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Insight From Marty Cagan’s Coach the Coaches Workshop (Part 1)

The Product Coalition

One example that made me realize that I live in a startup nation was when one of the coaches attending the workshop shared that they were working with the IT department of one of the largest airlines to transform it into a great product organization. It does not imply bottom-up leadership. Leadership still has to lead the way.

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The Chocolate Cake Problem

Mironov Consulting

 One group (sales, implementation/customer success, professional services, account-based marketing) is trained and paid and rewarded to focus on one customer at a time , with current-quarter timelines.  Building exactly what (individual) big customers demand is a quick route to product/market failure.

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All the Awesome Speakers for #mtpcon SF 2017

Mind the Product

Jeff and Josh are experienced digital product design leaders, and co-authors of Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience and Sense & Respond, How Successful Organizations Listen to Customers and Create New Products Continuously. Melissa Perri, Author and Founder ProdUX Labs.

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Confronting Innovation Challenges: Behind AllianceBernstein’s Business Transformation Journey

DISQO

Across the board, car dealerships, cable companies, healthcare providers, and airlines topped the list. Despite calls for customer-first organizations, it’s clear that very few companies actually put the customer first — and risk alienating them with bad customer experiences or product/market fit that misses the mark.

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Confronting Innovation Challenges: Behind AllianceBernstein’s Business Transformation Journey

DISQO

Across the board, car dealerships, cable companies, healthcare providers, and airlines topped the list. Despite calls for customer-first organizations, it’s clear that very few companies actually put the customer first — and risk alienating them with bad customer experiences or product/market fit that misses the mark.

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Confronting Innovation Challenges: Behind AllianceBernstein’s Business Transformation Journey

DISQO

Across the board, car dealerships, cable companies, healthcare providers, and airlines topped the list. Despite calls for customer-first organizations, it’s clear that very few companies actually put the customer first — and risk alienating them with bad customer experiences or product/market fit that misses the mark.

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5 Factors to Consider When Building Your Product Strategy

Amplitude

Simon Wardley, inventor and former CEO of Wardley Mapping , found inspiration on strategy in Art of War by Sun Tzu, which describes five aspects of competition: purpose, landscape, climate, doctrine, and leadership. Or, like Dave —the personal finance app discussed above—product analytics can help you steer a strategic product launch.