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16 Product Management Quotes to Leave You Inspired

Alchemer Mobile

– Francis Brown, Product Development Manager at Alaska Airlines. Be stubborn on vision but flexible on details.”. If we listen to the customer and give them what they need, they’ll reciprocate with love and loyalty to your brand.”. Only move forward with creating a product that will be ‘above the bar.’”. Bill Gates, Microsoft.

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Core Values and Agility Move Southwest Airlines Through the Good & Challenging Times | Emily Beatty & David Hawks

Agile Velocity

There have been many times in Southwest Airlines history where times were great. Watch this video to explore how Southwest Airlines’ core values and agility enabled their teams to come together during times of crisis and work towards the same goal. . About Emily Beatty | Strategist @ Southwest Airlines.

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The three strands of brand authenticity

Intercom, Inc.

That clarity is one of the main reasons I was so excited to join Intercom earlier this year – the company entered an industry dominated by impersonal and disconnected tools like ticketing systems and email with a vision to “make internet business personal.”. Three reasons companies get this stuff wrong.

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A good vision doesn’t have to be hairy

Radical Product

Photo by Alexas_Fotos on Unsplash Unpacking old myths about what makes a good vision so we can adopt a new, radical approach. We’ve learned that a good vision has to be a BHAG, i.e. a Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal. In setting a big vision, we set a high-level direction that no one would disagree with. it needs to be radical.

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How Culture Add Changes the Conversation on Hiring

Mind the Product

Southwest Airlines was able to align employees on providing a cheap, no-frills experience for customers by hiring people who bought into its vision of air travel. The idea was that if you hire employees whose personalities and values align, you’ll have more invested and more loyal employees.

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5 Key Responsibilities of a Product Owner

ProductPlan

Teacher/plumber/airline pilot: So, what do you do? Teacher/plumber/airline pilot: Me too! Teacher/plumber/airline pilot: Someone pays you to own products? They translate their understanding of the product manager’s vision and what each product’s area is designed to do for its users. PO: I’m a product owner.

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MadKudu’s Liam Boogar-Azoulay on building apps to expand your product’s reach

Intercom, Inc.

Liam: Very early on, we were definitely working with bigger companies with sizable data just because the problem’s more interesting, and that’s where we saw the opportunity and our vision. And the last thing is just thinking: “What is the vision that you are driving for? But the reality is everyone does lead scoring.