relatively easy to raise. venture capital investments, 1995–2017: [link] The burst of the bubble (also known as the dot-com crash ), took place in the early 2000s and was a critical turning point for the technology industry. Quarterly U.S. This entire process was full of high risks and depression.

User Testing 145

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 29, 2019

As Intercom’s business grew rapidly in 2017, we found ourselves at this exact crossroads. Authoritative, actionable strategies on how to grow your business. A substitute for strategy or planning. Segmentation cannot incorporate all strategic considerations nor changes to product, pricing, and packaging over time.

User Testing 184

User Testing Data Visualization Customer Experience Customer Feedback 184

DISQO

JANUARY 8, 2018

In March 2015, Northwestern Mutual acquired LearnVest, a fast-growing New York-based startup with a personal finance tracking suite. Worman describes how his Milwaukee-based team has embraced a fundamentally different approach to building products. He gets excited as he talks about the change still taking place.

User Testing 40

User Testing Technical Review Customer Experience Research Software 40

DISQO

JANUARY 8, 2018

In March 2015, Northwestern Mutual acquired LearnVest, a fast-growing New York-based startup with a personal finance tracking suite. Worman describes how his Milwaukee-based team has embraced a fundamentally different approach to building products. He gets excited as he talks about the change still taking place.

User Testing 40

User Testing Technical Review Customer Experience Research Software 40

DISQO

JANUARY 8, 2018

In March 2015, Northwestern Mutual acquired LearnVest, a fast-growing New York-based startup with a personal finance tracking suite. Worman describes how his Milwaukee-based team has embraced a fundamentally different approach to building products. He gets excited as he talks about the change still taking place.

User Testing 40

User Testing Technical Review Customer Experience Research Software 40

Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

How has that transition been for you, going from the giant company that is Google back to the early-stage startup that is Coda? Just yesterday, someone in the product marketing team shared a Coda doc with me that’s acting as the entire project plan and content repository for another whole of our marketing site we’re working on.

Feedback Software 171

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Business of Software Conference

JULY 26, 2016

Matt Wensing: 1 Startup In 10 Years vs 1,000 Startups in 10 Minutes. Rahul Vohra: The Product-Market Fit Engine. Claire Suellentrop: Get Out Of The Echo Chamber: How To Use JTBD To Perfect Your Product’s Messaging. Nilan Peiris: Building A High-Growth Startup Sustainably. Talks from BoS USA 2017.

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Weak Development Team Data Visualization Customer Feedback User Testing 70

Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

In August of 2016, Rachel Hepworth embarked on a unique challenge: start a growth marketing team at one of the most successful startups of this generation – one that had long relied heavily on word of mouth. Adam: Rachel, you’re leading growth marketing at one of the fastest growing software companies of this generation.

User Testing 174

User Testing Marketing Research Software Feedback Software 174

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Known as the Martech 5000 — nicknamed after the 5,000 companies that were competing in the global marketing technology space in 2017, it’s said to be the most frequently shared slide of all time. What is a marketing technology stack? Strategy first, technology second. But here’s the thing: a tool is not a strategy.

Analytic Tools 223

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In this very special episode of Inside Intercom, I sat down with Des, our co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, for a wide-ranging conversation about our respective journeys so far, our thoughts on Intercom through the years, and what the future holds. I love building products, building teams, building companies. Short on time?

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Andrew Chen

JANUARY 31, 2018

Dear readers, 2017 was a big year, where we got Trump’s first(!) Essays from 2017. Startups are cheaper to build, but more expensive to grow – here’s why. Startups are responding by raising more money, monetizing earlier, trying paid channels, and experimenting with referrals instead of virality. Superforecasting.

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Books Data Visualization Startups Entertainment 67

The Product Coalition

JANUARY 21, 2017

This framework built into your product decisions process gives you leverage with the team and focuses all available resources on meeting the company’s main strategic objectives. A good strategy backed by a decision-making framework is critical. Originally published at reflektions.com on January 21, 2017.

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Framework User Testing User Friction Customer Experience 60

Business of Software Conference

JULY 2, 2019

So I’m here to tell you some things that companies do that really irritate designers so you can learn from their mistakes and you can succeed in hiring and retaining talent in this really competitive market. Or finally if your ad is for a product person but a large part of their role is research or design strategy.

Weak Development Team 40

Weak Development Team Research Software User Testing Analytic Tools 40

Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

com as its head marketing guy in late 2017, having known that he wanted to be a CMO since the age of 10. com, he led marketing at HubSpot, where he pulled off an audacious marketing campaign that earned the company $64 million on a $6,000 budget. Ryan joined G2.com Prior to G2.com,

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 22, 2018

million round of venture funding from First Round Capital and others, scaled the team, got somewhat of product/market fit, but ended up selling early to TaskRabbit. Upon joining that team, I led online marketing and user acquisition growth for about a year. Adam: Did Thumbtack also reach product/market fit faster?

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