Product Talk

JUNE 7, 2023

Adopting continuous discovery can feel like a big, audacious goal. If you’ve never spoken with a customer, how will you be able to set up interviews every single week? If you don’t currently work in a product trio at all, how will you be able to work and make decisions cross-functionally on a regular basis? If you’ve never used an opportunity solution tree before, how will you incorporate this tool into your daily workflow?

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Product Management University

JUNE 8, 2023

Quantifying customer value can turn the “what have you done for me lately ” question into a productive conversation that results in higher renewal rates and higher sales of add-on products/services. If you’re a customer success manager, it’s a familiar scenario. The time for renewal is fast approaching on one or more accounts. That dreaded question is right around the corner.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 2, 2023

In this post Jing Hu looks at the astounding pace of the evolution of AI and how the marriage of human expertise with AI capabilities could potentially revolutionize the way we manage products Read more » The post From LaLa Land to The Matrix: Can AI replace product management? appeared first on Mind the Product.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 2, 2023

Era of interactive, conversational documents is just around the corner, ready to transform the way we search, learn, and work. The corporate landscape is teeming with PDF documents. In the realm of clinical trials, for instance, the lion’s share of documentation is stored in this format. The same is true for product manuals, the latest scientific research papers, and a multitude of other knowledge resources.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 5, 2023

Up until now, when thinking about risks, I defaulted to the risks in the project pyramid. That's because each project offers different value over the product's lifetime. (See Product Roles, Part 4: Product Orientation and the Role of Projects for images of why we want ever-increasing product value, but why we might space the projects out.) If we understand our boundaries and constraints, we can trade off the various risks in the project.

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Product Management University

JUNE 5, 2023

Most product managers know how to create a product vision, but that’s not the hard part. The more difficult part is getting stakeholders energized and on board the proverbial train. Here’s the thing. The extent to which stakeholders get behind your product vision has everything to do with how the product vision is articulated. What is a Product Vision?

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Mind the Product

JUNE 5, 2023

In the first of a two-part series, Mind the Product's Principal Strategist Christine Itwaru examines different forms of cognitive bias and looks at what product managers can do to combat them Read more » The post How to deal with cognitive bias in Product – Part 1 appeared first on Mind the Product.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 2, 2023

A thing to define: AWS vs AZURE vs Google Cloud AWS, Azure and Google cloud platforms are the top of mind cloud service platforms in recent years, yet many software development start-ups do not have the ability to distinguish them. First of all, let’s explore what these cloud service platforms really mean. About Amazon Web Services (AWS): Cloud service platform for startups Amazon’s AWS (Amazon Web Services) is a cloud computing platform that includes infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), platform

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Dragonboat

JUNE 2, 2023

Ben Horowitz penned an article of Peacetime CEO vs Wartime CEO, in which he called out different approaches needed in leading companies during different times. As we know, when product wins, business has a chance to win; and when product fails, business will fail soon after. It’s not too far of a stretch to apply […] The post Peacetime CPO VS.

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Feedback Loop

JUNE 5, 2023

Pepper Miller, President of the Hunter-Miller Group, highlights how impactful it is for executives to understand their audiences' differences.

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Product Innovation Educators

JUNE 5, 2023

Understanding the roles of product managers, project managers, and product owners Today we are talking about a frequently asked question, which is how are product and project management related. We’ll discuss the differences and similarities between the two. Joining us is Peter Monkhouse. He is a product owner and entrepreneur, with NewGenP being his latest company.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 6, 2023

How can the pricing of a product be affected by supply and demand? In this weeks' podcast, we spoke with Vishal Kapoor, Senior Director of Product at Shipt, he discussed the process behind dynamic product pricing strategy, when it's right to introduce this method, and explains the lessons he has learned along the way. Read more » The post Getting started with dynamic product pricing – Vishal Kapoor on The Product Experience appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Userpilot

JUNE 2, 2023

Product adoption metrics tell you how well your platform is performing. By regularly tracking them, you can improve your in-app experience and drive higher feature adoption —which translates to more retention and customer loyalty. In this article, we dived into 13 important adoption metrics to measure. You’ll see why they matter to your bottom line and the steps to start calculating them immediately.

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JUNE 5, 2023

During a past business trip to Japan, I had the opportunity to reflect on the factors that make it challenging for innovation to thrive in the country. Over two weeks, which was longer than my usual visits, I engaged in client meetings, media interviews, interactions with my company’s Japan office staff, social gatherings with friends, and participation in various events.

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Gocious Blog

JUNE 6, 2023

Many of the world’s industries — from technology to pharmaceuticals — are experiencing an increased demand to make their operations more efficient. In a high-pressure climate like this, having a knowledgeable product manager can help streamline the workflow and maximize the team’s ability to execute a product strategy.

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TurnKey Labs

JUNE 6, 2023

Ah, the age-old question: How do you hire a great backend developer when you’re running a startup or company? As a CEO/CTO/COO, you know that hiring the right team member is paramount to your company’s success.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 4, 2023

An examination of the risks associated with predictive tech, and potential routes forward for product people as they consider how to deal with the ethical issues associated with designing products. Read more » The post SUNDAY REWIND: Predictive tech and data ethics: Part 1 – the pros and cons appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Userpilot

JUNE 5, 2023

The SaaS conversion funnel adapts the traditional marketing funnel to the unique B2B SaaS environment. The SaaS funnel was designed to help SaaS business owners navigate the tricky world of a high-churn, often oversaturated B2B market. It helps companies identify areas of strength/weakness in their marketing approach and accelerate product growth. This article digs into the SaaS conversion funnel and explores how it differs from traditional funnels.

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Gainsight

JUNE 8, 2023

If you know anything about me or my leadership style, one thing is for certain: my strategies for being a CEO and a dad have some overlap. For both, I have the same five Taylor Swift puns ready to go on repeat (It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me), I will always try to capture Brené Brown’s empowering vulnerability, and I will always look to my family for inspiration.

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Gocious Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

As increasing amounts of software are being integrated into hardware products, companies must do away with the traditional stage-gate methodology of planning, approving, and testing products and employ agile or hybrid systems instead. When such systems are in place, it is easier to align software and hardware roadmaps and follow a process that promotes success.

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Dear Strategy

JUNE 8, 2023

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we talk about how political strategy correlates with product and business strategy, and why that can create a dangerous environment under the wrong circumstances. But don’t worry – despite the topic, no sides were taken during the recording of this podcast! If you’re interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Generation Company.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 6, 2023

In this post, Mohammad Vaghef runs through some storytelling techniques that can be used to make products more memorable and engaging Read more » The post Once upon a product: How storytelling techniques can help your product shine appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Userpilot

JUNE 5, 2023

What is a product-market fit survey ? How do you use a PMF survey template to build one? What’s a good PMF score? If you’re after the answers to these questions, you’re in the right place because that’s exactly what we explore in this article. Let’s get right to it! TL;DR The product-market fit (PMF) survey helps a business measure if its product meets market demand and if it’s good enough that users are ready to pay for it.

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Crafty CTO

JUNE 7, 2023

I love Midjourney , use it almost every day to generate the illustrations that are an important component of this blog. In fact, this blog got its name thanks to Midjourney, which delivers the “Illustrated” part. I happily pay $10/mo for these benefits. I’d gladly fork out similar money for something like Midjourney but for video. To that end, some months back I signed up on a waitlist (or something) with Runway.

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Product Culture

JUNE 7, 2023

Which department in your organization really leads? It may not be clear on your org chart. What is the dominant culture of your organization? Is the company sales driven (Balmer’s Microsoft)? Engineering led (Google)? Is marketing calling the shots (HubSpot)? Finance (D&B)? Design (Apple)? You’d probably know if it was the Product department (Slack).

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AB Tasty

JUNE 7, 2023

Artificial intelligence has been a recurring theme for decades. However, it’s no longer science fiction – it’s a reality. Since OpenAI launched its own form of generative AI, ChatGPT, in November 2022, the world has yet to stop talking about its striking capabilities.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 8, 2023

Phani Sai Ram Munipalli left his job as an Software Engineer and is currently pursuing his Masters in Software Engineering in Silicon Valley. In this guest post, he shares his story on how to make better decisions on becoming a product manager. Read more » The post Self-discovery and landing a product management internship appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Userpilot

JUNE 7, 2023

A feature feedback survey template makes the feedback process easier. It will help generate quality feedback and enhance your product experience without your product team having to second-guess what they’re doing. In this article, we’ll show you several feature feedback templates to use and questions to ask. TL;DR A feature survey is a method of collecting user feedback about existing or upcoming features of your product.

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